The New York Mets (35-39) fell to the Atlanta Braves (44-31) by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday night at SunTrust Park. The Mets entered the series with a possibility of coming within as few as 4.5 games behind first place or falling as many as 10.5 games behind first. They now leave without a series victory and at 8.5 games behind first. (Box Score) Pitching Steven Matz (5-5, 4.28 ERA) got the nod...
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New York Mets fan-favorite and unintentional catalyst of the 2015 National League champion squad Ruben Tejada hit for the cycle on Wednesday night for Triple-A Syracuse. Tejada, 29, spent the first six years of his MLB career with the Mets after being signed by the club in 2006 out of Panama (.255/.330/.323 86 wRC+, .293 wOBA over 580 games in Queens) before moving on after the 2015 season. The...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 • 7:20 p.m. SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA LHP Steven Matz (5-4, 3.93) vs. LHP Max Fried (7-3, 4.11) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets had a team meeting yesterday after completely falling apart against the Braves on Monday night and yesterday they were the 100% opposite team. The Mets won 10-2 behind the bat of Pete Alonso who went 4-4 with two walks and Micahel...
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C.C. Sabathia came into Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays looking to make history, with 249 wins in his career. The left-hander did just that, as he recorded his 250th victory, tossing six innings while allowing one run, three hits, and three walks in addition to striking out seven batters as the New York Yankees went on to win 12-1. Sabathia, 38, became only the 14th player in...
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Mickey Callaway spoke to reporters before Wednesday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves and said that Justin Wilson has been shut down for the time being, but is not going back to square one despite the setback. Wilson, 31, was scratched from what was supposed to be his second rehab appearance with the Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday with left elbow tightness. The left-handed reliever has...
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The injuries. The underperformance. The lack of any real conviction or commitment to succeed from this organization. The at-times baffling soundbites we get from this team… All of it has left their players — the only ones who seem to put forth maximum effort when it comes to the betterment of the New York Mets — in a less-than-desirable position; covering for their bosses....
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