Game Thread: Giants vs Mets, 12:10 PM

Thursday, June 6, 2019 • 12:10 p.m. (ET) Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Shaun Anderson (1-1, 4.09) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (5-3, 4.68) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM If you told me that Jason Vargas would throw a complete game shutout last night at the start of the season, I would have laughed. Jason Vargas had his second straight great start for the Mets, now allowing 1 run in his last 16 innings...

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J.D. Davis’ Increased Aggression at the Plate Isn’t Working

Through his first month in the orange and blue, J.D. Davis put together solid offensive numbers in limited playing time. Since then, though? His performance hasn’t been nearly as productive. Davis accumulated 74 plate appearances in March/April for the Mets and slashed an impressive .302/.405/.508 with three home runs, eight RBI, and 12 runs scored. This was also accompanied by a 14.9%...

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Jason Vargas Tosses 13th Career Complete Game in Shutout Fashion

Don’t look now but Jason Vargas has slowly crept up as one of the more steady pitchers in the New York Mets’ starting rotation in 2019. The southpaw went the distance on Wednesday night in the Metropolitans 7-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Vargas, 36, gave the Mets everything they could have asked for in his thirteenth career complete game. A shutout of the Giants that...

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Mets Minors Recap: Freddy Valdez, Carlos Cortes Each Homer

Rochester (22-33) 6, Syracuse (29-29) 2 Box Score 2B Ruben Tejada: 0-for-5, 2 K, .393/. 465/.541 3B Danny Espinosa: 2-for-4, Run, 2 K, .277/.356/.495 The utility infielder, Espinosa, has been heating as of late. He’s hitting .359 over his last three games with three homers. RHP Casey Coleman (1-6, 5.24 ERA): 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K RHP Zach Lee (3-2, 6.07 ERA): 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K...

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Morning Briefing: Wheeler Faces Former Team in Rubber Game

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets got back in the win column with a blowout win over the San Francisco Giants to inch a bit closer to the .500 mark. With the bullpen struggling as of late, Jason Vargas stepped up to pitch a complete game shutout going nine strong innings allowing five hits and striking out eight to blank the Giants lineup. This afternoon, Zack Wheeler faces off...

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Game Recap: Mets Beat Giants 7-0 Behind Jason Vargas’ Shutout

The New York Mets (29-32) shutout the San Francisco Giants (25-35) 7-0 on Wednesday night at Citi Field. (Box Score) Pitching Jason Vargas (2-3, 3.57 ERA) got the nod in this one, looking to build off his solid stretch of pitching. The 36-year-old came into the game with a 2.40 ERA in his last six starts and 30 innings pitched. He followed that up by pitching his longest game since June 2, 2017...

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