Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets lost a tough 18-inning battle against the Brewers 3-2 on Saturday. Amed Rosario drove in the first run with an RBI triple, scoring Wilson Ramos. Pete Alonso hit the game-tying home run in the top of the ninth. Zack Wheeler had a very solid outing, going seven innings, giving up two runs, a walk and collecting 10 strikeouts. Chris Flexen took the loss, giving up...
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It was the longest game in the history of Miller Park, a stadium that opened in April of 2001. It was a five hour and 22-minute exercise in strikeouts, errors, missed opportunities and a walk-off win. It was the longest game the New York Mets have played in four years. It was a game that saw the Mets offensive woes continue as they have now scored only 26 runs in their last 10 games while...
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Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports reports that Justin Wilson expects to be activated from the injured list either on Monday or Tuesday next week. It depends on how he feels tomorrow. Wilson, 31, went on the 10-day IL on April 22 after experiencing left elbow soreness. So far, the left-hander has a 1-1 record and one save to go along with a 3.24 ERA, 6.48 FIP, and 1.20 WHIP. In 8 1/3 innings pitched,...
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The Cincinnati Reds released outfielder Matt Kemp on Saturday. Kemp was traded to Cincinnati last December in the trade that also sent Yasiel Puig, Kyle Farmer, and Alex Wood to the Reds. After slashing .290/.338/.481 with 21 home runs, 85 runs batted in, a .348 weighted on-base average, 122 weighted runs created plus rating, and 1.6 wins above replacement (FanGraphs) with Los Angeles last...
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Saturday, May 4, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. ET Miller Park • Milwaukee, WI RHP Zack Wheeler (2-2, 5.05) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (0-0, 3.60) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets dropped the first game of the series last night thanks again to a lackluster offense that is in a week-long sleep. Matz was average, but kept the Mets in the game holding the Brewers to three runs, and that was all the Brewers...
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The Mets have announced that they have placed Luis Avilan on the 10-day IL with left elbow soreness and have recalled Chris Flexen from Triple-A Syracuse. Avilan, 29, tossed 2/3 of an inning on against the Brewers while striking out one batter and allowing one hit. After 11 pitches, he was replaced by right-hander Drew Gagnon with an apparent injury. The left-hander has appeared in 11 games this...
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