Last night, Bryce Harper was angry with the strike zone, and he continued to bench jockey home plate umpire Mark Carlson until he was thrown out of the game. Harper would then literally trip over himself in a fit of rage to give Carlson another piece of his mind. For his part, Gabe Kapler seemed to have Harper’s back by getting into Carlson’s face. However, just because Kapler seemed...
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The New York Mets had a rough week, dropping consecutive series’ to both the division rival Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Robinson Cano and Robert Gsellman though were two bright spots for the club as they wrapped up their ten game road trip. Pitcher of the Week – Robert Gsellman After a rough start to his season, Gsellman has seemingly gotten into the swing of...
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After a 4-6 road trip in which the Mets lost six of their last eight contests, they knew this game against an NL East rival was a big early season moment and they came through with flying colors with a 5-1 win. In fact if you were building a pre-season blueprint based on the roster, this would have been the perfect picture-solid starting pitching plus timely hitting that gave a trio of relievers...
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The last time Steven Matz pitched against the Phillies, eight batters stepped in to the batters’ box against him — All eight of those batters scored. One start later, Matz was looking to not only right the ship, but help the Mets beat the division rival Phillies. All in all, Matz went six innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and two walks while striking out six. He ended up...
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Syracuse 7 (11-7), Buffalo 3 Box Score SS Danny Espinosa 1 for 3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB, K .236/.311/.400 1B Travis Taijeron 2 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 K .265/.383/.755 2B Dilson Herrera 1 for 3, SB, 2 K .279/.367/.512 Taijeron has seven home runs to start the year, so it looks like his power isn’t limited to the Pacific Coast League. Herrera stole his fourth base to start the season. LHP Hector...
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After scuffling in his first two starts, Zack Wheeler has held his own in his last couple of outings. He’ll look to extend that streak tonight against the Phillies. Wheeler will be opposed by Zach Eflin, who has a 5.25 ERA in seven career starts against New York. The game can be viewed on SNY and WCBS at 7:10 p.m. After having the worst start of his professional career last time out,...
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