The New York Mets (12-10) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (12-10) by a score of 5-1 on Monday night at Citi Field to begin their home stand (Box Score). After waiting an hour and 35 minutes to start the game due to a rain delay, Steven Matz made his first start since allowing eight runs in Philadelphia last week. Unlike his last start, Matz picked up the win pitching well going six innings...
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Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports is reporting that, as per sources, the New York Mets are showing interest in recently released left-hander Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez, 33, was granted his released from the New York Yankees on Monday after the team declined to add him to their active 25-man roster. The 11-year MLB vet has pitched to a 3.69 earned-run average with a 3.63 fielding independent pitching...
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The Mets made a slew of moves today as they activated Todd Frazier off the IL, Recalled Luis Guillorme, optioned Paul Sewald to Triple-A and placed Justin Wilson on the IL with elbow soreness. In addition, Robinson Cano (hand) and Amed Rosario (flu) are out of the lineup Monday against the Phillies. With the activation of Todd Frazier (oblique) off the IL earlier today, we had been awaiting the...
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It’s been a whirlwind of the last several days for the Mets and Jacob deGrom. But in the end, the MRI administered on the pitcher came back clean. “I don’t know that there was really internal debate (on getting Jacob an MRI) as much as we were listening to the player and the training staff” General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said. “And we wanted to make sure we were smart and...
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The Mets return home tonight after dropping series against the Phillies and the Cardinals only to face the Phillies again. Noah Syndergaard struggled again yesterday allowing six runs, four earned over five innings. Luckily for the Mets, Robert Gsellman came in and tossed three perfect innings not only to keep the Mets in the game, but to save the bullpen. In addition to the Mets pitching woes,...
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The New York Mets confirmed they would be activating infielder Todd Frazier off the injured list on Monday afternoon but have yet to announce a corresponding move. Frazier, 33, was sidelined early on in Spring Training with an oblique injury. Over 50 plate appearances between Advanced-A St. Lucie and Triple-A Syracuse, Frazier hit .238/.360/.333 with a double, a home run, and nine RBI. Manager...
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