The New York Mets (11-9) played their second game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals (11-9) and lost by a score of 10-2. (Box Score) Pitching: Chris Flexen was brought up from Syracuse to make a start due to Jacob DeGrom’s sore elbow. Flexen is on full rest having made his previous start last Friday. He has a 5.25 ERA over two starts in Syracuse. Flexen...
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Todd Frazier continued his rehab assignment today in Triple-A Syracuse and played pretty well, going 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, and a run scored. Frazier, 33, split the game between first and third base, playing four innings at third base to start the game and then transitioning to first base for the last three innings of his appearance in Syracuse’s first game of their doubleheader. The...
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Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reports that the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Brewers are both still involved in the Craig Kimbrel market. Kimbrel, 31, has lowered his asking price significantly from when he was demanding six-years, $100 million at the beginning of the 2018 offseason, which would have made him the highest paid closer of all-time. However, in the case of the Mets, the team has a...
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Due to the Diaz Dictate, Mickey Callaway was once again put in a position where his best option was to bring in Robert Gsellman in the eighth inning with the tying run at third. This was very problematic. For starters, Gsellman is far from the Mets best reliever. That honor goes to Edwin Diaz. However, Callaway is not allowed to use him in just any high leverage situation with the game on the...
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Saturday, April 20, 2019 • 2:15 p.m. ET Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO RHP Chris Flexen (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Miles Mikolas (1-1, 6.00) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets survived a Vargas start yesterday and escaped with a win! Now they’ll have to push through a Chris Flexen start to string together a couple of wins. Vargas didn’t last incredibly long yesterday, but was able to hold...
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Mickey Callaway told reporters before Saturday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals that Jacob deGrom is “much improved,” as detailed by Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports. DeGrom, 30, could also be seen playing catch at Busch Stadium, as noted by Tim Healey of Newsday. However, deGrom is still expected to get an MRI on Monday when the team heads back to New York. The right-hander...
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