Vargas Walks Tightrope in Season Debut

In his first appearance of the 2019 season against the Miami Marlins, Mets left-hander Jason Vargas hung around through five innings, allowing two earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two en route to a 6-5 win. Though the Fish had struggled against Vargas with just two runs and five hits in their two meetings the prior year, there were plenty of doubtful moments from...

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Mets Need To Limit Their Usage of J.D. Davis

With the absences of Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier, after Monday’s game, the New York Mets have now played J.D. Davis at third base in their last three games, and put him in the cleanup spot in their last two. So obviously, the fact that they are playing Davis so much and slotting him ahead of Michael Conforto and Wilson Ramos in the lineup means they definitely have a high opinion of him. After...

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Morning Briefing: DeGrom Back on the Hill for New York

Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday the New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 6-5 in the second game of a three-game series. Jason Vargas got the win and Justin Wilson locked down the save in the win. Dominic Smith collected two hits in his first start of the season, and Wilson Ramos collected another two hits for the Mets. Tonight, Jacob deGrom (1-0, 0.00 ERA) takes the hill as the Mets wrap...

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Game Recap: Mets Escape Marlins in 6-5 Win

The Mets narrowly beat the Marlins on Tuesday night by a score of 6-5 at Marlins Park. (Box Score) Pitching Jason Vargas pitched for the Mets and had a rough first inning. He gave up a double to Curtis Granderson and a double to Brian Anderson. He managed to work out of further damage. The second inning also featured a couple of base runners, but he got out of that jam too by getting Granderson...

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Nimmo Exits Game After HBP on Left Hand, X-Rays Negative

Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo exited Tuesday night’s game against the Marlins after being hit on the left hand with a pitch. Steve Gelbs announced on SNY that the preliminary X-rays were negative. He will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. Nimmo came up to bat in the top of the seventh inning with the bases loaded and two outs to face Marlins pitcher Wei-Yin Chen. After working a full count,...

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Frazier, D’Arnaud to Begin Rehab Assignment in St. Lucie

Mike Puma, of the New York Post, has reported on that both Todd Frazier and Travis d’Arnaud will begin their rehab assignments this Thursday with the Mets advanced-A affiliate the St. Lucie Mets. Thursday is Opening Day for the St. Lucie Mets, as well as the home opener for the big club. Frazier has been sidelined by an oblique issue that he suffered back in February at the beginning of...

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