For the third straight time, Jason Vargas started a game for the Mets and impressed. In perhaps his best start of the season last night, Vargas held the Washington Nationals scoreless through six innings, allowing just three hits in the Mets’ 3-0 victory. With six shutout innings, Vargas went somewhere he hadn’t been since September 21, 2017. The lefty also didn’t walk a single...
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Mets’ third baseman David Wright made an important step in his rehab assignment Friday night. The 35-year-old played all nine innings at third base for Single-A St. Lucie, and went 1-for-4 at the dish. In his last four games, Wright is 4-for-14. With the minor league season winding down, it’s important to see Wright be able to handle a full game workload as he eyes a September return...
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Sacramento (51-79) 4, Las Vegas (63-67) 0 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 2-4, 2 K, .287/.330/.519 Peter Alonso 1B: 1-3, K, .243/.345/.545 Luis Guillorme SS: 1-3, .300/.371/.400 Alonso has been a bit shakier lately, batting .184 over his last ten games, but is still wrapping up but has been a very strong August. Guillorme is batting .378 over his last ten. LHP P.J. Conlon (L, 3-9, 6.88 ERA): 5.0...
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Good morning, Mets fans! This afternoon, the Mets will go for the series win against the Nationals. Zack Wheeler will take the mound for the Mets. The righty will look to continue his recent stretch of success. The Mets won 3-0 last night thanks to a good start from Jason Vargas and a homer from Jay Bruce. That is a sentence I expected to type way more in Spring than I actually have. Latest Mets...
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When the New York Mets signed free agents Jay Bruce and Jason Vargas in the offseason, they envisioned many nights like tonight. The Mets shutout the Washington Nationals, 3-0, at Citi Field behind Jason Vargas’ best start of the season and Jay Bruce’s first Citi Field home run since 2017. Pitching Vargas limited the Washington Nationals to three hits over six innings with a season-high eight...
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New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway spoke to the press before tonight’s series opener against the Washington Nationals at home. He touched on a variety of subjects, including the return of Jay Bruce and where he fits into the team’s plans moving forward, as well as what the ripple effects could be with Bruce set to see more time at first base. When asked about Bruce’s return...
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