Good morning Mets fans! The San Francisco Giants are heading into town to face the New York Mets in a four-game series at Citi Field beginning tonight. Zack Wheeler (8-6, 3.75 ERA) will take the mound against Giants’ left-hander Derek Holland (6-8, 3.83 ERA). The Mets took the rubber game of their five-game set with the Phillies in the Little League Classic held in Williamsport, PA with an...
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The New York Mets (54-69) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (68-56) by a score of 8-2 to win this five-game series against their division rivals in Williamsport. Pitching Jason Vargas pitched this evening for the Mets and was effective for the second straight game. He set down the first seven guys to face him. Odubel Hererra got the first hit against him but Vargas got out of a jam by getting...
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Saturday, August 18, 2018 • 4:05 p.m. BB&T Ballpark • Williamsport, PA (Little League Classic) LHP Jason Vargas (2-8, 8.10) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (7-9, 4.37) ESPN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets end an intense eight days today with the Little League Classic against the Phillies. This ends a five-game series with the Phillies on a rubber game and for the Mets an...
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David Wright notched the first two hits of his rehab assignment with Advanced-A St. Lucie on Sunday afternoon. Wright, 35, is attempting to return from multiple major surgeries (neck, back, shoulder), all stemming from a 2015 spinal stenosis diagnosis. Wright was hitless in his first fifteen at-bats with St. Lucie before his first-inning, line drive single. He scored on a bases-loaded walk later...
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The Mets once again proved to care more about financials than long-term, sustainable success on Saturday when Mickey Callaway announced the team’s plan to move Corey Oswalt to the bullpen in favor of keeping Jason Vargas in the rotation. While the organization has likely pointed to each of their recent starts as the reasoning for the decision, everyone knows that had very little to do with...
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The Mets offense as a whole has been pretty strong over the last couple of weeks with Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo, Amed Rosario, and Austin Jackson taking charge. One name who has gone somewhat under-the-radar with his hot streak is Todd Frazier. Frazier, 32, has been on fire over his last 12 games, hitting .363 (16-44) with two home runs, four doubles, and 11 RBI. If you look more...
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