In game one of the New York Mets doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, Kevin Plawecki became only the fourth catcher in team history to reach base six times in a game without reaching via an error. The other previous catchers to accomplish that feat were Gary Carter, Mike Piazza (twice) and Todd Hundley. Plawecki went 4-for-4 with two walks, three RBI, double and three runs...
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El Paso (70-52) 3, Las Vegas (61-62) 2 Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 0-3, 2 K, HBP, .247/.352/.552 Dominic Smith LF: 0-4, .256/.332/.390 Luis Guillorme SS: 1-3, BB, .295/.373/.394 Colton Plaia C: 2-3, .254/.333/.445 Alonso is 1 for his last 13, although that one hit was a home run and the pace he was on was too ridiculous to be sustainable. Smith went 0-4 for the second straight night as his...
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Steven Matz returned from a left flexor pronator strain last night hoping to pick up where he had left off over his last two and a half months of growth. The results were unfortunate, to say the least. Over two innings and 58 pitches, Matz was charged with six runs (four earned) on five hits and a walk while striking out two. As he failed to erase the disastrous start in Washington that had...
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Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (52-68) split a doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies (67-54) on Thursday at Citizens Bank Park. In the first game of the doubleheader Corey Oswalt (2-2, 5.16 ERA) picked up the win thanks in part to a franchise-record 24 runs scored by the Mets. In the second game, Steven Matz (5-10, 4.60 ERA) took the loss after giving up six runs (four earned)...
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The New York Mets (52-68) fell to the Philadelphia Phillies (67-54) by a score of 9-6 in the second game of the two teams’ doubleheader on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park. Pitching Steven Matz (5-10, 4.60 ERA) made his first start since landing on the disabled list and did not perform well at all. He lasted a mere two innings while giving up five hits, six runs (four earned) and one...
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Corey Oswalt has now made eight starts this season. For the first time since his first big-league start on June 29 in Miami, the 2017 Minor League Player of the Year allowed more than three runs. In the team’s 24-4 stomping of the Philadelphia Phillies, Oswalt allowed four home runs (all solo shots) and nine hits in six innings. Macroscopically speaking, this was not a particularly...
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