Memphis (68-39) 9, Las Vegas (51-56) 4 Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 0-4, BB, K, .206/.321/.456 Dominic Smith LF: 1-5, HR, RBI, K, .262/.339/.391 Christian Colon 2B: 2-3, 2B, BB, .305/.382/.449 Alonso, who’s been heating up lately, had his six-game hit streak ended but still kept his on-base streak alive at ten games with a walk. Smith continued to hit solidly since his demotion; he has hit...
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Good morning Mets fans! The Mets are off today, but they travel to National Park to take on their NL East rival on Tuesday night. Yesterday, behind Zack Wheeler’s RBI double and seven scoreless innings, the Mets defeated the Pirates 1-0 to secure the series split. Latest Mets News As per Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets have been receiving “unsatisfactory offers” for their...
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As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the New York Mets seem to be actively shopping both catcher Devin Mesoraco and outfielder Jose Bautista. Heyman notes that the Mets are “hopeful to trade” the two and that they could be “candidates to bring back international [bonus pool money]”. Mesoraco, 30, was traded to New York on May 7 in the deal that sent Matt Harvey to the...
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During the offseason, the Mets signed Anthony Swarzak to a two-year, $14 million contract with the hope that he would be the bridge to AJ Ramos and Jeurys Familia. However, Swarzak made two appearances and ended up missing well over a month on the disabled list and struggled for the entirety of the first half to figure things out. Before the All-Star Game, the 32-year old made 17 appearances (15...
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As per Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun, the Atlanta Braves have a deal in place to acquire reliever Brad Brach from the Baltimore Orioles, pending a physical. Brach, 32, has a 4.85 ERA in 42 appearances with the O’s this season. Over his seven-plus year career, the 6’6″ Freehold, New Jersey native owns a 3.16 ERA, 1.272 WHIP, and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings....
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The New York Mets (44-59) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-52) by a score of 1-0 today to split the four-game series at PNC Park. Pitching Zack Wheeler was about as good as you can imagine today. He got into a little trouble in the first with two outs but pitched out of it by generating weak contact. He pitched a 1-2-3 second inning and worked around a Gregory Polanco hit in the third. He...
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