Chris Flexen took the hill for the Mets as a spot starter in place of Zack Wheeler, who was pushed back to start the first game of tomorrow’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 24-year old right-hander did not fare well in his first major league start of 2018 as he received the loss and lasted only three innings (76 pitches) in which he allowed five runs, five hits, and...
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New York Mets’ right-hander Noah Syndergaard toed the rubber for Short-A Brooklyn on Sunday, tossing five innings of one-run ball while striking out seven. In his first inning of work, Syndergaard yielded a walk and a base hit, and surrendered one run off a wild pitch. However, he struck out one in the frame. The next inning, the flamethrower induced a ground ball to first for an easy out,...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post reports that Jason Vargas will make his first rehab start for the Brooklyn Cyclones tomorrow. The left-hander has been on the disabled list with a strained right calf since June 20. In nine starts this season, the veteran left-hander has an 8.60 ERA with a 2.29 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a 44 OPS+. Noah Syndergaard made a rehab appearance today for the Brooklyn...
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The New York Mets (35-51) were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays (45-44) by a score of 9-0 at Citi Field in Sunday afternoon’s series finale. Pitching Chris Flexen started and did not do much flexing. He gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to CJ Cron. He pitched a scoreless second inning but gave up a couple of runs in the third. The Mets subsequently pulled him as he was due up to...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post wrote an article this morning detailing his belief that the Mets are ignoring the harsh reality of a long rebuild ahead of them. That being said, the focus of this article is more so about an interesting tidbit he left in his own regarding the ability to trade Noah Syndergaard and how his trade value stacks up near the deadline. “The Mets have been smartly...
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Sunday, July 8, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-3, 3.92) vs. RHP Chris Flexen (0-1, 10.80) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 The Mets bats wasted another strong start yesterday, this time from Steven Matz as the Mets fell to the Rays 3-0. The Mets now will face off against the Rays in a rubber game with Chris Flexen on the mound. Flexen was...
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