With a pitching staff beleaguered by injuries and overuse, the Mets decided that the best move for the time being was to send Seth Lugo, who had been extremely effective as a reliever so far this season, back to the starting rotation for the first time since the end of 2017. The Mets could not have asked for anything more from Lugo in his first start back. He turned in four scoreless innings,...
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Reno (24-31) 20, Las Vegas (22-33) 3 Box Score Matt den Dekker RF: 1-3, 3B, BB, K, .301/.346/.520 Todd Frazier 3B: 1-3, RBI, .333/.333/.333 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, K, .270/.364/.388 Zach Borenstein LF: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB, .240/.341/.432 The 51s couldn’t do much offensively last night, collecting only four hits in total. Frazier, in his first rehab start, played his scheduled five innings...
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New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier played in his first rehab game on Thursday night for the Las Vegas 51s in their 20-3 loss. Frazier went 1-for-3 with an RBI and played five innings defensively at third base without issue. Frazier, 32, is working his way back from a left hamstring strain and was hitting .237/.357/.412 with five home runs, and 21 runs batted in 32 games this season. He was...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Today, Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.40 ERA) will face off against MLB’s walks leader, Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.10 ERA). It’s been an inconsistent season for Wheeler, who has allowed six runs, one run, and four runs throughout his last three starts. The game will be on SNY and 710WOR at 7:10 p.m. Yesterday, Seth Lugo delivered a quality spot start, but once he left, the...
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The Mets lost the first game of their series, 5-1, to the Cubs on Thursday night at Citi Field. Pitching Seth Lugo started for the Mets and pitched four scoreless innings. His fastball velocity was higher than it was as a starter in 2017 which was certainly a new development. He pitched around some trouble in the third and ended his outing with 60 pitches. He went four innings, gave up three...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP José Quintana (5-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (1-1, 2.48) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 What an improbable three days for the Mets. There’s a glass half full way of looking at the last couple of days and then there is the “typical Mets way of looking at things” also known as glass half empty...
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