New York Mets manager Mickey Callaway thought he had problems when his platooning catchers both took a dive on the disabled list. However, nothing could be more devastating than losing the ace of his pitching staff with a hyperextended right elbow on one swing of a bat. Jacob deGrom entered Wednesday night’s game riding a 3-0 record, including 14 1/3 stellar scoreless innings. In the top of the...
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New York Mets starter Jacob deGrom left the game on Wednesday night after hyperextending his right elbow swinging the bat. At the time deGrom was dominating the Atlanta Braves lineup with six strikeouts in four scoreless innings. The Mets would go on to lose 7-0 to the Atlanta Braves as they fell to second place. DeGrom apparently hurt himself on a swing in the bottom of the third inning when he...
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Las Vegas (11-16) 6, Sacramento (12-14) 5 Box Score Zach Borenstein LF: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, .296/.395/.561 Bryce Brentz RF: 3-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, .280/.346/.581 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, K, .270/.387/.393 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 1-4, .337/.389/.518 Luis Guillorme SS: 2-4, 2 RBI, 2 K, .250/.352/.329 The offense started the game off slow, with the only baserunner in the first three innings coming on...
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Today, Jason Vargas (0-1, 22.09 ERA) will look to avoid the sweep as he’ll be opposed by stereotypical Met-killer Julio Teheran (1-1, 4.50 ERA). Vargas will look to rebound from an awful first start where he permitted nine runs in 3.2 innings against the Padres. The game will be on SNY and 710WOR at 1:10 P.M. Yesterday’s game was, plain and simple, just an embarrassment on the part...
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The New York Mets (17-11) dropped the second game of their series with the Braves (18-11), 7-0. More importantly, they lost Jacob deGrom in the fourth inning and lost possession of first place for the first time this season to their opponent. Pitching Jacob deGrom was sharp early on. His fastball velocity was as high as it was all season. He looked borderline unstoppable for his four innings of...
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The Mets announced on the SNY broadcast that Jacob deGrom left the game with a hyperextended right elbow, which is obviously different than the type of injury that had been speculated. Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports that deGrom is heading for an MRI right now. Mickey Callaway also revealed postgame that deGrom hurt himself in his last at-bat with a swing-and-miss against Sean...
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