The Mets dropped a home daytime contest against a split-squad Washington Nationals team by a score of 7-3 at First Data Field. Pitching: Steven Matz recorded just two outs in a 34-pitch effort that saw five runs (all earned) come in on four hits and two walks. His inability to control his fastball put him in a hole early, dooming him into five hitter’s counts against his first six batters....
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WASHINGTON NATIONALS (4-4-1) vs. NEW YORK METS (3-6-1) Sunday, March 4, 2018 • 1:10 p.m. First Data Field • Port St. Lucie, FL RHP Edwin Jackson (0-0, 3.00) vs. LHP Steven Matz (0-1, 45.00) PIX11/WOR The New York Mets will host the Washington Nationals this afternoon at First Data Field with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Steven Matz will toe the rubber for New York and will be opposed by...
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Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was expected to throw to live pitchers on Sunday, but instead threw a long bullpen session, according to Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. DeGrom threw 42 pitches, some with Michael Conforto standing in the box just tracking pitches. The 29-year-old suffered a setback last week with a stiff lower back, but said his back and arm felt good Sunday. There...
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Death, Taxes, and Brandon Nimmo getting on base. Those are three things guaranteed in life. With Juan Lagares, Jay Bruce, Yoenis Cespedes, and Michael Conforto dealing with some sort of injury in camp, Nimmo has seemingly picked up right where his 2017 season ended. Nimmo hit .260/.379/.418 in 2017 with a .348 wOBA and 117 wRC+. OPS does not give Nimmo enough credit because OBP matters more than...
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In any draft, the board can shift greatly day to day and week to week. The guy you see at 5th may drop down to 17th, the guy at No. 85 can soar to No. 30, and the guy at No. 1 can drop to No. 11. It’s almost guaranteed every year, that where you see the board on January 1 will be very different than the board come July, and Baseball America provided some insight today with an updated board of...
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Today, the Mets will take on the Nationals at 1:10 p.m. at First Data Field. The game can be seen on WPIX. The Mets lost to the Marlins 1-0 yesterday. The news seemed to be surrounding Noah Syndergaard and his electric fastball. “Thor” was throwing 98-100 again and was showing off his breaking stuff. The tall righty struck out four batters in three innings. He might very well be the...
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