The New York Mets (41-50) were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals (46-47) by a score of 5-0 at Citi Field Tuesday evening. Pitching: Rafael Montero was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he pitched a very solid game. Unfortunately, his defense let him down in the early innings and the Mets offense was non-existent on the night. All in all, Montero went six innings allowing four runs (two...
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Sitting at 53-39 and pushing for its first National League West title since 2011, the Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired outfielder J.D. Martinez from the Detroit Tigers for three prospects. Jon Morosi of MLB Network first broke the news on Twitter and the Diamondbacks confirmed the move shortly after. Martinez, 30 in August, has had a fine year at the dish, hitting .305/.388/.630 with 16 home...
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Michael Wacha (6-3, 4.10) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.77) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM New York had their second lack luster game in a row yesterday and look to get back on the right path tonight. Last night’s game was going smoothly for Wheeler until the sixth inning where he ran into trouble...
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According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com on Twitter, the Yankees have reached out to the Mets about Reed and first baseman Lucas Duda. While Duda’s name has long been linked to the Yankees who are in need of a first baseman, Reed would bolster a bullpen that already features Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman. The last time the Mets and Yankees have made a major league deal was back in 2004,...
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This season, T.J. Rivera has shown his dazzling but short stint in the majors last year was no fluke. In 64 games on the campaign, Rivera is batting a cool .303/.348/.469 with five homers and 25 RBI. This puts his career slash line at .314/.347/.466 through 97 games — that’s no small sample size. Rivera has also proven to be incredibly versatile in the field, playing first, second...
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While the Mets are likely sellers in the trade market, there’s no guarantee they’ll be able to sell all of their pieces. Given how the deadline transpires, the Mets will likely have some questions to address about playing time for some players with expiring contracts. Here’s a breakdown of what the Mets should do if they can and cannot trade away their chips. LUCAS DUDA If he’s traded: Call up...
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