Friday, April 21, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Tanner Roark (2-0, 3.50) vs. RHP Matt Harvey (2-0, 2.45) PIX • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Rough night last night for the Mets. If you’ve followed this team since at least 2009, then injuries in bunches is something your very used to. On a night where the Mets didn’t have Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores and Travis...
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According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom will not start tonight because of a stiff neck. Matt Harvey will instead be moved up a day and start tonight for the Mets as they begin a three-game series against the National League East division leading Washington Nationals. Harvey will actually be making the start on regular days rest with his last start coming...
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According to Las Vegas 51s beat writer Betsy Helfand of the Review Journal reports infielder T.J. Rivera traveled to New York with catcher Kevin Plawecki. Because Rivera had been demoted to make room for Sean Gilmartin on the roster on April 14th, Rivera is not eligible to play in a major league game until Tuesday, April 25th against the Braves. That is unless the Mets put someone on the...
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WEEK IN REVIEW The Las Vegas 51s (8-7, second in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) put together a strong week, salvaging a series with Fresno on Friday, then sweeping Sacramento before taking the opener from Fresno on Tuesday. During the five-game winning streak, the 51s averaged 5.4 runs per game. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-6, fourth in the Eastern League Eastern...
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3 UP 1. Gsellman Shows Off His 2016 Form The Marlins absolutely crushed Robert Gsellman in his first two starts of the year. In one start, he limped through five. In that other, he couldn’t get out of the fifth. After that, he had a 5.91 ERA and opposing batters were hitting .270/.340/.512 off him. Well, the Phillies were sights for sore eyes. Gsellman was 2-1 against them with a 2.37 ERA....
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The 8-8 Mets are a mess right now. The team is under-performing and injuries are mounting. They have forced the team to play Jay Bruce at first base and play Curtis Granderson every day despite his .143/.197/.214 batting line. With Travis d’Arnaud’s latest injury, the Mets are stuck choosing between Rene Rivera (.215/.265/.333 career hitter) and Kevin Plawecki (.211/.287/.285 career...
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