New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom showed off pre-elbow injury stuff in his season debut against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night. He threw six scoreless innings, allowing only two hits and one walk with six strikeouts. He has allowed one run or fewer in 36 of his first 77 career starts. The 36 such games are third most for a pitcher in his first 77 career starts since 1913. Only...
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Today marks the beginning of the 2017 minor league season with all four of the New York Mets full season affiliates playing tonight. UPCOMING SCHEDULE The Triple-A Las Vegas 51s begin the 2017 season against the El Paso Chihuahuas at 9:05 PM ET on the road. Lefty Adam Wilk gets the Opening Day start for the 51s in his Mets system debut. Right-hander Tyler Pill will start for the newly named...
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Bartolo Colon’s return to Citi Field was bittersweet. The former patriarch of the New York Mets pitching staff got a standing ovation, then plowed through their batting order for six innings – his only misstep was a line drive solo shot off the bat of Jay Bruce. Colon’s counterpart Jacob deGrom bested his old buddy with six shutout innings, a beautiful sign for his first start since...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets close out their first series of the 2017 season tonight against the Atlanta Braves. Matt Harvey will make his season debut today, in what will be his first Major League start since coming off surgery to correct Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. He will be opposed by Jaime Garcia of the Braves. Tonight’s game is scheduled for a 7:10 PM ET start and can be...
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The New York Mets lost to the Atlanta Braves by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday night at Citi Field after 12 innings of baseball. Pitching: Jacob deGrom made his 2017 debut against former Met Big Sexy Bartolo Colon. The 28-year old was dominant as he shutout the Braves for six innings, striking out six. He also gave up two hits and walk during his 95-pitch start. Hansel Robles took over for deGrom...
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (0-0, 0.00) SNY • WOR 710 AM Opening Day was fun, so let’s do it again (161 more times)! The Mets beat the Braves in the season opener on Monday 6-0 thanks to strong pitching and a huge rally in the 7th inning. The Mets were sticking to the script the first 6 innings of the...
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