When Matt Ehalt of The Record asked Yoenis Cespedes about his opt-out clause and if he intended to honor all three years of his deal with the Mets, Cespedes flatly said, “Yes.” However, Bob Klapisch, also of The Record, cautions the Mets to prepare for the worst as each dramatic home run only increases the odds that Cespedes will at least be tempted by the open market. With one of the weakest...
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Mets pitcher, Jon Niese lasted just a third of an inning before leaving the game due to injury. He was replaced by rookie, Robert Gsellman, who helped navigate his team to victory in his major league debut. Niese, 29, left Tuesday’s 7-4 victory over St. Louis after feeling a pop in his left knee. In his short time in the game he allowed three runs on one hit while walking two. He is...
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The Mets (63-62) defeated the St. Louis Cardinals (66-58) by a score of 7-4 tonight at Busch Stadium. With the win, the Mets now sit 3.5 games out of the second wild card spot. Offense: The Mets touched up Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia very early on, as Jose Reyes lead off the game with a walk and Asdrubal Cabrera followed up with a liner to left field. Reyes and Cabrera pulled off a double...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 • 8:15 p.m. (ET) Busch Stadium • St. Louis, MO LHP Jonathon Niese (8-7, 5.30) vs. LHP Jaime Garcia (10-8, 4.11) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets head into St. Louis after splitting a series with the Giants. On Sunday night Syndergaard out dueled Samardzija who was no-hitting the Mets until Granderson hit a double followed by a Cespedes homer which was all the...
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The New York Mets (62-62) will enter a three-game series against the St. Louis Cardinals (66-57) on Tuesday that will wrap up their ten-game road trip. The Mets, coming off a series split with the San Francisco Giants, are 3-4 on their current road trip and are 4.5 games behind the Cardinals for the second Wild Card in the National League. The defending NL champions, who have tried to tread...
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Ahead of a huge three game set against the St. Louis Cardinals, the 62-62 New York Mets are at .500 and are 4.5 games back of the Cardinals for the second Wild Card spot. Even with a good series here, nothing is guaranteed as the Mets are one of four teams currently within five games of the last Wild Card spot. Here is where they all stand: St. Louis Cardinals The Cardinals are currently the...
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