It’s starting to feel like a broken record, but Mets second baseman Neil Walker did it again, blasting a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Mets a lead. And unsurprisingly, the Mets still lost the game. Overall it was Walker’s 20th home run of the season, but it was the seventh time this season that his homer gave the Mets a lead. The 20 homers are tied for the...
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The Mets still haven’t won back-to-back games since before the All-Star break. This time, the fault goes to Hansel Robles for kicking away another winnable effort by Steven Matz. Robles threw 32 pitches – few of them good – as he gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning in the seventh of Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to Arizona at Citi Field. The Mets had taken a 3-2 lead in the sixth on Neil...
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Albuquerque Isotopes 7, Las Vegas 51s 0 Box Score T.J. Rivera 3B 2 for 3, .349/.391/.513 Rivera’s been called up! Duane Below LHP 4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5.04 ERA Albuquerque Isotopes 4 (Colorado, 52-64), Las Vegas 51s 3 (57-61) Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 0 for 4, K .319/.389/.439 L.J. Mazzilli 2B 0 for 4 .313/.353/.438 Travis Taijeron RF 2 for 3, 3B, HR .288/.382/.547 Taijeron has a...
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Travis d’Arnaud had a nightmare of a game for the New York Mets as they were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks by a score of 5-3 Tuesday night. Whether it be the D-Backs running at will against Travis or his inability to hit, it was a game to forget for the Mets backstop. D’Arnaud looks like a player constantly overmatched when in the field and at the plate as of late. Five stolen...
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The Mets will once again send down the struggling Brandon Nimmo to Triple-A Las Vegas with the hope of revitalizing the offense, the Mets announced. And according to Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, infielder T.J. Rivera will finally get the promotion to the big league club. Nimmo was recalled at the end of July but has played in just four games, going 2-for-8 with four strikeouts....
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The Mets (57-55) were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks (46-66) by a score of 5-3 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: After dealing with a couple base runners in the first and managing to evade trouble, Steven Matz gave up a long ball to Brandon Drury in the top of the second to give the Diamondbacks an early 1-0 lead. Matz settled down and set down the next three batters to end the inning, and...
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