Wednesday, August 3, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y. LHP Steven Matz (8-7, 3.35) vs. RHP Chad Green (1-2, 4.56) SNY • ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets offense finally came together last night as they handily beat the Yankees 7-1. Bruce went 0-4 in his debut but the players around him came through as De Aza and d’Arnaud both hit homers and multiple Mets had key hits...
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The Mets acquisition of Jay Bruce was designed to solve the Mets’ offensive woes, and more importantly, their difficulty with hitting with runners in scoring position. However, the move coupled with Yoenis Cespedes’ injury, only exacerbates the team’s center field problem. As Barry Bloom reports for MLB.com, Sandy Alderson admits it’s not an ideal situation. “As...
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Batting leadoff and starting in centerfield, Alejandro De Aza had an impressive night at the plate. He blasted a two-run homerun off Yankee’s starter Masahiro Tanaka in the third inning that gave the Mets an early lead over their crosstown rivals. While De Aza disappointed for most of the season, he has quietly started to heat up. Since July 1, he’s batting .324 with eight walks and...
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Michael Conforto may be close to getting back to where he was in 2015. Conforto came into Tuesday’s game just 1-for-15 on the homestand, but showed signs of breaking out of what has been a season long slump. The sweet swinging lefty went 2-for4 on the night with two doubles and a RBI. His swing looked like the one we had come to love last season, possibly showing that he is nearing getting...
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The New York Mets ace of the moment, Jacob deGrom dominated the Yankees in Tuesday’s 7-1 victory at Citi Field. Jake had everything going for himself and put on a clinic in the Mets’ victory. Jacob pitched seven scoreless innings on the night while allowing just four hits. He walked just one batter while striking out eight in a purely dominating performance. Jake picked up the win,...
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The New York Mets (55-51) defeated the New York Yankees (53-53) by a score of 7-1 tonight at Citi Field. The two teams have split the first two games of the home and away four-game Subway Series. Pitching: Jacob deGrom (W, 7-5) came right back to the mound with pure deGromination Tuesday night. He pitched seven shutout innings while allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out eight....
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