The New York Mets (48-42) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (43-49) by a score of 4-2 Saturday night in Philadelphia. At the time of this article, the Nationals are beating the Pirates 6-0 in the 7th, and if they win, the Mets will be 7 games out of first place. Offense: In the third inning, Juan Lagares smacked a double to left and was moved to third on a Logan Verrett sac bunt. Jose...
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Saturday, July 16, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.34) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (6-10, 3.80) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets turn to Logan Verrett in game two of the their series with the Phillies. The Mets have tabbed Verrett as the replacement for Matt Harvey while they wait for Zack Wheeler to rejoin the rotation next month. The Mets...
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Coming into the season, the Mets wanted to upgrade at shortstop. They wanted a player who had more range and power than what Ruben Tejada provided the Mets. They wanted a player who was a steadier fielder who got on base more frequently than Wilmer Flores. With that in mind, as free agency opened, the Mets jumped at the chance to add Asdrubal Cabrera. During the month of April, Cabrera seemed...
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In 2012, the Mets selected shortstop Gavin Cecchini with their first round pick in the MLB draft. The hope was that he would develop into exactly what he has — a solid middle infielder that hits for a high average and got on base. After hitting .317/.377/.442 in Double-A last season, he’s off to a .320/.401/.447 start in Triple-A this year. With low strikeout totals throughout his...
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A week from Sunday, Mike Piazza will be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame, officially cementing his place among the game’s greatest players. Surely, the days and weeks leading up to the ceremony would be a time for the former All Star to celebrate, to relive and remember his greatest accomplishments and contributions to New York sports lore. Perhaps not. Yesterday, Piazza had his...
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Last year, the Mets had released Kirk Nieuwenhuis after he had hit .079/.125/.132 with no homers and two RBI in 27 games. Nieuwenhuis would go to the Angels where he would be similarly ineffective causing them to release him. The Mets then jumped on the chance to bring him back due to injuries and the ineffective play of players like Darrell Ceciliani. Now, a year later the Mets are facing a...
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