The New York Mets (36-32) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (23-46) by a score of 6-0 this afternoon at Citi Field. With the loss, the Braves completed the sweep of the Mets, and have now won five in a row. Pitching: Jacob deGrom toed the rubber for the Mets this afternoon on his 28th birthday. Unfortunately, the righty did not have his best stuff, but still managed to trudge his way through...
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Julio Teheran (2-7, 2.93) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (3-3, 2.82) PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM After losing the first two games of this series, the Mets will look to avoid being swept by the Braves for the first time since June 19-21, 2015 at Turner Field…The last time Atlanta swept the Mets in a three-game series in New York...
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It was my first baseball game. And it was almost my last. In the summer of 1972 I was pushing Tonka trucks around the floor in a one bedroom apartment in The Bronx. I noted the wide range of emotions my Dad went through watching a 2 ½ hour baseball game. Happiness, frustration, cheering, despair. I’d casually glance up at the Zenith B&W. Slowly my toys became secondary and I found myself...
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With the Mets six games behind the Nationals, Terry Collins says isn’t time to panic yet. The Mets have dropped two games in a row to the last place Braves, but Collins believes his team will turn things around very soon. “We’ve got [the first-place Washington Nationals] seven times over the next [three] weeks,” the Mets manager said Saturday. “So we’ll be...
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New York Mets rookie lefty, Steven Matz pitched a quality start in Saturday’s crushing 4-3 defeat to the Atlanta Braves. The possible bigger issue on hand though is the health of his elbow. In six innings pitched yesterday, Matz allowed just two runs on four hits. He walked two batters, one intentionally while striking out seven before exiting after throwing 99 pitches on the night. The...
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New York Mets General Manager, Sandy Alderson has come out and to a point put his team on notice on their offensive performance. This team can no longer be a one trick pony as James Wagner of the New York Times spoke with the Mets GM and others regarding the hot topic. “We’ve proven you can’t just rely on home runs to get offense over the course of a season,” Alderson said. The Mets currently...
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