The New York Mets (28-21) were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-24) by a score of 4-2 at Citi Field on Sunday evening. The Dodgers took the series and rubber game forcing the Mets to fall one game behind the Nats for the division lead. Pitching: Bartolo Colon was on his game tonight and gave the Mets exactly what they needed. Colon went six innings, allowing two runs, walked one, and...
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Mets utility infielder Wilmer Flores was activated from the disabled list and is back with the team and in the lineup tonight against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Flores is playing third base in place of David Wright, who remains out with neck pain and is expected to miss a couple of more games. The 24-year old Flores finished his rehab assignment, going 4-for-17 in five games for Double-A...
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Sunday, May 28, 2016 • 8:08 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Clayton Kershaw (7-1, 1.48) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (4-3, 3.44) ESPN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Well last night was, interesting. The night started off with a beautiful ceremony to recognize the 1986 Mets. Then came the game and things went down hill quickly. Syndergaard threw a pitch behind Utley, which under any other circumstance...
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Memorial Day Weekend is in full swing and this week’s Talkin’ Mets podcast is a perfect way to spend some downtime. First, former member of the 1986 Mets Doug Sisk joins me to talk about the ’86 team, the innocent climb of ’84 and ’85, and why he decided not to attend last night’s ceremony at Citi Field. Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post chats about his...
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Tonight, the Mets will square off against one of the game’s best in Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw. And as of now, there is much reason to believe that the southpaw is the best pitcher on the planet. Since 2013, he’s pitched to a 60-20 record with a pristine 1.87 ERA while striking out more than a batter per inning. This year, Kershaw has continued his dominant ways, jumping out...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Michael Reilly The bases are loaded, with one out in the third inning and the Mets are down 3-1. Colorado’s Tony Wolters heads to the dugout after striking out. Not so fast, says home plate umpire Carlos Torres. You foul tipped it… A double and four runs later, the hole the Mets were already in gets much deeper. “He sold it for me,” Wolters says after...
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