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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Retaliation for a player who is no longer on their roster took an ugly turn on Saturday when the targeted Chase Utley tagged the Mets relief pitchers for five RBI’s. On his first trip back to Citi Field since his vicious slide broke the leg of Ruben Tejada, Utley has been a marked man who has eluded the fate of a much-anticipated payback. Friday night, when Jacob deGrom stayed clear of a...
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While the Mets’ offense was stymied by Kenta Maeda and the Dodgers’ bullpen, Juan Lagares provided the only spark with a pinch hit solo home run against reliever J.P. Howell during the 8th inning. It was Lagares’ second homerun of the season, and he’s now hit one in consecutive games. Overall, he’s batting .310 with an OPS of .803 during 74 plate appearances this...
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Noah Syndergaard was ejected in the 3rd inning against the Dodgers for throwing a 1-0 pitch behind the back of Chase Utley. An infuriated Terry Collins was also ejected. The pitch did not hit him. Before leaving the game, Syndergaard had thrown just 34 pitches in 2.1 innings, allowing two hits and striking out three, consistently hitting triple digits with his fastball. The umpire presumably...
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The Mets (28-20) were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers (26-24) by a score of 9-1 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard got the start for the Mets, and had his good stuff working, until he was ejected in the third inning for throwing behind Chase Utley. Terry Collins was also ejected immediately after Syndergaard’s ejection. Syndergaard’s final line has him going 2.1...
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Saturday, May 28, 2016 • 7:15 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Kenta Maeda (3-3, 3.29) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (5-2, 1.94) FOX • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets walked off on the Dodgers last night and look to keep rolling tonight. Jacob deGrom put together a fantastic outing going 7.0 innings, striking out seven holding the Dodgers to just one run. Then Familia allowed four runs in the...
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