After Matt Harvey left at the end of the sixth inning the Mets bullpen was left with the task of enduring eight innings of relief work. Tied at 3-3, Addison Reed entered first delivering a quick inning and retiring the Royals in order. In the top of the 8th, the Mets took the lead and had themselves exactly where they wanted to be to close out this game and take the first game of this series....
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It took David Wright 12 years to get to the World Series and in his first game in the Fall Classic he’d be the first to tell you he had a pretty rough night. Sure, Wright went 2-for-7 with two singles at the plate, but those other at-bats were pretty ugly and two in particular were painful to watch as well. The Mets captain struck out looking against Edinson Volquez with two runners on to...
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Even though Matt Harvey didn’t have his best stuff last night, he battled for six innings and kept the team in the game. He allowed three runs and five hits while striking out only two batters. His night started out on a bad note with a homerun to Alcides Escobar on the first pitch of the game, but he quickly settled down and limited the damage. He escaped a jam in the second inning with...
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The New York Mets were defeated by the Kansas City Royals by a score of 5-4 in the first game of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium Tuesday night. Pitching: The game got off to a rocky start. The Mets went down quickly in the first inning, and when the Royals came to bat in the bottom of the first, they wasted no time. On the first pitch, shortstop Alcides Escobar knocked one deep to the...
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Jacob deGrom spoke to reporters this evening at Kauffman Stadium. Here is some of what he had to say. Terry said maybe you were a little fatigued the last couple of starts. I didn’t feel fatigued out there. I just felt I was having trouble locating, which happened to me early on this year. I don’t know if it was fatigue. I feel good now, so I don’t think the rest hurt me. What...
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The New York Mets are playing in their first Fall Classic in 15 years when they take on the Kansas City Royals tonight at Kauffman Stadium. Manager Terry Collins has selected right-hander Matt Harvey (2-0, 2.84) to pitch in Game 1 and he will oppose Royals right-hander Edinson Volquez in a 8:07 PM matchup. The forecast is for rain potentially delaying the scheduled start time, but the game will...
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