The New York Mets lost 5-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night at Dodgers Stadium to even the series at 1-1. Noah Syndergaard pitched pretty well for the Mets. Thor went 6.1 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks, striking out 9. But Thor was inefficient and it cost him, as he ran out of steam late, forcing the Mets to pull him after 115 pitches with runners on the corners in a...
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After a dirty take-out slide by Chase Utley, Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada was severely injured and was carted off the field after medical personnel fitted his right leg with a compression air cast. Tejada was sent flying into the air and upended after the brutal late hit by Utley and was in a lot of pain. The game was delayed for 17 minutes and Wilmer Flores came in to replace Tejada. To add...
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The New York Mets will look to increase their NL Division Series lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers to 2-0 after taking the first game at Chavez Ravine on Friday night. Rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 3.24 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets and go up against fellow righty Zack Greinke (19-3, 1.66 ERA) for the Dodgers. First pitch is scheduled for 9:00 PM. Mets Starting Lineup Curtis...
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Matt Harvey was the aforementioned Mets ace since debuting in 2012 and bursting out the following season which included starting the All Star Game for the NL team at Citi Field. But as good as Jacob deGrom has been so far in his brief major league career, in an ideal world, Mets manager Terry Collins told ESPN New York he would’ve preferred having Harvey start Game 1 of the NLDS instead....
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I just finished reading an article on another site that said last night proved the Mets “are a good team” and “belong on this stage.” Gee, that’s weird… I thought the fact the Mets spent 3 1/2 months in first place and another 2 1/2 months within ear shot of first place was proof enough that they were a great team and not just a good one. Gee, that’s...
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So what does a young pitching stud like Jacob deGrom do after an incredible postseason debut in which he struck out a record 13 Los Angeles Dodgers while out-dueling the best pitcher on the planet, Clayton Kershaw? No he didn’t go to Disney World (that comes later), he does this: [iframe]<iframe...
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