With another two home run performance last night against the Phillies, Lucas Duda has crushed five home runs and collected 13 RBIs during his last three games. It’s been a tremendous run for Duda, who suddenly has a chance to reach 30 home runs in back-to-back seasons. This seemed improbable just one week ago, but he’s been on an absolute tear of late. He’s now up to 27 home...
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The New York Mets were edged out by the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and failed to notch his 15th win after Darin Ruf connected on a three-run homer in the first inning. Colon settled in after that, but the damage was done. He allowed three runs on eight hits, walked none and struck out three in five...
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After a well-deserved day off on Monday, the NL East champions New York Mets head to Philadelphia for a three-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Bartolo Colon (14-12, 4.15) makes his final start of the season and he opposes right-hander David Buchanan (2-9, 7.96) in Tuesday’s 7:05 PM series opener. The Mets are 14-2 against the Phillies this season. The 14 wins are the most...
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Even though Eric Young Jr.’s role with the team has been limited so far, he’s confident that he will make the postseason roster. Young says that his dynamic speed will be even more valuable in October, and it could potentially make a huge impact like it did for the Royals last season. “I believe so,” he said. “I think the most recent playoffs always shown that...
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With the Mets just one out away from clinching their first division title in nine years, manager Terry Collins couldn’t help but shed some tears in the dugout as he looked on. These tears, unlike Wilmer Flores’ back in late July, were tears of joy. Sure, it’s been a long wait for the Mets and their fans since their last playoff appearance, but nobody has waited longer than...
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The more you look at the Mets’ probable playoff rotation, the more likely it seems that they will be able to make a deep run in October. Dave Cameron of FanGraphs recently wrote a piece talking about how dangerous the Mets are looking right now, pointing out the incredible rotation, above-average offense, and bullpen that isn’t as bad as people think. However, it’s the pitching...
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