The Mets (73-59) were defeated by the Phillies (53-80) by a score of 14-8 Tuesday night at Citi Field. Pitching: Jon Niese started for the Mets and struggled for the third straight start. He labored through 5 innings allowing 6 earned runs on 7 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 2. He allowed 1 home run as his ERA increased to 4.17 on the season. With the Mets losing 6-4, Bobby Parnell came...
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Steven Matz will start in place of Noah Syndergaard on Saturday in Miami against the Marlins, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The plan for Matz is to have him fill in for Syndergaard for one turn of the rotation and then the Mets will go to a six-man once Thor renters the rotation. Syndergaard has already tossed 152 innings this season, easily surpassing the 137 innings he pitched in...
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The New York Mets will seek their third straight win tonight against the Philadelphia Phillies as they send left-hander Jon Niese (8-9, 3.95 ERA) to face off against veteran right-hander Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.79 ERA) in a 7:10 PM matchup at Citi Field. The Mets are 13-1 vs. the Phillies this year and has won 10 straight games vs. Philadelphia, equaling the franchise-record. New York has won more...
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Mets shortstop prospect and Savannah Sand Gnat Luis Guillorme has been named the most valuable player of the South Atlantic League. He is currently leading the league in batting average at .314. He also leads the league in hits with 136 and is fourth with his .386 on-base percentage. The Mets drafted him in the 10th round in 2013 Coral Springs Charter High School in Florida. He was touted...
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While it’s safe to say that the weakest part of this Mets team is the bullpen, that is not to say that there haven’t been several bright spots in it this year. It started with the emergence of Jeurys Familia as one of the best stoppers in all of baseball in the absence of Jenrry Mejia. But it didn’t stop there. On December 11th, 2014, the Mets selected Sean Gilmartin in the...
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Wicked? Yes. Wicked Awesome! Michael Conforto just continues to look better and better the more he plays. Last night, he homered for the fourth time this season (second time at home) and finished the game going 2-for-2 with a walk. His opposite field solo home run in the fifth inning gave the Mets the lead, and in fact, three of his four home runs have given the Mets the lead or tied the game....
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