Coming into this series the Mets (71-56, 42-21 Home) and Red Sox (58-69, 25-37 Road) are the two hottest hitting teams in all of baseball ranking #1 and #2 respectively in runs scored this month. The Mets have scored 155 runs in that span and the Sox with 144 runs scored in August. New York also leads MLB in doubles, homeruns, RBI, extra base hits, total bases, and SLG% for the month of...
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Michael Conforto came through again for the Mets during last night’s sweep of the Phillies. He contributed with a RBI single in the 13th inning, and he finished the day going 2-for-7 with a double. Conforto now has a .273 average on the season to go along with 13 RBI and a .853 OPS in 77-at bats. It’s really been a remarkable year for the Mets’ rookie, who started the year at...
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Fate may have dealt the Washington Nationals a fatal blow on Thursday night when leadoff man Denard Span went on the disabled list with inflammation in his left hip. The Nats may have beaten the Padres by a score of 4-2 last night to remain 6.5 games behind the Mets, but it was a costly win to be sure. The Nationals were counting on Span to give the team a boost as they tried to catch the Mets...
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The New York Mets are no longer proving they are a resilient team. They are a resilient team. As noted in yesterday’s article, the Mets are manufacturing runs in addition to their homeruns. This is common trait in championship teams. Although championship teams hit homeruns, more importantly they succeed situationally hitting, moving runners over and sacrificing runs in, understanding the...
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It’s astonishing, every single day the Mets are finding new ways to win. It used to be the exact opposite, but now it’s pretty safe to say that these Mets are an unstoppable force. For those fans who never stopped believing and saw this coming there’s no greater reward, and for the other fans who only now can see just how good this Mets team is, welcome aboard. It doesn’t...
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Las Vegas (74-59) 2, Round Rock 0 Brandon Nimmo continued to find his name out of the lineup for the third straight game and 4 out of 5. Haven’t heard any indication from the Mets or anyone that covers them that it is injury related yet. Talked to Adam Rubin today who said he spoke to someone on MLB staff and they had no idea what the situation with Nimmo was. Tim Stauffer hurled...
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