Daniel Murphy had an awful game last night, going 0-for-6 with two strikeouts and seeing his season-best hitting streak snapped at 10 games. Additionally, it was Murphy’s costly decision while playing first base that really proved to be the fatal blow in Saturday’s crushing extra-innings loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the top of the 14th inning, after Francisco Cervelli’s...
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Steven Matz started for St. Lucie (A) on Saturday night and threw one inning while allowing one run, earned, on three hits with two strikeouts. The young lefthander threw 23 total pitches, 16 for strikes in his first rehab start and later told reporters that he felt no discomfort in his left lat muscle area. “I was really happy with the way things went,” Matz said. “I felt no discomfort. I...
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The Mets (63-54) fell to the Pirates (68-46) by a score of 5-3 in 14 innings on Saturday night. Jon Niese turned in a decent outing for the Mets, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings, striking out 5. The Mets were bitten by the long ball in the first inning for the third straight game. After a questionable call by Bob Davidson behind the plate put Andrew McCutchen on first with a...
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It is perilous to build narratives, or even make predictions, in the middle of an upturn, just as it is during a downturn. Nevertheless, driven by still-vivid memories of the most glorious team in franchise history, and under-girded by a shared sense among Mets fans that this team may have that same special “it,” some combination of talent, grit, timing and good fortune, how about we give it a...
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The New York Mets (63-53) will try to regroup after a series-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Jon Niese (7-9, 3.46) will oppose Pirates right-hander Charlie Morton (7-4, 4.48) in a 7:10 PM matchup at Citi Field. Lucas Duda, who has not played since Monday, is out of the starting lineup for the fifth straight game while he continues to nurse his sore back. Daniel Murphy...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Mr. North Jersey Here’s some interesting data I compiled on Mets attendance at Citi Field this season. The Mets had another packed house on Friday night, with the announced attendance at 38,459 for their series opener against the Bucs. Since the Nationals series during the last homestand, Mets attendance has averaged 35K per game. As it stands now, the Mets have the 3rd...
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