The New York Mets and Miami Marlins will play the second game of their series tonight at 7:10 PM at Marlins Park. For the Amazins, Jonathon Niese (5-9, 3.63) gets the starting assignment and he will oppose left-hander Brad Hand (1-2, 5.12) for the Marlins. New York has won four straight games and is 7-2 in its last nine games. They are 16-10 in their last 26 games and 28-17 vs. the NL East....
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By virtue of his tearful response to the rumored report of his services being dispatched to Milwaukee as part of the return in the scuttled Carlos Gomez deal, Wilmer Flores has become a fan and media darling. Every at-bat since that fateful night has been greeted with an ovation and his subsequent heroic performance in sealing a win against the Nationals in walk-off fashion have seemingly sealed...
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The Detroit Tigers today announced that Dave Dombrowski has been replaced as General Manager by Assistant GM Al Avila. Avila takes over as executive vice president of baseball operations and will assume all responsibilities related to baseball operations of the club. He will report directly to Tigers Owner Mike Ilitch. “I would like to thank Dave Dombrowski for his 14 years of...
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Wanna know how to make a statement? Reclaim the division lead in four short days via the long ball, defense, excellent starting pitching, and perhaps the wildest 11th hour trade deadline activity since the last time the Mets made it to the Series in 2000. What moves. What talent. What precision. I know it’s not premature for that proverbial “attaboy” because what better timing...
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Las Vegas (61-49) 7, Tacoma 2 Dillon Gee pitched his second straight complete game giving up two runs on ten hits (HR) and two walks while striking out four. Gee is now 6-1 with a 4.85 ERA and 1.44 WHIP in eight starts for the 51’s. Dilson Herrera leadoff the bottom of the first inning with his second homerun in as many days, he finished going 2-4 with three RBI, two runs scored,...
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After cutting a trip to Triple-A Las Vegas off at the pass, the Mets decided that Michael Conforto would remain with the team after all when Kirk Nieuwenhuis went on the DL with a neck injury. And what a fortunate decision it was as Conforto led the charge with a three-run homer to put the Mets up 3-0 in what would end up being a decisive 12-1 victory over the Miami Marlins. The home run, his...
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