The New York Mets continue their weekend series against the division-leading Washington Nationals after taking the first game in dramatic fashion with a walk off homerun in the bottom of the 12th. Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.05) gets the start for the Mets tonight and opposes right-hander Joe Ross (2-3, 3.03) for the Nats in a 7:10 PM matchup. Jacob deGrom is 10-5 with a 1.59 ERA in 20 career starts...
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Stat Line: 7.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 9 SO, 0 BB Matt Harvey is resembling the Dark Knight of 2013. Using both sides of the plate predominately with his fastball and slider, Harvey was perfect through five innings before Jose Lobaton singled up the middle. This article explains Harvey’s fastball dominance and an area of improvement for Harvey. Fastball and Slider Command Harvey dominated knee high on...
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he considered the possibly of acquiring another relief pitcher before Friday’s non waiver trade deadline although it never transpired. However despite the acquisition of setup reliever Tyler Clippard from the A’s, it’s very possible that the Mets could still swing a deal for a reliever via a waiver trade during August. Losing Jenry Mejia to a second...
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The good news just keeps coming in for the New York Mets as we get news from the front lines on David Wright. After beginning baseball activities on Tuesday at Citi Field, Wright remained with the team and continued participating in fielding and running drills as well as batting practice. On Friday night, we learned that Wright will now head to Port St. Lucie to begin working out at the...
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Lost in all of the excitement and all of the drama that unfolded at Citi Field on Friday night, was a scintillating performance by Mets right-hander Matt Harvey. In what was his most dominating performance of the season to date, Harvey overpowered the Washington Nationals, retiring the first 16 batters of the game until catcher Jose Lobaton finally touched him for a hit with one out in the...
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Flores Delivers An Instant Mets Classic! The Mets (53-50) defeated the Washington Nationals (54-47) by a score of 2-1 in twelve innings tonight at Citi Field Wilmer Flores, who gained nationwide attention on Wednesday night after he was shown tearing up in the field after he heard that he had been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers (which turned out to be a sham), received four standing ovations...
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