The Mets (45-42) defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks (42-43) tonight at Citi Field by a score of 4-1. The big story for the Mets tonight was Noah Syndergaard. The big right-hander pitched eight shutdown innings for the Mets, and gave the team a much needed boost in the wake of the unfortunate injury to Steven Matz. Over the span of the eight frames, Syndergaard struck out a season high thirteen...
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The New York Mets and Arizona Diamondacks close out the first half of the season with a three game series at Citi Field. Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard (3-4, 3.38) opposes right-hander Chase Anderson (4-2, 3.71) in Friday’s 7:10 p.m. ET series opener. Jonathon Niese on an extra day of rest reportedly will handle Sunday’s first-half finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He originally...
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The Mets will place Steven Matz on the disabled list with a partial tear of his left lat muscle. He received an injection of platelet rich plasma on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery and has been told not to throw for three weeks. Taking Matz’s place on the roster will be infielder Daniel Muno who has been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. Muno was batting .295 with nine...
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Just when I thought all the Aramis Ramirez talk had come to a merciful end, there’s this: The Mets and Brewers have recently had trade talks in which both third baseman Aramis Ramirez and shortstop Jean Segura were discussed, reports Jon Morosi of FOX Sports. Ramirez, 37, is owed roughly $7 million for the rest of this season, and is hitting .236 with a .280 OBP, 10 home runs, 39 RBI and a...
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Despite only starting in just 70 of the team’s first 86 games (80%), Sandy Alderson surprisingly told Kristie Ackert of the Daily News that veteran left fielder Michael Cuddyer has been “overused.” Cuddyer, whom Alderson signed to a two-year, $21 million deal last winter, has been forced into a role that he was not expected to play this season and it is taking its toll,...
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Las Vegas (50-38) 6, Salt Lake 4 Game One Luis Cessa made his 2nd start for Las Vegas and it went much better allowing only two unearned runs on six hits, zero walks, and six strikeouts in 5.2 innings. Cessa was in the 93-96 MPH range all night with his fastball and was still hitting 96 in his last inning of work. Chase Bradford followed Cessa letting both inherited runners score then let...
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