Las Vegas has their game postponed and will make it up today as part of a doubleheader that starts at 8:05 ET at Cashman Field. Portland 5, Binghamton (41-41) 4 Michael Conforto was up in the bottom of the 9th as the winning run with two outs and L.J. Mazzilli on first as the tying run but he was unable to make anything happen as he grounded out to end the game. Conforto was 0-5 with two...
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Stat Line: 8 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 SO, 2 BB Last night, Jon Niese recorded his first win since May 9th in the New York Mets 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants. During this article, I will explain how the variance in Niese fastball movement and velocity led to his success yesterday evening. Two-seam, Four-seam and Cut Fastball Niese looked like a mid-90’s Tom Glavine, commanding his fastball...
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Johnny Monell was the unlikely hero on Monday night, as he broke a scoreless tie with a clutch two-run double in the ninth to give the Mets the lead en route to a 3-0 win over the Giants. Currently the team’s backup catcher, Monell fell behind 0-2, but he stayed in the at-bat and worked the count full, before driving a 3-2 slider to right field to score Michael Cuddyer and Kirk...
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The reserves and pitchers have been announced for both the AL and NL All Star teams, and there is one player that stands out as one that was snubbed, and that is Mets closer Jeurys Familia. The National League relievers that were selected are Cardinals’ Trevor Rosenthal, Reds’ Aroldis Chapman, Pirates’ Mark Melancon, Phillies’ Jonathan Papelbon, and Brewers’...
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The Mets defeated the Giants by a score of 3-0 tonight at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Offense: While the Mets lineup struggled for most of the game against Chris Heston, they broke out for three runs in a thrilling 9th inning. It all started with a leadoff single Michael Cuddyer. Kirk Nieuwenhuis then doubled on a hit and run play, which put runners on first and third with no outs. Johnny...
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Congratulations to New York Mets righthander Jacob deGrom, who was selected to pitch for the National League in the All-Star game next Tuesday in Cincinnati. DeGrom, the 2014 NL Rookie of the Year, is 8-6 with a 2.30 ERA and 0.961 WHIP this season. Meanwhile closer Jeurys Familia didn’t get selected tonight, but we can help get him in as part of the Fan All-Star Vote on Mets.com and...
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