The Mets (29-23) beat the Padres (25-28) 7-0 on Monday night in San Diego, moving back into a tie for first place. The Mets’ bats weren’t scared off by the 10 PM start time, getting off to a fast start in the opener of their West Coast swing. New York plated two in the top of the first when Ruben Tejada doubled, Daniel Murphy and Wilmer Flores singled, and Will Middlebrooks made a...
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The New York Mets head west to San Diego for the start of a three game series against the Padres, beginning on Monday night. Jacob deGrom (5-4, 2.71) starts for the Mets and he will be opposed by Padres right-hander Andrew Cashner (2-7, 3.00) at 10:10 PM. Since June 21, 2014, Jacob deGrom has posted a 2.27 ERA which is the fifth-lowest mark in the majors, behind Felix Hernandez (2.00), Max...
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With the Mets trying to reach the postseason for the first time since 2006, Joel Sherman of the NY Post believes New York should be buyers at the trade deadline. In his article, Sherman lists four players he thinks they should target. Aroldis Chapman: Even though Sherman acknowledges that a trade for the Red’s dominating closer is unlikely, he argues that the payoff for such a move would...
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The Mets are 22-8 against .500 or lower teams, and 6-15 against teams over .500. The Mets started off the season as hot as anyone could have imagined. They had one of the best months of April in franchise history, which included an 11 game wining streak. After going 15-8 in the seasons first month, May wasn’t so kind to the Mets who dealt with injuries and losing streaks and with Sunday’s win...
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Mets prospect and 2013 first-round pick Dominic Smith has been selected as this week’s Florida State League Player of the Week. After struggling for the first few weeks of the season, Smith has suddenly turned it on. He is currently riding a 13-game hitting streak in which he is batting .377/.400/.623 with ten doubles, a home run, and 14 RBI. Smith had a monster week, capped off by a...
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What an interesting week this was. Just when we thought the Mets were about to take a nosedive after a absolutely brutal series against the Pirates, they turned it around. Granted, three of their four wins this week (they went 4-2 with an off day) were against the Phillies, but wins are wins and as long as the Mets can continue beating up on bad teams, even if they aren’t so hot against...
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