The Mets (27-21) completed the three game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies (19-30) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 7-0. Pitching: Noah Syndergaard had the best start of his young career, as he went 7.2 strong innings, striking out six and walking none. He allowed six hits, but kept the Phillies off the board. Thor is the first pitcher in Mets history to have 5+ strikeouts in each...
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Update, May 27 Once Dillon Gee rejoins the Mets after his start in Binghamton today, the Mets will move to a six-man rotation, pitching coach Dan Warthen said today. That will continue until at least early to mid-August. The goal, Warthen said, is to cut down each pitcher from about 33 starts over the course of the season to about 30. They will now also throw two bullpen session between starts...
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The Mets have traded Kirk Nieuwenhuis to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in return for cash considerations, reports Adam Rubin of ESPN New York on Twitter. Nieuwenhuis, 27, hit at a .079/.125/.132 clip (3-for-38) this season for the Mets before being designated for assignment last week. After a nice campaign last year where Nieuwenhuis appeared in 61 games and hit .259/.346/.482, and a solid...
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Milwaukee beat writer Todd Rosiak of the Journal-Sentinel believes the Brewers would trade outfielder Ryan Braun, but only if a team were to take on his entire salary which he calls unlikely. “I’d think they most certainly would, but because of the money he’s owed – his extension doesn’t even kick in until next season – it’s highly unlikely unless the Brewers would...
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The New York Mets will look to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies when the two teams play the series finale this afternoon at Citi Field. Noah Syndergaard (1-2, 3.63) will get the starting nod for the Mets and he will oppose right-hander Sean O’Sullivan (1-3, 3.54) for the Phillies at 1:10 PM. Mets Starting Lineup Curtis Granderson – RF Juan Lagares – CF Lucas Duda – 1B Daniel Murphy – 2B...
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Stat Line: 7.1 IP, 2 R, 9 K’s, 0 BB, No Decision Jacob deGrom’s stat line doesn’t do him any justice in breaking down his outing from last night. DeGrom picked up where he left off, extending his scoreless innings streak to 15 before leaving last night’s game in the eighth inning with base runners on first and second base. Those base runners eventually came around to score after Hansel Robles...
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