Who’s Hot (AAA,AA) Steven Matz – Las Vegas. Matz could just as easily have earned the promotion to the Mets when Gee ended up on the disabled list. Over his last 5 appearances (4 starts) dating back to April 19th, he’s 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA while striking out 36 batters in 32 innings and a 0.72 WHIP. In his most recent start on Mother’s Day he had a no-decision while allowing zero runs and...
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Yesterday’s start against the Phillies on Mother’s Day wasn’t an ordinary one for Bartolo Colon. Colon, who lost his mother to breast cancer last year, says he dedicated his win to all mothers. (Michael Radano, MLB.com) “It’s really special because it is Mother’s Day,” Colon said through an interpreter. “I just want to dedicate this to all the...
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The Mets defeated the Phillies by a score of 7-4 in today’s game at Citizens Bank Park to take the series two games to one. Offense: After a solo home run by Chad Billingsley in the bottom of the third inning, the Mets responded quickly with an RBI single by Wilmer Flores to tie the game up at 1-1. Curtis Granderson provided the key hit of the game with a two run blast to put the Mets up...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York is reporting that the Mets are optimistic that David Wright can begin baseball activities on Monday. Wright was shutdown before the weekend because of lower back pain. He was prescribed anti-inflammatory medication and rest after an MRI showed no structural damage. The Mets said that Wright’s original hamstring injury has healed and if not for the back issue he...
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After tying the series with a 3-2 win on Saturday, the Mets will face the Phillies this afternoon at 1:35 PM in the rubber match of their three-game set. Bartolo Colon (5-1, 2.90 ERA) will face Chad Billingsley (0-1, 9.00 ERA) at Citizens Bank Park. The Mets are 27-29 all-time on Mother’s Day, and they beat the Phillies 5-4 in 11 innings last year at Citi Field on Mother’s Day. Mets players and...
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Juan Lagares broke out of his 0-for-16 slump on Saturday night, with a dramatic two-run homer in the seventh inning to give the Mets a 3-2 lead en route to a big win against the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park. “It has been a struggle for me the last couple of games,” said Lagares after the game, “I went out there looking for a good pitch to hit, and I hit it out.”...
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