Mets at Padres • 10:10 PM • Petco Park Zack Wheeler (5-2, 2.63) vs Tyson Ross (3-5, 2.75) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Daniel Murphy – 2B Marlon Byrd – RF Ike Davis – 1B Josh Satin – 3B Juan Lagares – CF John Buck – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Zack Wheeler – RHP Game Notes Jeremy Hefner was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his...
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It was hockey jersey night at MCU Park in Coney Island Wednesday evening, and the Brooklyn Cyclones waited until well into the third period – also known as the bottom of the eighth inning – to wake up from a game-long drought and earn a 3-1 victory over the Hudson Valley Renegades. The win moves the Cyclones to 27-26 and just one game behind the McNamara Division-leading Aberdeen Ironbirds, who...
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Mets at Dodgers • 10:10 PM • Dodger Stadium Dillon Gee (8-8, 3.82) vs Chris Capuano (4-6, 4.50) Starting Lineup Juan Lagares CF Daniel Murphy 2B Josh Satin 3B Marlon Byrd RF Justin Turner SS Ike Davis 1B Andrew Brown LF John Buck C Dillon Gee RHP Game Notes Matt Harvey is enjoying a spectacular season, but as he showed Tuesday, even he is susceptible to a bad night. Lacking command of his...
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Matt Harvey is in the midst of a spectacular season, his first full one in the major leagues. But as he showed on Tuesday night against the Dodgers, even he is susceptible to an occasional hiccup now and then. The Mets’ ace lacked command of his off-speed pitches and the Dodgers made him pay by tagging Harvey for four runs on eight hits over six innings pitched. His ERA took a hit rising...
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s edition of Boom or Bust, where we feature Cory Vaughn. Vaughn is the son of former MLB player Greg Vaughn and was the 4th round draft pick for the Mets in 2010. Vaughn was recently ranked number 13 on our Mid-Season Top Prospect List. John Bernhardt: It’s challenging rating up or down when a player has missed a sizable share of the current season due to injury. That’s the...
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I know this probably isn’t going to be a popular opinion around here, so let me preface it by saying this — I think Shin-Soo Choo is pretty good. However, I don’t think he’s the type of player the Mets should be allocating their available funds to. I know Mets fans are clamoring to root for a winner. I don’t, however, think the Mets need to go out and spend money...
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