In simple terms, Santana did not have a successful return to the mound in a 9-3 loss to the Braves on Saturday evening. Summary Well, Johan Santana made his return to the mound on Saturday evening to the tune of a broken guitar, to be nice about it. He was not technically hit hard, but he was hit frequently as a plethora of singles led to a plethora of runs. Santana lasted just four outs in this...
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The Mets designated left-hander Garrett Olson for assignment to make room for on the roster for Johan Santana who was officially activated from the DL. The move leaves Josh Edgin as the only lefty reliever in the bullpen. Olson was charged with four runs while recording only one out in his lone appearance.
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CITI FIELD HOME RUNS The Mets have surrendered seven home runs so far on their current homestand (four games), including six that are “new” Citi Field home runs or that would not have cleared the fences last season. Overall, the Mets have hit 14 “new” Citi Field home runs and allowed 19. The Mets are tied for 23rd in the majors with 97 home runs and have allowed 113 home runs, ranking 16th in...
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The Big Wind – The Pope – Fatcessa – The Louse That Roared Take your pick, they are all monikers for WFAN’s Mike Francesa, probably the most polarizing sportstalk host in New York and certainly the one who garners the highest ratings year in and year out. You can see Francesa chugging his Diet Coke in between his Mets rants on the YES Network. Every now and then...
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St. Lucie 2, Palm Beach 1 Logan Verrett had a strong outing, and the bullpen held Palm Beach at bay in the 2-1 win Key Players: Blake Forsythe – 2 for 3, 1 double, 1 walk Alonzo Harris – 3 for 4, 1 run, 1 walk, 1 caught stealing Cesar Puello – 0 for 4, 2 strikeouts Danny Muno – 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout Logan Verrett – 6.1 IP, 4 hits, 1 run allowed, 1 walk, 5...
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Matt Harvey, making his fourth career start for the Mets, was too wild and the Mets offense was shutdown in a 4-0 loss to the Braves at Citi Field. Harvey was plagued by walks tonight, as he allowed five bases on balls. The Mets rookie used his fastball much more than in his last start. Through his first three starts, Harvey threw his fastball 45% of the time, tonight it was over 70%. Luckily,...
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