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Tim Healey of Newsday reported that the Mets have opened up their spring training facility, Clover Park, to the players.

Several members of the Mets team, including Brodie Van Wagenen and Pete Alonso, participated in yesterday’s #BlackOutTuesday movement on social media.

Mike Axisa of CBS Sports predicted the Mets would select Auburn right-hander Tanner Burns with their first pick in this year’s MLB Draft.

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Diamondbacks’ owner Ken Kendrick isn’t a fan of the counter-offer that the MLBPA proposed and is instead calling for no baseball to be played in November.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic talked to several predominant black ballplayers about the recent events that have encapsulated  America.

Rob Manfred sent out an internal memo to MLB Employees, regarding the steps Major League Baseball would take to improve its diversity.

The Rays sent out a powerful tweet, expressing their condolences for George Floyd and calling for the end of police brutality.

Mark Craig of The Athletic opines that MLB has to work on promoting inclusion within the game.

Thanks to the unrelenting fundraising efforts former Major-leaguer Burke Badenhop, Bowling Green will be able to reestablish its baseball team after cutting the program earlier in the year.

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Rob Silverman wrote about Cleon Jones, the Mets’ first homegrown stud.

In solidarity with the #BlackOutTuesday social media movement, we refrained from posting any more articles during the rest of the day.

On This Day in Mets History 

Mets drafted a slew of future contributors on this date, including Darryl Strawberry (1980), Gregg Jefferies (1985), and Lastings Milledge (2003).

Birthdays: Zach Lutz (34), Carl Everett (49), Aaron Ledesma (49), Barry Lyons (60), Ed Glynn (67) and Jim Dwyer (70).

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Finally, we got to watch the Mets play while hearing the voices of Gary, Keith, and Ronnie like baseball is meant to be. The sellout crowd of 7,003 at Tradition Field got to see one of my least favorite things in baseball, a tie. The Mets tied the game in dramatic fashion when Dilson Herrera hit an inside the park homerun to leadoff the bottom of the 9th inning.

Highlights from the pitching staff:

• Logan Verrett pitched two innings with the only damage he allowed coming from a two-run homerun from Destin Hood. The long blast followed an error by Lucas Duda at first meaning only one of the runs were earned. He gave up two hits and did not strike out or walk anybody.
• Akeel Morris worked around a double by Marcell Ozuna to pitch a scoreless 3rd inning, stadium gun had him at 93-94 MPH with the fastball.
• Good spring debut for Addison Reed who walked one in a scoreless inning of work and threw a 137 MPH fastball that broke (apparently already broken) the Tradition Field radar gun.
• The must anticipated return of lefty Jerry Blevins came in the fifth inning and started out promising as he retired the first two batters he faced (both righties). He then gave up back-to-back singles before Christian Yelich hit a slow roller to Asdrubal Cabrera that he could not handle allowing an unearned run to score. Blevins got the next batter out to finish his inning of work without a walk or strikeout.
• Jim Henderson got his first audition for one of the Mets last bullpen spots and the early returns are solid as he pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. Hit a batter and was registering 92-93 with his fastball according to SNY gun.
• Lefty Duane Below struck out former Met Zach Lutz with runners on second and third to finish his scoreless inning of work. Allowed two hits and struck out two.
• Minor leaguer Chasen Bradford pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning with one strikeout.
• The Marlins took a 4-3 lead in the top of the 9th when Buddy Carlyle gave up a run scoring single to Kenny Wilson. Lutz followed with another single but left fielder Marc Krauss made a good throw home to nail the runner and end the inning. Carlyle gave up three hits and a run.

Herrera was the big story with the bat as the only Met with two hits (2 for 2) and scored the team’s final two runs. How the rest of the offense did today as the starting lineup featured six starters:

• Juan Lagares got a hustle double in his first at bat, he went 1 for 2 out of the leadoff spot.
• Cabrera made his Mets debut going 0 for 2 with a lineout and the costly error in the field at shortstop.
• Yoenis Cespedes walked up to the plate to a roaring ovation (2nd loudest of day) in the first inning as the designated hitter, he went 0 for 4 with a strikeout on the day.
• Mets first baseman went 0 for 4 on the day with Lucas Duda and Dominic Smith both grounding out twice. Smith continued to look smooth defensively.
• Neil Walker singled in the fifth inning to start a two-run rally, he went 1 for 2.
• With Curtis Granderson not ready yet, Alejandro De Aza got the start in right field and went 1 for 2 with an infield single.
• T.J. Rivera started at third base going 1 for 4 with an RBI single, he was the only Met to play all nine innings defensively.
• Ty Kelly started in left field, played three innings in center, and went 1 for 3 with run knocked in.
• The Mets current extra base hit team leader (2) Travis Taijeron went 1 for 2 with a triple that the right fielder had some trouble tracking down. He scored in the 7th inning on a strikeout when the catcher couldn’t handle the wild pitch.
• Travis d’Arnaud played for the first time this spring, he caught the first five innings and went 0 for 1 with a walk and run scored.
• Matt Reynolds came up to bat in the 5th inning with the bases loaded and one out but hit into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning. Played the final five innings at shortstop.

Wilmer Flores walked in his only plate appearance of the game, the big story was the incredible ovation he was given by the Tradition Field fans when he came up to the plate.

The Mets head to Kissimmee to play the Astros tomorrow at 1:05 with prospect Robert Gsellman getting the start against the former Met Collin McHugh.  Also scheduled to pitch are Antonio Bastardo, Josh Smoker, Seth Lugo, and Hansel Robles.

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Las Vegas (54-38) 10, Albuquerque 5

Zach Lutz had a great return to the Mets organization going 4-5 with a double and three RBI. He played first base and batted fifth with his only out at the plate coming on a line drive to left field. In case you missed it Lutz was added to roster yesterday to replace Alex Castellanos who decided to go play in Japan. The 51’s scored eight runs in the first two innings off former Met John Lannan including a two-run stand up triple by Anthony Recker.

Recker finished going 2-4 with three RBI and three runs scored, he is now hitting .304/.407/.667 with 19 RBI in 19 games for Las Vegas. T.J. Rivera was 3-5 with his 16th RBI and two runs scored raising his AAA line to .320/.359/.449 in 43 games.Travis Taijeron was 2-5 with his 12th double and 45th RBI but struck out three times. Dilson Herrera batted leadoff going 2-5 with two runs scored while Wilfredo Tovar went 0-4 and is hitting just .264 on the year.

Matt Bowman improved his record to 6-10 on the year and even chipped in at the plate going 1-3 with a RBI and run scored. He was pitching a one-run gem going into the 6th inning when Ryan Wheeler hit a grand slam off him for his 2nd blast off the night against Matt. Bowman’s final line, 6 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 5 K’s with 10 groundball outs. Zach Thornton, Chase Huchingson, and Chase Bradford combined to close the game out with three scoreless innings. Box Score

Trenton 3, Binghamton (47-43) 2

Michael Conforto clubbed his 4th AA homerun (11th overall) in the 7th inning on an outside fastball that he went with to left center field. Here is video of the homerun. Conforto came back up in the 8th in a big spot with the tying run on 2nd and winning run on 1st against former All-Star and ROY Andrew Bailey. Michael put a good swing on the ball but it was caught by right fielder Mark Payton in front of the warning track. He finished 1-4. him and Cecchini combined to throw out Gary Sanchez trying to stretch a single into a double. Conforto is now hitting .295/.368/.474 with 11 homeruns and 50 RBI combined for the year.

Cecchini was 0-3 with a walk and has just one hit over last four games but has walked seven times in that span. Brandon Nimmo was 1-3 with a walk while playing center field and batting fifth. L.J. Mazzilli was 1-3 with a walk and has seven base on balls in last ten games, unfortunately he is only 8-40 in that span.

Michael Fulmer had his worst start in a long time lasting only 5 innings giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits, three walks, and a balk. He struck out only two hitters and had a hard time throwing strikes all night resulting in needing 88 pitches (48 strikes) to finish his shortest outing since a rain shortened outing on June 12th. Matt Koch followed with two shutout innings with two strikeouts lowering his ERA to 3.14 and WHIP to 1.17 for the season. Beck Wheeler pitched two scoreless and has allowed one run over his last 21 innings of relief. Box Score

Dunedin 6, St. Lucie (47-44) 2

Dominic Smith went 1-3 with two walks keeping his season average right at .303, over his last ten games he has walked five times compared to only six strikeouts. Smith is hitting .321/.397/.482 in 56 June at bats. Florida State League’s leading hitter Jeff McNeil was 1-4 with a walk, run scored, and his 14th stolen base of the year. Amed Rosario was 1-3 with a walk and his 22nd RBI of the season, he is 9-23 since returning from his injury. Jhoan Urena returned to St. Lucie for his first game for them since May 22nd, he was 0-3 with a walk while playing third base and batting 7th.

Kevin McGowan picked up his 8th loss of the season going 6 innings givning up five runs (three earned) on nine hits, he walked none and struck out five. David Roseboom pitched one inning allowing a run on a hit and walk while striking out two. Jeff Walters pitched last night after picking up the save on Wednesday and was fantastic striking out the side in the 9th. Jeff looks like he is ready to head back to close at Las Vegas. Box Score

Savannah (46-43) 4, Asheville 3 F/8 Game One

With one out in the bottom of the 8th inning Luis Guillorme singled to right field to score Patrick Biondi to end game one with a walk-off. Guillorme was 2-4 with the RBI on the night while Biondi was 1-3 with RBI, 19th stolen base, and the scoring the winning run.

Wuilmer Becerra made is return to the lineup for the first time since July 3rd, he was 1-2 with a walk and was thrown out trying to stretch his 19th double into a triple. Vicente Lupo hit a two-run homerun in the fifth for his only hit of the game. He has 3 homeruns and 10 RBI over last ten games but is hitting only.200 with 11 strikeouts in that span.

Paul Paez got his 3rd victory in relief pitching a perfect 8th inning with two strikeouts lowering his ERA to 1.95 on the year. Scarlyn Reyes started the game going 5 innings giving up three runs on five hits, two walks, and two HBP. Box Score

Asheville 4, Savannah (46-44) 1 F/7 Game Two

Michael Gibbons was strong in his second Sand Gnats start going 6 innings allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out six. The Savannah bats were quiet producing only five baserunners including one hit. Joe Tuschak doubled in the 3rd inning for the lone Sand Gnats hit. Guillorme had three plate appearances picking up two walks and a sac bunt. Jonathan Johnson was 0-1 with two walks and scored the only run. Eudor Garcia (who had game one off) was 0-2 but knocked in the lone run in the first inning with a sac fly. Box Score

Staten Island 1, Brooklyn (15-10) 0

David Thompson singled with two outs in the 9th and was followed by Jeffrey Diehl who singled as well before Pedro Perez grounded out to end the game. Thompson was 1-4 on the night, he is hitting only .189 with eight strikeouts over his last ten game. Vinny Siena went 1-4 and has now hit safely in 22 of 24 games to start his pro career. Diehl was only Cyclone to reach twice with the single and a walk. Brandon Brosher was 1-4 with a double, batted 4th and caught the whole game.

Matt Blackham got the start in the SNY televised game and introduced himself to Mets fans with a 6-inning ten strikeout performance. Matt did take his first loss of the year allowing one run on five hits and a walk. The 29th round 2014 pick lowered his ERA to 2.76 and has allowed just 18 hits in 29.1 innings with a league leading 40 strikeouts. He was hitting 93 MPH with his fastball and showed a good changeup that he was able to locate on low outside corner of the plate.

Christian Montgomery pitched 1.2 scoreless striking out two batters, he has yet to be scored upon in 9.2 innings this year and has struck out 18 hitters in that span. He was hitting 93 consistently on the radar gun and I saw 94 MPH once. Box Score

Princeton 7, Kingsport (11-11) 6 F/10

Catcher and cleanup hitter Patrick Mazeika went 2-5 with his 8th double and 4th homerun of his young career. He scored two runs and lifted his line up to .338/.427/..597 in 21 professional games. His 17 RBI tie him with teammate Dash Winningham (0-5, 2K’s) for 2nd in the Appalachian League, his 1.024 OPS ranks 5th in the league. Kevin Kaczmarski was 2-5 with two, the 9th round pick is hitting .311 to start his career.

In his first start since throwing a no-hitter for the GCL Mets Merandy Gonzalez made his Kingsport debut lasting 4.2 innings giving up two runs on seven hits (HR). He issues only one walk while striking out four Rays hitters. He was relieved by Chase Ingram who struggled giving up four runs and one inherited runner on two innings of work. Seth Davis, 22nd round, pitched 2.1 scoreless with four strikeouts. Box Score

GCL Mets (12-10) 3, GCL Marlins 2 F/5 Rain Shortened

Ali Sanchez was 1-2 with a walk and scored a run raising his slash line for the year to .373/.422/.390 with seven RBI in his first 17 games stateside. He batted third and played catcher while nabbing his 11th runner trying to steal compared to just six that have been successful. Milton Ramos was 0-3 with a strikeout, he played shortstop and batted 2nd in the lineup.

Joel Huertas went 5 solid innings allowing two runs (one earned) on three hits and zero walks, he struck out six on his way to his 2nd win of the season. The 19-year old lefty has pitched 20.1 innings this year allowing a measly 12 hits while striking out 18. Box Score

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Adam Rubin reports that sources told ESPNNewYork.com that Zach Lutz is headed to Japan in play for the Rakuten Eagles.

Lutz was hitting .291, with seven homers and 37 RBIs in 227 at-bats with Vegas this season.

He appeared in 22 games for the Mets in 2012 and ’13, producing a combined .226 average and two RBIs in 31 at-bats.

This is a big loss for the 51s as the 28-year old third baseman has had a very good start to the 2014 season, but with regards to the Mets lineup, there isn’t any room for him at this point.

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The Las Vegas 51s made history in the Pacific League during Thursday night’s game against the Salt Lake Bees when they hit back-to-back-to-back-to-back jacks in the top of the fourth inning.

It all started when Allan Dykstra launched a ball over the right field wall for his fifth home run of the season. Then Zach Lutz followed and hit his fifth, an opposite field shot to right field as well. Taylor Teagarden made it three in a row, when he sent the ball flying over the center field wall for his team leading eighth home run of the season. The final shot, came off the bat of Brandon Allen, when he smashed his second home run of the season and sent it sailing over the right field wall to put all four players into the record books.

“That was crazy. It’s the first time I’ve ever witnessed that, and the first time I’ve been a part of it. It was exciting,” Allen tells Josh Jackson of MiLB.com.

“I’ve never seen it before. It’s impressive. These guys have swung the bat all year long,” Wally Backman added regarding the record breaking night.

At 24-10, Backman has led Las Vegas to the best record in the Pacific Coast League. The 51s are powered by an offense that leads the entire league with 244 runs, 364 hits, 43 home runs, 220 RBI, 574 Total Bases, a .345 On-Base Percentage, and .475 Slugging Percentage.

Among the team leaders offensively you have Dykstra, Lutz, Andrew Brown, Eric Campbell and Wilmer Flores who was just promoted.

An impressive night by a team that continues to tear through pitchers in the Pacific Coast League and now are a part of baseball history. Backman is looking to lead his team to the post season for the second season in a row.

(Photo Credit: MiLB.com)

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Noah Syndergaard delivered his most dominant performance of the season on Wednesday night as Las Vegas defeated Reno by the score of 6-1.

Syndergaard threw 96 pitches over seven innings allowing an unearned run on four hits and two walks while striking out seven – a new season-high.

Three of his seven strikeouts came in his final two innings when he reached back and hit 99 mph twice after sitting at 96-98 throughout his outing.

Thor’s strong effort lowered his ERA to 3.94 for the season, no doubt reflecting the hitter-friendly conditions at Cashman Field where he’s made five of his six starts.

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The Mets 40-Man roster is now at 36 after the Angels claimed lefthander Robert Carson on waivers, the Dodgers grabbed outfielder Mike Baxter, and the team outrighted LHP Sean Henn and RHP Greg Burke.

Expect more purging as the Mets must make room for Ike Davis, Josh Edgin, Matt Harvey, Jeremy Hefner, Jenrry Mejia, Bobby Parnell, Scott Rice and Johan Santana who must all be activated from 60-day disabled list and placed on the 40-man roster.

So technically, the Mets now have 44 players which means four more heads to roll.

With Halloween around the corner, this is perfect timing for some tricks or treats…

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reports on the impending 40-man roster crunch the Mets will soon face after the World Series.

The Mets’ 40-man roster actually will be full even before the club adds farmhands eligible for the Rule 5 draft or signs any free agents this winter to major league deals.

That’s because eight players finished the season on the 60-day disabled list, where they did not count against the 40-man roster: Ike Davis, Josh Edgin, Matt Harvey, Jeremy Hefner, Jenrry Mejia, Bobby Parnell, Scott Rice and Johan Santana.

So the Mets, in essence, finished the season with 48 players on the 40-man roster.

Rubin adds that because the Mets only have eight free agents, the 40-man roster will be full once the players are activated from the 60-day DL no later than five days after the World Series.

David Aardsma, Tim Byrdak, Pedro Feliciano, Frank Francisco, Aaron Harang, LaTroy Hawkins, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Johan Santana will all become free agents after an exclusive, but short, negotiating window.

Who is the most likely to go?

You can be sure that Robert Carson, Sean Henn, Zach Lutz, and Mike Baxter may be the first to go. Guys on the bubble will include position players Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Jordany Valdespin and Andrew Brown. and reliever Scott Atchison.

Prospects the Mets will have to protect from the Rule 5 draft include Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, Darin Gorski, Jeff Walters and Cory Vaughn among others. They will need to be added to the 40-man by Nov. 20.

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Case in point… I gave away five pairs of tickets this week to see the Amazins take on the Milwaukee Brewers in what will be the last series of the 2013 season for the Mets.

Honestly, I didn’t expect much participation in the giveaway contests and sure enough the numbers were very low compared to past giveaways. It seems as most fans don’t even want to see the Mets for free.

When I gave away tickets to Opening Day and also Banner Day, I received over 300 entries. This week, I received about twenty for each contest. But what stuck out the most for me was how badly these few Met fans wanted to win those tickets. I got comments like “please pick me” and “I really want to see the team one more time this season.” It was kind of cool to see…

When I selected the five different winners, they all responded like they had just hit the lottery. I was touched by their reactions – amazed really. The thank you emails I received and the words within them made be proud to be a part of the same exclusive club as them – Die-Hard Met Fans.

There’s still a lot of Met fans who root for this team no matter how desperate things are. Those are the ones that always keep the faith no matter what and are rewarded the most when things do get better – and they always do.

During Wednesday night’s game when Josh Satin gave the Mets their walk-off win, I saw a few things leading up to the final game-ending moment.

After walks by Lucas Duda and Juan Lagares with one out in the bottom of the ninth, and the team down by three runs, pinch hitter Zach Lutz laced a double to score Duda and put the tying runs on base with rookie catcher Juan Centeno coming to the plate. It was a critical moment and even with the Mets mathematically eliminated, you could still cut the tension with a knife.

As Centeno kicked the dirt in the batters box, the cameras panned to a mother and her daughter near field level – both of them with their hands clasped in prayer and these anxious, but hopeful looks on their faces. They were so locked into the moment they had no idea they were on TV.

The cameras glided to the left to small group of fans and I saw two teenage kids sweating bullets with their eyes glued to the plate, fists clenched, and their lips murmuring something – perhaps a prayer.

Centeno pokes a hard grounder through the infield on the first pitch he sees and Lagares comes scampering home, putting the tying run on third and the winning run on first.

The small gathering that is still left erupts in approval. You could see a few couples in the stands hugging after Don Juan scored, while those around them waved their arms and caps as the momentum kept building.

After Anthony Recker came in to pinch run for Centeno, Matt den Dekker draws a walk to load the bases. Once again the camera pans into the seats and finds pockets of fans with their rally caps on as the place begins to chant Lets Go Mets, Lets Go Mets, Lets Go Mets…

I was mesmerized by these fans I kept seeing flash across my big screen. Look at them all… They didn’t seem like the fans that complain all day long on Mets blogs and on Mets Twitter. These were the real fans, the ones I always considered myself to be a part of. Nobody at Citi Field at that moment were thinking about protected draft picks or about Qualcomm. No, these Met fans were of the Orange and Blue variety and were there for one thing and one thing only, a home team victory. These are the true die-hards – the best of the best.

Omar Quintanilla strikes out and now the Mets are down to their last out. Dead silence. It took all the enthusiasm and steam out of the remaining loyalists, but everywhere the camera went  – there they were  – all on their feet now – and all of them zoned in on Josh Satin.

Strike one, as a slider catches the inside corner. You could hear the “Ahhhhs” as Satin stepped back and then right into the box again.

After taking a ball outside, strike two!

The bat never left Satin’s shoulder.

The Mets were down to their last strike.

After another ball to even the count at 2-2 and after four straight sliders, Keith Hernandez says, “he’s gonna throw Satin a fastball here. He needs to be looking fastball here.”

Mex was right. SMACK –  it’s a line drive to left fielder Gregor Blanco…

Zach Lutz scores…

Anthony Recker scores…

The Mets win the ballgame!

The remaining fans were all rewarded and treated to a great comeback win as they scored four runs in the ninth to beat the Giants 5-4.

But this wasn’t about the win for me… The win was great, but also meaningless like all the games we play this September.

This was about the true Met fans, the ones who still watch, the ones who still go, the ones who love the team and root for them no matter how dire things look.

Those are my kind of Met fans… Those are the ones that are 100% Metsmerized…

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Matt Cain might have made the Mets look like a minor-league through the first eight innings of this ballgame, but they played like a team with some real heart in the ninth to walk away with the win. The Mets came from four runs down for the first time this entire year tonight when a Josh Satin two-run single in the ninth allowed the Mets to walk-off with pride.

Yeah, neither team was playing for anything out there tonight, but like I said — pride is a factor, and it showed with our Mets out there. Aaron Harang started this game and didn’t do so well — getting knocked around for four runs over five innings. Only three of them were earned, however, as an Andrew Brown drop in the fourth allowed a run to cross the plate. Brown had a nasty collision with Ruben Tejada later in the game as well, with Tejada tripping over his extended leg by accident…not the best night in the office for Brown. Harang was tagged for a two-run home run by Gregor Blanco in the top of the third but worked his way out of trouble for the most part.

The bullpen behind him, however, was nothing short of spectacular. The Mets ‘pen put together four straight hitless innings with six strikeouts, courtesy of Carlos Torres, David Aarsdma, and Vic Black. Black improved to 2-0 after earning his second straight win with a scoreless inning before a walk-off. Torres struck out the side in the seventh and Black looked dominant in the ninth, by the way.

A throwing error by Buster Posey set up a Josh Satin sacrifice fly in the eighth to get the Mets an unearned run, and after Black’s aforementioned scoreless frame, the stage for set for a New York Mets comeback.

Andrew Brown and Juan Lagares were walked, leaving men on first and second with one out for the rookie duo of Zach Lutz and Juan Centeno — who doubled and singled, respectively, and drove in a run each. After Matt den Dekker walked to load the bases, Omar Quintanilla failed to score him with a lazy fly ball into right field. Josh Satin had his back, however, and ripped a single into left field to plate the tying and game-winning runs.

Juan Centeno, for what it’s worth, called a good game in his first MLB start and looked solid behind the plate. His RBI single in the ninth was an opposite field liner and his second of the game — so I can walk away saying I was very impressed with him tonight. The Mets will send Jon Niese to the mound tomorrow to wrap up the two-game set with the Giants against Madison Bumgarner.

Update: Terry Collins announced that Ruben Tejada has a broken fibula and will miss the rest of the year…

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Spoiler Alert: This game was really, really ugly. Let’s get right to it…

The Nationals got off to a quick start off of Carlos Torres when Denard Span and Ryan Zimmerman hit back-to-back jacks to lead off the game. Torres would settle down, but just for a while.

After a quiet second, the Nats struck again in the third when Jayson Werth took the first pitch he saw to left center for a three run home run. It was Werth’s 22^nd of year. The Nats went up 5-0, but that was just the beginning.

The fatal blow to Torres was a Tyler Moore solo bomb in the fourth. Torres final line was this: HORRIBLE.

Greg Burke relieved Torres, but fared about the same. Wilson Ramos smacked a dinger to left center, bringing in two other Nats and for the last time, expanding their lead to 9.

While this was a brutal game to watch, at least it was fun coming up with all these different names to call home runs.

Meanwhile, Gio Gonzalez tossed an absolute gem, allowing only three Met baserunners. Zach Lutz was the lone hero, leading off the seventh with a single ando, while this was a brutal game to watch, it was fun coming up with all these different names to call home runs.

The series continues tomorrow at 7:10, when Jordan Zimmermann and Dillon Gee will face off for game two of this four game series.

The dogs were out in full force at Citi Field tonight…

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