Category: Michael Baron
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Noah Syndergaard’s two bad pitches defined his outing and the game for the Mets
In large measure, Noah Syndergaard has rebounded nicely after being skipped in the rotation after his start on August 30 against the Red Sox. And in his start on Saturday against the Yankees, Syndergaard delivered six innings for the Mets, for the most part looking like the Syndergaard the Mets will be relying on as a member…
Michael Baron
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The Mets know not to be comfortable as they try to get to the finish line in 2015
The Mets have started their nine-game homestand unevenly with a 2-3 mark, thanks to losing a series to the Marlins and a loss to the Yankees on Saturday. In the process, the club has lost 2 1/2 games in the standings to the Nationals, who gained a game on the Mets on Saturday with a…
Michael Baron
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Needing to think outside the box for lefty relief help, the Mets may have a solution
The Mets have been searching for a competent left-handed specialist since the middle of March, but have come up empty in each attempt. But perhaps they’ve had their lefty specialist all along – they just never realized it. Hansel Robles entered the game in relief of Steven Matz in the seventh inning on Friday night. He was…
Michael Baron
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Under the bright spotlight, Steven Matz passed an important test on Friday
Steven Matz said before he took the mound on Friday he remembers many instances when he and his family would watch the Mets and Yankees clash in the Subway Series on TV. But he had never attended a Mets/Yankees game in person. That changed for him on Friday night, but the difference was he wasn’t…
Michael Baron
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The three longest tenured Mets drove their subway car to a win on Friday
In what has been a rarity since July 31, the Mets got some offense from people not named Yoenis Cespedes on Friday night. For it was David Wright, Lucas Duda, and Daniel Murphy who had big nights early for the Mets, while Juan Uribe put the capper of the opener of their three-game subway series against the Yankees on Friday night. Each…
Michael Baron
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