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Your Connection to the Diamond!
Honest • Unbiased • Apolitical
Your Connection to the Diamond!
The Philadelphia Phillies made a low cost move Thursday that could pay big dividends in their chase for the NL East crown. Philadelphia acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox for two prospects, adding a right-handed bat with elite speed and defensive range. Hill’s skill set directly addresses two weaknesses for the 37–31 Phillies, who sit eight games […]
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The Philadelphia Phillies entered June with a 34–29 record, sitting second in the NL East. The rotation’s anchor has been Cristopher Sánchez. Through 14 starts, Sánchez is 8–2 with a 1.54 ERA and 113 strikeouts across 93 1/3 innings. His 5.0 bWAR leads the majors, and he became the first pitcher to hit that mark this […]
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Mets 5, Cardinals 4 The St. Louis Cardinals‘ six-game winning streak came to an end Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. Juan Soto crushed a go-ahead solo home run off JoJo Romero in the seventh inning, lifting the New York Mets to a 5-4 victory in the series finale. The teams combined for six home runs, […]
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Cardinals 9, Mets 2 The St. Louis Cardinals kept rolling Wednesday night at Citi Field, pounding the New York Mets, 9-2, for their sixth consecutive victory. Jordan Walker drove in four runs, highlighted by a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Andre Pallante earned the win with six innings of two-run baseball, while Austin […]
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The New York Mets acquired righty Freddy Peralta during the offseason to be their most reliable starter. But the former two-time All-Star has fallen short on multiple occasions. He has shown signs of being able to put together quality outings. Yet, that comes with falling back down, with the latest coming in a 7-0 shutout […]
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Cardinals 7, Mets 0 The St. Louis Cardinals dominated from start to finish Tuesday night at Citi Field, shutting out the New York Mets 7-0. Dustin May was brilliant, throwing six scoreless innings while striking out six to earn the win. Alec Burleson homered and drove in three runs, while Ivan Herrera went 3-for-5 and […]
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In a rather quick turn of events, the New York Mets reinstated catcher Francisco Alvarez from the injured list on Tuesday. Alvarez sustained a torn meniscus during a game against the Detroit Tigers on May 12. He was expected to miss 6–8 eight weeks, but recovered in less than a month. In fact, he was […]
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Coming off a rough start to his rookie season, Carson Benge is continuing to thrive at the plate. The New York Mets outfielder made some history when he became the third-youngest player in franchise history to record five hits in one game. In Sunday’s matchup against the San Diego Padres, he went 5-for-5 with three […]
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