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Cardinals 5, Mets 4: All The Momentum, Suddenly Gone

Final Score: Cardinals 5, Mets 4 Player of the Game: Daniel Murphy- 2-for-4, 2-R HR, BB Goat of the Game: David Rackley Collin McHugh started for the Mets, trying to follow up a fantastic start in his MLB debut two weeks ago against Colorado. He really had a tough time. St. Louis just kept pounding …

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Mets 5, Marlins 1: Bay Hits Grand Slam(?)

Final Score: Mets 5, Marlins 1 Player of the Game: Jason Bay- 2-for-4, first-inning grand slam Goat of the Game: Scott Hairston- 0-for-4, 2 K Jason Bay hit a grand slam. I know, I know, it sounds ridiculous, but it actually happened! The struggling Bay, who was hitting .152 coming into today’s game in Miami, had been …

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Mets 5, Marlins 3: Seizing The Opportunity

Final Score: Mets 5, Marlins 3 Player of the Game: Kelly Shoppach- 1-for-1, 2 RBI Goat of the Game: eh, who cares? Tonight’s game was all about the little things. It was a tight one. Jeremy Hefner was solid and Josh Johnson was dominant for the Marlins. The little things were going to determine this …

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Mets 2, Nationals 0: Wait, Aren’t We Supposed To Be The Ones Getting Shutout?

Final Score: Mets 2, Nationals 0 Player of the Game: Jonathon Niese -7.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, 109 p. (72 strikes) Goat of the Game: Andres Torres- 0-for-3, 3 K Finally, something to cheer about! Last night’s loss to the Nationals was about as bad as it could get. Johan Santana looked like …

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Nationals 6, Mets 4: Johan Struggles Again, Raises More Injury Concerns

Final Score: Nationals 6, Mets 4 Player of the Game: Scott Hairston- 3-for-4, 2 R Goat of the Game: Johan Santana- 5 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 93 p. (63 strikes) Tonight was supposed to be the night that we got out ace back. Johan Santana took the mound looking to stop one of …

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Mets 8, Reds 4: Hey, Who’s This Harvey Kid?

Final Score: Mets 8, Reds 4 Player of the Game: Matt Harvey- 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K, 89 pitches (63 strikes) Goat of the Game: Frank Francisco- 0.2 IP,  4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, K, HR Just one night after Mike Leake stole the show in Cincinnati, it was Matt Harvey’s turn. …

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Reds 6, Mets 1: Leake Shuts Down Mets, Dickey Rocked

Final Score: Reds 6, Mets 1 Player of the Game: Mike Baxter 2-for-4, R Goat of the Game: The umpiring crew Tonight, the night belonged to Mike Leake. Leake shut down the Met offense the entire game, holding them to just one run on four hits. It was his second career complete game. Leake is a guy …

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Reds 3, Mets 0: The Worst Bullpen In Baseball

Final Score: Reds 3, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Chris Young- 5.2 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 4 K, 105 pitches (65 strikes) Goat of the Game: Josh Edgin- 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 HR/ Manny Acosta- 0.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 1 BB  Notes: Chris Young wasn’t particularly great. Sure, he …

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Mets 6, Braves 5: Niese Dominates, Mets Almost Collapse

Final Score: Mets 6, Braves 5 Player of the Game: Jonathon Niese- 8 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 106 pitches (71 strikes) Goat of the Game: (co-honors) Josh Edgin- 0.2 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB and Frank Francisco- 0.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB

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Braves 4, Mets 0: Maholm Outduels Harvey

Final Score:  Braves 4, Mets 0 Player of the Game: Matt Harvey- 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 101 pitches (64 strikes) Goat of the Game: Josh Edgin- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K Notes: Harvey struggled to throw strikes early on. In the first inning, he threw 33 pitches, only 18 of them …

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