The Mets ushered out the 2011 season in an afternoon win against the Reds on Tuesday. They finished up with a 77-85 record, “earning” them fourth place in the NL East, worse than what was expected by most at the beginning of the year. Today, we’ll look into the big headlines of this season, analyze …
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Mets battle back, fall to Nationals in ninth 8-7
Coming off a solid 7-3 victory in D.C., the Mets sent Dillon Gee to the hill to take on rookie Tom Milone. Gee started off the game by giving up a lead off home run to Ian Desmond down the left field line after a scoreless first by the Mets. After a scoreless second for …
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Mets mount amazin’ comeback, but the bullpen blows it, lose 11-9
The afternoon Mets vs. Brewers game was all about late inning heroics. The Mets and Brewers each came back from multi-run leads late. Here’s how it all went down. In the top of the first, Jerry Hairston Jr. got on with a one out walk. In the net at-bat, he was driven home by Ryan …
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Mets play very well all around, beat Padres 7-3 to take the series
The Mets, who were 1-4 on their West Coast road trip, came into today’s game after winning the first game of the series and then losing in the second game 6-1 in an awful offensive performance. Dillon Gee took the mound for the Mets, trying once again to become the first Met rookie pitcher to …
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Turner hits two home runs, Met bats explode, beat Braves 11-7
Just a day after Met fans had their hearts ripped out of them, the Mets came to play against the Braves at a wet, rainy, Citi Field. The game time was pushed back to about 8:10, as heavy rain came over the New York area for about an hour, and reappeared in the eighth inning. …
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Behind Murphy, Pridie, Mets win 8-6
Notable performances: Jonathon Niese- (W, 10-8) 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2 BB, 5 SO, 81 pitches (52 strikes) Dan Murphy- 3-4, 2 RBI, R Jason Pridie- 2-5, 2 RBI Jose Reyes- 0-5, R Notes: Tonight was all about the Met offense, as they pounded Johnny Cueto and the Reds for eight runs on …
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