JD Davis and Robinson Cano don’t have the whole game to be productive. The Mets have been aggressive in replacing both players defensively at the end of games and did so again in Tuesday’s 8-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. But each one made its presence felt …
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BOSTON – David Peterson earned his big boy pants on Tuesday night, leaving the mound in the sixth inning all grown so fast. A major league debut can be scary enough, but for a left-handed pitcher acting in the legendary shadow of the Green Monster, the pressure can be strangled. …
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The Mets’ first foray into MLB’s new extra inning rules came back immediately to hurt them. After Edwin Diaz threw a save in the ninth, Hunter Strickland climbed onto the mound to start the tenth inning with a runner already at second base. A single in the middle by Dansby …
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A stiff back briefly interrupted Jacob deGrom’s build-up during spring 2.0 training. Only a limited pitch count due to that injury scare could do the same on opening day. The two-time current Cy Young winner shot out, looking ready to win a third when he pitched five soft innings Friday …
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There were cardboard cutouts in the stands, crowd noise dulling and crashing all five after the Yankees’ 9-3 win over the Mets on Saturday night at Citi Field, the first action for either club since the shutdown. of the pandemic. It was a preview of what baseball will look like …
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