Wright Ignites 7th-Inning Rally, Mets Top Braves 4-1
The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night for their first four-game winning streak in a year.
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The New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night for their first four-game winning streak in a year.
Rookie Jacob deGrom struck out 11 in seven shutout innings and also delivered a table-setting hit from the No. 8 spot in the batting order as the New York Mets tagged All-Star Julio Teheran and the Atlanta Braves 8-3 Tuesday night.
Not long after the Braves blew a late lead for Mike Minor, manager Fredi Gonzalez nearly blew his top.
Ruben Tejada singled home the winning run with two outs in the 11th inning, Curtis Granderson hit a tying homer in the eighth and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Monday night.
From the minors to the Major Leagues, a baseball player from New Jersey has been afforded the opportunity to live his dream.
New York Mets minor league outfielders Wuilmer Becerra and Vicente Lupo are facing drag racing charges. Becerra and Lupo play for the Kingsport Mets of the Rookie-level Appalachian League.
Niese agreed with the move because he's been having trouble for about six weeks, but said this break is nothing like his DL stint last year.
Mariano Rivera was the center of attention in 2013. Derek Jeter will be in the spotlight this year for the game at Target Field in Minnesota on July 15.
Murphy is the third second baseman in club history to be selected for the MLB All-Star Game.
Zack Wheeler breezed into the seventh inning, Anthony Recker hit a three-run homer in a five-run first and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 8-4 Sunday for a series win.
Robinson Chirinos hit an early three-run homer, Adrian Beltre connected again and the Texas Rangers ended a six-game losing streak with a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday night.
It wasn't exactly State of the Mets, but G.M. Sandy Alderson - after a 1-6 road trip and watching his team lose 7 of 8 games - met the media prior to Friday night's start of a 10-game homestand.
Travis d'Arnaud snapped an eighth-inning tie with a two-run double and the New York Mets overcame an early injury to starter Jonathon Niese, beating the skidding Texas Rangers 6-5 Friday night to stop a four-game slide.
Colon (8-6, 3.88 ERA in 16 starts), was one of the Mets' major additions in free agency. But he might not make it a full season in Queens.
However it went down, retrieving the purloined property is going to be quite a task, probably an impossible one.
