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Clay Holmes pitched into the seventh inning for the first time as a starter, the big three homered, and the Mets left you without much to complain about as they completed a sweep of the historically dreadful Rockies.
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Clay Holmes had already proven that he can be a useful starter, now he has confirmed that he can be a lengthy starter.
If any team can relate to the Knicks after losing two games shy of reaching the championship, it’s the Mets.
Keith Hernandez still has some questions about what exactly “chew it and do it” mean.
Around the National League East
The Braves had no answer for Garrett Crochet and went down quickly and quietly in a 3-1 loss at Fenway.
An error by Trea Turner and some timely hitting by the Brewers brought Milwaukee a 5-2 win and its first sweep in Philadelphia since 2015.
Mick Abel will be returning to the majors as a starting pitcher while the Phillies will permanently be shifting Tiajuan Walker to a bullpen role to open the spot.
Xavier Edwards made his return to the Marlins, but it didn’t help much in Miami’s 4-2 loss in San Francisco.
The final nail in a bad day for the National League East was the Nationals giving up three runs in the first inning to the Diamondbacks and never clawing back, eventually losing 3-1.
Around Major League Baseball
Yesterday, Major League Baseball celebrated their fifth annual Lou Gehrig Day.
The light-hitting Royals are hoping to add some power to their lineup by promoting top prospect Jac Caglianone.
It took nearly 50 years for former major leaguer Eric Anthony to find out his mystery father was none other than former Dodger Willie Davis.
In her new career, Kim Ng is chasing a goal harder than getting the Marlins to the playoffs: growing women’s professional softball.
Corbin Burnes was a step up for the Diamondbacks as he actually recorded an out on Sunday, but he left the game early with right elbow tightness and killed the mood.
Within 24 hours of finding out about the death of his sister, Elly De La Cruz insisted on playing Sunday’s game against the Cubs and homered.
Coming off the first start of his career without a strikeout, Jacob deGrom donned a new glove and found success.
Major League Baseball’s undisputed ERA leader? You guessed it: Kris Bubic.
Old Friend Dom Smith exercised his minor league opt-out with the Yankees and is once again a free agent.
In other Old Friend Yankee news, prior to Sunday’s game the team promoted Carlos Carrasco to the big league squad.
On Sunday Night Baseball, the Yankees won, but Jasson Dominguez and Luke Weaver are both going to be evaluated for injuries.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2018, the Mets set a franchise record with 24 strikeouts in a single game…by their pitchers, to be clear.