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Pelfrey Back to Form as Mets Win Second Straight

Published: April 23, 2011

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Friday night in his fifth outing of the season Mike Pelfrey became the ace the New York Mets expected at Citi Field. Against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he had an unsuccessful 0-5 career mark, Pelfrey had his command and he did it not feeling well on the mound. But his seven innings of good pitching [...]

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Long day for Mets in Twin Bill Loss to Rockies

Published: April 15, 2011

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The four-game series for the New York Mets at Citi Field with the Colorado Rockies is one that could epitomize where the season is going. New York had leads of two runs in all four that would not last long which contributed to a Colorado sweep. And the Mets are glad they won’t see Rockies [...]

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LATE SEASON DOUBLE DIP FOR THE METS

Published: September 30, 2010

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NEW YORK – There were perhaps less than 1,000 fans in the seats at Citi Field Wednesday afternoon when New York Mets starting pitcher Jonathan Niese threw the first pitch to Milwaukee Brewers leadoff hitter Rickie Weeks at 4:10pm. It was a rare twin bill of baseball in New York City courtesy of a Monday [...]

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Mets get another series opening win against Twins

Published: June 26, 2010

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New York – When they get to the dog days of August and the September stretch, the New York Mets will certainly know that winning the first game of a series was important, And it certainly looks like the Mets could have an interesting final two months of the season based on what has been [...]

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METS GET ANOTHER HOME WIN ON WALK-OFF HOME RUN

Published: June 9, 2010

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New York – Maybe it is the mental aspect of playing at home, or it is the familiarity of playing at Citi Field.  Perhaps the New York Mets still can’t determine why they play so much better at home than they do on the road after their 2-1 eleventh inning walk off win over the [...]

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A Heart-Stopping Moment in the 13-11 Cleveland Defeat of the Yanks

Published: May 30, 2010

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Bronx, NY—On the same day that Roy Halladay of the Phillies pitched the 20th perfect game in major league history, the Yanks and Indians struggled through a 4 hour and 22 minute baseball game that seemed even longer. During the game, a large crowd of 46, 599 attendees watched twelve pitchers give up 24 runs, [...]

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Yanks Crush Indians, 8-2; Win Opener of Seven Game Homestand

Published: May 29, 2010

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BRONX, NY – The combination of effective pitching and the long-ball led to the easy 8-2 victory of the Yankees over the Cleveland Indians in the opening game of the seven game Yankees homestand. The organization and its rooters are hopeful the relatively weak opposition, Cleveland Indians (4 games) and the Baltimore Orioles (3 games), [...]

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2010 Subway Series Begins with a 2-1 Yankees Victory

Published: May 22, 2010

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Before the largest crowd 41,382, in the short history of Citi Field, the Yankees edged the Mets by a score of 2-1 in the first game of the 2010 Subway Series on Friday night. The pitchers’ duel between starters Javier Vazquez and Hisanori Takahashi was a big surprise to most observers at the ballpark. The [...]

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The Sad Saga of Javier Vasquez in Yankee Stadium

Published: May 5, 2010

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The unhappy saga of Yankee hurler Javier Vazquez’s 2010 season continued on Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. In an attempt to win his first game at home this season, Vazquez hurled only three innings plus four batters, his shortest outing of the season. Eleven of the 19 batters faced by Vazquez reached base successfully. He [...]

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Mets bats get hot on cold night at Citi Field with win against Nats

Published: April 10, 2010

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New York – On a cold and windy evening at Citi Field Friday evening, the New York Mets bats were hot as catcher Rod Barajas and right fielder Jeff Francoeur hit two home runs apiece as New York came from behind 2-0 and defeated the Washington Nationals 8-2   in the first game of a three-game [...]

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