Jerry Blevins surrendered an RBI single to Aaron Hicks which allowed the run to score. Four Mets pitchers held the Yankees to just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded seven base runners.
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Jeurys Familia allowed two baserunners on a hard-hit line drive and an infield dribbler before buckling down and inducing a game-ending double play ball from Rob Refsnyder. Eovaldi (L, 9-8) blinked first when Kelly Johnson blasted a solo homer (5) to get the Mets on the board in the top of the fifth. “And, in retrospect, it’s probable that we should have just put him on the DL at the beginning of this episode, which is generally true with most injuries, unfortunately”.
In Atlanta, Adonis Garcia scored from second on an improbable stolen base attempt in the seventh inning and the Braves downed Pittsburgh despite Ryan Vogelsong’s strong start.
In the morning before Yoenis Cespedes’ quad flared up again and ultimately landed him on the disabled list, the Mets outfielder participated in a round of golf Wednesday.
Mets: Cespedes (quadriceps) joined David Wright, Lucas Duda, Matt Harvey, Jose Reyes, Juan Lagares, Asdrubal Cabrera and more Mets on the disabled list. “He’s got a knack when he’s out there of what he’s gotta do to get outs”, said Mets manager Terry Collins.
The 41-year-old Rodriguez wasn’t in the lineup Thursday night at Yankee Stadium for the wrapup of the Subway Series.
The past six hits for Bruce have all been home runs. There should have been at least one out on that play, but Jay Bruce wound up hitting a two-out, three-run homer later in the inning. “You see players – and I don’t want to name them because they are still playing – but there are players around the game who are on big contracts that have been well-below-average players now for many years, not just a year”, Cashman said in an interview about the fate of the Yankees’ designated hitter.
“Those are numbers from years and years ago”, Girardi said, pointing out they haven’t faced each other since 2012.
Bronx-In his first two days as a member of the New York Mets, Jay Bruce couldn’t buy himself a hit.
“We called Sanchez up and he’s going to play”, Girardi said.
Yankee clippings: Luis Severino will move back into the Yankees’ rotation on Tuesday, replacing Chad Green who was optioned back to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
New York Mets’ Yoenis Cespedes looks at his bat during his ninth-inning at-bat, in which he struck out, in the Mets’ 9-5 loss to the New York Yankees in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, in New York.
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Reds 7, Cardinals 0: Brandon Phillips had three hits and left-hander Brandon Finnegan limited St. Louis to two hits in six innings, leading Cincinnati to a rare series win over the Cardinals.
