Murphy added that he chose to pull himself out of the lineup because the Mets were up 6-0 with right-hander Matt Harvey on the mound and an expanded roster at Collins’ disposal.
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This is a lucky break for New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada, but not so much for Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Domonic Brown.
Syndergaard threw 133 innings in the minor leagues last season and will not be allowed to go over 173 this season, according to team sources.
While Harvey cruised through the first four innings Wednesday, allowing just two hits in that stretch, he experienced difficulties in each of his final three innings.
Harvey is lined up to start the middle game of the three-game set against the Nationals at the beginning of next week, and his following start would come against the Braves or Marlins, who are two of the worst teams in baseball. Nola countered by throwing a ideal first inning, striking out Curtis Granderson to open the frame.
Jonathan Lucroy drove in three runs and extended his hitting streak to 10 games as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the fifth straight time, 9-4. He allowed as many runs Wednesday as he did in his previous six starts combined.
“One of the things we had discussed all summer when all the innings things started to rear [their] ugly head, [and] Matt said, ‘I’m pitching in the playoffs, ‘” Collins said before the game.
Cespedes unloaded his 28th home run of the season to left in the eighth, ruining the major-league debut of Colton Murray and improving the Mets’ lead to 9-4. He got caught in no-man’s land, though, stuck between making a diving attempt at the ball and letting it fall in front of him for a single.
Brown later would leave the game due to concerns about a possible concussion. He will see a specialist on Thursday. Brown subsequently said he felt OK when asked in the dugout.
This is what Ive kind of been thinking about since 06, 07, is getting back to this point where the stadiums full, its rocking on a nightly basis and bringing the energy, said Wright, the longest-tenured active big leaguer to play all his games with one team.
“Hopefully, he’ll be fine”. “Like I said, he didn’t show any signs of any issues when he was in the dugout”.
Unfortunately for Nola, that gave the Mets a 3-0 lead in the second. Nola managed to make it through the rest of the third without further damage.
The Orioles were helped by two defensive plays from their outfield. Longoria gave Tampa Bay a two-run cushion with a homer in the ninth.
“Wasn’t one of his better performances, but the defense wasn’t really the greatest today”, interim manager Pete Mackanin said. The Mets will take on a right-hander (Nola) in this game and have a 57-45 record against right-handed starting pitchers this season.
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Nola had his shortest outing as a member of the Phillies, going only four innings while giving up six runs on nine hits. This is what I’ve missed for the last few years, is playing in these types of games and these types of situations. “Then when I saw him in the stands, I ran as hard as I could”.
