Game #112: A’s sweep Rangers! Win finale 6-3
Suddenly just 2 games back of Astros in AL West
Suddenly just 2 games back of Astros in AL West
There are always injury updates in Mets land, and Sunday brought a couple bits about some much-needed reinforcements. Noah Syndergaard Per Pat Ragazzo of Sports Illustrated, Noah Syndergaard threw off a mound in Philadelphia Sunday morning.
[Rips Sinatra record off hi-fi and puts on Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme”]
Inspired by The Guy Who Sat Behind Me Yesterday™
Bradley Zimmer is your unlikely hero of the day
Brett Phillips has a huge day with two homers including a grand slam, as the Rays rally again to finish a sweep of the Os
Perhaps if the South Siders had worn shorts every game...
Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays began with a Cedric Mullins (1 for 3, 2 Runs Scored, 1 RBI, 1 BB, HBP) lead-off homerun, a homerun that made him the 9th Orioles to record 20 homers and 20 stolen bases in a season.
On to Cleveland (for a day)...
Sweep?
The Oakland A’s are starting to heat up, finally. They’ve won seven of their last nine games, in no small part due to the three new hitters they acquired at the trade deadline.
Described as a must-win by their manager, the Mets entered Sunday’s game desperate. Now, losers of four straight and nine of their last 10, desperation continues to grow. Zack Wheeler twirled another gem against his former team, leading the Phillies to a 3-0 win and series sweep.
Daulton Jefferies heads back to Triple-A
Collin McHugh has put up some jaw dropping numbers