The Mets rested many of their veterans after winning the first two games of the series and it paid off, as they emerged with a 3-2 win and a sweep of the Twins Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets looked primed to blow the game wide open in the first inning, as their first [...]
Back in the first decade of the 21st Century, much was made of the multi-culturalism of the Mets. Sports Illustrated ran a cover story in 2007 titled: “Mix Master: The Unlikely Story of How Omar Minaya Created the Melting-Pot Mets.” Flash forward to 2016 and you don’t hear a peep about that sort of thing. [...]
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The Mets defeated the Twins tonight at Citi Field 3-2 in extras. It was a slog of a game, taking four hours and 15 minutes to complete. Seth Lugo started for the Mets and was effective if not great. He only lasted 5 innings and had trouble with walks, giving Twins hitters four free passes [...]