Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Phillies 3 (10/1/16)

The Mets are going to the playoffs for the second consecutive season, as they edged the Phillies, 5-3, Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. It's just the second time in franchise history the club has made the postseason in back-to-back years, joining the 1999-2000 club. Today's win means the Mets will host the Wild Card game on [...]

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Noah Syndergaard’s turnaround coincided with Mets’ surge

Back in August I wrote a piece about Noah Syndergaard as he was in the midst of a weird funk that began with his July 8th start against the Nationals. He left that game early with what the team labeled "arm fatigue" and hit a stretch where he had high pitch counts and trouble going [...]

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