Gut Reaction: Yankees 5 Mets 4 (8/15/17)

Sometimes, the package comes as advertised. Oftentimes, we baseball fans are promised terrific pitching matchups that turn out to be duds, with both starters gone by the fifth. When Jacob deGrom and the Mets took on the Yankees and Sonny Gray, we got what we paid for. Both pitchers brought their A game. Of course, [...]

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Juan Lagares deserves a full-time shot

The Mets' outfield now has an open slot since the trading of Jay Bruce to Cleveland. Yoenis Cespedes plays in left field (when healthy) and Michael Conforto has shuttled some between center field and right field. Curtis Granderson and Brandon Nimmo have been splitting time in the other outfield position. There is now a different [...]

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