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Alfonso Soriano and Blake DeWitt each hit three-run homers, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 7-6 on Friday. It was a wild start to a weekend series between two disappointing teams, but the Cubs ultimately hung on after taking two of three from Pittsburgh. David Wright delivered a two-run double and scored in the first as the Mets grabbed a 3-0 lead against Randy Wells.
The Mets selected the contract of catcher Mike Nickeas on Thursday, allowing him to join the club in Atlanta, where he is in the process of buying a home.
On Lucas Duda's second day with the club, Mets manager Jerry Manuel penciled the rookie left fielder into the two hole, a perch he has never occupied in his four-year professional career.
Though neither was in the lineup, Jose Reyes and Angel Pagan both used the same word Wednesday to describe their status: "Better."
On a day when the Mets welcomed prospects Jenrry Mejia and Lucas Duda to the team, Pelfrey submitted his roughest outing in a month, lasting five innings Wednesday in a 4-1 loss to Tommy Hanson and the Braves
The Mets purchased the contract of catcher Mike Nickeas from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday and transferred right-hander John Maine to the 60-day disabled list.
New York Mets manager Jerry Manuel, whose team has been a disappointment this season, would like to know if the…
From GM Omar Minaya on down, word of Jenrry Mejia's improved curveball spread rapidly throughout the organization after his strong start Monday at Triple-A. But Mejia, who will make his starting debut Saturday, prefers another of his pitches.
Because Triple-A Buffalo has been fighting for a playoff spot, and because Lucas Duda has played a significant role in that quest, Duda was wholly unsure if the Mets would ask him to make his Major League debut this September.
Athleticism and versatility were the products of the Jeff Francoeur trade. Those benefits came neatly packaged in the form of infielder Joaquin Arias, whom the Mets received from the Rangers late Tuesday night in exchange for Francoeur.
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