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A’s trade Lucas Erceg to Royals, Paul Blackburn to Mets in first deadline deals
The first dominos in Oakland has fallen. The A’s have traded set-up man Lucas Erceg to the Royals and starter Paul Blackburn to the Mets, according to multiple reports, the first trades that Oakland has made ahead of Tuesday’s 3 p.m. PT trade deadline. For Erceg, the A’s...
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Sean Manaea struck out a season-best 11 over seven dominant innings, pitching the New York Mets to a 2-0 victory against the Minnesota Twins. Mark Vientos homered and J.D. Martinez had an RBI single to help the Mets win for the 15th time in 21 games. They matched their season high at seven games above .500. Manaea yielded two hits and one walk while allowing just one runner beyond first base. The 11 strikeouts were his most since fanning 12 for San Diego against Atlanta in May 2022. Ryne Stanek got two outs in the eighth and Edwin Díaz struck out Byron Buxton with two runners on to end the inning. Buxton whiffed all four times up. Díaz finished for his 13th save.
Mets get Paul Blackburn in trade with A's to add starter at Trade Deadline, reports say
Suddenly in serious pursuit of a playoff spot, the Mets made a move to bolster their rotation. According to multiple reports, the Mets are acquiring starting pitcher Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics. Jeff Passan of ESPN was the first to report the deal. Blackburn, 30, has been limited to...
Mets acquire pitchers Paul Blackburn, Tyler Zuber, Huascar Brazoban at MLB trade deadline
As the clock ticked past 6 p.m. Tuesday, the final moments for the rest of baseball season that clubs were allowed to swap players, the Mets’ trade-deadline haul felt much the same as it did in the days prior: a bunch of smaller deals, no huge splashes. They squeezed...
Sean Manaea throws seven two-hit innings as Mets shut out Twins
The Mets added three pitchers in a plentiful trade deadline day on Tuesday. But the biggest noise came from a pitcher they already had on the roster. Sean Manaea allowed two hits and struck out a season-high 11 in seven innings against the Twins as the Mets won their second in a row, 2-0, before 27,767 at Citi Field.
Mets deal for A’s starter Paul Blackburn
The Oakland Athletics traded their longest-tenured player, right-handed starting pitcher Paul Blackburn, to the New York Mets on Tuesday. Oakland is sending right-handed pitching prospect Kade Morris to New York in return. Blackburn, 30, was a 2022 All-Star and began the 2024 season with 22 1/3 scoreless innings across four...
Twins vs. Mets Prediction, Odds and Probable Pitchers for Tuesday, July 30 (Trust Mets to Stay Hot)
The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball right now, winning seven of their last 10 games to put some pressure on the Atlanta Braves for the No. 1 wild card spot in the National League. New York dominated the Minnesota Twins on Monday, scoring 15...
Mets trade rumors: Blake Snell latest as deadline inches closer
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The New York Mets are still in the market for arms — both starting and bullpen — as the Major League Baseball’s 6 p.m. ET trade deadline on Tuesday night inches ever so closer.
When is MLB trade deadline 2024? Latest updates and news on Yankees and Mets moves
The 2024 MLB trade deadline has arrived as Tuesday's 6 p.m. deadline nears. There's been massive deals throughout MLB already, with the Rays' proving to be sellers moving on from a number of players in there organization, moving the likes of outfielder Randy Arozarena to the Mariners and the Orioles adding starter Zach Eflin, reliever Seranthony Dominguez and outfielder Cristian Pache.
Mets find more pitching, add starter Paul Blackburn in trade with A's
NEW YORK (AP) — Staying on the hunt for pitching, the New York Mets acquired starter Paul Blackburn from the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday for minor league right-hander Kade Morris. Blackburn was an All-Star in 2022 but has had trouble staying healthy at times. He missed more than two...
Manaea strikes out 11 in mound gem that sends Mets past Twins 2-0
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Manaea struck out a season-best 11 over seven dominant innings Tuesday night, pitching the New York Mets to a 2-0 victory against the Minnesota Twins. Mark Vientos homered and J.D. Martinez had an RBI single to help the Mets (57-50) win for the 15th time in 21 games. They matched their season high at seven games above .500, hours after the front office concluded a busy month by acquiring pitchers Paul Blackburn, Huascar Brazobán and Tyler Zuber at the trade deadline.
Alonso homers to start the Mets on their way to a 15-2 blowout against the Twins
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso homered to start a six-run fourth inning and the New York Mets blew out the Minnesota Twins 15-2 on Monday night, turning the opener of an interleague series between playoff contenders into a lopsided laugher. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens each drove in...
How did Mets do at 2024 MLB Trade Deadline? Grading each of David Stearns' moves
NEW YORK — David Stearns' first trade deadline leading the Mets baseball operations department did not provide a major splash but still filled in many of the roster's cracks. On the trade deadline, the Mets added a starting pitcher, two relief pitchers and an outfielder. Here's how we grade...
Mets ride three huge innings to blowout of Twins
Pete Alonso homered to lead off a six-run fourth-inning outburst Monday night by the host New York Mets, who rolled to a 15-2 win over the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game interleague series. Eight starters had at least one hit and one RBI apiece for the Mets, who later added five- and four-run innings while snapping a two-game losing streak and improving to 16-9 this month. Jesse Winker, the lone New York starter without an RBI, was 1-for-2 with a walk before being lifted for Tyrone Taylor following the fifth inning. Taylor went 2-for-2 with two runs. Jeff McNeil and Luis Torrens had three RBIs apiece for the Mets, and Torrens had a game-high three hits. Byron Buxton laced an RBI single in the first and Ryan Jeffers homered in the ninth for the Twins, who have lost six of 10. Buxton finished 2-for-2 with a walk. Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson (3-2) opened with three scoreless innings before Alonso homered on his second pitch of the fourth. The next six batters also reached -- including McNeil, Torrens and Francisco Lindor, all of whom had RBI singles -- before Brandon Nimmo and J.D. Martinez hit consecutive sacrifice flies. Martinez's RBI, which made it 5-1, knocked Woods Richardson from the game. Cole Sands took over on the mound. The Mets sent 11 batters to the plate in the sixth, when Nimmo (single), Martinez (fielder's choice), Mark Vientos (bases-loaded walk), McNeil (sacrifice fly) and Harrison Bader (hit by pitch) all collected an RBI. Alonso and McNeil had run-scoring doubles in the eighth before Torrens hit a two-RBI double off outfielder Matt Wallner, who made his first major league pitching appearance. Jose Quintana (6-6) cruised to the win after allowing one run on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings. Jose Butto earned his second save, permitting four hits and a run over the final three innings. Woods Richardson gave up six runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out two over 3 1/3 innings. Wallner, who threw mostly pitches clocked below 50 mph, got the final four outs without allowing a run. --Field Level Media.
Twins vs. Mets: Betting Preview for July 30
On Tuesday, July 30, Francisco Lindor’s New York Mets (56-50) host Carlos Santana’s Minnesota Twins (58-47) at Citi Field. The first pitch will be thrown at 7:10 PM ET. The Mets, at -145, are the favorites in this matchup, while the Twins are underdogs at +120. This matchup’s over/under has been set at 8.5. You can get -115 odds on the over and -105 odds on the under.
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