Juan Lagares

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Things continue to devolve for New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis, whose offensive slump has begun spilling into his defense. Davis had perhaps his worst night in a nightmarish season...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH No matter what happens on the field these days, it seems as if Matt Harvey cannot be beaten. Harvey was upset about the way he pitched in his last outing, a 7-4 Mets loss to the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Almost daily, Mets manager Terry Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson have fielded questions regarding Ike Davis. With each 0-for-4, pressure mounts to demote Davis to the minors....

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Right-handed pitcher Jeremy Hefner was "freaking out," in his own words, after hearing of the tornado Monday that devastated Moore, Okla. Hefner shared his emotional day prior to the Met's 4-0 loss to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Matt Harvey didn't have his best fastball. It didn't matter. Harvey showed a new dimension in dispatching the Cubs Friday at Wrigley Field, relying heavily on his breaking pitches...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs made it official over the weekend, saying right-hander Matt Garza would come off the disabled list and start Tuesday night at Pittsburgh. When Garza does return, manager Dale...

LHP Scott Rice made his major league-leading 25th appearance, pitching a perfect seventh and eighth inning to help secure the victory. Now 2-3 with a 3.05 ERA, Rice has pitched 20.2 innings and worked two full innings for the second time this season....

Travis Wood knew something bad was going to happen as soon as he released the high changeup with two outs and a man on base in the seventh inning. "As soon as it left the hand, I didn't like it," Wood said of the fat pitch Juan Lagares deposited into...

The Cincinnati Reds are suddenly vulnerable in the ninth inning. The Reds will try to get struggling closer Aroldis Chapman a day off when they visit the New York Mets for the opener of a three-game series on Monday. Chapman blew a save at Miami on...

Mets top Cubs, 4-3 CHICAGO -- Scott Rice isn't the only reliever in the New York Mets' bullpen arsenal, but he's certainly been the most dependable. Making his major league-leading 25th appearance, Rice (2-3) worked perfect seventh and eighth...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs aren't disappointed in shortstop Starlin Castro, but they'd like to see their 23-year-old budding star progress more quickly. Castro was a tough 0-for-4 in Sunday's 4-3 loss to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Time is running out for Ike Davis to contribute. The Mets tried to extend Davis a long rope of opportunity, consistently hitting him cleanup against right-handed pitching all last week....