Kirk Nieuwenhuis

The Sports Xchange 06/17/2013 MLB Note - Miami Marlins Olivo, Miguel C Miguel Olivo told The Miami Herald that he asked for his release three times but was denied at every turn. Finally, he walked out on the team after batting practice Friday, leaving...

SS Starlin Castro had just his second multi-hit game in his last 17 contests Sunday, when he went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the Cubs; 4-3 loss to the Mets. Castro is hitting .145 (10-for-69) over his last 17 games, a stretch in which his overall...

RHP Greg Burke was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas following the Mets' 5-2 loss to the Cubs on Saturday. In two stints with the Mets this year, Burke is 0-1 with a 3.15 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 20 innings over 21 relief appearances, but he was the Mets'...

The New York Mets are riding a rare dose of momentum as they begin a five-game series against the host Atlanta Braves on Monday. New York appeared headed to its 11th loss in 13 games before exploding for four runs in the ninth inning to beat the Chicago...

Houston (EEUU), 17 jun (EFE).- La sorpresa saltó en la competición de la Liga Nacional después que los Marlins de Miami, el equipo con la peor marca de las mayores, derrotaron a los Cardenales de San Luis y les ganaron la serie. En el mismo camino de las...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH When Mets general manager Sandy Alderson held a question-and-answer session with approximately 350 season-ticket holders Saturday at Citi Field, the queries ranged from friendly to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH For six innings Tuesday, the Mets watched their future become the present. Zack Wheeler, one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, gave the Mets everything they hoped for in his...

MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Manager Terry Collins spoke to his father, Bud, early Sunday morning, before the Mets played the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field. Bud Collins said he needed a win for Father's Day. "I said, 'I'm not a father,'"...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH Now the Cubs remember why Carlos Marmol isn't their closer anymore. Manager Dale Sveum found himself in quite a bind Sunday, having used closer Kevin Gregg four straight days, making...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Mets 4, Cubs 3 Mets 4, Cubs 3: Kirk Nieuwenhuis blasted a walk-off three-run home run to cap a four-run ninth inning as host New York rallied to salvage the final game of the series. Marlon Byrd led off the ninth with a solo...

Mets 4, Cubs 3: Kirk Nieuwenhuis blasted a walk-off three-run home run to cap a four-run ninth inning as host New York rallied to salvage the final game of the series. Marlon Byrd led off the ninth with a solo shot into the second deck in left against...

The Sports Xchange By Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Mets win on Nieuwenhuis' homer in ninth NEW YORK -- The New York Mets probably can't rewrite the inevitable ending to their season. But they're pretty good at dramatically changing the narrative...