Kirk Nieuwenhuis

The Sports Xchange Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Dodgers 7, Mets 2 NEW YORK -- Mark Ellis had a monster game Tuesday night with two homers, including the tie-breaking three-run blast in the seventh inning, and four hits as he led the Los Angeles...

The Sports Xchange Jerry Beach, The Sports Xchange Ellis' two blasts lead Dodgers past Mets NEW YORK -- Mark Ellis had to wait 215 days to hit his 100th career home run. He only had to wait one turn through the order to belt his 101st. Ellis'...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Perilously thin in their rotation already, the Mets suffered another blow Tuesday when left-hander Jon Niese suffered a right leg contusion, knocking him out indefinitely. X-rays on the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Ike Davis continues to slump and Lucas Duda continues to thrive, but the Mets have no plans to switch those two in the lineup. Despite Duda's hot start to the season and Davis's...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Coming into Sunday's series finale against the Nationals, the Mets were 7-1 in games that Jon Niese or Matt Harvey pitched, and 1-7 in every other game. It was a troubling trend for...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH Coming off a frigid 10-game road trip through Philadelphia, Minneapolis and Denver, a marquee matchup awaited the Mets back in New York. Matt Harvey, who was dominant in his first...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The future may have to wait a big longer. New York Mets' top catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud fractured a bone in his left foot when a foul tip struck him Wednesday night at Triple-A...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH New York Mets' righty Dillon Gee keeps generating ground balls. Problem is, they keep going past his teammates' gloves. Gee indicated some frustration after allowing five runs over 4 2/3...

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Adam LaRoche and the Washington Nationals handed R.A. Dickey his first loss in three months, beating the sinking New York Mets 5-2 Tuesday night behind Gio Gonzalez’s seven crisp innings. LaRoche hit a tiebreaking homer and Gonzalez (13-5) gave...

Edwin Jackson pitched seven effective innings, Adam LaRoche hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-3 on Wednesday night. Jackson (2-3) allowed three runs, two earned, and three hits to earn his first win since April...