Saturday, January 11

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Mets position J.D. Martinez on paternity list, recall DJ Stewart from Triple-A

Mets position J.D. Martinez on paternity list, recall DJ Stewart from Triple-A

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Before Monday's opener of the three-game series versus the Boston Red Sox at Citi Field beginning on Monday night, the Mets positioned designated player J.D. Martinez on the paternity list.In his location, New York remembered DJ Stewart from Triple-A Syracuse and slotted him into Monday's lineup, batting 8th and playing left field versus the right-hander Brayan Bello."Bello, he's quite hard on right-handed players so entering into the series I understood that I was gon na offer a few of our righties a day due to the fact that we're dealing with, not just today, however the guy tomorrow and particularly [Tanner] Houck the last day, their divides when you take a look at their numbers you wish to have as numerous left-handed players as possible therein," stated supervisor Carlos Mendoza.The M...
Northants lose out on promo and rue Trent Bridge go-slow

Northants lose out on promo and rue Trent Bridge go-slow

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Northants 202 (Procter 82, Raine 5-54) and 197 for 4 (Procter 94) beat Leicestershire 128 (Sanderson 5-39, Gleeson 5-49) and 270 (Cosgrove 80, Kerrigan 4-62)Northamptonshire's ninth triumph of the season, finished with some ease in benign batting conditions at Grace Road, had a bitter-sweet component for the guys from Wantage Road.Occasions at Hove, where Nottinghamshire required just to draw with Sussex to verify they would take the 2nd promo location from Division Two, implied that Northamptonshire complete the season 3rd - and it will be little alleviation that no group has actually made more of its' cumulative capability.Northants were delegated especially rue the five-point reduction suffered after defeat at Trent Bridge in late August for a sluggish over-rate. It was a difficult time...