Mets News and Notes:
The Mets completed a stretch of eight straight series against teams with winning records -- versus the Phillies, Cardinals, Nationals, Yankees, Rays, Reds, Orioles and Yankees again -- with a 12-13 record (including 1-5 against their Bronx rivals).
The Mets attendance for the Yankees three-game series drew a combined attendance of 124,677. The Mets had been averaging 28,279 per game entering the series. (It's fair to note that the season average includes midweek/bad-weather games earlier in the year, whereas the Yankees series fell during a time attendance would naturally be higher anyway -- although not as high, obviously, had the Bombers not been visiting Queens.)
Frank Francisco landed on the disabled list before Sunday's series finale with a left oblique strain. The Mets also demoted Jordany Valdespin, freeing roster spots for the returns of shortstop Ruben Tejada and reliever Ramon Ramirez from the disabled list. Terry Collins ...
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PLAYERS:
Jerry Seinfeld,
Frank Francisco,
Jordany Valdespin,
Ruben Tejada,
Ramon Ramirez,
Terry Collins,
Bobby Parnell,
Daniel Murphy,
Justin Turner,
Omar Quintanilla,
Dwight Gooden,
Tim Byrdak,
Vinny Rottino,
Justin Hampson,
Ike Davis,
Lucas Duda,
Rafael Soriano,
Jenrry Mejia,
Wally Backman
TEAMS: New York Mets, New York Yankees
TEAMS: New York Mets, New York Yankees
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