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The Houston Astros got another win on Sunday thanks to a new face and the return of a familiar one after a long absence. Cameron Maybin hit a three-run homer, Carlos Correa drove in a run in his return from the disabled list and the Astros swept the New York Mets with an 8-6 victory. George Springer homered for second straight day for Houston, and Josh Reddick added two hits and three RBIs. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 6:47:pm EST

Things you should know about today's game... 1) Chris Flexen was roughed up for seven runs on nine hits in four innings, including a pair of home runs. The 23-year-old walked two, struck out one and surrendered five runs in the third before recording an out. 2) The Mets jumped out to a 4-1 lead after two innings. Dominic Smith had an RBI single while Nori Aoki had a pair of run-scoring knocks. Juan Lagares singled to drive in a run while Travis d'Arnaud and Brandon Nimmo each tallied an RBI. 3) Aoki went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and scored twice in his second game as a Met. Jose Reyes singled twice, scored two runs and stole two bases while Smith doubled in addition to his RBI single. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 5:25:pm EST

Going into the 2018 season, the Mets have a lot of holes to fill. And with David Wright's absence presumed to be permanent, one of the biggest is at third base. Unfortunately, the position player market is paper thin, and third base may be the worst spot of all. One of the few pending free agent third basemen having an above average year is Mike Moustakas, but does he make sense for the Mets? On the positive side, Moustakas is having a strong offensive year with an .854 OPS -- 11th-best among MLB third basemen, and 35 home runs -- by far the most of his career. This marks the third consecutive year he has put up above average numbers, and though his on base percentage is mediocre, his strikeout Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 9:00:am EST

Sunday’s Say Hey, Baseball looks at how the Astros rejoined the citizens of Houston in a glorious manner. After being displaced due to the intense flooding and other damage from Hurricane Harvey, the Houston Astros finally returned home following a mid-week series at neutral Tampa against the Rangers. The AL West leaders returned to action in a doubleheader against the Mets and ended up sweeping the two games against the Mets. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 8:34:am EST

The New York Mets season continued barreling down the path of no return on Saturday as they were swept in a doubleheader by the Houston Astros. Unfortunately, the same could easily be said of the circumstances surrounding the injury sustained by Wilmer Flores. Flores was forced to leave the game in the fourth inning after fouling a pitch off his own face. Continue to Article

September 03, 2017 12:53:am EST