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ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones sat alongside Zack Wheeler's parents in the second row behind home plate. Jerry Seinfeld tweeted: "Wheeler!!!!!" Yes, this was a big deal. Scott Cunningham/Getty ImagesZack Wheeler attracted a crowd while war...

Zack Wheeler lived up the hype in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the first-place Atlanta Braves and a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday.

Matt Harvey reached 100.1 MPH on Tuesday - fastest pitch thrown by a starter this season- ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 18, 2013 ATLANTA -- Matt Harvey believed he might be on track for the second no-hitter in franchise history...

ATLANTA -- Here is the lineup as Zack Wheeler makes his major league debut at 7:10 p.m. at Turner Field. Mets Collin Cowgill, lf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Marlon Byrd, rf Josh Satin, 1b Anthony Recker, c Juan Lagares, cf Omar Quin...

ATLANTA -- The bar has been set pretty high for Zack Wheeler in the nightcap of a celebrated doubleheader. Hopefully Mets fans will convince themselves to uncover their eyes and watch. Matt Harvey carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning be...

Matt Harvey pitched six hitless innings, John Buck homered and the New York Mets held off another Atlanta comeback, beating the Braves 4-3 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader.

ATLANTA -- Here is the lineup for the 1:10 p.m. matinee of a split doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves. With last night's rain-delayed game officially having ended at 1:22 a.m., the Mets and Braves are poised to become the first teams to have ...

In case you were busy learning hard lessons about hubris and foosball but mostly hubris, here's what you missed in sports on Monday: Tuukka Rask had a shutout and Daniel Paille had his second goal in as many games as the Boston Bruins seized a 2...

The Atlanta Braves have placed catcher Evan Gattis on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique.

Dillon Gee #35 SP New York Mets 2013 STATS GM14 W5 L7 BB21 K69 ERA4.56 ATLANTA -- How rare an occurrence was Dillon Gee's surrendering of a walk-off two-run homer to lose a shutout, lead and the game on the same pitch? According to ES...

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ATLANTA FIRST PITCH: Zack Wheeler did not find out about his promotion the traditional way: getting surprised by a call into the Triple-A manager's office and orders to proceed to the airport. Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY SportsZack Wheeler...

Daniel Shirey/USA TODAY SportsFreddie Freeman celebrates a walk-off two-run homer against Dillon Gee.ATLANTA -- Terry Collins did not second-guess the decision to send out Dillon Gee for the ninth inning. Nor did he second-guess the decision to keep ...

ATLANTA -- After a three-hour, 43-minute rain delay, then a scoreless effort for eight innings, the Mets suffered a painful late-night defeat. After carrying a shutout bid into the ninth inning, Dillon Gee surrendered a pair of runs as the Atlanta...

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