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Yasiel Puig will be a big challenge for the Yankees this series.A look at a few of the many statistical storylines for tonight's matchup between the Dodgers and Yankees in the Bronx. The Dodgers finally come to New York This will be the Dodgers' ...

Here's a look at some of the statistical storylines pertaining to the major league debut of Mets starter Zack Wheeler tonight. Overcoming History Wheeler will be trying to accomplish a first for a big-league newcomer: Visiting starters are 0-7...

AP PhotoCollin McHugh and Kazuo Matsui had two of the best Mets debuts.With Zack Wheeler making his Mets debut on Tuesday, let's rank the best opening acts in Mets history. We'll go 11-deep for no particular reason other than that is the number that ...

Mariano Rivera had a specific plan for his pitch sequence to Albert Pujols. Sometimes a baseball game will produce the ultimate matchup. And Sunday's Yankees-Angels series finale gave us that -- bases loaded, two outs, a one-run game in the ninth in...

Mariano Rivera had a specific plan for his pitch sequence to Albert Pujols. Sometimes a baseball game will produce the ultimate matchup and Sunday's Yankees-Angels series finale gave us that-- bases loaded, two outs in a one-run game in the ninth in...

Give the New York Mets credit. When they win, they usually make it pretty exciting. Here's a look at some of the notable stats from their series with the Chicago Cubs: The walk-off homer Kirk Nieuwenhuis' first career walk-off homer salvaged the ...

The Mets lost two of three to the Cardinals, but the series produced some interesting notes nonetheless, particularly in the last two games. Here's a quick run-through of some of them. Tough-Luck Harvey Matt Harvey allowed one run in seven inning...

USA TODAY SportsShelby Miller faced the Mets on Wednesday. Now, weather-permitting, it's Matt Harvey's turn to face St. Louis.ESPN Stats & Information's Mark Simon kicks off Thursday's discussion by delivering the First Pitch ... FIRST PITCH: La...

Did you get a chance to see the catch Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez made to rob John Mayberry of a homer on Saturday? This kind of play has become a Gomez specialty. He currently leads center fielders in both advanced fielding stats -- Defen...

Jeff Carlick/Getty ImagesMariano Rivera pitches against the A's, circa 1998.For the remainder of the 2013 season, we will look ahead to Mariano Rivera's matchups against teams he will be facing for the final time in the regular season. We missed out ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates will unleash one of baseball's most promising prospects as former No. 1 pick Gerrit Cole takes the mound on Tuesday night against the San Francisco Giants. Here's a look at some of the key stats to know about tonight's match...

It took 14 innings for the Boston Red Sox to outlast the Tampa Bay Rays, something that would not have happened without the defense of Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia made two huge plays, a catch on a pop up and a snag of a bunt hit attempt in key spots f...

What does Ike Davis need to work on during his time in Las Vegas? Quite a bit. If the images above don't tell you enough, here are a few more stats about Davis' performance this season that would indicate some areas in which improvement will be...

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Dillon Gee made his second straight effective start in Wednesday's win, scattering nine hits over seven innings, with seven more strikeouts. This marked only the second time in Gee's career that he's put together consecutive starts of at least sev...

Joy Absalon/USA TODAY SPORTS We haven't seen many of these types of catches from Mike Trout in 2013 ... yet. If you were to go to Baseball-Reference.com and generate a list of the players with the worst defensive runs saved totals this season, you'd...