NEW YORK — Jose Quintana extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 22 2/3 innings and Brandon Nimmo’s three-run homer capped a nine-run fourth as the surging New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 10-0 on Wednesday night to finish a three-game sweep. “He’s been in the league for a long time and there’s a reason why,” Mets manager Carlos …
PHILADELPHIA — Francisco Alvarez, Brandon Nimmo and Harrison Bader hit three-run homers, Jose Quintana allowed three hits in seven shutout innings and the New York Mets routed the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies 11-3 Friday night for their 12th win in 14 games. “We’re playing well,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said. The Mets’ first three home runs were all three-run drives …
Ozzie Guillen recently got a phone call from his old teammate Frank Thomas. “He” was Eloy Jiménez and the ball in question was either the 471-foot homer Jiménez hit on June 9 in Kansas City or the 462-foot bomb he hit at Guaranteed Rate Field two days later. Jiménez’s legend preceded him in Chicago as the former Cubs prospect tore …
