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Mets' Harrison Bader: Making start in Game 2
Harrison Bader is starting in center field and batting ninth Sunday against the Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS.Bader didn't start in Game 1, but he made an impact nonetheless, entering as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and scoring the tying run. He then logged an at-bat in the ninth and singled before stealing second base and subsequently scoring again. With Bader entering the lineup Sunday, Tyrone Taylor will begin the game on the bench.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Drawing start in first game
Harrison Bader will start in center field and bat ninth in the first game of Monday's doubleheader versus Atlanta, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.Bader had not started the last six games against right-handed pitching, but he's getting the call for this one versus righty Spencer Schwellenbach. Tyrone Taylor is handling right field and Starling Marte will begin the contest on the bench.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Retreats to bench
Harrison Bader is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Nationals.Even though Starling Marte (forearm) is on the bench for the second day in a row, the New York Mets won't make room in the outfield for Bader, who had started in center field in each of the previous four contests. Instead, Tyrone Taylor will get the starting nod in center after he went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 2-1 loss to Philadelphia.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Double, home run in win
Harrison Bader went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a double and an additional run scored in Friday's 11-3 win over the Phillies.Bader laced a two-out double off Max Lazar in the sixth inning before putting the game to bed with a three-run homer off Tyler Gilbert in the eighth, his 12th long ball of the year. Bader had gone just 3-for-24 with no extra-base hits in 12 games prior to Friday while continuing to lose at-bats to Jesse Winker, Starling Marte and Tyrone Taylor. Overall, the 30-year-old Bader is slashing .246/.290/.393 with 50 RBI (matching a career high), 54 runs scored and 16 stolen bases across 404 plate appearances this season.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Clutch homer in win
Harrison Bader went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Reds.The center fielder broke open a scoreless tie by taking Sam Moll deep to lead off the sixth inning. Bader has been making his rare hits count over the last few weeks -- he's gone just 3-for-45 (.067) since Aug. 15, but all three hits have left the yard. On the season, Bader is slashing .243/.288/.384 with 11 homers, 15 steals, 47 RBI and 52 runs in 392 plate appearances.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Getting Saturday off
Harrison Bader isn't in the New York Mets' lineup Saturday versus the White Sox.Bader continued to struggle at the plate Friday, going 0-for-4 while driving in an RBI en route to a victory. He'll bow out of the lineup again Saturday while Brandon Nimmo starts in center field, putting Jesse Winker in left.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Idle Thursday
Harrison Bader isn't in the New York Mets' lineup for Thursday's game versus the Diamondbacks.Bader has seemingly broken out of his offensive skid by hitting two home runs over his last two games, but he will be held out of Thursday's series finale. The Mets will instead roll out an outfield trio of Jesse Winker, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Absent from lineup
Harrison Bader is not in the New York Mets' lineup Tuesday versus the Diamondbacks.While Bader has been getting starts every other game, he has appeared in every game since Aug. 13. In the 13-game span since then, the outfielder has struggled at the plate with just two hits in 34 plate appearances. Tyrone Taylor has the start in center Tuesday and is batting seventh.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Sitting down Saturday
Harrison Bader isn't in the New York Mets' lineup Saturday against the Padres.The Mets will give Bader a day to regroup after he's gone 0-for-19 over his last nine games. While he rests, Jesse Winker, Brandon Nimmo and Starling Marte will make up the Mets' outfield trio.
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Mets' Harrison Bader: Resting Thursday
Harrison Bader isn't in the New York Mets' lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.Bader has come up hitless in 16 at-bats over his last seven games, and he'll now get a day off to regroup Thursday. Tyrone Taylor will get the starting nod in center field instead and bat ninth.