Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets are off until this coming Friday due to the All Star break. They finished the first half at 39-47, in fourth place and 12 games back in the NL East.
Yesterday, Lance Lynn and the St. Louis Cardinals pitching staff shut down the Mets offense. Steven Matz struggled in the game and that combination led to a 6-0 loss. It was a bad first half that culminated in a bad weekend, leaving the Mets on pace to win only 73 games this season.
Latest Mets News
Neil Walker is in Florida and we could expect his rehab to ramp up shortly according to Marc Carig of Newsday.
Amed Rosario went 0-for-2 in the Futures Game with two strikeouts. Tomas Nido went 2-for-2, with two RBI singles. The US pulled off the upset, winning 7-6.
Latest NL East News
Jorge Castillo of the Washington Post writes about the Nationals being an older team despite being one of the better teams in baseball.
David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes about Brandon Phillips using acupuncture to help his defense. Maybe Asdrubal Cabrera should give it a shot.
The Marlins as you might know are hosting the All-Star game. Clark Spencer of the Miami-Herald writes about their awkward situation surrounding ownership.
Ryan Lawrence of Philly Voice writes about the Phillies trade deadline plans.
Latest on MMO
Rob Piersall makes the case for keeping Jay Bruce, as well as spoke about Zack Wheeler’s strides in Saturday’s loss.
Breanna explains why the Mets need to be spenders this offseason in order to compete in 2018.
This Day in Mets History
1984: Dwight Gooden strikes out the side in the fifth inning of the All-Star game.
Birthdays: Bob Bailor turns 66, Larry Burright turns 80.
