Tonight, the New York Mets (50-61) will head to Citizens Bank Park to take on the Philadelphia Phillies (42-69) at 7:05 p.m. Jacob deGrom will take the mound to oppose Vince Velasquez.
The Mets lost 5-1 yesterday to the Rangers. Rafael Montero struggled early in the game and the offense could get virtually nothing going against Martin Perez.
Latest Mets News
In a late breaking news, the Mets traded Jay Bruce to the Cleveland Indians for Ryder Ryan. The Indians ate the full salary. Ryan is a converted position player from college who throws hard.
According to many reports, the Mets were also in talks with the Yankees. According to Marc Carig of Newsday, the Yankees would have eaten less salary but may have offered better players.
Latest NL East News
Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post has Jayson Werth‘s update.
According to Jon Heyman, the Marlins sale is down to Jorge Mas and Derek Jeter.
Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported Dansby Swanson is back in the MLB.
According to Todd Zolecki of MLB.com, Rhys Hoskins could be in the Phillies lineup as early as tonight.
Latest on MMO
Rob Piersall breaks down Chris Flexen‘s start on Tuesday. Flexen is still listed to start against the Phillies this weekend.
This Day in Mets History
1971: Tug McGraw strikes out nine Padres in four innings to preserve a 6-4 Mets win.
Birthdays: Matt den Dekker turns 30, Brandon Lyons turns 38, Chuck Carr turns 50, Gerald Williams turns 51
