Good morning Mets fans!
Last night the Mets got five shutout innings from Steven Matz but fell to the Phillies 5-2.
Today the Mets will finish up their series with the Philadelphia Phillies. RHP Noah Syndergaard (12-3, 3.26 ERA) will take the hill against RHP Zach Eflin (10-7, 4.26 ERA). First pitch is at 6:05 p.m., and the game will be televised on SNY.
Latest Mets News
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports writes that Jacob deGrom not only has a case for the NL Cy Young award, but also for the NL MVP.
Tim Healey of Newsday writes about the terrible June that derailed the Mets season.
Cliff Corcoran of The Athletic writes about David Wright’s case for the Hall of fame.
Jacob deGrom leads the MLB.com Cy Young poll, earning 30 of 33 first-place votes.
Latest MLB News
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that Rockies’ shortstop Trevor Story has potential UCL damage in his right elbow. Story has slashed .288/.343/.550 with 33 home runs for the Rockies this season.
Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports that the Yankees will activate reliever Aroldis Chapman today or tomorrow.
Mike Petriello of MLB.com writes that it is the Astros, not the Red Sox who are the best team in baseball.
Latest NL East News
Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that, after several teams shuffled their triple-a affiliates, the Nationals triple-a affiliate will be moved to Fresno.
Former Marlins’ outfielder Christian Yelich has hit for the cycle twice this year with the Brewers. According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, the Marlins are the only team that has never had a player hit for the cycle.
Latest on MMO
John Sheridan writes that outfielder Tim Tebow is expected to return to the Mets organization in 2019. Tebow, who hit .273/.336/.399 in Binghamton this year, had his season cut short by a broken hamate bone in his right hand.
Rob Piersall speculates about who will serve as the Mets closer next season. He mentions relievers including Robert Gsellman, Anthony Swarzak, and even some other names from outside the organization.
Dilip Sridhar breaks down the Mets Minors All-Star Prospect team.
Matt Musico takes an in-depth look at Michael’s batted-ball-profile, a major key to Conforto’s second-half success.
Jack Hendon writes about Zack Wheeler’s gutsy performance against the Phillies on Monday night.
This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Randy Myers is 56
1963: Jim Hickman hit the last home run at the Polo Grounds in the stadium’s last game.
1975: Dave Kingman slugs his 35th home run of the season, setting the franchise record at the time. Kingman finished the season with 36 home runs. Rusty Staub drove in his 100th run of the year, becoming the first Met to reach the milestone.
1987: Darryl Strawberry launches his 37th home run of the season, breaking Kingman’s franchise record.
2006: The Mets defeat the Marlins to clinch the NL East title for the first time since 1988.
