Morning Briefing: Mets Fall To Season Low Seven Games Under .500

Good Morning Mets fans! On Wednesday night, the New York Mets dropped their fourth game in a row to the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5-4 in 10 innings.

Despite Jason Vargas‘s stellar outing, where he struck out a career high 10 batters, Mickey Callaway decided to lift him after only 77 pitches.

It was deja vu all over for the Met bullpen last night, as Seth Lugo entered in the seventh inning with a 4-2. For the second straight outing, the team’s most reliable arm in the pen was unable to hold the lead giving up a two-run single to Jean Segura.

The game eventually went on to extra innings when former Met Jay Bruce came away with the walk off hit in extras on a liner to centerfield that scored the winning run from second base. This loss has the team at a season low seven games under .500 and fell to 3-7 on this road trip.

The club also has an abysmal 17-30 record away from Citi Field. At the official halfway point of the season, the Mets sit at fourth place in the NL East and 37-44, which has them on pace to finish 74-88.

This afternoon, the Mets will look to avoid being swept in four games, as well as a five game losing streak. Zack Wheeler (6-5, 4.69 ERA) will look to build off an impressive start against the Cubs last week, as he takes on Phillies ace Aaron Nola (6-2, 4.55 ERA). The game will be televised on SNY and first pitch is at 1:05 E.T.

Now let’s take a peak at what else went on in Mets land, along with the rest of the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

After tossing five scoreless in his rehab start in Brooklyn, Noah Syndergaard is set to start against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday per Mickey Callaway.

The New York Mets announced their scheduled events to celebrate the team’s 1969 World Series championship, writes Joe D of MMO.

Mets first round pick Brett Baty recorded his first professional hit on Wednesday.

On a brighter note, the Mets agreed to a deal with 3rd round pitcher and draft steal Matt Allan from Florida.

Mets optioned pitcher Walker Lockett to Syracuse and called up Triple-A All-Star pitcher Chris Mazza. They also DFA’d lefty Ryan O’Rourke in this transaction, as well, which came as a bit of a surprise given the major league bullpen has zero left-handers at the moment.

Dominic Smith recorded his 3rd home run in three games and 100th hit as a Met last night at Citizens Bank Park.

Eric Karros ranks Pete Alonso the top rookie in baseball on Fox Sports.

Last summer’s 17-year-old international free agent catcher Francisco Alvarez hit his first home run in the GCL on Wednesday. The youngster has looked strong so far according to sources.

Mets promoted pitching prospect Harol Gonzalez to Syracuse yesterday, as Sam Dykstra of MiLB reported.

Latest MLB News

All-Star closer and Chicago Cubs newest acquisition Craig Kimbrel is reportedly on his way to join the big league club, according to his manager Joe Maddon, per Mark Gonzales of The Chicago Tribune.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are showing some interest in Pittsburgh Pirates lefty closer Felipe Vazquez, says Jon Morosi of MLB.com.

Although the Yankees recently activated Giancarlo Stanton from a long I.L. stint, they placed the outfielder back on the shelf again on Wednesday after he sprained his PCL on Tuesday night, per Lindsey Adler of The Athletic.

Tommy Pham offered a suggestion on how the All-Star voting can be improved.

The famous “thumbs down guy,” Gary Dunaier is seeking help on GoFundME in order to pay for medical bills and expenses, after suffering severe blood loss, writes A.J. Perez of USA TODAY Sports.

Latest NL East News

The Washington Nationals will sport throwback Montreal Expos uniforms next month for the first time in their history, says Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post.