Morning Briefing: Mets Continue Home Cooking Against Indians

Good morning, Mets fans!

What a great way to open a three-game weekday interleague series! On Tuesday night, the New York Mets (65-60) beat the Cleveland Indians (74-52) by a final score of 9-2. The Mets are now 35-21 at home which happens to be the third-best home record in the National League.

On Wednesday, the Mets and the Indians will face off for game two of this three-game set at Citi Field. Marcus Stroman (7-11, 3.21 ERA) will be taking the hill for his fourth start with the Mets against righty Adam Plutko (5-3, 4.67 ERA).

Latest Mets News

Brandon Nimmo has advanced to Triple-A Syracuse, beginning a rehab assignment where he played five innings in center field, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and was hit by a pitch.

Jed Lowrie began a rehab assignment on Tuesday night as a DH in Port St. Lucie. He went 1-for-4 with an RBI single.

According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, former Met Luis Castillo, and former MLB pitcher Octavio Dotel were both arrested in the Dominican Republic as part of what the Office of Attorney General called the “largest operation against organized crime,” in the country.

Reliever Robert Gsellman has a partial lat tear and is probably out for the remainder of the season, according to Andy Martino 0f SNY,

According to Tim Britton of The Athletic, Rajai Davis was added to the 25-man roster, Walker Lockett was optioned to Triple-A and Brook Pounders was designated for assignment.

Latest MLB News

According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, rookie Vladimir Guerrero Jr. could return to the Blue Jays as soon as the end of this week.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the activation of reliever Richard Rodriguez from the IL, have optioned Montana DuRapau to Triple-A, have reinstated infielder Jose Osuna from suspension, and have placed Kyle Crick on the suspended list.

The Texas Rangers have placed Nomar Mazara on the Injured List with a strained left oblique muscle, and have purchased the contract of infielder Nick Solak, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning-News.

The Mariners placed Domingo Santana on the IL and have selected outfielder Jake Fraley from Triple-A.

The Oakland Athletics have released starting pitcher Marco Estrada.

According to Mark Zuckerman of MASN, Chris Archer left his start Monday night with shoulder discomfort.

The Houston Astros have placed right-handed pitcher Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day Injured List, according to Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.