Good morning, Mets fans! Some good injury news came Tuesday night as Seth Lugo and J.D. Davis played in a rehab game. Seth Lugo threw just four pitches, but it got him three outs in start with the St. Lucie Mets. Lugo touched at least 93 miles per hour in the one inning of work. Davis, who will hopefully have a much shorter rehab stint, played four innings in the same game. He started at...
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The Bench Mob freaking does it again. Tomás Nido’s solo home run with two outs in the ninth gave the Mets a 4-3 lead, which Edwin Diaz nailed down with his second save in as many days to give the Mets another win over the Braves. With injuries compounding over the last two weeks, the Mets have been left scrambling to fill roster spots. Just has it has been the last month or so, though, the...
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As the Mets added more players (Jeff McNeil and Michael Conforto) to the injured list Monday — making 12 total for the team — a beacon of light comes as some players start rehab assignments. During a press conference before Monday’s game, manager Luis Rojas said Seth Lugo would start his in-game rehab Tuesday, and Noah Syndergaard will start Wednesday. Both players will appear...
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The Mets’ seven-game winning streak came to a screeching halt in St. Petersburg this weekend with a three-game sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays. More injuries during the series added to the growing list of health issues for the team. Despite this, at 18-16, the Mets still hold onto a half-game lead in the division over the Philadelphia Phillies heading into a week of games against...
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The bullpen has had great games this year, but they’re having a bad series against the Rays. In a bout the Mets were relying on their bullpen to piece together nine innings, the team lost 12-5 Saturday afternoon in a game that bloated the bullpen’s ERA. Drew Smith opened the game with an unearned run crossing the plate in two innings, and Joey Lucchesi followed with a scoreless...
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