Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo has been scratched from Monday nights lineup against the Marlins in Miami. Brandon Drury will sub in for Nimmo and Kevin Pillar will shift from right field to center. Nimmo has been out of the lineup for the previous two games as he deals with a hamstring issue. In other roster news, the Mets placed reliever Miguel Castro on the COVID-19 injured list and...
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Monday, August 2, 2021 • 7:10 PM loanDepot Park • Miami, FL Tylor Megill (1-0, 2.04) vs. Jesus Luzardo (2-4, 6.87) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Sunday was an ugly day for the Mets. Marcus Stroman started off strong, but towards the end of his outing, things started to unravel. Then the bullpen further fell apart, all while the offense stayed ice cold as New York ended up losing 7-1. The...
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The New York Mets just ended their longest homestand of the season by dropping two-of-three to the Cincinnati Reds. An 11-game stretch at Citi Field — where they’ve excelled this season — against the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, and Cincy ended with a 5-6 record. Not ideal for a club trying to pull away in the National League East. The past week has been tough off the...
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The Mets announced Monday afternoon that they have claimed right-hander Jake Reed off of waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mets become Reed’s fourth organization in 2021, and he will report to Miami to join the taxi squad. In six games in the majors in 2021, Reed has a 3.38 ERA, five strikeouts, and one walk in 5 1/3 innings. In 18 minor league games, Reed has a 5.24 ERA and 28...
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The New York Mets (55-49, first place in the National League’s eastern division) begin a seven-game road trip on Monday with four in Miami against manager Don Mattingly’s Marlins (44-61, fifth place in the National League’s eastern division). The Mets will also play three games in Philadelphia against the Phillies on this trip. New York is coming off a weekend of mixed results....
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After the month of July, the Mets remain in first place in the NL East. In fact, they even ended the month with a comfortable four-game lead over the second-place Phillies. While this is good news for the orange and blue, the month was as close to “average” as possible. The Mets went 14-13 in July, never winning or losing more than two games in a row. The team was unable to put...
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