Morning Briefing: Brazobán to Open For Peterson Today

Good morning, Mets fans!

Despite a strong outing from Clay Holmes on Saturday, the Mets dropped Game 2 to the Diamondbacks, 2-1. Holmes gave up just those two earned runs on five hits and struck out six through 5 2/3 innings.

The Mets and Diamondbacks close out their series with the rubber match on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET. It will be Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Arizona. Huascar Brazobán will open for the Mets, with David Peterson to follow. It will be Brazobán’s second start of the season and fifth of his career.

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The Atlanta Braves on Saturday announced the passing of their former manager, the legendary Bobby Cox. Cox is known for being one of the greatest MLB managers to ever do it. He led the Braves to 14 straight divisional titles, five National League Championship titles and was the manager of the 1995 World Series champion Braves.

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