Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday the Mets won their sixth in a row as they completed a four-game sweep of the Miami Marlins!
The amazins’ have now won 13-of-14 and find themselves one game out of a wild card spot with a record of 59-56. The Mets are a league best 19-6 since the All-Star break. This is miraculous turnaround can hands down be attributed to the dominance of this pitching staff that has finally hit their stride with an MLB leading 2.80 ERA since the break.
The Mets now have a rare day off Thursday before the Washington Nationals come to Citi Field for a pivotal three-game set over the weekend. This is without a doubt a critical series with 48 games left to play and playoff implications on the line. The Nationals currently lead the wild card by a game and winner of this series will either remain or emerge in this spot come Sunday evening.
Marcus Stroman makes his Citi Field debut Friday night against Nats starter Stephen Strasburg. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET and the game will be televised on SNY.
Now let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!
Latest Mets News
The Mets have their three “big guns” in the rotation lined up to take on the Nats this weekend in Stroman, Noah Syndergaard, and Jacob deGrom.
The amazins’ have a major league best .760 winning percentage since the All-Star break, per Michael Mayer of MMO.
The Mets recent 13-1 red hot stretch is the team’s longest since 1990.
There is a “good chance” the Mets pickup second basemen Joe Panik if he is released by the Giants on Friday, says Mike Puma of The NY Post.
Rajai Davis and Corey Oswalt were both activated from the I.L. for Syracuse on Wednesday, per Michael Baron.
Michael Conforto joins David Wright and Darryl Strawberry as the only players in franchise history to hit 100 career home runs before their 27th birthday.
Conforto has seven homers in his last 11 games and is slashing .303/.392/.573 with a 156 wRC+ since the All-Star break.
Jeff McNeil has 8 home runs in the second half after only slugging 7 in the first, per Matt Brownstein of MMO.
Latest MLB News
The Arizona Diamondbacks designated reliever Greg Holland for assignment on Wednesday, via Robert Murray of The Athletic.
According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, he Chicago Cubs signed veteran catcher Jonathan Lucroy.
The Detroit Tigers designated pitcher Trevor Rosenthal for assignment.
Latest NL East News
Atlanta Braves placed rookie sensation Austin Riley on the I.L. with an injured ligament in his knee, per David O’Brien of The Athletic.
Former Met starter Jason Vargas allowed four-runs in four innings against the Diamondbacks last night in his second start as a Phillies.
Latest MMO News
Laney Ortiz reflects on how fun the Mets have become to watch during this stretch.
Marshall Field says Pete Alonso is becoming the heart and soul of this Mets club.
Josh Finklestein discusses Zack Wheeler‘s dominant stretch that’s proving Mets right for not trading him.
On This Day in Mets History
Birthdays: Frank Howard (83), John Hudek (53)
