Morning Briefing: Carrasco Looks to Help Mets Win Series on Father's Day

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Good morning, Mets fans, and happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! We hope you have a baseball-filled day at the ballpark!

The Mets dropped Game 2 of their series to the Cardinals on Saturday evening 5-3. The two clubs close out their series with the rubber match Sunday afternoon at 1:40 p.m. ET. Carlos Carrasco takes the mound for the Mets against Matthew Liberatore for the Cardinals. This game closes out this homestand for the Mets before they hit the road for a six-game road trip over the course of seven days against the Astros and Phillies.

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As Michael Mayer of Metsmerized Online tweeted, Sean Reid-Foley pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout on Saturday in his first rehab assignment for the St. Lucie Mets. His fastball hit 96 mph. Reid-Foley had Tommy John surgery last May.

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Per Zach Worden, John Olerud was elected on Saturday into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. He spoke at the ceremony and said, “If I’m ever feeling down, I’ll have to remember to come back here.” Per Worden, there was a lot of love shown on Saturday for Olerud.

According to Sports Illustrated, the bus driver contracted to transport the Pirates to Milwaukee on Thursday was charged with a DUI after he was pulled over transporting the Pirates to Milwaukee.

Per The Athletic MLB, Samad Taylor hit his first Major League hit for the Royals on Saturday. It was a walk-off single to defeat the Angels 10-9.

According to YES Network, the Yankees vs Red Sox game scheduled for Saturday was postponed due to the threat of inclement weather. It will be made up on Sunday as part of a two-game doubleheader starting at 1:00 p.m.

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Ricky Keeler recapped the Mets’ minor league affiliate games from Friday that included another home run for Luke Voit for Triple-A Syracuse and another dominant performance for Tyler Stuart.

Jorge Eckardt recaps Tylor Megill’s outing from Friday, June 16 as he makes one last push to keep his spot in the pitching rotation.

Colby Morris takes a deeper dive into Tyler Stuart, the minor league ERA leader as of June 17.

Alexis Farinacci recaps the Mets’ 5-3 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday night as the offense failed to captizalize.