Morning Briefing: Dodgers And Astros Pickup First LCS Wins

Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, we had two more championship series games that did not disappoint.

In the National League, the Los Angeles Dodgers put a world of hurt on the Atlanta Braves in a 15-3 route to cut their deficit to 2-1 in the series.

Meanwhile in the ALCS, the Astros hung on to avoid getting swept by the Rays with a 4-3 win.

Now, let’s check out some additional news and notes surrounding the rest of the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

Mets’ slugger Dominic Smith has been nominated for The Hank Aaron Award, which recognizes the regular season’s top hitter, story from SNY.

Danny Abriano of SNY analyzes the Mets decision to let go of catcher Travis d’Arnaud.

Latest MLB News

The Dodgers scored the most runs (11) in a single inning in postseason history last night, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Yankees’ general manager Brian Cashman told reporters that pitcher Luis Severino, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery, has been throwing from 90-feet away and is expected to return around June or July, thread from James Wagner of The New York Times.

The Detroit Tigers interviewed Yankees’ hitting coach Marcus Thames for their managerial job, per Jason Beck of MLB.com.

Giants’ first baseman Brandon Belt underwent surgery to remove a bone spur from his heel, as Henry Schulman of The San Fransisco Chronicle reported.

Major League Baseball announced their 2020 Players Choice Awards finalists on Wednesday, tweet from MLB PA Communications account.

Latest NL East News

The Atlanta Braves had their seven-game postseason winning streak snapped in game three on Wednesday night. Right-hander Bryse Wilson gets the ball tonight, tweet from Gabe Burns of Baseball America.