Good morning, Mets fans! What a painful night.
The Mets (18-26) lost the Subway Series opener at Citi Field, but the bigger blow came after the game when it was revealed that Clay Holmes broke his right fibula on a 111 mph comebacker hit by Spencer Jones in the fourth inning. Carlos Mendoza said the dependable Holmes, who will be added to the injured list with a 2.39 ERA, will “be down for a long time.”
Holmes (4-4) was visited by the trainer after the play, but stayed in the game for another inning. X-rays later showed the broken bone in his leg. He gave up four earned runs on seven hits, walked two and struck out eight over 4 1/3 innings. Robert Colonna has more here on where the Mets could go with Holmes’ spot in the rotation.
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Cam Schlittler struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings and gave up one run on Juan Soto‘s 250th career homer, his sixth of the year. Nathan Cooper has more on the loss here.
Lefty Carlos Rodón (0-0, 6.23 ERA) will go for the Yankees Saturday in a 7:15 p.m. ET start at Citi Field. The Mets haven’t named a starter, but David Peterson is expected to pitch in bulk relief. The game will air on FOX.
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Jorge Polanco received a platelet rich plasma injection about a month ago to help with his Achilles bursitis, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. Polanco is taking batting practice, but a return date is unknown. “We want to have more good days than the days I don’t feel so good,” Polanco told Sammon in an interview. “That’s when I know I’ll be ready to go.”
A.J. Minter threw a perfect inning with a strikeout for Triple-A Syracuse in his first outing since May 3. He reported pain in his left hip after that appearance. He is coming back from lat surgery that he underwent last season.
Jared Young went 1-for-4 with a run scored and struck out twice for Low-A St. Lucie in his first rehab appearance. He was placed on the injured list on April 15 with a meniscus tear in his left knee.
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Tarik Skubal is playing catch two weeks after he had surgery to remove a bone chip from his elbow and could be back in a month. The procedure typically keeps a pitcher out two to three months. Skubal is believed to be the first pitcher to have the surgery done with a NanoScope, which is designed to make the procedure less invasive.
Dodgers LHP Blake Snell will be placed on the injured list with loose bodies in his left elbow.
Yankees LHP Max Fried will be placed on the injured list with a left elbow bone bruise.
Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and will miss the season.
The Rockies placed RHP Chase Dollander on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain.
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Robert Colonna was up to write his first “3 Up, 3 Down.” A.J. Ewing and Bo Bichette were mentioned.
Kai Chang has details on the offense finding its way. (This piece was written prior to Friday’s game.)
Christian De Block previewed the Subway Series. He predicted the Mets to take two of three.
Sean Kenny covered Thursday’s minor-league action. Jonah Tong (six earned runs) had a poor showing.
On This Date in Mets History
2015: Jacob deGrom gets run support. Wilmer Flores hits a grand slam, Kevin Plawecki and Curtis Granderson also homer and deGrom goes 3-for-3 at the plate while throwing six innings of one-run ball in a 14-1 romp of the Brewers.
1995: Bobby Jones and Doug Henry combine for a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Astros, with a Brett Butler RBI single accounting for the only run.
1983: Darryl Strawberry hits his first major league homer off of Lee Tunnell in an 11-4 win over the Pirates. He will finish the season with 26 homers, 74 RBIs, a .257/.336/.512 slash line, and win Rookie of the Year.
Born on This Date: Jerrod Riggan (1974), Frank Seminara (1967), Rube Walker (1926).
