Morning Briefing: Matz Looking To Lock Down Series Win

Good Morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Jacob deGrom took the hill at Citi field against the Red Sox going six innings, three hits, two runs, one walk, and four strikeouts in a no decision as the team lost in heart breaking fashion.

Coming off a stellar first start, Steven Matz, will look to shutdown the Red Sox and secure the series win.

Let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

The Mets placed Jake Marisnick on the I.L. with a hamstring injury, called up Ryan Cordell to replace him, and designated pitcher Jordan Humphreys for assignment, per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Andres Gimenez got his first start in the big league’s playing shortstop and picked up his first two career hits including an RBI triple to give deGrom the lead in the sixth.

Speaking of shortstops, longtime Met great Jose Reyes officially announced his retirement after 16 seasons via social media yesterday.Reyes is the franchise’s all-time leader in triples and stolen bases.

Mets reliever Jared Hughes told Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic that he’s back to full strength after testing positive for Covid in early July and experiencing symptoms. Hughes has been throwing at the team’s alternate site in Brooklyn as he continues to prepare to rejoin the big league club.

Prospects Live looked at David Peterson‘s strong debut at Fenway park Tuesday night.

Peterson is scheduled to make his second start Sunday against the Braves and Marcus Stroman is throwing bullpens, but is still unable to sprint, per Luis Rojas (Tweet from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com .)

Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of Wilmer Flores shedding tears on the field after receiving the news that he’d been traded during the game. The rest is history! (Story by Ryan Finkelstein of MMO.)

Latest MLB News

Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly was hit with an eight game suspension for throwing at Alex Bregman‘s head in a Tuesday night match up against the Astros. Kelly is appealing his suspension and will be allowed to pitch until a decision is made from the league, tweet from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

Cincinnati Reds’ players’ Mike Moustakas and Nick Senzel won their appeal with the league and were allowed to play last night after they reported Covid symptoms over the weekend. Despite testing negative, they were initially kept out of game action for a few days as a precautionary measure, per The Athletic.

According to Chris Cotillo of Mass Live, the Red Sox called up former Met Chris Mazza on Wednesday.

The Red Sox cut veteran Jonathan Lucroy to make room for Mazza, per The Athletic.

Sad news: former Red Sox manager John McNamara passed away at the age of 88. McNamara managed Boston during their World Series defeat to the 1986 Mets. Story from The Boston Globe.

Latest NL East News

Braves outfielder Nick Markakis has opted back in and will join his team on the active roster for the remainder of the season, per The Athletic and MLB.com.

The Marlins signed veteran Logan Forsythe, tweet from MLB Fantasy Labs.

According to Rosenthal and The Athletic, the Phillies will not play on Friday. They have a doubleheader against the Blue Jays on Saturday and a single game on Sunday.

An additional Marlins player tested positive yesterday bringing their total to 18 players and two members of the coaching staff, per Rosenthal.

A Phillies clubhouse attendant on the visiting side tested positive for Covid-19, Matt Gelb and Meghan Montemurro discuss what’s next in The Athletic.

Nationals skipper Davey Martinez announces that Erick Fedde will start in place of Stephen Strasburg again on Thursday as Strasburg continues to deal with a nerve issue in his right wrist, tweet from Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post.