Morning Briefing: Mets Clinch Losing Record

Good Morning, Mets fans!

On Wednesday, Michael Wacha pitched six innings and allowed four-runs in the Mets’ final home game, before the Rays beat up on their bullpen in an 8-5 loss. The Rays would ultimately take the series and clinch the AL East division crown, while the Mets clinched their third losing record in the last four years.

Tonight, David Peterson toes the rubber in D.C. coming off a career high 10 strikeout performance, as he goes up against Patrick Corbin and the Washington Nationals in the final series of the regular season.

Now, let’s take a look at what else went on around the league yesterday!

Latest Mets News

Dellin Betances (lat) was activated prior to last night’s game. Corey Oswalt was optioned to Brooklyn as a result. (Tweet from Anthony DiComo of MLB.com .)

Catcher Tomas Nido (Covid) is expected to re-join the team for their final series of the season in D.C., tweet from Deesha Thosar of The New York Daily News.

Michael Conforto (hamstring) was back in the lineup at DH, but Rojas says there’s a chance he does not get back in the outfield for the remainder of the season, video from SNY.

Conforto says hitting coach Chili Davis has been heavily missed by the Mets lineup this year, video from SNY.

The Mets might be facing a decision in the near future about Seth Lugo‘s role, writes Justin Toscano of The Record.

Tim Britton of The Athletic highlights the Mets pitching probable’s in their upcoming series with the Nationals.

The Mets’ official Twitter account released cool customized player lock screens’ for your phones’.

Latest MLB News

Pitching on short rest, Trevor Bauer pretty much locked up the NL Cy Young award last night dominating the Brewers across eight innings while striking out 12 and giving up only one-run, tweet from his agent Rachel Luba.

It was a sad day yesterday as the great Chicago Bears’ running back Gale Sayers passed away at the age of 77, tweet from Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY.

Major League Baseball named the Atlantic League it’s first partner league heading into the 2021 season with various joint marketing and promotional activities planned in their upcoming agenda as a tandem, including bringing baseball to local communities, tweet from The Sugar Land Skeeters.

The Yankees scored 12 runs on Tuesday without recording a home run for the first time in 13 years, per Newsday’s David Lennon.

According to The New York Post, former Met Curtis Granderson will join the TBS studio crew for the postseason.

Latest NL East News

Phillies’ manager Joe Girardi says he does not expect Rhys Hoskins to re-join the club this season, tweet from Todd Zolecki of MLB.com.

The Miami Marlins designated right-handed pitcher Brett Eibner for assignment and activated lefty Stephen Tarpley from the 60-day injured list, per Joe Frisaro of MLB.com.

With the 2021 off-season on the horizon, a bidding war for Phillies’ star catcher J.T. Realmuto could be brewing between Philadelphia, the Mets, Yankees, and Nationals, story from NJ.com.