Morning Briefing: Mets Drop Final Game Of Subway Series, Get Fourth Off

Happy Fourth of July Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets suffered a 5-1 loss to the Yankees to conclude the subway series. With last night’s loss, the team split the two-game set and overall season series 2-2.

The offense was only able to scratch across one run on seven hits, as they were unable to deliver with men on base despite being given several chances. The club is now back down to nine games under .500 with a record of 39-48.

They have also not won more than two games in a row in the past six weeks. The Mets will get another day off on Thursday before hosting the Phillies at home for a three game weekend series.

On Friday, All-Star ace Jacob deGrom (4–7, 3.32 ERA, 128 SO) will face off against Vince Velasquez (2–5, 4.73 ERA, 60 SO) in the first matchup of a three game series versus the Philadelphia Phillies at Citi Field.

First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. and the game can be seen on SNY.

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

Latest Mets News

Steven Matz made his debut as a reliever last night getting Didi Gregorius to groundout on four pitches.

As Anthony DiComo of MLB.com noted, J.D. Davis was sent home sick during Wednesday night’s game with a stomach virus, per Mickey Callaway.

Although Carlos Gomez cleared waivers after the Mets designated him for assignment, the veteran outfielder has opted to become a free agent.

Noah Syndergaard has requested Tomas Nido to be his personal catcher.

Rookie sensation Pete Alonso captured his second rookie of the month award of this young season on Wednesday.

Both Alonso and Christian Yelich lead the pack in the Home Run Derby, as ESPN officially released their bracket yesterday.

Mets injured free agent acquisition Jed Lowrie is still “no where to be found” and is “not close” to beginning a rehab assignment, per his manager Mickey Callaway. The belief is that Mets officials still don’t know exactly what’s wrong with him.

Dilson Herrera has opted out of his minor league deal with the Mets, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

Brett Baty made his Kingsport debut on Wednesday night batting third in the lineup, as Jacob Resnick of MMO tweeted.

According to Tim Britton of The Athletic, Mets third round draft pick Matt Allan is expected to make his GCL debut later this month, while second rounder Josh Wolf could begin his pro career sometime in mid-July.

Former Met ace Johan Santana will receive annual deferred payments on June 30th through 2020, says Heyman.

Latest MLB News

Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Carlos Gonzalez has elected free agency after clearing waivers, per Mark Gonzales of The Chicago Tribune.

The Chicago White Sox released veteran first basemen Yonder Alonso.

Los Angeles Angels infielder Tommy La Stella will miss 8-10 weeks with a right tibia fracture, which will also keep him out of the All-Star game.

The trio of Brandon Lowe, José Berríos, and Xander Bogaerts were all added to the AL All-Star roster to replace La Stella, Hunter Pence, and Jake Odorizzi.

The Atlantic league will unveil it’s electronic strike zone at their All-Star game next week. The plan is to continue to use it regularly following it’s inaugural introduction, writes Jayson Stark of The Athletic.

Latest NL East News

Domestic charges against Phillies centerfielder Odubel Herrera have been dropped due to the fact that his girlfriend will not proceed with them, as Meghan Montemurro of The Athletic reported.

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is still optimistic that his club can reach an extension with third basemen Anthony Rendon.