Morning Briefing: Mets Go For Sweep of Cardinals

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Good morning, Mets fans!

Pitcher Chris Bassitt pitched six scoreless innings and Starling Marte had a pair of RBIs as the Mets won 3-0.

The Mets will look to sweep the Cardinals today at 1:15 p.m. Carlos Carrasco will get the start for the Mets against former Met Steven Matz. The game will be televised on SNY and on the radio at WCBS 880 and WEPN 1050.

Latest Mets News

The Mets signed relief pitcher Tommy Hunter to a minor league deal according to Ken Rosenthal and Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic.

Only four Mets teams in history won at least 13 of their first 18 games:

-1986 (14-4)
-2015 (14-4)
-2018 (13-5)
-2022 (13-5)

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) April 26, 2022

The Mets have gotten off to a great start this season, winning at least 13 of its first 18 games. It has only been done three other times in the franchise as Anthony DiComo of MLB.com pointed out.

Mets prospect Marcel Renteria suffered a torn ACL in his right knee during the recent brawl between Double-A Binghamton and Portland, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

Latest MLB News

MLB and MLBPA have agreed to delay going to a 13-pitcher limit on Monday, May 2. It will now go into effect on May 30. But the rosters still drop in size from 28 to 26 on Monday.

— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) April 26, 2022

The 13-pitcher limit has been delayed until May 30, MLB and MLBPA announced. The rosters will still drop in size from 28 to 26 on Monday.

Mike Petriello of MLB.com writes about six pitchers who have made some changes this season and are excelling.

The Yankees called up infielder Miguel Andújar and placed outfielder Aaron Hicks on the paternity list.

Jarrett Seidler of Baseball Prospectus wrote about why scouts should stop assuming slurvy break or shape is bad from a scouting perspective.

Jason Benetti will be the voice of NBC/Peacock’s Sunday Late Morning Baseball broadcasts, according to Andrew Marchand of the New York Post. Benetti is expected to be joined by one analyst from each of the given teams that are on each week.