Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets picked up their fourth straight win and second consecutive victory over the Cleveland Indians to take the series.
Marcus Stroman exited the game with hamstring tightness after only pitching four innings, but the bullpen picked him up allowing two-runs in the final six innings. After Luis Avilan gave up a go-ahead homer in the top of the tenth, the Mets rallied back once again on a Michael Conforto fielders choice to tie the game.
This brought J.D. Davis aka “Mr. Clutch,” to the plate with two-outs, who ripped the game winning hit to left field that sent everyone home.
On Thursday, Noah Syndergaard (8-6, 3.86 ERA) toes the rubber in the final game of the series against Indians pitcher Aaron Civil (1-2, 1.50 ERA).
First pitch will be thrown at 7:10 p.m. ET 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
Jeff McNeil took batting practice, ran the bases, and fielded grounders on Wednesday. McNeil said he “felt good,” but it is still uncertain whether he will need a rehab assignment before returning to the team, per Tim Healey of Newsday.
Robinson Cano also took batting practice yesterday and could begin running on Thursday.
In a pivotal stretch, J.D. Davis considers the rest of this season to be the playoffs for this ball club.
After another scoreless outing last night, lefty reliever Justin Wilson has only allowed two runs in his last 17 innings pitched, says Matt Ehalt of Yahoo! Sports.
Joe Panik is 10-31 (.323 average) with three RBI since joining the Mets and has hit safely in all eight of his starts as of last night, as Matt Brownstein of MMO noted.
FiveThirtyEight ranks the Mets as the league’s most “average” team despite having the best record in the MLB (25-10) since the All-Star break.
Latest MLB News
Only four NL teams currently have a winning record against .500 clubs, noted David Lennon of Newsday. The Mets are not one of them (25-37).
The MLB is cracking down on sexual-enhancement pills that have apparently become popular among its players, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.
Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal breaks down the Oakland Athletic’s unorthodox path to success this season.
Latest NL East News
Brian McCann (knee sprain) is the latest Atlanta Brave to hit the injured list.
Former Met Adeiny Hechavarria smashed his first home run with the Braves last night.
Latest MMO News
Josh Finklestein discusses how the return of Brandon Nimmo could pay dividends for the amazins’.
Tim Ryder looks at Steven Matz‘s dominant stretch following another good outing against the Indians on Tuesday night.
Finklestein also analyzes Amed Rosario‘s transformation into the player he was originally projected to be.
On This Day In Mets History
The Mets traded for Shawn Green (2006), signed Daisuke Matsuzaka (2013), and brought back Eric Young jr. for his second stint with the team (2015).
Birthdays: Ray Burris (69), Ike Hampton (68), Darrin Jackson (56)
