Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets are rolling.
With a 9-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Mets earned a series sweep over the Buccos and have now won four straight series to get back over .500. Luis Severino had another solid outing and the offense continued swinging their hot bats during their four-game win streak. Click here for a full breakdown of the Mets’ win on Wednesday.
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Now, the Mets are heading out west as they have to go on one of those vaunted west coast trips. After their 0-5 start it seemed as though this would be an impossible task, but after winning 10 of their last 13, the Mets will go into California with momentum.
Starting on Friday, New York will go to Dodger Stadium and face reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani and the other prize of this past offseason, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, in a three-game set. After facing the struggling Dodgers, who have lost three of their last four series, they will head up the coast to San Francisco to take on the third-place Giants.
After bouncing back the past two weeks, even a split of these next six games would leave the Mets in a great spot for their next homestand. What’s your prediction for the Mets’ west coast trip?
Latest Mets News
The early reports on Brett Baty are encouraging and Mets manager Carlos Mendoza believes he will be able to avoid the IL, per Will Sammon of The Athletic. Baty left Tuesday’s game against the Pirates with left hamstring tightness.
The Mets announced that they have claimed Michael Tonkin off of waivers from the Minnesota Twins and have DFA’d Tyler Jay. Click here for more information on the transaction.
Mets RHP prospect Christian Scott joins Baseball America‘s top 100 list. Click here for more information.
Laura Albanese of Newsday dove deeper into Mets fan, “The Rally Pimp,” and how his aura has helped turn the Mets’ season around.
Michael Clair of MLB.com wrote an article about the possibility of bringing baseball to Wrexham AFC as the Mets and Phillies prepare to face off in London this season.
Jack Fisher, who was the starting pitcher for the Mets for the first game at Shea Stadium, threw out the first pitch at Wednesday’s game, 60 years later. Click here for a flashback to that game 60 years ago.
Latest MLB News
Robert Stephenson will miss the season with an elbow injury, the Angels announced.
Justin Verlander will be coming off the IL and is planning to make his first start of the season for the Houston Astros on Friday against the Washington Nationals, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock was placed on the 15-day IL with a left oblique strain. To fill the spot, they called up LHP Joe Jacques from Triple-A Worcester.
The Colorado Rockies placed former MVP Kris Bryant on the 10-day IL (retroactive to April 14) with a low back strain. They subsequently recalled outfielder Sean Bouchard from Triple-A Albuquerque.
The San Diego Padres placed their all-star pitcher, Yu Darvish, on the 15-day IL (retroactive to April 15) with neck tightness. They called up RHP Logan Gillaspie from Triple-A El Paso to take his spot.
The Cleveland Guardians sent cash considerations to the San Diego Padres and received RHP Pedro Avila in return.
The Seattle Mariners reinstated INF/OF Sam Haggerty from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Tacoma.
Mike Trout tells Alden González of ESPN.com, a trade “hasn’t even crossed my mind.” González added that Trout seems hellbent on proving that he’s still elite and can bring the Angels to the playoffs.
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said that catcher Joey Bart was scratched from Wednesday’s lineup as he has not felt well after getting hit in the head with a home run in batting practice, per Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The incident happened while Bart was catching in the bullpen.
Latest on MMO
Metsmerized is giving away a rally pimp T-shirt on Twitter. The Rally Pimp will also be joining the MMO podcast this week!
Metsmerized Online continues to remember the founder of the website, Joe D., a year later.
Read up on the Mets 9-1 win against the Pirates, claiming their first sweep of the season!
On This Date in Mets History
2014: The Mets trade first baseman and former first-round pick Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for pitcher Zach Thornton and a player to be named later (Blake Taylor). Davis hit .241 with 68 home runs during his time in Queens.
Birthdays: Brady Clark (51), Rico Brogna (54), Doug Flynn (73)
