Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Avoid Second Straight Sweep

Good morning Mets fans! On Wednesday, the Mets comeback fell short as they fell to the Cubs by a score of 10-7.

The team dropped the series to the Chicago and now trail them by four-games in the Wild Card standings. They are now a half game behind the Brewers, and three back of the Phillies, as well.

It was a night to forget for Noah Syndergaard, who allowed 10 runs (nine earned) and three homers (both career worsts). After going down 10-1 early on, the offense battled back but ultimately came up short in the end.

Next up, Jacob deGrom (8-7, 2.56 ERA) will take the mound to try and avoid back-to-back sweeps against Cubs lefty veteran Jon Lester (10-9, 4.49 ERA). First pitch is 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

Wilson Ramos matched the longest hitting streak in the Majors over the past three-years recording his 21st straight game with a base-knock last night.

The Mets are parting ways with eight-year director of pro scouting Jim D’Aloia at the conclusion of this season, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.

The team is sending minor leaguers Andres Gimenez, David Peterson, Thomas Szapucki, among others to the Arizona Fall League, as Tim Healey of Newsday tweeted.

Latest MLB News

The Milwaukee Brewers officially released veteran starting pitcher Shelby Miller on Wednesday.

The San Francisco Giants released former Met reliever Carlos Torres, who was pitching in their minor league team in Sacramento.

Ben Pickman of Sports Illustrated reminisces on the short-lived Old-Timers league from 30-years ago.

Latest NL East News

Washington Nationals relievers Sean Doolittle (knee) and Roenis Elias (hamstring) both threw simulated games on Wednesday, as they inch closer to a return, per Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports.

Max Scherzer became the second pitcher in major league history to record eight straight 200 strikeout seasons. He now only trails Tom Seaver (nine straight seasons) for the most consecutive all-time.