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Good morning, Mets fans!
After a thrilling 8-7 win Sunday night, the team is back in action tonight in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals at 7:35 p.m. ET. Now back at .500 with an 11-11 record, the team will look to use what Pete Alonso called a “momentum shifter” to get things going in the right direction.
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Pete Alonso on his postgame ESPN interview:
"I'd like to thank Diesel Donnie, our new approach coach. He's been doing a great job today. We worked on ripping heaters in the cage, and we applied that in the game today."
The legend grows…
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 3, 2021
Alonso continues to credit “new approach coach,” Donnie Stevenson for the team’s improvements on offense.
After giving up a two-run double to Rhys Hoskins, Mets trainer Brian Chicklo visited Edwin Diaz, who would leave with an apparent injury.
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The Braves recalled catcher William Contreras and selected the contract of catcher Jeff Mathis. In order to make room on the roster, catcher Travis d’Arnaud was placed on the 60-day IL with a left thumb strain and placed catcher Alex Jackson on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.
After throwing his 12th career complete game, Nationals ace Max Scherzer left the park quickly to visit his wife, who is in labor, according to Jessica Camerato of MLB.com.
Cubs relief pitcher Pedro Strop has taken a leave of absence and his return to the club is uncertain, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of NBC Sports Chicago.
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Connor Grey details Taijuan Walker‘s start against the Phillies on Saturday.
Joe D writes about the power in the Mets plan and the importance of its pitching.
Rob Piersall rounds up the ‘Donnie Stevenson’ effect.
Pat Ragazzo details the latest news on injured Mets.
Beyond the Blog
Locked On Mets: On today’s episode, host Ryan Finkelstein discusses the wild game on Sunday night, as the Mets just barely hung on to beat the Phillies in the series.
He also talks about the mysterious new “approach coach” Donnie Stevenson and how the team has used this rallying cry to spark an offensive explosion over the last two games. Which could lead to a lot of exciting baseball ahead.
On This Date in Mets History
2008: Carlos Delgado‘s hit his 435th career home run, which moved him up to 36th on the all-time MLB home run list. The milestone homer also made him the all-time home run leader for players born in Puerto Rico.
2015: The Nationals defeated the Mets by a score of 1-0 at Citi Field for the second consecutive day. It was the first time a road opponent pulled off two 1-0 victories in back-to-back days since the Cardinals accomplished the feat in 1996 against the Phillies.
Let’s go Mets!
