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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets lost to the Giants Wednesday, 9-3. Thomas Szapucki got the start for the Mets, allowing nine earned runs in 1 1/3 innings pitched. The bullpen did not allow any runs, but the Mets were unable to make a comeback. Dan Quiñones has a more complete game recap.
Now it is time for the morning briefing.
Latest Mets News
Mike Puma of The New York Post reports that the Mets have moved their game on Sunday, August 7th, to a 4:10 PM start.
Tim Healey of Newsday Sports has the Mets’ probable pitchers for the weekend series against the Phillies: Carlos Carrasco on Friday, Taijuan Walker on Saturday, and Chris Bassitt on Sunday. If Chris Bassitt is too sick to pitch, David Peterson will be available to fill in as the starter.
Deesha Thosar of New York Daily News reports that the Mets have received outfielder Daniel Johnson from Cleveland in exchange for cash. Daniel Johnson is headed to the Syracuse Mets. The lefty has three home runs and eleven RBIs in seventeen games for the Columbus Clippers (Triple-A). He also has appeared in 35 MLB games for the Guardians franchise across 2020 and 2021.
Jeff McNeil left Wednesday’s game with a left knee contusion. Nate Olshan has more on this story.
Latest MLB News
Pirates C Henry Davis has a left wrist fracture that he sustained during a hit-by-pitch while he was playing for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (A+). Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic was first on the story.
Noah Syndergaard had a dominant performance on Tuesday night, facing 27 hitters and only throwing twenty balls. His ERA for the season is now 3.08. Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register has more on the story.
Metsmerized sends our deepest condolences to the loved ones of Arnold “Palillo” Santiago, who interviewed over 300 MLB players on “Me Gustan Los Deportes.” The former minor leaguer and son of former Red Sox pitcher José Santiago passed away at the age of 47.
The Yankees made the following roster moves before yesterday’s game:
• Placed RHP Jonathan Loáisiga on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to 5/23) with right shoulder inflammation.
• Placed DH/OF Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day injured list with a right calf strain.
• Designated C Rob Brantly for assignment.— New York Yankees (@Yankees) May 25, 2022
The Marlins placed RHP Anthony Bender on the 15-day injured list with back tightness. They selected the contract of infielder Willians Astudillo from AAA Jacksonville to temporarily replace Bender.
The Colorado Rockies announced Wednesday that they have placed outfielder Kris Bryant on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to May 23) with a lower back strain and have recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Feltner from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Latest on MMO
Michael Mayer recaps the Mets’ minor league action from Tuesday, noting the strong performance of Jake Mangum who made his triple A debut.
On This Date in Mets History
2012: Johan Santana pitched a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres. It only took him 96 pitches to get all 27 outs in what was probably the second best performance of his career. The next start was his best start, as he threw the only no-hitter in franchise history on June 1, 2012.
Birthdays: Sam Haggerty (28), Paul Sewald (32)
Let’s go Mets!
