Good morning, Mets fans!
Today, the Mets (11-9) will look to take the rubber game from the St. Louis Cardinals (11-9), and head back home with a .500 road trip under their belts.
Noah Syndergaard (1-1, 5.63 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Amazins and will be opposed by Dakota Hudson (0-1, 6.08 ERA).
On Saturday, the Mets sent right-hander Chris Flexen to the hill in place of the injured Jacob deGrom and the results were less than fruitful. Flexen surrendered six runs on seven hits and didn’t make it through the fifth inning, as the Cards went on to win 10-2.
After the game, Flexen was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse and the Mets recalled left-hander Daniel Zamora to take his place.
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DeGrom, whose elbow was “barking” on Friday and was slated for an MRI, was seen throwing at Busch Stadium on Saturday. The Mets’ ace went on to say that he believes his elbow is a non-issue and it was due to fatigue from an irregular throwing schedule after dealing with strep throat.
The right-hander will likely still receive an MRI on Monday when the Mets return to New York, so let’s hope it truly is nothing.
X-rays came back negative on Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso‘s hand after he was hit by a pitch on a check swing in Saturday’s loss to the Cardinals.
Mets’ infield prospect, Ronny Mauricio, was named to MLB Pipeline‘s Top 100 prospect list when Colorado Rockies’ infielder, Garrett Hampson graduated.
Mauricio, 18, is hitting .345/.390/.400 through 59 at-bats with Single-A Columbia so far this season.
Mets’ infielder, Todd Frazier, continued his rehab assignment with Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday in the first leg of the team’s doubleheader and went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
The Mets are staying in contact with free agent reliever Craig Kimbrel, and would sign him if he was willing to pitch any inning opposed to just the ninth, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
According to Jordan Lauterbach of Newsday, former Met, Jon Niese, is ready to seize his opportunity in indie ball with the Long Island Ducks.
New York infielder, Jeff McNeil, did a Q&A with longtime New York Post sportswriter, Steve Serby.
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The Cleveland Indians designated veteran Hanley Ramirez for assignment to make room on their active roster for shortstop Francisco Lindor.
The Bowling Green Hot Rods, the Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, announced that former minor leaguer, Braulio Lara, died in a car crash in Bani, Dominican Republic on Saturday. Lara, 30, pitched in the farm systems of the Rays, Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins, as well as professionally for SK Wyverns of the KBO.
The New York Yankees’ injury woes continued, as outfielder Aaron Judge left Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals with a left oblique injury. After the game, manager Aaron Boone said it was unlikely that Judge would miss the injured list.
In other Yankees’ news, starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez has opted out of his minor league contract, according to Andy Martino of SNY. The Bombers will now have 48 hours to decide if they will add him to their MLB roster or not. Should they decline to, he will become a free agent.
Oakland Atheletics’ reliever, Fernando Rodney, passed all-time great Cy Young for No. 24 on the list for most career appearances with 906, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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The Philadelphia Phillies placed three players — infielders Jean Segura and Scott Kingery and reliever Victor Arano — on the injured list, and recalled infielder Mitch Walding and pitchers Austin Davis and Drew Anderson from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Washington Nationals’ infielder Anthony Rendon was struck by a pitch on his left elbow in the team’s loss to the Miami Marlins on Saturday. The X-rays came back negative and the 28-year-old will be reevaluated on Sunday, according to Jesse Dougherty of the Washington Post.
The Atlanta Braves salvaged the second leg of their doubleheader in Cleveland on Saturday with a five run ninth to defeat the Indians, 8-7. With the doubleheader split, Atlanta is now 10-10 on the campaign.
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Tim Ryder writes about how Mets’ infielder Robinson Cano is busting out of his early season slump.
John Sheridan, in cohesion with Athlete Logos, highlight the Mets’ Neon Moment of the Week, which saw Robert Gsellman bail the Mets out on Friday night’s victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
This Date in Mets’ History
Appropriately, the Mets defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in 20 innings back in 2010 at Busch Stadium. Jose Reyes drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly, while Mike Pelfrey, a starting pitcher by trade, recorded his first career save.
Birthdays: Greg Harts (69), Randy Sterling (68), Jesse Orosco (62), Chris Donnels (53), Jeff Keppinger (39) and Ronny Paulino (38).
Let’s go Mets!
