Good morning Mets fans! Noah Syndergaard picked up the win on Wednesday night going seven innings while surrendering four runs on six hits and striking out seven against the Minnesota Twins. The Mets would explode for 6 runs in the fifth inning as they split the series with the Twins by beating them 9-6.
Tonight Steven Matz looks to build off his early season success as the Mets head down to Atlanta to take on the Braves at SunTrust Park. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on SNY.
Now let’s take a look at some additional news and notes around the league from yesterday!
Latest Mets News
The Mets brought up pitcher Corey Oswalt to join their struggling bullpen and optioned Tim Peterson to Triple-A.
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com looks at Robinson Cano‘s early struggles.
Forbes ranks the Mets as the 6th most valuable franchise in baseball.
Former Met Jon Niese has signed with the Long Island Ducks.
Keith Law of ESPN has the Mets Class-A squad, the Columbia Fireflies, ranked as the No. 7 most talented minor league team.
Latest MLB News
The St.Louis Cardinals have signed infielder Matt Carpenter to an extension.
According to Julian McWilliams of The Athletic, the Oakland Athletics are closing in on a minor league deal with pitcher Edwin Jackson.
Kansas City Royals infielder Whit Merrifield has passed George Brett for the longest hitting streak (31 games) in Royals history.
DiComo looks at the next closest pitchers to DeGrom’s recently snapped quality start streak.
Former Met and current Seattle Mariner Jay Bruce is off to a very strange year at the plate so far this season, where all of his hits are home runs.
The Los Angeles Angels have brought back pitcher Parker Bridwell on a minor league deal, says Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.
Latest NL East News
The Washington Nationals are considering bringing in pitcher Bud Norris on a minor league deal, per Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic.
Several Braves players got stuck in an elevator following their game on Tuesday night.
Latest MMO News
Josh Finkelstein discusses the implications that Brandon Nimmo could be getting over his early slump.
Sam Brown breaks down Michael Conforto‘s red hot start to the season at the plate.
Dilip Sridhar talks about Pete Alonso‘s impressive offensive power.
On This Day In Mets History
Birthdays: Bret Saberhagen (55), Bobby Jones (47), Trot Nixon (45), Alejandro De Aza (35).
