Morning Briefing: Mets Travel to Minnesota After Series Win

Good morning Mets fans!

Today the Mets will get a day off as they’ll fly to Minnesota to kick off a quick two-game set against the first place Twins. Zack Wheeler (6-6, 4.69 ERA) will get the ball and he’ll be opposed by Michael Pineda (6-4, 4.56 ERA).

Apparently, pigs can fly because the Mets won a road series and Jacob deGrom got run support on the same day. While deGrom was not at his top form, homeruns from the suddenly red-hot Robinson Cano and Jeff McNeil were more than enough for Jake. deGrom’s 144 strikeouts rank third in the NL while his 3.21 ERA places him ninth.

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Amed Rosario was benched yesterday due to his lack of hustle in Saturday’s contest with the Marlins.

The Syracuse Mets inducted Ed Kranepool into their Wall of Fame.

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The NY Post reports that Yankee’s pitchers Luis Severino and Dellin Betances have been cleared to begin throwing programs. The pair has missed the majority of the season due to arm-related injuries.

Christian Yelich smacked his 32nd dinger of the season, reclaiming the lead as MLB’s home run leader.

The Rays came within three outs of becoming the first team to throw a perfect game by two pitchers during yesterday’s game against the Orioles.

The Athletics and Rays kicked off the Trade Deadline early as Oakland acquired Homer Bailey, who’s in the midst of a rebound season, in exchange for the Athletics’ 2017 first-rounder Kevin Merrell. Kevin Rosenthal of The Athletic had the news first.