The Mets are off tonight and will play a double header on Saturday due to Hurricane Harvey.
Yesterday, nothing went right for the Mets. Jacob deGrom was shaky and the Mets offense found no success against Robert Stephenson. Brandon Nimmo got a hit and RBI in the loss. His OBP is up to .368 and wRC+ is at an even 100.
The big news late last night was Justin Verlander getting traded to the Houston Astros for three prospects.
Latest Mets News
The Mets will be in Houston today volunteering and helping those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Texan and former Met, Jay Bruce, is also helping out those affected by Harvey. Bruce and the Cleveland Indians have raised nearly 100 thousand dollars from fan contributions. Bruce will be matching 100 thousand of his own money.
Latest NL East News
Max Scherzer and his wife are picking up the tab on all the adoption fees for animals to help make room for the pets coming in from the Harvey aftermath. Read more about it from the Kansas City Star.
Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald writes about the recent Marlins’ sweep at the hands of the Nationals.
The Braves traded Brandon Phillips last night to the Angels. The former All-Star is slashing .291/.329/.423.
Matt Gelb of Philly.com writes about the latest Phillies’ rotation problems.
This Day in Mets History
2015: Ruben Tejada hits an inside the park home run off the Phillies. It was the most recent inside the parker in Mets history.
Birthdays: Derek Wallace turns 46, David West turns 53
