Morning Briefing: Showalter, Eppler Will 'Absolutely' Retain Their Jobs

Good morning, Mets fans!

Mets owner Steve Cohen held a press conference on Wednesday where he assessed the state of the team as the Mets have fallen to fourth place in the NL East despite having the largest payroll in baseball. After the Mets’s blowup in Philadelphia on Sunday, there were many questions about GM Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter‘s job security; Cohen put those rumors to rest as he responded “Absolutely” after being asked if the two will keep their jobs throughout the season. Cohen also commented on the Mets’ mindset regarding the trade deadline as well as future front office moves, which you can read about here.

As for on the field, the Mets suffered yet another disappointing loss as they fell to the Brewers, 5-2. New York was unable to cash in on some early opportunities against Wade Miley, while Kodai Senga pushed through five solid innings of two-run ball. The Mets offense was not able to muster up any runs in the late innings as the Brewers bullpen put the game to bed.

The Mets will try to split the four-game set as they throw Max Scherzer (7-2) against Milwaukee’s Adrian Houser (2-2).

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It was announced on Thursday that José Quintana will be making his fourth, and hopefully last, rehab start for Triple-A Syracuse on Friday. Quintana, who is coming back from a left rib fracture, threw 47 pitches through his four innings of work for High-A Brooklyn on Sunday and is hoped to be back in the Mets rotation by next week.

Mets pitching prospect Christian Scott has been dealing as of late, and that continued as he threw seven scoreless innings last night in his third Double-A start. The 2021 fifth0round draft pick out of Florida has accumulated 23 strikeouts and a 1.37 ERA in his three starts in Binghamton while allowing two or less runs in seven consecutive starts, per Metsmerized Michael Mayer.

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Yankees starter Domingo Germán faced the minimum last night as he became the first pitcher since Félix Hernández in 2012 to throw a perfect game. Germán made quick work of the Athletics last night as he only threw 99 pitches on his way to perfection becoming the fourth Yankees pitcher to throw a perfect game; joining a list that includes: Don Larsen, David Wells, and David Cone.

White Sox reliever and cancer survivor, Liam Hendriks, will be the recipient of the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at the 2023 ESPYS. Hendriks made his triumphant return to a major league mound on May 29 after his bout with Stage-4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which he was diagnosed with this past December.

Pirates third-baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes was put on the 10-day IL (retroactive to June 25), due to lower back inflammation. In a corresponding move, Pittsburgh called up third baseman Jared Triolo who made his big league debut against the San Diego Padres last night. Hayes joins Bryan Reynolds and O’Neil Cruz on the IL as the Pirates have been inundated with injuries while their quick start has come to a halt.

Cardinals star third baseman Nolan Arenado left Wednesday night’s game against the Houston Astros with lower back tightness, the team said. Arenado, who tied the game with a three-run home run earlier in the game, is said to be day-to-day and the Cardinals are hoping he can avoid time on the IL.