Morning Briefing: The Subway Series is Upon Us!

Tonight, the New York Mets will begin their Subway Series showdown in the Bronx against the New York Yankees. Rafael Montero has the ball for the Mets while the Yankees starter has not been announced yet. Game time is 7:05 p.m.

Yesterday afternoon, the Mets ended their Sunday woes with a win in Philly to take three out of four games in the series. Chris Flexen battled through, showing poise after being rushed to the big leagues. Curtis Granderson and Michael Conforto each hit two-run home runs while Granderson had three hits in total on the day including a RBI single late, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.

Latest Mets News

Last night, the Mets officially completed the deal to send Neil Walker to Milwaukee. Sandy Alderson indicated they have more inventory to sell.

Latest NL East News

Nationals fans got a sigh of relief when Bryce Harper‘s knee injury turned out to be a significant bone bruise. The bruise could keep him out 4-6 weeks but it looked a lot worse than that.

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com writes about Giancarlo Stanton‘s torrid home run pace.

David O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution writes about the Braves starting pitchers who are struggling.

Todd Zolecki of MLB.com writes about the Phillies outfield.