Good morning, folks! Today, the Mets will go for a sweep of the Washington Nationals. The Mets have Steven Matz going for them.
The Mets won 3-0 yesterday thanks to some great pitching from Zack Wheeler and his bullpen. He also got homers from Amed Rosario and Todd Frazier to help him out.
Latest Mets News
Brandon Nimmo and David Wright rehabbed for St. Lucie last night. Wright went 2-for-4 and played seven innings. He said he plans on playing tomorrow. Nimmo went 1-for-3 with a walk and played seven innings in Centerfield.
Expect Dominic Smith in September but don’t hold your breath on Peter Alonso joining him.
The Mets signed Gerson Molina per Matt Ehalt of the Bergen Record. He’s a Cuban outfielder but not the one I wanted them to sign.
Latest MLB News
The Blue Jays DFA’d Jaimie Garcia for Aaron Sanchez to return.
Fabian Ardaya writes about why Rich Hill goes by “Dick Mountain.”
Whitney McIntosh of SB Nation discusses the Cubs backlash by trading from Daniel Murphy.
Latest NL East News
David O’Brien of the Athletic writes about how far Mike Foltynewicz has come.
Matt Gelb writes about how the Phillies deadline has not helped the team.
Mark Zuckerman of MASN writes about the Nationals offensive success.
Latest on MMO
Marc M. provides a fan shot on how to fix the team.
Tim Ryder writes about the Jay Bruce predicament.
Tim also writes about Drew Smith‘s impressive debut.
This Day in Mets History
1996: The Mets supplant Dallas Green as manager with Bobby Valentine.
Birthdays: Ricky Bottalico turns 49, Alex Trevino turns 61
