Morning Briefing: Yankees and Astros Head Back to Houston

By Samantha Brown

Good morning, Mets fans!

On Friday night, the New York Yankees defeated the Houston Astros 4-1 in the Bronx. That shrunk the Astros’ series lead to 3-2.

They head back to Houston for the last one or two games of the ALCS. Game 6 will air on FS1 Saturday night at 8:08 p.m.

Latest Mets News

Tim Britton and Matt Gelb of the Athletic discussed the pros and cons of the Mets and Phillies, and how they look as a team to potential coaches.

Mike Puma of the New York Post reported that Mets’ first base coach Glen Sherlock he can “speak to other teams” regarding his future as a coach. His contract is up at the end of October and the Mets don’t seem to be interested in renewing.

Latest MLB News

FanGraphs will be holding a reader event at SubCulture in New York City featuring panelists of your favorite writers on the site. The event is scheduled for November 21.

RHP Steven Wright was released from the Boston Red Sox roster.

Neil Best of Newsday wrote about the Yankees and the possible upset for fans having not won a pennant in an entire decade. That is only if they lost this series.

Outfielder DJ Stewart of the Baltimore Orioles underwent surgery to repair a micro-fracture in his ankle on Friday.

Elvis Andrus will not exercise his opt-out clause in his contract given he still has another three years and $43M awaiting with the Texas Rangers.

Latest NL East News

Jayson Stark of the Athletic wrote about former Nationals outfielder, Bryce Harper‘s reaction to his team going to the Fall Classic without him

Freddie Freeman underwent surgery on Friday afternoon to remove loose bodies in his non-throwing elbow. He should be fully recovered by the time Spring Training starts for the 2020 season.

Max Scherzer made an appearance at the New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals game for their puck drop Friday evening.