Morning Briefing: Mets Look To Even Series Against Rays
Good Morning, Mets fans!
Happy first day of fall, y’all! We hope you’re breaking out your pumpkin-scented candles and pumpkin-flavored everything and that cool, fall weather is headed your way. It’s a bittersweet time as this is the last full week of regular season baseball. Though it feels like it just started, the season is already winding down.
The Mets dropped game one of their series to the Rays 2-1 last night in a historic night for Jacob deGrom, who recorded a career-high 14 strikeouts. The Mets will continue their series with the Rays tonight at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
Latest Mets News
Per Michael Mayer of Metsmerized, the Mets made the following roster moves on Monday:
- OF Jake Marisnick was placed on the 10-Day IL with right hamstring tightness
- OF Guillermo Heredia was recalled from the Mets’ alternate Training Site.
Per Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, Michael Conforto experienced hamstring tightness on Sunday, which was improved on Monday. He was listed as day-to-day.
Per Jessica Camerato of MLB.com, the Mets vs Nationals game originally scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET on Saturday will now begin at 6:05 p.m.
Latest MLB News
Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, Aroldis Chapman’s hearing to appeal his three-game suspension he was dealt after throwing at the Rays’ Mike Brosseau has been postponed until next year due to an issue surrounding the availability of witnesses.
Per Grant McAuley of the BravesRadioNet, Cole Hamels reported on Monday and stated his shoulder doesn’t feel strong enough to pitch effectively. He threw a bullpen session following a start in Baltimore and hoped to start on Monday, however he did not feel strong enough to make that start. His year is done.
Per Ken Rosenthal of MLB on Fox, the MLB and MLBPA have jointly committed $10 million to the Players Alliance, a nonprofit group of active and former players committed to improving representation of Black Americans in all levels of baseball.
Per MLB and MiLB, Major League Baseball has announced that the 2020 Arizona Fall League has been cancelled.
Per MLB, DJ LeMahieu of the New York Yankees was this week’s Chevrolet Player of the Week, alongside Kole Calhoun of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Per MLB, the Tampa Bay Rays’ magic number to clinch the AL East Division Title is now down to one.
Latest NL East News
Per Grant McAuley of the BravesRadioNet, the Atlanta Braves’ magic number to clinch the NL East division title is now down from five to three.
In the race for the NL East, the Atlanta Braves lead the way, with the Marlins four games back, the Phillies five games back, the Mets eight games back, and the Nationals 10.5 games back.
Latest on MMO
Christopher Soto discusses Steven Cohen receiving three minor league affiliates in his purchase of the Mets.
Michael Mayer discusses why Brodie Van Wagenen could likely be a casualty of the Mets’ sale to Steven Cohen.
On this Day in Mets History
1962: Al Jackson suffered his 20th loss of the season when Chicago beat the Mets 8-2 at the Polo Grounds. He joined Roger Craig reaching 20 defeats, the first pair of teammates since 1963 to lose 20 games.
1988: The Mets clinched their fourth NL East title, defeating Philadelphia 3-1 at Shea Stadium.
1998: John Olerud tied Barry Bonds’ National League record of reaching base 15 consecutive times with a walk in the first inning.
2000: Mets’ closer, Armando Benitez blanked the Phillies for his 29th save, breaking John Franco’s club record.
2003: For the third time in MLB history, a Korean pitcher and a Japanese pitcher would oppose one another as the Expos’ Tomo Ohka faced Jae Weong as starters at Shea Stadium.
Birthdays: Chris Schwinden (34), Jeff Barry (51), Mark Guthrie (55), Vince Coleman (59), Wally Backman (61)
Let’s go Mets!
