Morning Briefing: Only Three NL Teams Have Fewer Wins Than Mets
Good Morning Mets fans!
The Mets’ tough stretch continued on Tuesday night, as they lost 7-6 to the Guardians in Cleveland. Adrian Houser struggled again, allowing six runs in five innings. The Mets are now 21-27 on the season, and only the Marlins, Rockies and Reds have fewer wins in the National League.
The Mets are back at it on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m., with Jose Quintana facing Triston McKenzie.
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A trio of minor league starting pitchers were spectacular for the Mets affiliates yesterday.
Jonah Tong (High-A), Brandon Sproat (AA) and José Butto (AAA) had strong performances, with all three leading their squads to victory.
Tong pitched 6 2/3 innings of one-run baseball, allowing four hits and striking out eight batters, including 19 swing-and-misses, earning the win as the Brooklyn Cyclones beat the Hudson Valley Renegades 7-1. Tong, the team’s 20th-ranked prospect according to MLB Pipeline, has a 1.86 ERA in four starts since being promoted to High-A.
Sproat didn’t get credit for the victory in his second Double-A start, but was still impressive for Binghamton. The Rumble Ponies defeated the Reading Fightin Phils 6-5, scoring the game-winning run in the ninth inning. Sproat, No. 13 in the Mets system, pitched seven innings, allowing three runs, six hits and fanning nine batters.
Butto pitched six innings of shutout baseball, only allowing two hits, walking zero batters and striking out seven. Butto won as the Syracuse Mets trounced the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 12-1.
Left-handed reliever Brooks Raley will miss the remainder of the season with Tommy John surgery.
Kodai Senga played “light catch” yesterday, manager Carlos Mendoza said.
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Home Run Derby X, a 3-0n-3 co-ed competition featuring multiple recognizable names, will be traveling to four cities.
Guardians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is going to the injured list with an acute neck spasm.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks will operate out of the bullpen for now.
The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he infamously “called his shot” is being auctioned off.
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David Melendi wrote about Francisco Lindor‘s return to Cleveland.
Tylor Megill was strong in his return from the injured list Monday. Chris Bello discussed Megill’s performance.
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Trayce Thompson is on fire. Read about it in Tyler Antonelle’s Mets Minors Weekly Report.
This Day in Mets History
1998: The Mets acquire Mike Piazza from the Florida Marlins for three prospects. Piazza hit 220 home runs, drove in 655 runs and made six All-Star games with the Mets.
2019: Veteran outfielder Rajai Davis took batting practice with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets at 5 p.m. before getting the news he was called up. He took a $243 Uber ride to Citi Field, arriving in the third inning. In the eighth inning, he hit a three-run pinch-hit homer as the Mets won 6-1.
Birthdays: Collin Cowgill (38)
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