Morning Briefing: Mets Wild Card Lead Continues to Shrink
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets dropped their fifth game in a row last night as they fell by a score of 11-3, losing the first three games of their four-game set in Philadelphia. Clay Holmes failed to get out of the fifth inning yet again, as he was not helped by a quiet offensive performance. For a full recap of Wednesday night’s game, click here!
Luckily enough for New York, the Giants fell to the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night, keeping them two games ahead of San Francisco with an extra buffer as they hold the tie-breaker. However, the Reds kept closer with their win over the San Diego Padres, now only trailing by two games and having the tie-breaker over the Mets.
David Peterson (9-5, 3.72 ERA) will look to help the Mets avoid a four-game sweep as he will face Jesús Luzardo (13-6, 4.01 ERA) in the series finale at 7:15 PM in Philly.
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Baseball America describes Mets pitching prospect Ryan Lambert as a ‘fire-breathing righthanded reliever with a demon fastball.” Lambert has a fastball that boasts a 96.8 mph average velocity, 20 inches of induced vertical break and a 66.5% strike rate.
The International Women’s Baseball Center received a $2,000,000 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation as well as a $350,000 grant from the Amazin’ Mets Foundation.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed that Jesse Winker’s season is over, per Laura Albanese of Newsday. Doctors have still not been able to diagnose what’s wrong with his back.
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Anthony Rizzo is retiring as a Cub and will be honored this Saturday at Wrigley Field. He’ll also become an ambassador for the organization, per Jesse Rogers of ESPN.
A series titled “Who Killed The Montreal Expos?” will be airing on Netflix on October 21st, recounting the collapse of the Expos franchise.
At least eight men employed by the Detroit Tigers, its business arm or broadcast partner have been accused of misconduct toward women since 2023, including four vice presidents and two other high-ranking employees, per The Athletic.
San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts has been cleared to resume baseball activities and start his rehab process, per Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Bogaerts has been sidelined since August 29 after he suffered a fractured foot after fouling a ball off his foot a few days earlier.
Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman was activated from the IL and started in center field on Wednesday night following his return from an ankle injury.
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Carlos Mendoza called on Sean Manaea and the team to keep fighting.
The Mets’ NL Wild Card position continues to become more precarious.
The Arizona Fall League Rosters were announced.
On This Date In Mets History
2021: Bobby Valentine and Joe Torre throw out the ceremonial first pitches on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
1997: John Olerud hits for the seventh cycle in Mets history against the Montreal Expos.
1987: With his steal of second base against the St. Louis Cardinals, Howard Johnson becomes the first Met to join the 30-30 club.
Born On This Date: Frank Francisco (1979), Dave Roberts (1944), Larry Bearnarth (1940)
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