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DeGrom to attempt to throw side session Friday
Mets Manager Terry Collins has stated that Jacob DeGrom will meet his teammates on Friday in Cleveland following the birth of his newborn son on Monday night, and attempt to throw a side session. If deGrom is able to complete his side session with no issues he will rejoin the rotation and start next week in Philadelphia. However if his right lat is still an issue and he can’t complete the bullpen session, the Mets will place deGrom on the disabled list and he will be backdated to April 9th. Logan Verrett will most likely continue to assume deGrom’s rotation spot in the event that deGrom is not healthy enough to pitch.
Lineups: Marlins vs. Mets 1:10 pm et
Marlins:
1. Dee Gordon (L) 2B
2. Ichiro Suzuki (L) CF
3. Christian Yelich (L) LF
4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF
5. Martin Prado (R) 3B
6. Justin Bour (L) 1B
7. J.T. Realmuto (R) C
8. Miguel Rojas (R) SS
9. Adam Conley (L) P
SP: Adam Conley LHP (0-0, 27.00 ERA)
Mets:
1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
4. Neil Walker (S) 2B
5. Wilmer Flores (R) 1B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Juan Lagares (R) CF
8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
9. Logan Verrett (R) P
SP: Logan Verrett RHP (0-0, 9.00 ERA)
Today’s game can be seen on SNY & MLB Network
Game Notes:
METS STREAKING: The Mets have lost four in a row…Last year, New York lost four or more games three separate times…The last time the club lost five straight games was September 29-October 3, 2015.
AT HOME: The Mets have lost their first two home series of the year and are 1-4 at Citi Field this season…The Mets did not lose their second home series in 2015 until May 29-31 vs. Miami… The Mets went 49-32 at Citi Field last year.
VS. MIAMI: The Mets are 22-18 vs. Miami since 2014, including going 11-8 in 2015 and 0-2 this year…New York has won six straight home season series vs. the Marlins dating to 2010… The Mets are 37-29 all-time vs. Miami at Citi Field, including going 24-15 since 2012.
METS AVOIDING THE BROOM: After dropping the first two games of this series, the Mets will look to avoid been swept in a three-game series by the Marlins for the first time since May 5-7, 2014 at Miami…The last time the Marlins swept a three-game series in New York was September 8-10, 2009.
OFFENSE IS OFFENSIVE: The Mets are hitting .187 after seven games, ranking last in the majors…New York has scored 18 runs, ranking 29th in the majors…Last year, the Mets hit .244, ranking 28th and scored 683 runs, ranking 17th…The Mets are 1-0 when they score four or more runs this year and 1-5 when they plate three runs or less…The Mets were 70-12 (.854) when scoring four or more runs last year.
LOGAN VERRETT: Went 1-1 with a 3.63 ERA (nine earned runs/22.1 innings) in four starts with New York in 2015…He earned his first carer win in his first career start at Coors Field…He became the first Mets pitcher to ever toss 8.0 or more innings at Coors Field as he held the Rockies to one run over 8.0 innings on August 23, 2015…Verrett has one career start against Miami which came on September 14, 2015 where he pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 1 run on 3 hits, he struck out 3 and walked 1.
YOENIS CESPEDES: Is 5-for-his-last-11 (.455) with three RBI over his last three games.
DAVID WRIGHT: Is hitting .333 (6-18) with three doubles, five walks and three runs scored in his last five games after going 0-4 on Opening Day…He has reached base safely in 16 straight games dating to September 20, 2015…He has a .403 on-base percentage during that span…Wright has 121 career RBI vs. the Marlins, his most vs. any team…He is also hitting .327 (230-704) in 180 career games vs. Miami.
METS VS. CONLEY: Conley has a record of 1-0 in 2 appearances against the Mets including one game started in his career…holds a 0.96 ERA in 9.1 innings pitched with a 8/1 strikeout to walk ratio…Notable Mets numbers against Conley are provided below…
- David Wright: .667 (2-3, 2B)
- Wilmer Flores .333 (1-3, 2B)
- Yoenis Cespedes .000 (0-4, 2 K’s)
- Asdrubal Cabrera .000 (0-2, 1 BB)
Final Recap: Marlins 2 – Mets 1
The Miami Marlins (3-3) defeated the New York Mets (2-5) this evening by the final score of 2-1. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…
Game notes:
- Noah Syndergaard was absolutely dominant tonight pitching 7 innings and striking out 12. He only allowed 1 run on 7 hits with 1 walk.
- Lucas Duda drove in the Mets only run tonight with an RBI single in the bottom of the 1st.
- Curtis Granderson was 1-3 with a double and a run scored. He also struck out twice. Granderson is hitting a paltry .074 thus far.
- Jim Henderson was charged with the Marlins go-ahead run in the top of the 8th. Jerry Blevins relieved Henderson after he loaded the bases, and Martin Prado drove in the game deciding run on a sacrifice fly off Blevins.
- The Mets left 7 on-base tonight and were 1 for 5 with runners in scoring position.
- Noah Syndergaard’s 21 K’s are tied for most through 2 outings to start a season. He is tied with Pedro Martinez and Dwight Gooden.
- Rafael Montero was activated immediately after the game and Eric Campbell was demoted to AAA according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York.
It was more of the same story tonight as it has been over the past four nights with the Mets, as the bats again fell silent. Granted the Mets were facing one of the best pitchers in baseball, in Jose Fernandez but they had him on the ropes early on in the game. However the Mets could not convert those opportunities into runs, as they only scored one off of him tonight. Noah Syndergaard was absolutely filthy tonight as he carved through the Marlins lineup tonight with ease. It’s a shame that Syndergaard did not get the win but I’m expecting he’ll have a few more performances like tonight’s later on this season. The Mets have a quick turnaround with a game tomorrow afternoon so hopefully the players aren’t too down on themselves, and they can salvage at least one game of this series and avoid the sweep.
- The Mets will look to avoid a sweep as they play the Marlins in the series finale tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 pm et. The game can be seen on SNY and MLB Network.
- Logan Verrett (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will get the nod tomorrow afternoon in place of Jacob deGrom for the Mets. Verrett will oppose Marlins lefty Adam Conley (0-0, 27.00 ERA). Conley is the first southpaw the Mets will have faced this season.
Marlins vs. Mets Lineups 7:10 pm et
Marlins:
1. Dee Gordon (L) 2B
2. Marcell Ozuna (R) CF
3. Christian Yelich (L) LF
4. Giancarlo Stanton (R) RF
5. Justin Bour (L) 1B
6. Derek Dietrich (L) 3B
7. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
8. Jeff Mathis (R) C
9. Jose Fernandez (R) P
SP: Jose Fernandez RHP (0-1, 7.94 ERA)
Mets:
1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
4. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Michael Conforto (L) LF
7. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
8. Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
9. Noah Syndergaard (L) P
SP: Noah Syndergaard RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
Tonight’s game can be seen on SNY.
Montero recalled from AAA
ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin broke news this afternoon that the Mets are recalling Rafael Montero from AAA Las Vegas today to help out the Mets overworked bullpen. I among many, expected the Mets to recall Sean Gilmartin, but Gilmartin has not pitched in 11 days since the Mets last Spring Training game against the Cubs. Gilmartin is scheduled to start tonight for AAA Las Vegas.
A corresponding move has not been announced but certainly surrounds Jacob deGrom. The Mets have the option to place deGrom on paternity leave or place him on the 15-day DL. If he is placed on paternity leave and is still unhealthy to pitch, deGrom will not be credited for missing tommrrow’s start. DeGrom will have to wait a full 15 days before he can pitch again, unless he is placed on the DL today then his stint will be backdated and can return on April 24th. Rubin had also speculated that there is an outside chance Hansel Robles gets demoted to AAA after throwing 52 pitches last night, as he certainly will be unavailable for a few games.
Montero will provide depth for the Mets in the bullpen as long-reliever Logan Verrett is scheduled to start against the Marlins tomorrow afternoon in place of deGrom. Montero was Las Vegas’s Opening Day starter last Thursday, and the 25-year old threw five innings of one run ball, allowing three hits, walking two, and striking out five.
UPDATE (3:52 pm ct): Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo is reporting that Montero will not be active tonight and is simply on the taxi squad. The Mets are taking a gamble, but they possibly could use Logan Verrett in relief tonight if Syndergaard has a short outing, and use Montero to start tomorrow afternoon’s game.
Final Recap: Marlins 10 – Mets 3
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 11: Steven Matz #32 of the New York Mets walks off the mound after giving up 7-runs in the second inning against the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on April 11, 2016. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
The Miami Marlins (2-3) defeated the New York Mets (2-4) this evening by the final score of 10-3 at Citi Field. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…
Game Notes:
- Steven Matz was rocked for 7 runs on 6 hits in 1.2 innings pitched tonight. Matz also walked 2 and only struck out 1.
- Hansel Robles followed Matz in relief pitching 2.1 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits, with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.
- Antonio Bastardo pitched 1.1 innings and his lone mistake came off the bat of Marcell Ozuna for a 2-run homer. He allowed 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 2.
- Addison Reed, Jeurys Familia, and Jerry Blevins pitched 3.2 scoreless innings.
- David Wright was 2-4 with a double and a run scored.
- Yoenis Cespedes was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
- Curtis Granderson is now 1-24 to start the season after going 0-4.
- Matz’s outing was the shortest outing by a Mets starting pitcher since Jon Niese on July 4, 2014 against the Texas Rangers.
“Well that escalated quickly,” as the infamous Ron Burgundy would say. This game was simply ugly any way you spin it. Last season the Mets were used to beating on teams in the NL East and the tables have now been turned on them to begin the season, after suffering brutal losses the last three days to the Phillies and Marlins. The Mets certainly had their opportunities to inch back into the game but left eight runners on base, and were 1-7 tonight with runners in scoring position. The Mets hitters collectively need to find a way to get out of the mini-slump they are in at the plate. The slate does not get any easier for the offense as they face Marlins ace Jose Fernandez tomorrow night, and they travel to face the Cleveland Indians this weekend who arguably have the best pitching staff in the American League. Many of these guys are veterans so they are bound to figure it out eventually but lets not wait too much longer please.
The Mets haven’t had a bad pitching performance yet this season, but it couldn’t have come at worse time with Jacob deGrom leaving to Florida this afternoon to be with his wife and newborn baby. With deGrom gone, Logan Verrett is already expected to make Wednesday’s start in place of deGrom due to his lat injury, which made him unavailable to pitch tonight. Due to those circumstances the bullpen was overworked tonight, and they still have two more games before an off-day Thursday. The only logical option at this point is to place deGrom on paternity leave and recall Sean Gilmartin for bullpen depth. Unfortunately if this move is made deGrom will have to serve a full 15 day DL stint if his right lat has not improved upon return, and he and will not get time served for sitting out his next start. It’s tough to fault Matz for tonight’s start as he is still a rookie and he had not pitched in ten days. Hopefully Matz comes back better on regular rest and his confidence isn’t shaken after tonight’s rough outing. In his last start back on March 31st he did no-hit the Cubs over five innings which displayed the kind of pitcher he can be when he is on his game. Ugly loss with a capital U, and I doubt the Mets continue down this path for too much longer, the same way I doubt Daniel Murphy continuing to hit .471 this season. Hopefully we can get back in the win column tomorrow night in what is sure to be a pitching duel.
- The Mets play the Marlins in the second game of their three game series tomorrow evening with first pitch slated for 7:10 pm et. Tomorrow night’s game can be seen on SNY.
- The Mets will send the flamethrower Noah Syndergaard (1-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound to face Marlins ace Jose Fernandez (0-1, 7.94 ERA).
Josh Edgin begins rehab assignment.
Left-handed reliever Josh Edgin made a significant step in his return from last year’s Tommy John operation by making his first rehab appearance with the St. Lucie Mets yesterday and recording two outs.
Edgin had allowed one run on one hit, with a strikeout, and a walk. The results don’t matter as much as Edgin proving he is healthy, and that he could get his velocity up to the mid-90’s again. Edgin is expected back with the ball club on May 1st, which leaves him pitching on a rehab assignment for the next three weeks.
Edgin would be a valuable asset to the Mets bullpen if he is healthy and able to regain his velocity. In 2014 Edgin had posted a 1.32 ERA in 47 relief appearances, and was beginning to emerge as one of the Mets most reliable relievers in their bullpen.
Final Recap: Phillies 5 – Mets 2
The Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) defeated the New York Mets (2-3) this afternoon by the final score of 5-2, to take the 3-game series at Citi Field. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…
Game Notes:
- Matt Harvey was charged with the loss this afternoon. Harvey pitched 6 innings, while allowing 3 runs on 6 hits. Harvey walked 2 and struck out 3.
- Yoenis Cespedes was 2-4 with a 2-run home run.
- David Wright was 2-4 with a double and a run scored.
- Jim Henderson pitched a perfect 7th inning, striking out the side.
- The Mets only had 4 hits this afternoon.
- The Phillies surpassed their win total at Citi Field from last year, with today’s victory. Last year at Citi Field the Phillies were 1-8, this season they are now 2-1.
It was a real struggle again this afternoon with the Mets bats going mostly silent. Yoenis Cespedes hit a 2-run bomb in the bottom of the 6th to cut the Phillies lead to 3-2, but that would be the only offense the Mets would muster this afternoon. It’s tough to point out exactly what is wrong with the Mets offense, as collectively they came into the game with the league’s 28th ranked batting average. It is a major contrast to the pitching, as they came into today with the best team ERA in the Majors at 1.29. The only place I could start to look at would be Curtis Granderson at the top of the lineup starting the season 1-20. If Granderson is not getting on base it will be tough for the Mets to manufacture runs, as he was an on-base machine last year. To Granderson’s credit he had some hard hit balls this afternoon, so maybe he’s on the verge of turning his bad fortunes around. Harvey had another uneven start with his biggest mistake coming in the top of the 6th when he allowed a 2-run home run to Odubel Herrera. Harvey has innings where he looks crisp and the ball is coming out nicely, and other innings where he has been running into trouble with elevated pitch counts. However this was a much better start than his Opening Night start against the Royals. There is plenty of time for Harvey to right the ship, and get back on track to his dominant self as I predicted him as my Cy Young award winner this season.
- The Mets return to action tomorrow night when the Miami Marlins come to Citi Field for a 3-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 pm et. Tomorrow’s game can be seen on SNY and ESPN.
- Rookie Steven Matz (0-0, 0.00 ERA) makes his first start of the 2016 season against Marlins right-hander Jared Cosart (0-0, 0.00 ERA) who will be making his 2016 debut as well.
Jacob deGrom to miss next start.
It was announced this morning that Jacob deGrom will be scratched from his next scheduled start on Wednesday against the Marlins. Manager Terry Collins stated that deGrom’s right lat has “improved, but not enough.” It seems the Mets will take a day-to- day approach with deGrom before they consider placing him on the disabled list.
Right-hander Logan Verrett will start in deGrom’s place on Wednesday.
Lineups: Mets vs. Phillies 1:10 pm et
Phillies:
1. Freddy Galvis (S) SS
2. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
3. Odubel Herrera (L) CF
4. Maikel Franco (R) 3B
5. Ryan Howard (L) 1B
6. Carlos Ruiz (R) C
7. Cedric Hunter (L) LF
8. Peter Bourjos (R) RF
9. Jeremy Hellickson (R) P
SP: Jeremy Hellickson RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Mets:
1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
4. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Michael Conforto (L) LF
7. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
9. Matt Harvey (R) P
SP: Matt Harvey RHP (0-1, 4.76 ERA)
Today’s game can be seen on SNY and MLB Network.
Game Notes:
SERIES NOTES: The Mets will play their first rubber game of the season today…New York went 7-10 in rubber games in 2015, including 3-4 at home…The Mets have won eight on their last nine series vs. the Phillies.
VS. PHILADELPHIA: The Mets are 10-2 vs. the Phillies in their last 12 games at Citi Field dating to August 31, 2014… New York went 14-5 vs. the Phillies (8-1 at home) last year… The 14 wins were the most in team history in a single-season vs. the Phillies…New York had a franchise high-tying 10-game winning streak vs. the Phillies from May 9-August 31, 2015… The Mets are 28-12 vs. Philadelphia over the last three years (including 2016).
METS PITCHING: The Mets lead the majors with a 1.29 ERA… The staff has allowed three runs, two earned, in its last 29.0 innings (0.62 ERA) dating to the eighth inning of their first game on April 3 at Kansas City.
THE BULLPEN: Has not allowed an earned run in 11.1 innings this season…The Mets are the only team in the majors whose bullpen has not permitted an earned run…The pen has not issued a walk and struck out 12.
HARVEY AT HOME: Since 1950, Matt Harvey has the third- best home ERA (2.05; 54 earned runs/237.0 innings) of any starter in his first three major league seasons (min. home 30 starts)…In Matt Harvey’s last 11 home regular season starts dating to June 16, 2015, he is 5-1 with a 1.25 ERA (10 earned runs/72.0 innings)…Harvey has allowed more than two earned runs in just one of his last 11 home starts…Last year he was 8-3 with a 2.23 ERA (28 earned runs/113.0 innings) at Citi Field.
1986 JERSEYS: Every Sunday home game this season, the Mets will wear replica 1986 jerseys in honor of the 30th Anniversary World Series championship team.
NOTABLE METS VS HELLICKSON:
- Curtis Granderson: .176 (3-17, 1 2B, 1 HR)
- Neil Walker: .400 (2-5, 1 2B, 2 RBI)
- Yoenis Cespedes: .333 (2-6, 1 2B, 1 K)
- Alejandro De Aza: .267 (4-15, 3 2B, 1 RBI)
- Asdrubal Cabrera: .250 (2-8, 1 BB, 1 K)
- David Wright: 1.000 (2-2, 1 2B, 1 BB)
Above The Mendoza 