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April 23, 2016

Yoenis Cespedes likely out through weekend.

Yoenis Cespedes was held out of today’s Mets lineup by Manager Terry Collins after he reaggravated his right leg bruise sliding into second base on a double last night in the top of the seventh inning. Cespedes originally stayed in the game, but was replaced by Juan Lagares in the bottom of the eight inning. Cespedes originally injured his right leg on a dive into the stands earlier this month while chasing a foul ball.

When speaking to the media before today’s game in Atlanta, Collins talked about Cespedes current condition. “The bruise is pretty big. He’s aggravated it, and he’s limping pretty bad. … He’s pretty swelled. He’s certainly not going to be available today.” Collins also stated that no X-ray’s or MRI’s are scheduled for Cespedes right leg.

It makes perfect sense to sit Cespedes out the next two days, until he has full mobility in his leg as he clearly has a limp with the injury. The Mets can get by with Juan Lagares in center field as he is a Gold Glover himself, and his bat seems to be coming back around this season. Look for Cespedes to be back in the Mets lineup Monday night when the Mets return to New York, health permitting of course.

April 23, 2016

Lineups & Game Notes: Mets vs. Braves 7:10 pm et

New York Mets (8-7):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Michael Conforto (L) LF
4. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
7. Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
8. Juan Lagares (R) CF
9. Steven Matz (R) P

SP: Steven Matz LHP (1-1, 7.27 ERA)

Atlanta Braves (4-12):

1. Nick Markakis (L) RF
2. Daniel Castro (R) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Adonis Garcia (R) 3B
5. Tyler Flowers (R) C
6. Jeff Francoeur (R) LF
7. Erick Aybar (S) SS
8. Drew Stubbs (R) CF
9. Jhoulys Chacin (R) P

SP: Jhoulys Chacin RHP (0-0, 2.38 ERA)

Tonight’s game can be seen on WPIX.

Game Notes:

METS-BRAVES NOTES: The Mets have posted back-to-back double-digit win seasons (2014-2015) vs. Atlanta/Milwaukee for the first time in their team history… The Mets went 11-6 in 2015 and 10-9 in 2014 against the Braves.

DEGROMINATOR IS BACK: Prior to tonight’s game, the Mets activated RHP Jacob deGrom from MLB’s Bereavement/Family Medical Emergency List and optioned RHP Rafael Montero to Las Vegas (AAA)…DeGrom will start tomorrow for New York.

STEVEN MATZ: Tossed 7.0 scoreless innings and had a career- high nine strikeouts in his last start on April 17 at Cleveland… Matz has made five career regular season road starts…He is 3-0 with a 1.86 ERA (six earned runs/29.0 innings pitched)…Matz has struck out 33 and walked eight in those five starts…New York is 6-2 when he starts in the regular season…In one career start against the Braves, he picked up the win in the Mets’ 5-1 victory on September 11, 2015, at Turner Field…Tossed 5.0 innings and allowed one run, earned, on six hits… Struck out two and walked two.

TURNER FIELD: The Mets have won a franchise-record five straight games at Turner Field dating to September 10, 2015… The Braves are moving into a new ballpark in 2017…New York is 61-103 (.372) all-time at Turner Field.

HISTORIC HOMERS: The Mets have hit 21 home runs in their last seven games, the most home runs over any seven-game span in franchise history…The previous mark was 20 home runs over seven games from June 27-July 4, 2004…Research courtesy of Elias.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Mets are 5-2 on their nine-game road trip which concludes in Atlanta…New York is 6-3 on the road this season…The Mets went 41-40 on the road in 2015.

YO’S THROW: The 2015 American League Gold Glove winner Yoenis Cespedes collected his second outfield assist of the year last night…Since 2012, Cespedes leads the majors with 50 outfield assists.

ASDRUBAL CABRERA IS ON FIRE: Is hitting .379 (11-29) with four runs scored, three doubles, two RBI and a .471 on-base percentage over his last eight games.

NEIL WALKER: Has five home runs over his last seven games… Walker’s six home runs are the third-most he’s ever hit in any calendar month…He had seven home runs in September, 2013 and seven in July, 2012..Walker is tied for fourth in the majors with his six long balls…The only other Mets second baseman with six or more home runs in April was Jeff Kent, who hit eight home runs in 1994…Dave Kingman (1976), Carlos Delgado (2006) and John Buck (2013) hold the club record with nine April home runs.

CASTAWAY: Jerry Blevins stranded two inherited runners last night and has stranded nine of 10 inherited runners of the season…Blevins is tied for second in the majors with nine runners stranded.

FULL CIRCLE: The Mets will face a familiar face from their 2015 postseason team in utility player Kelly Johnson who signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on January 21 2016, and made the team out of Spring Training…Johnson was acquired by the Mets on July 24, 2015 from the Braves along with Juan Uribe for pitchers John Gant and Rob Whalen…Johnson produced a.250/.304/.414 line in 49 games for the Mets with 5 home runs and 13 RBI…John Gant originally made the Braves roster out spring training but was demoted to AAA Gwinnett on April 10th after allowing 6 hits and 4 earned runs in 3 innings pitched.

SLUGGING THE WRIGHT WAY: Has 35 career home runs vs. Atlanta, second-most vs.any opponent in his career (Has 36 vs. Philadelphia)…19 of his 35 career homers vs. the Braves have come at Turner Field.

METS VS. CHACIN: Jhoulys Chacin has made 5 appearances against the New York Mets in his career including 4 games started…Holds a career 2.88 ERA in 25 innings pitched…Chacin holds a 17/13 strikeout to walk ratio against the Mets…Notable Mets career numbers against Chacin are provided below…

Juan Lagares: .333 (2-6, 1 2B, 1 K)
Neil Walker: .333 (3-9, 2 2B, 1 RBI)
David Wright: .222 (2-9, 1 2B, 1 RBI)

April 22, 2016

Final Recap: Mets 6 – Braves 3

The New York Mets (8-7) defeated the Atlanta Braves (4-12) by the final score of 6-3 this evening at Turner Field. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…

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Game Notes:

Curtis Granderson was 3-4 with a grand slam and a solo HR. Granderson had 5 RBI’s tonight.
Matt Harvey received his first victory of the season pitching 5 innings while giving up 2 runs, on 7 hits. He also struck out 5 while only walking 1.
David Wright was 1-4 with a double and a run scored.
Yoenis Cespedes was 1-4 with a double. He left in the bottom-half of the 8th and was replaced by Juan Lagares after reaggravating the bruise in his right leg, on a slide into 2nd base in the top of the 7th.
Jeurys Familia collected his 4th save of the season, allowing no hits, walking 1 and striking out 1.
Tonight’s game had been in a 56 minute rain delay after the top of the 8th inning concluded.

Tonight was the Curtis Granderson show as he belted two bombs off of Braves starter Bud Norris, with the first being a grand slam in the top of the second to give the Mets a comfortable 4-0 lead. Granderson was responsible for five of the six Mets runs tonight and it looks like he’s breaking out of the mini slump he was in to start the season. It’s always a good sign when Granderson is getting on base, but an even better sign when he is hitting for power. An interesting note on Granderson, he is now one of four Mets players to hit a grand slam with both the Mets and the Yankees in his career. With Granderson’s two home runs, the Mets have broken a record for most home runs in a seven day span with 21. The previous record had been 20 and that was accomplished during June 27-July 4th 2004. There is no question that this team may be slugging their way to wins more than we thought this season.

Matt Harvey had a good but not great start tonight and did just enough to get himself a win. Harvey flirted with danger in the second, fourth and fifth innings but was helped out tremendously in the bottom of the fifth by Yoenis Cespedes. Braves catcher A.J. Pierzynski hit a line drive single to center field with runners on first and second base and two outs, at which point Yoenis Cespedes uncorked a beautiful throw from center field to nail Nick Markakis at home. It was just another reminder to many people that while Cespedes may have his fair share of mistakes in the outfield, when he’s on his game he’s as good as anyone defensively. Remember folks he did win a Gold Glove last year. Cespedes did leave tonight’s contest early after reaggravating his leg injury on a slide into second base on a double, so it will be interesting to see if he is in tomorrow’s lineup. It’s always nice to beat the Braves in Turner Field no matter what the Braves record is, as it always seems to never come easy in that stadium for the Mets. One down, two more to go this weekend against the wounded Braves, as the Mets will look to go for their third straight series victory tomorrow evening.

The Mets and Braves play the second game of their three game set tomorrow evening with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 pm et. Tomorrow’s game can be seen on WPIX.

Steven Matz (1-1, 7.27 ERA) who is coming off one of the best pitching performances of his young career will face Braves right-hander Jhoulys Chacin (0-0, 2.38 ERA).

April 22, 2016

Lineups & Game Notes: Mets vs. Braves 7:35 pm et.

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New York Mets (7-7):

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. David Wright (R) 3B
3. Michael Conforto (L) LF
4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF
5. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
6. Neil Walker (S) 2B
7. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) SS
8. Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
9. Matt Harvey (R) P

SP: Matt Harvey RHP (0-3, 5.71 ERA)

Atlanta Braves (4-11):

1. Nick Markakis (L) RF
2. Daniel Castro (R) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Adonis Garcia (R) 3B
5. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C
6. Kelly Johnson (L) LF
7. Erick Aybar (S) SS
8. Mallex Smith (L) CF
9. Bud Norris (R) P

SP: Bud Norris RHP (1-2, 6.23 ERA)

Tonight’s game can be seen on SNY.

Game Notes:

ROAD WARRIORS: The Mets are 4-2 on their nine-game road trip which concludes in Atlanta…New York is 5-3 on the road this season…The Mets went 41-40 on the road in 2015…The Mets have scored in the first inning in five of their six games on this road trip…New York is 7-3 when they score first this year, including 5-2 on the road.

ADIOS TURNER FIELD: This is the last season the Braves are playing at Turner Field before moving into their new ballpark…The Mets will not be sad to see it go…New York is 60-103 (.368) all-time at Turner Field…The Mets have won their last four games at Turner Field…This is the first of three final trips to Turner Field this season.

HISTORIC HOMER SPAN: The Mets have hit 19 home runs in their last six games, the most home runs over any six-game span in franchise history…The previous mark was 18 home runs over five games from August 18-24, 2015…Research courtesy of Elias.

HEY YO: Yoenis Cespedes has at least one extra-base hit in a career- high six straight games and the longest active streak in the majors…Over his last six contests, Cespedes is batting .360 (9- 25) with two doubles, one triple, four home runs and 10 RBI… Cespedes is tied for 10th in the majors with 13 RBI…Since August 1, 2015 (his first game with the Mets), Cespedes is tied for fourth in the majors in home runs, behind Chris Davis (27), Nolan Arenado (23) and Carlos Gonzalez (23).

NEIL WALKER: Went 4-5 on Wednesday and his hitting .293 with six home runs and 11 RBI in 17 games this season…Walker has five home runs over his last six games…Walker’s six home runs are the third-most he’s ever hit in any calendar month…He had seven home runs in September, 2013 and seven in July, 2012.. Walker is tied for third in the majors with his six long balls…The only other Mets second baseman with six or more home runs in April was Jeff Kent, who hit eight home runs in 1994…Dave Kingman (1976), Carlos Delgado (2006) and John Buck (2013) hold the club record with nine April home runs.

THE DARK KNIGHT: Has lost a career-high four straight regular season decisions dating to October 3, 2015…Harvey finished sixth in the NL with a 2.71 ERA and sixth in batting average against (.222) last season…He was named the 2015 Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year and the 2015 Player’s Choice NL Comeback Player of the Year…Has a 1-2 career record against the Braves in 3 games started…In 19.2 innings pitched Harvey holds a career 2.75 ERA with a 21/9 strikeout-to-walk ratio against the Braves.

HOT HITTERS: Lucas Duda Has homered in three consecutive games dating to April 18 at Philadelphia…Is the second time in his career he’s homered in three straight (the other time was September 25-29, 2015)…Asdrubal Cabrera is hitting .385 (10-26) with three runs scored, three doubles, two RBI and a .467 on-base percentage over his last seven games.

METS VS. NORRIS: Bud Norris has made 6 career starts against the Mets and holds a 1-2 record with a 4.54 ERA…Norris holds a 34/11 strikeout-to-walk ratio against the Mets while giving up 20 earned runs in 39.2 innings pitched…Notable Mets hitters career numbers against Norris are below…

Neil Walker: .391 (9-23, 1 2B, 1 HR)
Yoenis Cespedes: .300 (3-10, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
David Wright: .091 (1-11, 3 BB, 6 K)
Alejandro De Aza: .182 (2-11, 1 RBI, 2 K)
Lucas Duda: .333 (1-3, 1 2B, 1 BB)

April 22, 2016

Will the Dark Knight rise tonight?

Matt Harvey has not gotten off to the start he and many thought he would to start the 2016 season. However his track record indicates this may just be a small rough patch he is currently going through. All indications are that Harvey is going through a mechanical flaw that has currently been corrected for tonight’s game in Atlanta. Manager Terry Collins had indicated earlier this week that the mechanical flaw dealt with Harvey’s back leg. Both Collins and pitching coach Dan Warthen are confident that Harvey will begin to be himself again moving forward. Continue reading →

April 20, 2016

Final Recap: Phillies 5 – Mets 4 (11 innings)

The Philadelphia Phillies (7-9) avoided a sweep tonight by defeating the New York Mets (7-7) this evening by the final of 5-4 in 11 innings. For a full boxscore recap follow the link below…

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2016_04_20_nynmlb_phimlb_1#game=2016_04_20_nynmlb_phimlb_1,game_tab=box,game_state=Wrapup

Game Notes:

Lucas Duda was 3-5 tonight with with a solo HR.
Yoenis Cespedes was 2-6 with a solo HR.
Neil Walker was 4-5 with a run scored.
Asdrubal Cabrera was 1-5 with an RBI double, which originally was ruled a home run in the second inning before overturned upon umpire review.
David Wright had a rough night at the plate going 0-6 with 4 strikeouts, snapping a streak of 21 straight games reaching base dating to Sept. 20, 2015.
Michael Conforto was 0-5 with 3 strikeouts.
Bartolo Colon got the no-decision pitching 6 innings while allowing 3 runs, on 4 hits, with only 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.
Hansel Robles was charged with the loss in the bottom of the 11th, allowing a game-winning base hit to Phillies outfielder Peter Bourjos.

The Mets home run party continued tonight when Yoenis Cespedes and Lucas Duda slugged back-to-back home runs in the top of the fifth inning to give the Mets a 4-3 lead. The Mets hit back-to-back home runs every game this series with Lucas Duda being involved in all three occurrences. Duda is rapidly emerging as another Phillies killer on this Mets ball club next to David Wright. An interesting statistic I heard on tonight’s broadcast was that since Aug. 24, 2015, the Mets and Phillies have hit the same number of homers at Citizens Bank Park which is twenty-nine apiece. The Mets have only played ten games at the ballpark during that span. The Phillies have played thirty-three. Aside from the homers, the Mets however failed to capitalize on other opportunities as they were 2-14 with runners in scoring position and struck out a whopping 17 times tonight as a team. I hope this team doesn’t solely rely on the long ball and become an all or nothing team, as they have guys that are capable of hitting the ball in play and making something happen. It’s just a matter of the hitters driving those guys who are on base home without solely depending on the long ball.

Phillies outfielder Peter Bourjos ended up being a thorn in the Mets side tonight both tying the game and winning the game on separate base hits. The game-winner he hit in the bottom of the 11th, was a ground ball hit deep enough to third base for him to beat the throw to first base. I immediately knew once the ball was hit deep enough, he had the speed to beat the throw that Wright would eventually make, and that is exactly what happened. It was a tough ending tonight but it doesn’t go without saying the Mets did have their opportunities, and simply didn’t capatalize enough. All in all they took the series from the Phillies with a historic power surge and they will look to continue that momentum going into Atlanta this weekend. They have had a great road trip thus far going 4-2 and just being a hair short of possibly being 6-0. The Mets will also be excited to welcome back one of their own in Jacob deGrom, as he makes his return to the mound Sunday afternoon. Despite the loss all is still looking up in Mets world!

The Mets will have the day off tomorrow but return to action on Friday night to begin a 3-game weekend set with Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 pm et and can be seen on SNY.

The Dark Knight Matt Harvey (0-3, 5.71 ERA) will look to right the ship as he takes the mound Friday evening for the Mets, while he opposes Braves right-hander Bud Norris (1-2, 6.23 ERA).

April 20, 2016

Mets Tidbits

It has been announced today that Jacob deGrom will rejoin the rotation this weekend and start Sunday’s afternoon game in Atlanta against the Braves. DeGrom has been out since April 8th due to a right lat injury and his son’s Jaxon’s birth. He threw a 71-pitch simulated game in Port St. Lucie yesterday and he appears ready to go. DeGrom will throw one more bullpen session in Port St. Lucie on Friday and join his teammates in Atlanta on Saturday, which is the deadline for him to be activated off the emergency list. Rafael Montero is expected to be optioned back to AAA Las Vegas as soon as deGrom is activated.

Logan Verrett who has made two starts in place of Jacob deGrom, has more than proved his value to the Mets as both a spot-starter and as a reliever in the Mets bullpen.Verrett is 2-0 with an 0.69 ERA this season and he also has a 2.36 ERA in six career starts for the Mets. Verrett is also holding opposing left handed hitters to a .190 opponent batting average and righties to a .179 batting average since returning to the Mets last season. Manager Terry Collins talked about Verrett’s role on the team and was more than satisfied stating,”We know there’s going to be a day when somebody is going to show up sick who is supposed to pitch. Hopefully, this guy is rested enough. If you need somebody, he can step in and do the job.”

While the Mets bats have begun to catch up with the starting pitching the Mets bullpen has done a great job despite numerous questions by outsiders coming into the season. The pen has stranded 17 of 20 inherited runners and retired 34 of 42 first batters faced so far this season. The Mets bullpen’s 3.18 ERA is the fourth lowest in the National League and the pitchers have issued 14 walks while striking out 49 over 39.2 innings. Collectively this group has done a great job and as the season goes on you can only hope they don’t get overworked and can keep building confidence from the strong first month. Don’t forget Josh Edgin is only a couple of weeks away from rejoining this team which will only make them stronger.

Speaking of Josh Edgin, his rehab assignment seems to be going great as he threw a scoreless inning of relief last night for the St. Lucie Mets. In his last three rehab appearances for the St. Lucie Mets, Edgin has thrown 2.1 scoreless innings while only allowing one hit, striking out three, and walking none. Edgin who is recovering from Tommy John surgery is scheduled to come off the disabled list on May 1st.

With the Atlanta Braves scheduled to open a new ballpark next season, the New York Mets will make their first of three final trips this season to Turner Field on Friday. The Mets have an all-time record of 60-103 in 163 regular season contests. The Mets are also 0-3 in the postseason at Turner Field, back when the Mets made their lone postseason appearance at the stadium in 1999. Turner Field has always been known as a house of horrors for the Mets since it’s opening in 1997 and I’m sure the Mets won’t miss it at all next season.

April 20, 2016

Lineups & Game Notes: Mets vs. Phillies 7:05 pm et.

New York Mets (7-6):

SP: Bartolo Colon RHP (1-1, 2.13 ERA)

Philadelphia Phillies (6-9):

1. Odubel Herrera (L) CF
2. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
3. Maikel Franco (R) 3B
4. Ryan Howard (L) 1B
5. Carlos Ruiz (R) C
6. Freddy Galvis (S) SS
7. David Lough (L) LF
8. Jeremy Hellickson (R) P
9. Peter Bourjos (R) RF

SP: Jeremy Hellickson RHP (1-1, 4.30 ERA)

Tonight’s game can be seen on SNY.

Game Notes:

METS-PHILLIES NOTES: The Mets are 29-11 at Citizens Bank Park since 2012…After winning the first two games of the series, the Mets will look to sweep the three-game set…New York swept a four-game series in Philadelphia, August 24-27, 2015…The Mets have now won 10 of their last 12 series vs. the Phillies.

ROAD WARRIORS: The Mets are 4-1 on their nine-game road trip which includes a stop in Atlanta after tonight…New York is 5-2 on the road this season…The Mets went 41-40 on the road in 2015.

FIRST INNING FUN: The Mets have scored in the first inning in each of their last five games (eight runs total)…New York has gone 4-1 in those games…The Mets are 7-2 when they score first this year after going 61-24 when scoring first last year.

HISTORIC HOMER SPAN: The Mets have hit 17 home runs in their last five games, the most home runs over any five-game span in franchise history…The previous mark was 16 home runs over five games from August 19-24, 2015…Research courtesy of the Elias Sports Bureau.

HIGH FIVE: The Mets have hit 17 home runs, collected 14 doubles, two triples and scored 33 runs while hitting .283 (53-187) over their last five games…In the club’s first eight games, the Mets hit .194 (49-252) with 20 runs scored, eight doubles and two home runs…The Mets have 33 extra-base hits in their last five games after collecting 10 extra-base hits in their first eight games.

NEIL WALKER: Hit two home runs last night and has three home runs in his last two games and five home runs over his last five games…His last five hits have all been home runs…He has never homered in three straight games…Last night was the fourth time in Walker’s career, he’s hit two home runs in a game, last on July 1, 2015, with Pittsburgh at Detroit…Walker has three homers vs. lefthanders this season, which ties his career-high for a single season…Walker also hit three home runs off a lefty in 2010…He is batting .636 (7-11) vs. lefthanders this year.

WRIGHT STUFF: David Wright has 22 career home runs in Citizens Bank Park, the most by any visiting player in the ballpark’s history…Wright is hitting .292 (118-404) with 27 doubles and 69 RBI in 99 games at CBP…Wright’s 118 hits, 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 69 RBI are his most in any visiting ballpark…Wright is hitting .308 (12-39) in his last 10 games …Wright has reached base safely in 21 straight games dating to September 20, 2015…He has a .396 on-base percentage during that span.

YOENIS CESPEDES: Has six extra-base hits (three home runs, two doubles, one triple) and nine RBI in his last five games.. Cespedes is tied for eighth in the majors with 12 RBI… Cespedes has four home runs and 10 RBI in eight career games at Citizens Bank Park.

THE DUDE: Lucas Duda has 11 home runs and 32 RBI in 41 career games at Citizens Bank Park, both are career-highs for a visiting ballpark…Duda belted six home runs and had 12 RBI in 11 games vs. the Phillies in 2015…Duda has six RBI in his last three games…He has hit a homer in two straight games…He had a home run in three consecutive contests in 2015 (September 25-29).

BARTOLO COLON: Picked up the win in the Mets’ 6-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians on April 15 at Progressive Field…Tossed 5.1 innings and allowed two runs, earned, on eight hits…Struck out five and walked one…The victory gave him win number 219 of his career, tying him with Pedro Martinez for the second-most all-time by a Dominican-born pitcher…His 219 wins are the most by any active Dominican-born pitcher in the majors…Since joining the Mets, he has made 10 starts against the Phillies and is 7-3 with a 2.86 ERA (21 earned runs/66.0 innings pitched)…Struck out 58 and walked nine…Has lost two straight starts against Philadelphia…Won seven of his first eight starts against the Phillies, including four straight from May 10-August 31, 2015.

METS VS. HELLICKSON: In 3 career starts against the Mets Jeremy Hellickson is 2-1 with a 7.04 ERA…In 15.1 innings Hellickson has allowed 12 ER with an 11/5 strikeout to walk ratio…In his last start against the Mets on April 10th Hellickson pitched 5.2 innings while allowing two earned runs on three hits while striking out five and only walking one…Notable Mets career numbers against Hellickson are provided below…

Yoenis Cespedes: .444 (4-9, 1 HR, 2 RBI)
David Wright: .600 (3-5, 2 2B, 1 BB)
Neil Walker: .286 (2-7, 1 2B, 2 RBI)
Alejandro De Aza: .250 (4-16, 3 2B, 1 RBI)
Lucas Duda: .167 (1-6, 1 2B, 3 RBI)
Curtis Granderson: .150 (3-20, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
Asdrubal Cabrera: .200 (2-10, 1 BB, 2 K)

April 19, 2016

Lineups: Mets vs. Phillies 7:05 pm et.

New York Mets (6-6):

SP: Logan Verrett RHP (0-0, 1.69 ERA)

Philadelphia Phillies (6-8):

1. Freddy Galvis (S) SS
2. Odubel Herrera (L) CF
3. Andres Blanco (S) 2B
4. Ryan Howard (L) 1B
5. Maikel Franco (R) 3B
6. David Lough (L) RF
7. Cameron Rupp (R) C
8. Tyler Goeddel (R) LF
9. Vince Velasquez (S) P

SP: Vince Velasquez RHP (2-0, 0.00 ERA)

Tonight’s game can be seen on SNY.

April 19, 2016

DeGrom throws simulated game; Son Jaxon goes home.

Jacob deGrom threw a 71-pitch simulated game this afternoon in Port St. Lucie and appears ready to rejoin the Mets rotation. DeGrom’s week old son was also discharged from the hospital yesterday which is fantastic news! DeGrom has not pitched since April 8th due to a sore right lat, and also because of the birth of his son Jaxon. DeGrom is projected to rejoin the rotation either this weekend in Atlanta or the following series in New York against the Cincinnati Reds.