“We talked about getting him the rest, and one of the things that was mentioned was, ‘Can it come at a worse time?’ ” Mets manager Terry Collins said before the game. Matt Harvey is out for the season following surgery to fix thoracic outlet syndrome, Steven Matz is on the disabled list with a sore shoulder and Zack Wheeler is unlikely to pitch this season because of a slow recovery from Tommy John surgery. “This is the third time we’ve been through this where it ends up being a little more extended than we thought”. “It’s just unfortunate that it’s not happening for us right now”. “There’s just irritation in the rotator cuff”.
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“They came out very aggressive today”, Koehler said.
Meanwhile, the Mets are 4-1 in their last five Tuesday games, and 5-1 in their last six home games.
The second baseman has been to the doctor for tests but Collins was cryptic about Walker’s recurring condition, saying he was aware of the diagnosis but wasn’t at liberty to reveal it. When the ball landed on the wrong side of the fence and Granderson circled the bases with a pinch-hit home run, Koehler’s head drooped.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1: Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but Josh Donaldson homered. The more rest, the better he’s going to feel.
Walker, who can become a free agent after the World Series, has matched his career high with 23 home runs in his first season with the Mets since they acquired him from Pittsburgh in a trade. He was batting.282 with a.347 on-base percentage and 55 RBIs. “A lot of people, before the Mets signed me, said, “This guy’s done”, and I heard that”.
NY could ill afford to lose him – with second baseman Neil Walker and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera ailing, the Mets did not have a healthy infielder on the bench. It was the 17th home run this season and fourth in 11 at-bats for the reigning NL player of the week.
Cabrera’s left knee – which has sidelined him twice since spring training – was sore Sunday, and he told the training staff Monday it wouldn’t be wise to play. Granderson didn’t even start Tuesday’s game, entering as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning. Miami still hopes Stanton can return in some capacity during the final week of the regular season.
And I think it’s a slightly better edge than the betting market is giving credit.
I am challenging you, Major League Baseball players. “It’s not a surgery-type deal”.
Matz is 9-8 with a 3.40 ERA in 22 starts and 132 1/3 innings. He took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his most recent outing, August 14 against San Diego. First, we start with a game you need to know about.
“I was able to get my tossing in, but for me to get on the mound and throw a bullpen and tell them I’m ready for a game would be unrealistic in my mind”, he said. Walker has dealt with this back stiffness throughout his career and usually needs a few days before returning.
“Now that I’m here, I want to continue to do my job”, Montero said.
“We’ve seen that a couple times from J.T.”, Mattingly said.
NY could ill afford to lose him – with second baseman Neil Walker and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera ailing, the Mets did not have a healthy infielder on the bench.
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Making his first major league appearance since April 19, Montero couldn’t emulate the ace’s routine dominance or stop the shakiness that has prevented the former highly rated prospect from cementing his place in the majors, but the spot starter overcame six walks and two hits to keep the scoreboard clean.
