The season is over. Sell off the pieces. Stop pretending. Please.
When and Where
Game 1: Monday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)
Game 2: Tuesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)
Game 3: Wednesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)
Game 4: Thursday @ Citi Field, 12:10 p.m. (TV: SNY, MLB Network; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes)
Baseball Weather
Monday: Partly cloudy with a high of 84
Tuesday: Partly cloudy with a high of 84
Wednesday: Morning thunderstorms with a high of 89
Thursday: Partly cloudy with a high of 91
Probable Pitching Matchups
Monday: RHP Adam Wainwright (10-5, 5.20 ERA, 5.42 DRA, .272 TAv, 0.2 WARP) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-6, 4.86 ERA, 6.08 DRA, .283 TAv, -0.4 WARP)
Tuesday: RHP Michael Wacha (6-3, 4.10 ERA, 4.39 DRA, .265 TAv, 1.1 WARP) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-5, 5.77 ERA, 5.23 DRA, .300 TAv, 0.1 WARP)
Wednesday: TBD vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (10-3, 3.48 ERA, 2.78 DRA, .237 TAv, 3.7 WARP)
Thursday: TBD vs. RHP Seth Lugo (4-2, 4.50 ERA, 7.88 DRA, .284 TAv, -1.0 WARP)
Who’s Hot?
Jay Bruce: 9-for-26 over the last six games going into Sunday, including four home runs
Jacob deGrom: 1.53 ERA in 47 innings over the last six games
Tommy Pham: 9-for-15 over the last four games going into Sunday
Who’s Not?
Fernando Salas: His entire season
Actually, most of the Mets bullpen
The Mets bullpen makes me so sad
Please make it stop
When We Last Met
The Mets lost two of three just before the All-Star Break.
It’s Literally a 10-Day DL
Mets: Yoenis Cespedes left the game Saturday with a hip injury and sat out Sunday, but the Mets claim he’ll be ready for the series opener.
Cardinals: Randal Grichuk and Stephen Piscotty were both placed on the disabled list over the weekend with various maladies.
Notable Quotables
“You’re always looking to see what transpires over the next seven to 10 days. But I think we’re at the point in the season where things would have to go exceedingly well for us to realistically change direction,” Sandy Alderson said Friday about the trade deadline.
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