The left-hander will make his New York Mets debut Wednesday afternoon when he starts the finale of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field.
Hours after an embarrassed Matt Harvey returned from his three-day suspension with a string of contrite apologies, the banged-up Mets began moving on from their latest commotion. The Mets will be going for a sweep after five pitchers combined to two-hit the Giants in a 6-1 win on Tuesday night.
"There's been a lot of action around here".
Posey's second homer in as many games in the fourth pulled the Giants within 5-1. They will try to do it again Tuesday night against a San Francisco Giants squad looking to snap out of its own lousy news cycle.
"You've got to be careful that you (don't) assume the attitude that, 'Hey we'll be fine, we'll be fine, '" Bochy said. He yielded only one unearned run, allowing just three hits, zero walks and striking out a season-high 11. The right-hander was drafted sixth overall by San Francisco in 2009 and shipped to the Mets for slugger Carlos Beltran in July 2011.
The same can be said of Zack Wheeler in his return after missing the prior two seasons due to Tommy John surgery.
T.J. Rivera added an RBI double in the second while Michael Conforto blasted a solo home run in the seventh. An undrafted free agent, the Mets' fill-in first baseman for Lucas Duda went 3-for-4 to raise his average to. 309. Jose Reyes knocked in Walker with a single two batters later and Rene Rivera drove in Reyes with an RBI double to cap a four-run first inning.
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Conley won't become a great tackler by the start of the regular season, but he should gradually get better each and every week. Oakland also has a hole to fill in the slot after declining to pick up the option year on DJ Hayden's contract this offseason.
"We've got plenty of talent on this team".
"Usually I'm still on a team, it's not like I can just do whatever I want", Milone said with a grin. He's already been featured in this daily column a few times and I'm sure we'll be relying on him once more very soon. The Mets have scored 10 runs in this series and four or more runs in 10 of their last 11 games. It was the eighth time in their last nine games they have scored in the first for a total of 17 runs.
Amid all the Matt Harvey drama at Citi Field on Tuesday, there was still a baseball game to be played. The New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres will play the outdoor Winter Classic in Queens on January 1, 2018, Commissioner Gary Bettman announced.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin dominated his hometown Padres with a four-hitter for his second career shutout.
Giants: Melancon was placed on the 10-day DL with a sore forearm, retroactive to Saturday. The team will announce a corresponding move Wednesday. SS Brandon Crawford, on the DL since April 26 because of a strained groin, was scheduled to play seven innings in a rehab game for Double-A Richmond.
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (left thumb) is expected back in the starting lineup Wednesday. Cabrera, who got hurt Saturday diving for a grounder, pinch hit for the second consecutive night and singled in the eighth. With two on, Neil Walker hit a liner to left that Eduardo Nuñez whiffed on. He played nine innings at first base. He did some stretching and played catch.
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