Morning Briefing: Mets Set Season High in Home Runs on Friday

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets set a season high in home runs with five in their 7-6 victory over the Rockies. Mark Vientos got the party started in the second inning before Jose Iglesias and Harrison Bader hit solo shots to give the Mets three home runs in a four-batter span. Iglesias and Bader then homered later in […]

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Good morning, Mets fans!

On Friday, the Mets set a season high in home runs with five in their 7-6 victory over the Rockies. Mark Vientos got the party started in the second inning before Jose Iglesias and Harrison Bader hit solo shots to give the Mets three home runs in a four-batter span. Iglesias and Bader then homered later in the game to give each of them two for the game, giving the Mets five in total. The Mets have now won four consecutive games and are tied for the second Wild Card spot in the National League.

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The Mets’ series against the Rockies continues Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Christian Scott (0-2, 4.15 ERA) will be seeking his first major league win, while Ryan Feltner (1-8, 5.29) will try to continue turning his season around. Despite his brutal record and ERA, he has a 2.00 ERA in 18 innings over his last three starts.

In Baseball America‘s latest mock draft, Carlos Collazo has the Mets taking Kansas State shortstop Kaelen Culpepper.

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN has the Mets taking UNC outfielder Vance Honeycutt in his latest mock draft.

Prior to Friday’s game, the Mets announced that David Peterson was placed on the paternity list. In a corresponding move, the Mets recalled Eric Orze from Triple-A.

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Rookie flamethrower Paul Skenes was announced as the starter for the National League in the All-Star Game. He will be just the fifth rookie to start an All-Star Game. Skenes has been sensational since being called up in mid-May, as he currently has a 6-0 record and a 1.90 ERA in 11 starts. In his last start, Skenes struck out 11 over seven no-hit innings.

Per Andy Martino of SNY, the Yankees are calling up infield prospect Jorbit Vivas. In 37 games in Triple-A, Vivas had an .828 OPS but was swinging the bat much better as of late. In a corresponding move, the Yankees are placing J.D. Davis on the injured list.

The Phillies announced that they released Whit Merrifield and recalled Weston Wilson from Triple-A. Merrifield is a three-time All-Star, including last year with the Blue Jays despite just a .700 OPS, but he never found a rhythm after signing a one-year, $8 million deal with the Phillies this offseason. In 53 games, he was batting .199 with a .572 OPS.

Eno Sarris and Rustin Dodd of The Athletic wrote about former Met Seth Lugo, and how he has finally become the starter he always thought he could be. This year, Lugo is 11-3 with a 2.21 ERA while throwing the third-most innings of any pitcher in baseball.

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Michael Mayer highlights Drew Gilbert‘s return to action in the latest Mets Minors Recap.

Michael Famulari discusses the continued success of Brandon Nimmo at the plate against the Nationals.

Jack Markowski highlights the Mets’ proficiency this year when hitting with runners in scoring position.

On This Date in Mets History

2001: Mike Piazza collected his 300th career home run, sending a pitch from Derek Lowe over the wall in the ninth inning. Despite the achievement from Piazza, the Mets were sent home with a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.

2010: David Wright had a great showing at the All-Star Game in Anaheim, going two-for-two with singles against David Price and Justin Verlander.

Birthdays: Mike Fitzgerald (64), Jack Aker (84)

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