Mets Place Pitchers Betances, Matz On Injured List
Betances landed on the injured list with right lat tightness. Matz was placed on the IL with left shoulder discomfort and will see a doctor Monday to determine the next step.
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Betances landed on the injured list with right lat tightness. Matz was placed on the IL with left shoulder discomfort and will see a doctor Monday to determine the next step.
The Mets had won three straight and six of eight, including a Subway Series doubleheader sweep Friday at Yankee Stadium.
The sweep sent the Yankees to their seventh straight loss, their worst skid since 2017.
Both teams left the field, leaving only a Black Lives Matter t-shirt at home.
The teams played despite three postponements around Major League Baseball on Wednesday as players boycotted games to protest racial injustice following the shooting by police of a Black man Sunday in Wisconsin.
The Mets put runners on in every inning against the quartet of Dan Castano, Richard Bleier, Brad Boxberger and Brandon Kintzler but went 1 for 12 with runners on base.
Major League Baseball cleared the Mets to resume baseball activities Monday after the team missed four games because two members of the organization tested positive for COVID-19.
There's still no word from MLB on when they'll be cleared to resume play.
Major League Baseball officially postponed this weekend's Subway Series at Citi Field after two members of the Mets tested positive for COVID-19 during the team's last series in Miami.
The unidentified player and staff member are spending the night in Miami for further testing, and contact tracing is being conducted.
The Mets improved to 17-7 against Miami over the past two seasons and won at Marlins Park for the fifth time in a row.
Nimmo went 3-for-5 and finished a double short of hitting for the cycle. The Mets have scored 19 runs in their last two games.
Robinson Cano and Pete Alonso hit two homers apiece to help the New York Mets snap a three-game losing streak by beating the Miami Marlins 11-4 Monday night.
Zack Wheeler (3-0) gave up two runs and struck out four over seven solid innings to give the Phillies yet another quality start in his first appearance against his former team.
Dominic Smith broke up the shutout with a two-run homer in the ninth, his fourth straight game with a homer.
