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Mets rout Colorado....12-2
deGrom finally gets some run support.
Nimmo is raking.
The Goods:
Brandon Nimmo homers twice as Mets top Rockies
Recap:
Mets vs. Rockies - Game Recap - June 18, 2018 - ESPN
Box:
Mets vs. Rockies - Box Score - June 18, 2018 - ESPN
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Mets: Slumping RF Jay Bruce was scratched from the starting lineup because of nagging hip soreness. He has missed four of the past five starts due to the injury, and manager Mickey Callaway said Bruce will be re-evaluated in the next day or two. Callaway said the disabled list remains an option. "We need to get Jay Bruce right so he can be the Jay Bruce that his team wants him to be and that he wants to be,'' Callaway said. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard, sidelined since May 26 with a strained ligament in his right index finger, played catch and came out of it well. He's expected to do some longer tosses, 75 to 80 feet, as part of his ongoing rehab effort.
UP NEXT:
Mets: LHP Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39 ERA) starts Tuesday night at Coors Field.
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (4-7, 5.13) is 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in three starts this month.
deGrom finally gets some run support.
Nimmo is raking.
The Goods:
Brandon Nimmo homers twice as Mets top Rockies
Recap:
Mets vs. Rockies - Game Recap - June 18, 2018 - ESPN
After pitching in terrible luck for weeks as New York's hitters slumped, deGrom (5-2) got some help from his teammates at last. He allowed two runs -- one earned -- in eight innings to snap a two-game skid and win for the first time in six outings since May 18 against the Diamondbacks.
On the eve of his 30th birthday, the right-hander struck out seven, walked one and lowered his major-league-leading ERA to 1.51. He improved to 4-0 with a 1.01 ERA in six career starts against Colorado.
The 12 runs the Mets scored were more than they managed in deGrom's previous eight starts combined. He had given up only five earned runs in his past five games -- without a win to show for it.
Playing in front of family and friends from his Wyoming hometown, Nimmo got the game off to a rousing start. He lofted a deep drive that hit off the right-center-field wall and rolled away from Carlos Gonzalez. By the time the right fielder chased it down, Nimmo had charged past third base and went into home standing up, well ahead of a weak throw.
"I haven't done that before. That was fun,'' Nimmo said.
Nimmo became the third Mets player to lead off a game with an inside-the-park home run and first since Angel Pagan on Aug. 23, 2009, against Philadelphia. The most recent New York player with an inside-the-park homer was Ruben Tejada on Sept. 2, 2015, also against the Phillies.
Box:
Mets vs. Rockies - Box Score - June 18, 2018 - ESPN
TRAINER'S ROOM:
Mets: Slumping RF Jay Bruce was scratched from the starting lineup because of nagging hip soreness. He has missed four of the past five starts due to the injury, and manager Mickey Callaway said Bruce will be re-evaluated in the next day or two. Callaway said the disabled list remains an option. "We need to get Jay Bruce right so he can be the Jay Bruce that his team wants him to be and that he wants to be,'' Callaway said. ... RHP Noah Syndergaard, sidelined since May 26 with a strained ligament in his right index finger, played catch and came out of it well. He's expected to do some longer tosses, 75 to 80 feet, as part of his ongoing rehab effort.
UP NEXT:
Mets: LHP Jason Vargas (2-5, 7.39 ERA) starts Tuesday night at Coors Field.
Rockies: RHP German Marquez (4-7, 5.13) is 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in three starts this month.