The Mets announced that four players — corner outfielder/first baseman José Martínez, utilityman José Peraza and right-handed pitchers Robert Stock and Corey Oswalt — have all cleared outright waivers.
NEW YORK -- The Mets' pitching staff took another blow on Tuesday. Right-hander Corey Oswalt was placed on the Injured List with right knee inflammation, and as a result, the team promoted pitcher Robert Stock to the active roster to take his place.
The Mets are in a bind with their rotation, especially heading into the final week before the All-Star break. Before that week gets underway, the team asked Corey Oswalt to take the mound for Game 2 of Sunday’s doubleheader.
The Mets dropped the nightcap of their doubleheader against the Yankees 4-2. The Queens contingent took the first half of the Subway Series 2-1 and will reconvene for the second half at Citi Field on September 10.
Despite taking the first two games of the series by scoring a total of 18 runs in 16 innings, the Mets' bats went silent, as they could not complete a Subway Series sweep of the Yankees, losing 4-2 in the nightcap of their Fourth of July doubleheader.
The Mets somehow pieced together their pitching behind a rejuvenated offense and salvaged a split with the Braves. The Mets, coming off one of the low
Tylor Megill and Corey Oswalt combine to give enough length and the offense lifted the Mets over the Braves. The Mets salvaged the final game of the series against the Braves with an encouraging 7-3 victory.
Conforto has been out since May 17 with a hamstring strain. He’ll return to the lineup for the first time in more than a month, looking to improve upon his early-season output.
Meanwhile, manager Luis Rojas could remove southpaw Steven Matz from the rotation later this week.
While the solo blast might not have reached the heights of the Empire State Building, the baseball rocketed through the air at an absurd 111 mph exit velocity and goes down as one of the longest home runs hit this season.
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