Morning Briefing: Well, That Road Trip Is Over
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets wrapped up a grueling road trip with another ugly loss to the Mariners Sunday evening. Unlike the first two games of the series, they scored a run this time, but they still got blown out 12-1. They were outscored 22-1 in the series. The sweep comes off the heels of a series win in Colorado.
The slumping Braves lost on Sunday too, though, allowing seven runs in the eighth inning of a stunning 9-8 defeat to the Rockies. That means the Mets are in the same position they were in at the start of Sunday, 0.5 games behind the Braves for the third Wild Card spot.
The Mets now get a much-needed day off before starting a home series with the A’s on Tuesday. The Braves, meanwhile, begin a road series with the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. It’s a matchup of veteran aces, with Atlanta’s Chris Sale going up against Blake Snell, who threw a no-hitter earlier this month. A Braves loss would give them the exact same record as the Mets (61-57), while a win would put them a full game ahead of New York.
As I imagine, a day off will be important for the players to recover.
It's trying to believe in a vacancy.
Well they had a long trip and had a cross country flight of almost 3,000 miles.
I can imagine, just like your country, this is also a continental country.
Certain trips are quite exhausting depending on where you have to go.
Yeah. That is why they had an off day. It is hard to play one day and then head across country and then play the next day.
Hey Task, the game will be at home so do we have a chance of a Mets victory?
There is always a chance of victory in base. We also have a chance at losing.