ICYMI in Mets Land: Missed opportunity vs. Giants; Jose Quintana, Edwin Diaz injury updates
Here's what happened Friday in Mets Land, in case you missed it...
- David Robertson's uncharacteristic eighth inning doomed the Mets in a 5-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants to open a three-game series.
- Carlos Carrasco went five innings and recapped his outing, in which he felt that "every pitch was working."
- Pete Alonso's struggles continued, and he got blunt about his forgettable June: "I'm having probably the worst month I've ever had in the big leagues."
- Jose Quintana made his fourth rehab start, but he did not perform as planned at Triple-A Syracuse.
- In positive Mets injury news, Edwin Diaz made a small but promising progression by throwing off flat ground before the game.
- On Baseball Night in New York, SNY's Sal Licata, Andy Martino, John Harper and Jim Duquette discussed the futures of Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander as the MLB trade deadline looms.
- An "overwhelmed" Michael Conforto reflected on his Mets tenure as he returned to Citi Field with the Giants.
- Fellow former Met turned Giant Wilmer Flores also opened up before the game.
- On The Mets Pod, SNY's Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo graded the Eduardo Escobar trade with the Los Angeles Angels.
