Category: Division Series
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Major League Baseball announces start times for Division Series games through October 11
Major League Baseball announced on Monday the start times for their initial Division Series games through October 11. The Mets will begin their Division Series on Friday night, October 9 at 9:45 PM ET against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Jacob deGrom will face Clayton Kershaw in the series opener. Game two of the Division Series will also begin…
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The Mets rotation and bullpen plans for the playoffs hinge on Steven Matz’s health
The Mets are still mulling their plans for their roster in the Division Series, but have started to identify players who might have been on the bubble who will and will not be on the active roster come Friday in Los Angeles. The Mets sent six players to the team’s complex in Port St. Lucie to…
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Anthony Recker heading to the Instructional League, Bobby Parnell left off the playoff roster
The Mets have begun to round out their roster plans for the Division Series ahead of the conclusion of the regular season. Anthony Recker said he is heading to Port St. Lucie this week to play in the Instructional League in an effort to stay sharp if he’s needed as an injury replacement during the Division…
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Terry Collins clarifies initial postseason rotation plans
On Saturday night, Terry Collins said Jacob deGrom would serve as the club’s game one starter against the Dodgers on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. On Sunday, Collins offered further albeit unsurprising clarity as to his plans for the rest of the rotation. Noah Syndergaard will start in game two, and Matt Harvey will start…
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Mets will open the 2015 National League Division Series in Los Angeles
If home field advantage meant anything to the Mets after clinching the National League East – as Terry Collins said it did – they’ve flushed that opportunity in the toilet. Officially, at that. With the Mets losing five games in a row and two games on Saturday against the Nationals, coupled with the Dodgers defeating…