The Mets scratched Noah Syndergaard from his Thursday afternoon start due to a biceps injury, then lost Yoenis Cespedes in the game due to a hamstring injury.
These are latest injury setbacks for the Mets, who already are without third baseman David Wright (shoulder), starting pitchers Steven Matz (elbow) and Seth Lugo (elbow), first baseman Lucas Duda (elbow) and infielder Wilmer Flores (knee) – all of whom are on the disabled list.
Adding insult to the injuries, the Braves won Thursday’s game 7-5 to drop the Mets into last place in the NL East with an 8-13 record.
The Mets played well through April 13th, with a .234/.305/.448 slash line compared to their opponents at .231/.299/.349. The Mets were slugging their way to a 7-3 record. Since then, they are 1-10, and their batting stats plummetted while their opponents feasted. Their power disappeared, and their low batting and OBP averages got a lot worse. With Washington hot, the Mets are down 7 1/2 games in the NL East. They need to get healthy quickly, the opposite of what happened today.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2pruSxJ
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