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The Mets (41-47) go for the sweep in the series finale against the Rockies (52-41) on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field on SNY. Who is starting today for the Mets?  Steven Matz (2-2, 3.05 ERA) will try to get back on track after allowing five runs on seven hits against the Cardinals his last time out. He will face the Rockies for the second time in his career. He allowed two runs on 10 hits against the Rockies on July 29, 2016. He has seven wins and a 1.99 ERA in 11 career starts during the day. Who is starting today for the Rockies? Jeff Hoffman (5-1, 4.15 ERA) will start for the Rockies. He allowed four runs on seven hits against the White Sox on July 8.  He has pitched seven innings in Continue to Article

July 16, 2017 10:59:am EST

Things you should know about tonight's game... 1) Jay Bruce put the Mets on the board in the first inning with a three-run homer, the first of three home runs on the night for New York. Seth Lugo hit his first career home run in the third inning and Jose Reyes added a solo shot in the eighth inning to extend the Mets' lead to 9-3. Lucas Duda had a double and two RBIs, Travis d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with an RBI, and T.J. Rivera added a hit and RBI for the Mets. 2) Lugo allowed three runs on seven hits in six and 2/3 innings to earn his fourth win of the season. He held the Rockies scoreless for the first five innings before allowing a pair of runs in the sixth and another in the seventh. Paul Sewald, Continue to Article

July 15, 2017 11:14:pm EST

A worn-down Terry Collins candidly disclosed at the end of the last season that 2017 might be his final year managing if he felt health-wise at the end of this season like he did at that time. And given Collins is in the final year of his contract and the Mets are 39-47 at the All-Star break, it's hardly a leap to suggest the Mets will be changing managers during the offseason, while portraying it as Collins' decision. Assuming that materializes, who are the logical candidates for Sandy Alderson to turn to as manager?  Bob Geren, Dodgers bench coach A former manager of the Athletics, Geren was well-regarded by the Mets front office while serving as bench coach in Queens. He opted to take the Continue to Article

July 15, 2017 3:51:pm EST

The Mets' last-ditch effort to resuscitate their season with a strong start to the second half apparently never had a chance. Before the Mets opened their second half with a 14-2 rout against the Rockies to improve to 40-47 and pull within 9½ games of Colorado for the second wild-card spot with 75 games remaining, general manager Sandy Alderson left little doubt about the path he intends to pursue as the July 31 trade deadline approaches. In candid pregame comments Friday, Alderson mostly doused any hopes that a strong showing against Colorado and then St. Louis to begin this homestand could reverse his inclination for the Mets to be sellers. The Mets pretty much had sealed their fate with a winless series in Washington, then dropping two of three games in St. Louis before dispersing for the All-Star break. Continue to Article

July 15, 2017 9:01:am EST