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Before the Mets' 5-1 win against the Padres on Friday night, Jay Bruce was taking reps at first base, which could mean fewer at-bats for  Adrian Gonzalez and more for Brandon Nimmo. This season, both Gonzalez and Bruce aren't off to the hottest starts. Gonzalez is hitting .203/.300/.322 with 2 HR and 12 RBI in 59 at-bats. Bruce is hitting .238/.307/.413 with 2 HR and 11 RBI in 80 at-bats.  Meanwhile, in limited action, Nimmo has been impressive but is stuck in an outfield logjam. Nimmo is hitting .296/.500/.593 with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 8 R in just 27 at-bats. Nimmo is behind Bruce, Michael Conforto and Yoenis Cespedes on the depth chart while getting a similar of number of at-bats as Juan Lagares. Continue to Article

April 28, 2018 10:40:am EST

The New York Mets gave Jacob deGrom a one-run lead right away and the big right-hander made it stand up until Asdrubal Cabrera added on with an impressive home run. DeGrom held San Diego to five hits in 7 1/3 innings to win for the first time in four starts and Cabrera hit a three-run homer to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. DeGrom (3-0) snapped a string of three straight no-decisions. Continue to Article

April 28, 2018 2:16:am EST

Behind a brilliant pitching performance by Jacob deGrom and a big home run by Asdrubal Cabrera, the Mets took the series opener from the Padres, 5-1, on Friday night in San Diego. Things you should know about tonight's game... 1) deGrom earned the win after allowing five hits over 7 1/3 scoreless innings. The lanky right-hander walked three and struck out eight. The performance lowered his season ERA to 2.06, and his career ERA against the Padres to 1.53. 2) Offensively, Todd Frazier got the Mets on the board with an RBI single in the first inning before Cabrera launched a three-run homer in the seventh to give deGrom some breathing room. The Mets extended the lead to 5-0 the following inning Continue to Article

April 28, 2018 1:14:am EST

Desperate to break out of a slump, Marcell Ozuna resorted to changing lumber. The move worked wonders for the St. Louis Cardinals' outfielder. Using a bat borrowed from teammate Jose Martinez, Ozuna hit a tiebreaking two-run single, and Michael Wacha won his fourth straight start as the Cardinals beat the New York Mets 9-1 on Wednesday night. Continue to Article

April 26, 2018 12:41:am EST

Cardinals center fielder Tommy Pham was removed from St. Louis' game against the New York Mets on Wednesday night in the bottom of the third inning due to a head injury. Pham got a cut on his head before his second at-bat of the game when he accidentally hit himself in the indoor batting cage while warming up. ''I was in the cages working on my swing,'' Pham said. Continue to Article

April 26, 2018 12:40:am EST