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The Mets (16-8) take on the San Diego Padres (9-18) at Petco Park on Saturday night at 8:40 p.m. Mets notes... Jason Vargas will make his season debut (hand) for the Mets... It will not be his Mets debut, though, as he made two starts for the Mets in 2007 before being traded... The Mets have 10 come from behind wins this season which is tied for second-most in the MLB behind the Phillies (12)... After this series, the Mets will return home on Tuesday for a six-game homestand against the Braves and Rockies Who is starting today for the Mets? LHP Jason Vargas (2017: 2.53 ERA/2.33 FIP, 1.03 WHIP), who is making his first start of the season after surgery on his non-throwing hand kept him out about Continue to Article

April 28, 2018 6:25:pm EST

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