This was supposed to be a Tuesday game. Weather pushed it to Thursday afternoon, and now the Mets and Rockies meet at Coors with both rosters held together by athletic tape. New York is 14-22, Colorado is 14-23, and somebody has to leave town feeling slightly less terrible.
The Rockies have dropped 4 of their last 5 and are flirting with their longest skid of the season. The Mets are technically the hot hand here, which says more about Colorado than it does about a team that just got swept around by Anaheim. Carlos Mendoza will take any momentum he can find while waiting on the IL ward to clear out.
Christian Scott gets the ball after a brutal MLB-return start (4 outs, 5 walks) sent him back to Syracuse, then a much cleaner second outing — 5 innings, 8 strikeouts, no walks — bought him another turn. With David Peterson scuffling and Senga still playing catch, this is basically Scott's audition to stick. Jose Quintana, meanwhile, just gave Colorado 6 innings of 1-run ball against the Braves and faces the Mets for the second time in 3 starts after limiting them to a run over 5.1 in late April.
The market still trusts the Mets at -145 despite the Coors total ballooning to 11 at Pinnacle (DK has it down at 9.5 — that's a real disagreement, not a rounding gap). Every EV number on the board is negative, which is the polite way of saying there is no edge here unless you have a strong read on Scott's command holding up at altitude.
- Day-To-DayJose Rojas 3B — The Mets signed Rojas to a minor-league contract with an invitation to spring training Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
- Day-To-DayNick Burdi RP — The Mets reassigned Burdi to minor-league camp Tuesday.
- Day-To-DayJoe Jacques RP — The Mets signed Jacques to a minor-league contract Wednesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
- Day-To-DayKevin Herget RP — Herget signed a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training with the Mets on Thursday, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
- Day-To-DayNate Lavender RP — Lavender (elbow) cleared outright waivers Wednesday and was returned to the Mets.
- 10-Day-ILRonny Mauricio SS — Mauricio suffered a fractured left thumb in Saturday's loss to the Angels and will be placed on the 10-day injured list, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
- 10-Day-ILJorge Polanco 1B — Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said last Friday that Polanco (wrist/Achilles) has resumed performing baseball activities but is considered week-to-week in his recovery from a pair of injuries, SNY.tv reports.
- 10-Day-ILLuis Robert Jr. CF — The Mets are expected to place Robert (back) on the 10-day injured list, Chelsea Janes of SNY.tv reports.
- Day-To-DayCase Williams SP — Williams is currently slowed by a stress reaction in his right triceps, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
- Day-To-DayBrayan Castillo RP — The Rockies announced Monday that Castillo is dealing with right lat tightness and has been shut down from throwing while undergoing treatment for the injury, TheDNVR.com reports.
- Day-To-DayJared Thomas CF — The Rockies announced Monday that Thomas hasn't been participating in spring training while he recovers from offseason surgery to address a fractured hamate bone in his right wrist, TheDNVR.com reports.
- 15-Day-ILRyan Feltner SP — Feltner (elbow) is slated to throw a bullpen session Tuesday, Patrick Saunders of The Denver Post reports.
- 60-Day-ILJeff Criswell RP — Criswell (elbow) made the second appearance of his rehab assignment with High-A Spokane on Sunday, striking out two over a perfect inning.
- 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown SP — The Rockies placed Brown (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
- 60-Day-ILRJ Petit RP — The Rockies transferred Petit (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
- 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl RP — The Rockies placed Ohl (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Wednesday.
Look at the injury card and remember the Mets are running this out without Lindor, Polanco, Luis Robert Jr., Senga and Minter. Colorado is missing Kris Bryant and Ryan Feltner among others. Whoever's left standing in the 8th inning probably wins this thing. Bet accordingly, or better yet, just watch.