The Mets begin a new series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night at Citi Field.
Here's what happened in Mets Land on Wednesday, in case you missed it...
- It will be a matchup with Salvador Perez in the first round of the Home Run Derby for Pete Alonso
- Luis Rojas discussed a pivotal sixth inning for the Mets in game two of the doubleheader when the heart of his lineup all struck out with bases loaded: "The guy came back and beat them."
- Does Jacob deGrom have another trick up his sleeve when he's on the mound? SNY's Andy Martino asked him about it and he admits he does.
- Here's a full recap of the Mets' doubleheader split against the Brew Crew.
- Game one's highlights include another clutch Jose Peraza hit to tie the game in the ninth followed by Jeff McNeil's walk-off in the bottom of the eighth inning.
- McNeil said that he got the "monkey off my back" with his first ever walk-off RBI.
- And here's game two's takeaways, including cold Mets bats in the 5-0 loss.
- DeGrom confirmed that he won't be participating in the MLB All-Star festivities next week, saying he'd rather focus on resting and getting ready for the second half.
- Martino believes that acting GM Zack Scott should get a promotion that takes the qualifier away from the GM role.