NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets really have improved — in how they handle rainouts.
New York’s finale of the four-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies was postponed because of rain Thursday. Ace Jacob deGrom never warmed up for the Mets’ third washout in five days, a contrast to Marcus Stroman’s start against Miami last weekend starting in a shower and getting cut short by umpires after nine pitchers.
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“If it’s something uncertain, you’re going to be careful,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said Thursday morning. “We don’t to lose any of our pitchers too early — we don’t want to lose Jake too early in the game.