NEW YORK — One by one, the hard-throwing young starters on the Mets' pitching staff got hurt. Bartolo Colon, like Ol' Man River, keeps on rollin' along.
The 43-year-old limited the Twins to three singles in seven innings, Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera hit consecutive home runs off rookie Jose Berrios in the third, and New York beat Minnesota 3-0 Friday night in the opener of the Mets' final homestand this season.
"If we wouldn't have had him in our rotation, I'm not sure where we would be right now," Mets manager Terry Collins said.
Matt Harvey hasn't pitched since early July, and Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz all have been slowed by injuries.