Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon named National League Player of the Week

He didn’t allow a run, though, which is all that really matters. Matz said the skin peeled back on a pitch, and he departed the game shortly after being examined. The Mets took a 4-3 lead on Cespedes’ homer, but the bullpen could not hold the advantage.

Ultimately, the reasoning for New York losing two-of-three in Miami this weekend had everything to do with clutch play.

“Certainly it’s tightening up”, Mets manager Terry Collins said.

On Saturday, the big man showed his athleticism, fielding a ball near foul territory and flipping it behind his back to nab Miami Marlins first baseman Justin Bour at first base.

SS Adeiny Hechavarria (hamstring) was scratched from the starting lineup but expected to miss only a game or two, Jennings said.

They have scored 22 runs in the past three games but lost two of them. Cosart has a 3.38 ERA in two starts and 13 1/3 innings lifetime against the Mets. The righty struck out four and walked none, throwing 71 of his 98 pitches for strikes.

Marlins: RF Giancarlo Stanton still has soreness in his left hand, which required surgery in June, and he’ll likely play in a simulated game before being activated, Jennings said….

Jeff Mathis, whose first homer of the season in the fifth gave the Marlins a short-lived 3-2 lead, led off the ninth by striking out on a curve ball in the dirt that got away from catcher Anthony Recker.

CUBS 6, DIAMONDBACKS 4: Kris Bryant homered high off the left-field video board and tied a club rookie record for RBI, Miguel Montero hit a grand slam, and Chicago beat Arizona to complete a three-game sweep in Chicago.

“We’ve faced each other a lot in the past and he’s got a good idea of what I’m bringing to the table”, Clippard said. For instance, Noah Syndergaard is having a start skipped and may need more to help curb his innings total for the season.

It was his first time on a major-league mound since July 5, with Matz missing the last two months due to a strained lat muscle. But no one on the Mets noticed the odd sight of Gordon scampering back to second while the Marlins started their celebration. It was the seventh consecutive victory for the right-hander, who has allowed just two earned runs in 50 1-3 innings during his win streak.

The New York Mets are trying to determine the best way to proceed down the stretch with their young pitchers, and wrapping up the National League East as soon as possible would certainly allow them to get some rest.

Mets: OF Michael Cuddyer (right wrist) was unavailable.