Injured Mets Syndergaard, Cespedes out of All-Star Game

Per FanGraphs, Syndergaard’s average fastball velocity this season is 98.1 mph, so those pitches alarmed manager Terry Collins.

In a season in which they have lost their captain, David Wright, and on Friday morning, learned that Matt Harvey would be done for the season, the thought that something could happen to Syndergaard was unthinkable.

“That’s what aces do”, Baker said. Gonzalez is 10-5 with a 3.04 ERA and 116 strikeouts in his career against the Mets. He chose surgery after being diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome. After his outing Monday, Harvey, 27, complained of some common symptoms.

Sure, Washington has minor concerns involving their bullpen and Joe Ross is rehabbing on the disabled list, but compared to the Mets, the Nats are walking into the All-Star break after closing about as good a first-half as they could ask for, with a clear standing as the best team in the NL East.

In tonight’s game vs the rival Washington Nationals, outfielder Yoenis Cespedes left the game in the fourth inning after injuring his left quad. Also, much like Syndergaard, Steven Matz is now dealing with a bone spur in his pitching arm and is attempting to hold off on surgery until after the season. In his second trip back to the city where he spent the first seven years of his career, the appreciative “thank you’s” have been replaced with boos.

Righthander Tyler Glasnow was optioned to Indianapolis a day after making his debut against the Cardinals.

Christian Yelich homered and drove in two runs and Derek Dietrich also knocked in a run for the Marlins, who returned home after a 3-6 road trip.

Cespedes and Fowler were named to the National League starting lineup by the fans’ vote. Not only the players, either.

“We just have to keep going”.

New York Mets manager Terry Collins, left, looks to the dugout as a trainer escorts starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard (34) from the mound in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Friday, July 8. “I thought maybe it was a slider that he didn’t finish or something right. It’s been a clean slide for over 100 years”, Werth said.

It’s a great luxury for a club to have someone like Strasburg throwing the ball every fifth day, as they know he will give them a terrific chance to emerge victorious. I’ve thrown a lot of pitches and innings.

The call was upheld following a replay review, and Rizzo later got into a shouting match with Joyce, the second base umpire, that drew security in the concrete tunnel between clubhouses. Mets RHP Bartolo Colon and Nationals RHP Max Scherzer were added to the National League All-Star team. Cespedes is expected to miss the team’s two final games before the All-Star break, and also appears unlikely to appear in Tuesday’s showcase.

Saunders joins the American League team, while Belt gets a slot on the NL squad.

Fortunately for Gonzalez, he will be pitching in a place he has enjoyed plenty of success. With the Mets looking to push for the playoffs after the break, having Syndergaard rested and ready to go is likely the right move instead of trying to use him in the All-Star game where you have several other good arms at your disposal.