One big swing by Michael Conforto on Sunday saved the Mets from an utterly disastrous weekend in Pittsburgh. Conforto, an outfielder trudging through the worst season of his career, blasted a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Mets past the Pirates, 7-6. Before Saturday’s game, shortstop Francisco Lindor went on the injured list with a Grade 2 right oblique strain that will keep him out for weeks. All of that was bad enough — and then came the news Sunday morning that the tightness in Jacob deGrom’s right forearm, on his throwing arm, would send him to the injured list. The Mets played short-handed on Sunday and announced after the game that Jerad Eickhoff would start on Monday in Cincinnati.

Source: New York Times July 18, 2021 23:15 UTC