SNY's The Warm-up: Mets streaking — Isles can't close — Jets-Giants camp

Get Today’s New York Sports Here Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. Cheer up -- it's a deGrom day. --------------------------------------------------------------- SNY originals... Shea Anything - [Who should play and who should sit for the Mets]( What are the Odds? - [Could Saquon Barkley win Offensive Player of the Year?]( Baseball Night in New York - [The crew gives their thoughts on Fernando Tatis Jr. and the 'unwritten rules' of baseball]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's schedule... - Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Rays at Yankees, 7:05 p.m. ⚾ - Nets at Raptors, 1:30 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- Watch GEICO SportsNite, every night starting at 11 p.m. on SNY --------------------------------------------------------------- Word count: 747 words (about six minutes) --------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Game 25: Two's a streak SNY/Twitter METS 8, MARLINS 3 -- Corey Oswalt filled in proficiently for [the scratched]( David Peterson, and the Mets beat the Marlins for the second night in a row on Tuesday. GIF'd above: Amed Rosario's prodigious home run, which traveled 434 feet and had exit-velo of 90.9 MPH. Rosario had three RBI -- he entered the game with only five -- and two hits. Encouraging: - The Mets have scored 19 runs in their last two games, also recording double-digit hits in both games. - With Nimmo's three-hit night, the Mets now have four hitters with an OPS over .900: Nimmo (.913), Michael Conforto (.907), Robinson Cano (1.105) and Dom Smith (1.135). - Home run roundup: [Brandon Nimmo]( | [J.D. Davis]( Discouraging: - Peterson, far and away the Mets' second-best pitcher this year, woke up Tuesday with his shoulder "feeling weird," hence the scratched start. He's been placed on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 14. More bad news for a decimated pitching staff. Also: With last night's win, the Mets have now won two in a row four different times in 2020. A win today would mean their first three-game winning streak of the season. On SNY.tv: [Takeaways from the Mets' 8-3 win]( --------------------------------------------------------------- DAILY TRIVIA Who is the Mets' franchise leader in losses for a starting pitcher? 2. Game 24: The Yankees lose for the first time since Aug. 9 Andy Marlin/USA Today RAYS 6, YANKEES 3 -- The Yankees had their six-game win streak snapped last night, with Masahiro Tanaka (four innings, eight hits, five earned runs) turning in his worst start of the season. Encouraging: - Luke Voit, batting leadoff, continues to rake. He [homered]( again and now has three in the last two games. - The bullpen (three innings from Nick Nelson, two from Luis Cessa) threw five scoreless innings. Discouraging: - Gio Urshela is quietly slumping. He's hitting .111 over his last seven games and his average has dropped from .341 on Aug. 8 to .254 today. - Gary Sanchez homered, but also let up a [costly passed ball]( his fifth on the season. Also: There was [a Roe vs. Wade matchup]( in the ninth inning. Do what you will with that. On SNY.tv: [Takeaways from the Yankees' 6-3 loss]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 3. The Islanders can't close the Capitals in Game 4 NHL/YouTube CAPITALS 3, ISLANDERS 2 -- The Islanders took a 2-0 lead last night but allowed three unanswered goals to the Capitals, who extended their season at least one more game with the win. GIF'd above: Alex Ovechkin's third period goal, which turned out to be the game-winner. Also: The Islanders finished the game 0-for-5 on the power play. They're now 1-for-19 in this series in such situations. - "We had the zone time, but we need production out of it," [said]( Barry Trotz on the Isles' PP struggles. Not that it matters, but: Four teams [have come back]( from down 3-0 in NHL history. It last happened in 2014. --------------------------------------------------------------- 4. A Jets and Giants training camp snapshot SNY graphic Some recent headlines from Jets and Giants camp... 1. The Jets can't hide their bullishness on Mekhi Becton, their rookie offensive lineman. [Said]( Adam Gase yesterday: - “You rarely see a 370-pound guy move the way he does. It’s hard to explain what it feels like when you’re standing next to him. When you get next to him, that’s when you realize how big this guy is. When other players are talking about his size, his length, his strength, that’s when you know it’s real." 2. Saquon Barkley has been [impressed]( by the thoroughness of Joe Judge and the new staff in the early-going: - “I always thought I was a detailed guy but now I got to be even more, the way that we’re getting coached, which is great,” he said Monday. 3. The Jets' wide receiver position gets [thinner and thinner]( but free agent signee Breshad Perriman has [enjoyed]( his short time working with Darnold: - "(Darnold)'s throwing ability is crazy. I love the way he throws the ball. The touch on the ball is unreal, so receiver friendly. I just like the whole way of how he is. And him as a quarterback -- man, it's a receiver's dream." 4. Judge reminded [us yesterday]( that, above all else, he is a Football Man: - "If we think the Pittsburgh Steelers are coming in here to hug us, we're all sadly mistaken." PS: The Jets play a real game in 26 days. It's 27 for the Giants. --------------------------------------------------------------- 5. The New York Minute - [READ]( Here's SNY's Andy Martino weighing in on the Fernando Tatis Jr. "controversy." - [WATCH]( Dom Smith on the same topic: "I don't mind it, personally. It's hard to hit. Period." - [READ]( The Knicks are adding Jazz assistant coach Johnnie Bryant as an associate coach. - [WATCH]( Matt Harvey on joining the Royals: "Obviously I have a little bit of history here." --------------------------------------------------------------- Trivia answer: Jerry Koosman (137). That's the buzzer, folks. Stay safe and enjoy your Wednesday. This email was sent by: SportsNet New York (SNY) 150 Greenwich st 50th floor New York, NY 10007 US [Unsubscribe]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Facebook](