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Matt Harvey says his first half had more ups and downs than he expected.

With his excellent outing on Friday, Noah Syndergaard has put himself into the NL Rookie of the Year conversation.

How will the rotation look now with Steven Matz out? Terry Collins doesn't know.

Bobby Parnell is helping the Mets' bullpen despite the fact that his triple digit fastball is gone.

Could Michael Conforto have an impact for the Mets late this season?

Matt Reynolds needs to be idle for close to two weeks.

Around the NL East

The Braves not only fell to the Rockies 3-2 but also lost closer Jason Grilli for the season with a ruptured achilles while running to cover first base.

The Nationals defeated the Orioles 7-4, keeping pace with the Mets.

Despite crushing the Reds 14-3, the Marlins lost Dee Gordon for a couple of weeks to a thumb injury.

There's only one reason for the Phillies to trade lefty Cole Hamels and it doesn't have to do with money.

Around the Majors

The Tigers have signed former Rangers closer Neftali Feliz.

Former Nationals starter Ross Detwiler was DFA'd by the Rangers.

Brandon Beachy will return to a big league mound for the first time since 2013.

Would you jump into McCovey Cove just to retrieve a home run ball? This guy did.

Billy Hamilton is very fast and nobody noticed he stole a base.

This Date In Mets History

Doc Gooden received his second All-Star game start on this day in 1986.

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