Mets Morning News: Seth Lugo and company no match for Coors, Noah Syndergaard eyes his return

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It was another Coors Field mess for the Mets. The pitching was again all over the place and Seth Lugo was lifted after three innings despite being handed an early lead. That lead quickly evaporated and it became another back-and-forth affair until the Rockies took the lead against Robert Gsellman and the offense sputtered in its tracks.

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The pitching has been bad in this series but the offense hasn’t been helping themselves either.

Before the game the Mets sent Hansel Robles to Triple-A and recalled Chris Flexen.

Noah Syndergaard threw before the game and he hopes to return in mid-July.

A MRI revealed a hip strain for Jay Bruce.

A.J. Ramos underwent successful shoulder surgery and had been dealing with the injury for some time.

Zack Wheeler is finally healthy and his velocity has returned.

Terry Collins’s viral moment never should have happened due to an agreement with the World Umpires Association, which leads to the question, are there other videos out there?

Around the National League East

The Braves were defeated by J.A. Happ and the Blue Jays 5-4.

The Marlins dropped their final game of the series against the Giants.

The Phillies got some decent work out of their bullpen and defeated the Cardinals 4-3. A fan was injured at the ballpark when the Phanatic shot hot dogs into the crowd out of a cannon.

The Nationals were shut out by the Orioles 3-0.

Around Major League Baseball

It’s been a long road back from surgery for Shelby Miller, and he will finally make his season debut for the Diamonbacks next week.

Mariners manager Scott Servais made a joke about Ichiro Suzuki participating in the Home Run Derby and now there is a push to make it a reality.

Mike Trout usually puts up ridiculous numbers but recently he has taken it to a whole other level.

The reigning World Series Champs were the first team to 50 wins after defeating the Rays 5-1.

Austin Bibens-Dirkx and Isiah Kiner-Falefa became the first hyphenated battery duo in major league history and helped lead the Rangers to a win over the Royals.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue

Steve Sypa wrote up draft profiles on Brian Sharp and David Miranda.

This Date in Mets History

Hall of Famer Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game against the Mets on this date in 1964.