Apparently run support for Jacob deGrom must come at the cost of three quarters of the Mets infield, as the Mets had three players scratched from tonight’s game due to injury. Jeff McNeil was a late scratch just before game time due to back tightness. Andres Gimenez started in McNeil’s stead at third base.
Gimenez later moved to shortstop when Amed Rosario was forced to exit the game in the third inning with left quad tightness. Rosario appeared to be running slowly out of the box on a groundout after running full speed in his previous at-bat to reach third base on an error.