After the Mets used seven relief pitchers in Sunday's 11-inning loss to the Dodgers, they will reportedly call up RHP Tyler Bashlor from Double-A Binghamton for Monday's game against the Pirates, according to MLB.com's Anthony DiComo.

Bashlor, 25, has a 2.63 ERA in 24 innings across 20 outings with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies this season. Since the Mets drafted him in the 11th round in 2013, he has a 3.29 lifetime ERA in 117 career minor-league games and last pitched on Friday.

Mets manager Mickey Callaway expressed his frustration with his team not being able to put together a complete game on the diamond after Sunday's 8-7 extra-inning loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field.

"We just can't sync up exactly what we're trying to do every day," Callaway said. "If we swing the bats, we give up seven homers. If we pitch and swing the bats good, our defense isn't quite there. It's kind of been the whole season, we're not syncing up all the components that we need to sync up to win some ballgames."

The Mets, who have lost six in a row and 18 of their last 22 games, have their third separate losing streak of at least six games this season, and their second since they lost eight in a row from May 31 to June 9.

Mets RHP Anthony Swarzak allowed two home runs and six of the nine batters he faced to reach base in Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field.

Swarzak allowed three runs and six hits in 1 1/3 innings, entering a 4-4 game and leaving with the Mets down 7-4. 

On a day in which the Mets allowed seven home runs, a record for one team in one game at Citi Field, Swarzak gave up two: a tiebreaking solo homer to Joc Pederson in the seventh inning and a solo home run to Cody Bellinger in the eighth inning that gave the Dodgers a three-run lead.

Justin Turner hit one of seven Dodger home runs as the Mets lost, 8-7, in 11 innings. Asdrubal Cabrera and Kevin Plawecki each went deep.

Chris Flexen surrendered a solo homer to Justin Turner in the top of the 11th inning and the Dodgers completed a three-game sweep to hand the Mets their sixth straight loss, 8-7, on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

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1) Flexen (0-1) retired the first two batters in the 11th before surrendering Turner's go-ahead blast. The Dodgers slugged a Citi Field-record seven solo homers in the game, including two each from Kike Hernandez and Clay Bellinger. Max Muncy and Joc Pederson also went deep for Los Angeles, which has homered at least five times in a game at Citi Field for three consecutive seasons. The seven homers allowed by the Mets tied a club record.

Mets C Kevin Plawecki crushes a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth off Dodgers RHP Erik Goeddel.

Mets OF Brandon Nimmo left Sunday's game against the Dodgers in the sixth inning after being hit in the pinky by a pitch in the fifth inning.

X-rays came back negative, but manager Mickey Callaway said Nimmo will undergo an MRI on Monday.

"As of right now, I'm hopeful that I won't have to take any, if at all, time off," Nimmo told reporters after Sunday's 8-7 loss.

Mets 2B Asdrubal Cabrera give the Mets the 4-3 lead with a two-run home run to left field in the fifth inning. 

With Mets LHP Jason Vargas scratched and headed to the DL, Mickey Callaway decided to hand Jerry Blevins his first start in 533 MLB appearances. He and RHP Tim Peterson were able to give the Mets four innings. 

As has been the case for Blevins most of this season, it did not go great...

Mets 1B Wilmer Flores drove in Brandon Nimmo with a double to center field in the third inning.

Mets No. 2 prospect Peter Alonso had himself a day for triple-A Las Vegas, hitting three home runs driving in seven runs in the 51s 14-11 win over the Reno Aces. 

Between double-A and triple-A this season, Alonso is hitting .316/.439/.587 with 18 home runs and 63 RBI. 

"I've never had a three-home run game in my life so this is really cool," Alonso said, via Review-Journal...

The Mets (31-43) look to avoid a sweep to the visiting Dodgers (40-35) on Sunday afternoon at Citi Field at 1:10 p.m.

Mets Notes...

The Mets have lost 11 of their last 12 home games and are 13-22 at home this year. ... The Mets are 6-21 in their last 27 games. ... The Mets have scored four or fewer runs in 14 consecutive home games dating to May 20. ... The Mets have lost 10 straight games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. 

Mets LHP Jason Vargas is headed to the disabled list after injuring his calf during conditioning earlier this week, manager Mickey Callaway said after Saturday's game.

Vargas was slated to start the series finale against the Dodgers on Sunday afternoon.

The Mets will promote RHP Chris Flexen from Triple-A Las Vegas to take Vargas' place but there is not yet any indication he will start on Sunday, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

The Mets failed to take advantage of opportunities on offense and Robert Gsellman allowed five runs in relief in an 8-3 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday night at Citi Field.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about tonight's game...

1) Jacob deGrom turned in a quality start, but allowed three runs for the first time since April 16. He allowed a first-inning home run to Max Muncy and then gave up a two-run double to Chris Taylor in the fourth. He struck out six batters while throwing 112 pitches in six innings of work.

Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed three runs on five hits in six innings against the Dodgers on Saturday night at Citi Field.

DeGrom failed to complete seven innings for the first tme since May 13 and his three earned runs were the most he allowed in a start since April 16.

He allowed his first run in the first inning when Max Muncy homered to right field, giving the Dodgers an early 1-0 advantage.

The Mets have signed three more draft picks, all pitchers, the team announced on Saturday.

Fourth-round pick RHP Adam Hill, fifth-round pick RHP Ryley Gilliam, and 14th-round pick LHP Andrew Mitchell were signed.

The team has now signed 14 of their top 17 picks in the draft. There are still 17 players left to sign.

The Angels claimed RHP Hansel Robles on Saturday, just one day after he was designated for assignment by the Mets.

Robles was optioned by the Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake.

In his final appearance with the Mets, Robles allowed two runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings in the Mets' 10-8 loss to the Rockies on June 19.

"We've seen him pitch well. We've seen him pitch less-well," Mets GM Sandy Alderson said about Robles.

The Mets (31-42) look to bounce back from Friday night's loss to the visiting Dodgers (39-35) on Saturday night at Citi Field at 7:15 p.m.

Mets Notes...

The Mets have lost 11 of their last 12 home games and are 13-22 at home this year. ... The Mets are 6-21 in their last 27 games. ... The Mets have scored four or fewer runs in 14 consecutive home games dating to May 20. ... The Mets have lost 10 straight games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. 

Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling talk to Jacob deGrom about his pitching process, and the Mets' struggles this season.

In this week's State of the Mets for June 22, 2018, Matthew Cerrone talks about what to do at the trade deadline, Mickey Callaway's June and the awesomeness of deGrom and Nimmo.

Listen below.

First of many? 

Mets first-round pick Jerred Kelenic had a successful day at the plate in his first taste of professional baseball, going 3-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs for the Gulf Coast Mets. 

The 18-year-old Kelenic, who attended Waukesha West High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin, is a left-handed hitter and thrower. Kelenic was ranked as the sixth-best Draft prospect by ESPN's Keith Law, eighth-best by Fangraphs, 10th-best by MLB.com, and 12th-best by Baseball America.

On the season premiere of The Amazin' Life, presented by Coca-Cola, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling literally switch bodies before a game!

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Jose Bautista's calling card in the past has been his powerful bat. And though he has had a decent start to his Mets campaign thus far, he hadn't hit a home run entering tonight's game against the Dodgers. 

Well, that changed in the bottom of the sixth as he launched a two-run shot to left-center field to put the Mets' on the board. 

Now that he got the first one out of the way, Bautista is hoping he sees more balls fly over the fence soon. 

Cody Bellinger's grand slam off Zack Wheeler proved decisive as the Mets lost to the Dodgers, 5-2. Jose Bautista hit his first home run as a Met.

Zack Wheeler made just one mistake, but it cost him as the Mets couldn't rebuttle Cody Bellinger's grand slam in the sixth in a 5-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday night. 

For a full box score of the game, click here.

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Mets RHP Zack Wheeler was cruising during his start on Friday night against the Dodgers. That is until the sixth inning came, and one pitch ruined everything. 

Wheeler began his night setting down six straight Dodgers, which included striking out the side in the second. In the top of the third, Michael Conforto helped out Wheeler by making a terrific diving grab in center field on a liner off the bat of Joc Pederson. 

After putting runners on the first and second to lead off the fourth, Wheeler worked out of another jam. But that wasn't the case when the sixth rolled around. 

With the game still scoreless, the Dodgers had a runner on second with two outs when Joc Pederson squared up a pitch from Zack Wheeler. 

The ball was drilled to center and looked to be destined for an extra-base hit. However, centerfielder Michael Conforto tracked it down, and laid out to save the run. 

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The Mets (31-41) kick off a six-game homestand with a three-game series against the visiting Dodgers (38-35) on Friday night at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m. on SNY.

The Mets have scored eight or more runs in three straight games for the first time since May 3-6, 2017. ... They have lost back-to-back games while scoring eight or more runs for the second time in team history (only other time was April 7-8, 2004 at Atlanta. ... The Mets have hit 15 home runs over their last 12 games and 29 in their last 25 games. 

The Mets are 31-41, having gone 6-20 in their last 26 games, and 14-32 since May 1. They are 11.5 games out of first place in the NL East, and 8.5 games behind the Nationals for the second Wild Card in the NL.

But Mets GM Sandy Alderson isn't ready to say whether the team will be buyers or sellers in advance of the trade deadline. 

"I would put us in the middle," Alderson said on Friday, while realistic about what needs to happen to avoid the team being sellers.

Mets third baseman David Wright has taken the next step in his potentially longshot goal to return, hitting Friday in the batting cage while doing other baseball activity on the field. 

Wright had ramped up his level of baseball activity on June 10.

Wright, who missed the 2017 season and has been limited to 75 games since 2015 due to various back, neck and shoulder injuries, had been swinging off a tee, playing catch, and fielding grounders. 

Jay Bruce, who was placed on the 10-day DL earlier this week while dealing with a butt/back issue and plantar fasciitis in his left foot, said Friday that he has also been dealing with a hip issue since March -- and that it has probably negatively affected his play.

Bruce said there is no timetable for his return. 

"The injury has not been apparent for that long," Mets GM Sandy Alderson said. "It really hasn't been about playing him through injury."

Mets RHP Noah Syndergaard (strained right index finger) will continue to play catch Friday before hopefully advancing to the next step in his return, manager Mickey Callaway said.

The next step for Syndergaard would likely be a bullpen session, followed by a rehab start. 

Syndergaard resumed his throwing program on Monday and increased his throwing distance on Tuesday...

Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes (quad), who was expected to potentially ramp up his activity earlier this week, may do so this coming Monday or Tuesday, GM Sandy Alderson said on Friday.

But the Mets said there would be no running or baseball activities for Cespedes until he's symptom-free.

"I'm hopeful that it's gonna be relatively soon," Alderson said. "Once you recognize that there's a lingering issue -- possibly chronic -- you have to deal with it."

The Mets have designated reliever Hansel Robles for assignment, potentially marking an end to his rocky Mets career.

Needing to clear 40-man roster spots for Drew Smith and Kevin Kaczmarski, who arrived from Triple-A Las Vegas, the Mets chose to transfer AJ Ramos to the 60-day DL and DFA Robles. The choice to DFA Robles was interesting, since the Mets could've simply transferred Jamie Callahan to the 60-day DL instead.

Michelle Ioannou, MetsBlog | Twitter | A good, surprising move by the Mets. Hansel Robles wasn't contributing and he was doing more harm than good. The Mets just couldn't dealing with that. And the fans couldn't keep watching it...

Justin Turner, in town with the Dodgers to play the Mets, used the words "kicked out" to describe the end of his Mets career, and said he was left with a chip on his shoulder.

Turner, who landed with the Dodgers after the 2013 season and immediately became one of the best players in baseball, said during an appearance on WFAN with Carlin, Maggie, and Bart on Friday that "it's hard to say" whether he would have blossomed in the same way if he stayed with the Mets, adding later that he "would like to think so."

"I know what I did in 2013, start talking to Marlon Byrd about the different hitting philosophy," Turner said. "We were hitting four to five days a week for the entire offseason. ... I was looking forward to coming back and bringing my new swing into spring training. Unfortunately, I never got that opportunity. I was left looking for a job."

Drew Smith looked terrific early in spring training right through his 21 appearances with Triple-A Las Vegas. Now, he will be promoted and join the Mets before Friday's game.

Smith, who was acquired last summer from the Rays for Lucas Duda, is known for throwing a quick and slippery fastball. At first glance, I was concerned with how far down he dips his throwing shoulder, seemingly scraping the ball against his calf muscle, but it works for him and appears to be all part of his ability to look like he's throwing a lot harder than he is.

In 30 innings this season, Smith, 24, has a 3.00 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 28 strikeouts pitching in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. He had a 1.80 ERA and 0.87 WHIP last season in Double-A.

The Mets will be pitched by teams looking to acquire Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. However, despite all the buzz, I expect both pitchers will continue being Mets at least through the next two seasons.

Frankly, the only way I see either of these two pitchers being traded is if a new GM and front office takes the wheel. Otherwise, it's ride or die with deGrom and Syndergaard for Sandy Alderson. 

Similarly, while there will be interest in (and it's worth listening to offers for) Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman, my hunch is Alderson would prefer to keep them as well -- especially given the delicate state of his rotation.

On the latest episode of Shea Anything, Doug Williams and Andy Martino chat about the discussion around trading Jacob deGrom, whether or not Yoenis Cespedes can still be an impact player, and what the future holds for Sandy Alderson. They also talk music!

Don't forget -- Doug and Andy want to hear from you! Go to SNY.tv/SheaAnything and upload a video or audio clip of your take on the Mets. Keep it to 30 seconds or less, make it good, and you may be on the show!

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Despite not being on the All-Star ballot, Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo said he would be open to the idea of competing in the Home Run Derby.

"I'm intrigued by it for sure," Nimmo said, according to Newsday's Tim Healey. "It would be a really cool experience. There will be other factors, how I'm feeling at that point. So much can happen in a month. I think it's going to go more into how I'm feeling, but heck, it's an honor to even be asked that question."

A year ago, Nimmo hit just five home runs in 69 games; he has more than doubled that in six fewer games in 2018.

The Mets will call up Triple-A Las Vegas RH reliever Drew Smith and OF Kevin Kaczmarski prior to Friday's game, reports Anthony DiComo of MLB.com.

They optioned RHP Chris Flexen and RHP Paul Sewald to Triple-A Las Vegas after Thursday's game. 

Danny Abriano, SNY.tv | Twitter | I noted earlier that the Mets could go one of two ways here. They could call up two relievers or call up one reliever and one position player, which would restore the five-man bench. The latter is the route that made sense, and the way they went. I wrote on Wednesday about how it's time to give the 24-year-old Smith a chance. He isn't on the 40-man roster, but the Mets can clear a spot by shifting either AJ Ramos or Jamie Callahan to the 60-day DL. Smith has pitched incredibly well and has lots of upside. It's time to see what he can do.  

Asked after the Mets' third straight loss on Thursday if he was worried about the team's 31-41 record, Mets manager Mickey Callaway said he wasn't.

"You don't worry about the record," Callaway said. "You just worry about how you do your thing every day and how you are playing the game and we'll start syncing everything up."

Danny Abriano, SNY.tv | Twitter | I understand what Callaway was trying to say -- that if the Mets keep following their process, things will fall in to place and the record will take care of itself. But when you're asked point blank if you're worried about the record of your team that's in a free-fall, it makes sense to say 'yes.'

Veteran 3B Todd Frazier joined the Mets with the vision of winning. He wasn't looking for a rebuild. 

It was reported by SNY's Andy Martino that the Mets are having "internal discussions" about whether they want to hear offers on their stud flamethrowers in Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard.  

If one or both of these arms end up moving by the trade deadline, Frazier wouldn't be happy.

Steven Matz struggled early, and the Mets offense couldn't do enough in their third straight loss to the Colorado Rockies.

Steven Matz allowed five runs in the first two innings and the Mets dropped their third straight game, 6-4, to the Rockies on Thursday afternoon at Coors Field.

For a full box score of the game, click here.

Things you should know about today's game...

Mets LHP Steven Matz had a rough start in Colorado on Thursday afternoon, but he settled in before his day ended. 

Four straight Rockies reached base to lead off the bottom of the first, with Nolan Arenado sending one over the fence for a three-run homer. After Trevor Story's double, a mound visit was used to calm Matz down. It worked as a double play following a strikeout got him out of the inning. 

The second inning wasn't any better for Matz, though, as the Rockies' struck for two more runs. It was Arenado picking up his fourth and fifth RBI on the day as he smacked a double to right to make it 5-1. 

The Mets (31-40) wrap up their four-game series against the Rockies (36-38) on Thursday afternoon in Colorado at 3:10 on SNY.

Mets Notes...

The Mets have scored eight or more runs in three straight games for the first time since May 3-6, 2017. ... They have lost back-to-back games while scoring eight or more runs for the second time in team history (only other time was April 7-8, 2004 at Atlanta. ... The Mets have hit 15 home runs over their last 12 games and 29 in their last 25 games. 

Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes (hip, quad) hopes to resume running soon as he works his way back from the DL, manager Mickey Callaway said Thursday.

The Mets are in dire need of Cespedes, with Jay Bruce recently landing on the DL due to multiple injuries, and Juan Lagares out for the season. 

Brandon Nimmo has been incredible and Michael Conforto is heating up, but the other outfield position is being held together by a combination of Jose Bautista and Dominic Smith -- with Wilmer Flores and Jose Reyes the only other outfield options.

The Mets are currently engaged in internal discussions about whether to take offers for Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard, according to SNY's Andy Martino. 

And if they were to part with deGrom and send him to the crosstown Yankees, the Mets would insist on otherworldly second baseman Gleyber Torres, a Mets source told FanRag's Jon Heyman. Of course, Torres and some of the Yankees' other top chips are reportedly off-limits. 

Andy Martino, SNY.tv | Twitter | My reporting leads me to be very confident that the Mets will not be trading deGrom or Syndergaard to the Yankees. The relationship between the two clubs is frosty at best, and the Yanks wouldn't trade Torres anyway...

Steven Matz, on the hill Thursday afternoon against the Rockies, entered the 2018 season coming off an injury-shortened 2017 campaign in which he put up a brutal 6.08 ERA. Amid doubts of his ability to pitch in a major league rotation as well as health scares, he has surprised with a 3.31 ERA in his 13 starts -- the same number he made before being shut down last season.

But questions remain about his peripherals as well as his durability as the Mets consider what their pitching staff will look like in the second half and beyond.

The results for Matz could not be more different than they were last year. He has allowed just 24 earned runs over 65.1 innings, after allowing 45 over the same timeframe in 2017. Batters have hit just .221 against him, and his 52.5 percent ground ball rate is the best of his career...