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Mets mulling this weekend’s rotation options
- Updated: September 28, 2016
MIAMI — Heading into their final regular-season series in Philadelphia, the Mets are considering multiple rotation machinations with postseason implications.
Most pressing, the Mets are thinking about bringing Bartolo Colon back on Friday on three days’ rest, after he threw merely 47 pitches in Monday’s loss to the Marlins. That would allow Colon to start the National League Wild Card Game on Wednesday on regular rest, if Noah Syndergaard is unavailable.
Syndergaard would theoretically only be unavailable if the Mets need to win Sunday to secure a Wild Card berth, though manager Terry Collins is considering another scenario as well: If the Mets clinch a Wild Card berth on Friday or Saturday but could claim home-field advantage with a win on Sunday, Collins may turn to Syndergaard in that game. That would give the Mets the best chance of hosting the Wild Card Game at Citi Field, but it would also make Syndergaard unavailable for the win-or-go-home contest itself.
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