Céspedes pays dividends back against Yankees

NEW YORK – Yoenis Cespedes was on the injured list last time the New York Mets recorded a win in a row.

After a productive night at Céspedes on his return from a hip injury, he should be at the start The Mets team is continuing its three-game series at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees.

The last victory of New York occurred when the Mets swept the Diamondbacks of Arizona on May 18 and 20. Since then, the Mets have a 0-11-5 record in their last 16 series, which is why the team might look different two weeks after the 31 July nonwaiver trade deadline.

On Friday, Cespedes helped the Mets open the series a 7-5 win by managing to beat the left pole in the fourth inning while reaching the base three times.

The Mets went 20-37 while awaiting the return of Cespedes and have 20-18 when he plays this season. They are 129-122 when he plays in the last three seasons after re-signing the outfielder after his acquisition at the 2015 Detroit Tigers trade deadline.

To keep it in alignment, the Mets have says they'll be proactive in monitoring how Cespedes feels and even make him a late scratch if necessary.

"The only thing we need to do is to be proactive in making sure we do everything we can to keep it on the ground as much as possible". Manager Mickey Callaway said his team had increased his record to 40-55. "He has a routine that needs to get ready every night and we are going to monitor this routine very conspicuously."

Although Cespedes had a successful comeback and should play, he said that his various leg problems "

" The only way to prevent my heels from bothering me or hurting me, that's 39 is to make me operate, "he says through the intermediary of an interpreter. "I'm still thinking about (having the operation) because the recovery process takes 8 to 10 months."

If Céspedes or the other hitters help the Mets to take a lead and create a possible save situation, Jeruys Familia could not be the one who closes it. It did not launch because Callaway had been ordered not to use it because of any exchange. Robert Gsellman finished the win as reports indicated that an unknown team was finalizing an exchange for Familia, which has 123 career stops.

"It's difficult," Familia said. "My whole career is here, I really like my team (and) my teammates."

The Yankees do not bother to handle the pre-game routine of a power hitter or keep the players away after getting a 2-by-13 score. "I think it's always frustrating when you have so many opportunities," said the manager of Yankees, Aaron Boone. "It's always frustrating, but you know it's part of it and most importantly, it's that you want to continue to create those opportunities and trust that a good run is produced with these guys. "

After a frustrating performance in the first game of the series, the Yankees are five and a half games behind the Boston Red Sox, who beat Detroit 1-0 on Friday. 39, is the biggest deficit in New York since April 22. The Yankees are 8-7 in their last 15 games since they took two on Bo ston.

"You can not do anything about it," said Boone. "We have to take care of business, we have to start driving, I can not look at the dashboard and I'm going to do it in the other way, unfortunately, so it's about us in this moment and it's about us on a good run and it starts tomorrow. "

Sonny Gray, whose maddening inconsistencies were among a few things to be wrong before the All-Star break, begins for the Yankees. Gray was 6-7 with a 5.46 ERA in 18 starts and 10-14 with a 4.73 ERA in 29 starts for the Yankees.

Gray's last start was among the best of the season since he allowed three hits in six innings during a 9-0 win on July 11 in Baltimore

while Gray has earned two earned runs or fewer in eight starts, and has also been scored six times at least five times

. The biggest disparity for Gray is his performance against teams with record wins against teams with points lost. In nine starts against losing teams, Gray is 4-1 with a 3.56 ERA. In nine starts against winning teams, he is 2-6 with a 7.59 ERA.

Gray's only previous departure against the Mets was on August 15 at Yankee Stadium when he allowed two runs and five hits in six innings of 5-4

Steven Matz, who had a record of 4-7 with a 3.38 ERA before the break of the all-star game, takes the start of the Mets. Matz will attempt his third career win after losing to the Tampa Bay Rays and the Washington Nationals.

He allowed a point in 6 innings and one-third against Tampa Bay and three points and eight hits in 6 1 3 innings on July 12 in a 5-4 loss to the Washington Nationals when he went on. is opposed to Max Scherzer.

Matz scored two earned runs or minus nine and Mets are 5-4 in those games.

He said that his leg problems are caused by the pain in his heels.

"The only way I can avoid my heels from continuing to bother or hurt me is to have surgery," he said through an interpreter. "I'm still thinking about (having the operation) because the recovery process takes 8 to 10 months."