MICHAEL WACHA NEWS

Orioles hit four homers, beat Mets 11-2

Rookie Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run homer and Rio Ruiz added a three-run shot and the Baltimore Orioles hit four homers and cruised to an 11-2 victory over the New York Mets

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rangers snap 6-game losing streak, beat Angels 7-1

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baltimore's Iglesias puts 12-game hit streak on the line against Mets

Iglesias takes a 12-game hit streak into matchup with Mets

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scheduled to start Tuesday Wacha is scheduled to start Tuesday against Baltimore, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.

Impact Robert Gsellman was originally projected to start Tuesday's contest, but he's shifted from a starting role back to the bullpen. Wacha will pitch on six days rest after working three innings in his last start, which came at Baltimore. Overall, Wacha has an ugly 7.20 ERA with a 1.75 WHIP across 20 frames this season.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Lasts only three frames Wacha allowed two runs on four hits and one walk over three innings Wednesday in Baltimore. He had two strikeouts and didn't factor in the decision.

Impact The veteran right-hander wasn't espcially sharp in his second start back off the injured list, needing 69 pitches to record only nine outs. Wacha has a 7.20 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 27:7 K:BB over 20 innings and lines up to pitch against the Phillies on Monday.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Mets look to stop 5-game losing streak against Orioles

New York heads into the matchup against Baltimore in a rut, losers of five straight

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Núñez hits 2 HRs to carry Orioles past skidding Mets 9-5

Renato Núñez hit two home runs, Anthony Santander also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Mets 9-5 Tuesday night to stretch New York’s losing streak to five games

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gives up four runs in return Wacha allowed four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over three innings in Friday's Game 1 win against the Yankees. He didn't factor into the decision.

Impact Wacha had been on the injured list since Aug. 9, but he returned to the mound after recovering from shoulder inflammation. He didn't last very long in the first game of Friday's twin bill as his ERA continues to creep up. The right-hander has now made four starts this season and carries a 7.41 ERA and 25:6 K:BB over 17 innings. He should take the mound again on the road Wednesday against the Orioles.

AUGUST 29, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Starting first game Friday Wacha will start the Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Yankees after Thursday's game against the Marlins was postponed, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.

Impact Wacha was set to start Thursday against Miami, but with the game being postponed, the right-hander will take the ball in the first half of Friday's twin bill. Wacha has a 6.43 ERA across 14 innings this season.

AUGUST 28, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Mets beat Marlins 4-2 behind deGrom, rookie Giménez

Jacob deGrom dodged trouble for five innings, rookie Andrés Giménez had three hits and scored three runs, and the New York Mets won a home series for the first time this season by...

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets to place Michael Wacha on injured list Another Mets starting pitcher is hurt, and the club hasn’t decided on his replacement. Righthander Michael Wacha headed to the injured list...

AUGUST 9, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM

Mets' Wacha goes on IL with right shoulder inflammation

Michael Wacha has been placed on the injured list because of right shoulder inflammation three starts into his one-year contract with the New York Mets

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets place Wacha (shoulder) on injured list The Mets on Sunday placed starting pitcher Michael Wacha on the 10-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation. Manager Luis Rojas t...

AUGUST 9, 2020 • MLB.COM

Out with shoulder inflammation Wacha was placed on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation Sunday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.

Impact The injury presumably flared up during Friday's start against the Marlins, when the 29-year-old allowed four runs on six hits with nine strikeouts and two walks over five innings. Wacha doesn't have a timetable for his return, but he's likely to at least miss his next two starts.

AUGUST 9, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Fans nine in loss Wacha (1-2) took the loss Friday as the Mets fell 4-3 to the Marlins, giving up four runs on six hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out nine.

Impact All the runs scored in the second inning, with the big blow being a three-run homer by Francisco Cervelli, but otherwise Wacha was fairly sharp. The right-hander threw 64 of 98 pitches for strikes before exiting, and while his 6.43 ERA and 1.64 WHIP aren't pretty, Wacha's 18:5 K:BB through 14 innings suggests better days are ahead. He's next scheduled to take the mound Wednesday, at home against the Nationals.

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Rays hold Yankees to 2 hits in 1-0 win

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wacha's rough second inning all she wrote for Mets The Miami Marlins, who had their season suspended for more than a week after a coronavirus outbreak and had to replace more than half their...

AUGUST 8, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM

Surprising Marlins win again, top Mets 4-3 for 6th straight

Francisco Cervelli hit a three-run homer, Humberto Mejia impressed in his abbreviated major league debut and the Miami Marlins kept up their surprising surge by beating the New Yor...

AUGUST 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Angels recover after giving up late lead, beat Astros in 10

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mets drop fourth straight as Wacha struggles vs. Braves Give the Mets credit for this: At least this one wasn’t soul-crushing. As opposed to the agonizing, blown-lead, late-rallies-falling-short s...

AUGUST 2, 2020 • NEWSDAY.COM

Acuña breaks out with first HR, 2 RBI as Braves top Mets 7-1

Ronald Acuña Jr. shook off a slow start by driving in two runs with two hits, including his first homer, and the Atlanta Braves beat Michael Wacha and the New York Mets 7-1 for the...

AUGUST 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blasts third homer Ozuna went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-1 win over the Mets.

Impact He took his former Cards teammate Michael Wacha deep in the first inning, setting the tone for a big Atlanta victory. Ozuna has hit safely in eight of nine games to begin the year, batting .367 (11-for-30) with three homers and six RBI.

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Tough night in Atlanta Wacha (1-1) took the loss Saturday as the Mets fell 7-1 to Atlanta, surrendering five runs on seven hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five.

Impact The K's salvaged a bit of positive fantasy value for the right-hander, but Wacha simply didn't have his best stuff in this one -- he served up a two-run homer to former Cards teammate Marcell Ozuna in the first inning and never recovered. Wacha will look to rebound in his next start, which is currently scheduled for Friday against the Marlins.

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Toussaint expected to start for the Braves against the Mets

The Atlanta Braves square off against the New York Mets

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves rally on d'Arnaud's 3-run double, beat Mets 11-10

Former Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud drove in five runs, including three with a bases-loaded double to cap a five-run eighth, and the Atlanta Braves rallied from a six-run deficit...

AUGUST 1, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS