LEADING OFF: DeGrom returns from rest, Ynoa's 2-way threatMets ace Jacob deGrom plans to return to the rubber after being scratched from his last scheduled start Tuesday with right lat inflammation.
Walker allows 1 hit in 7 innings, Mets walk past Cards 4-1Taijuan Walker allowed one hit in seven innings, the Mets scored three runs on bases-loaded walks and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Thursday.
LEADING OFF: Cole-McCullers, Willie Mays' 90th birthdayGerrit Cole starts against Houston on Thursday for the first time since leaving the Astros for a $324 million, nine-year contract with the Yankees before the 2020 season.
