Preview the July 19 matchup between the New York Mets and Cincinnati Reds with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

The Mets began the second half of the season with a disappointing 8-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.

It’s been well-established that even with the return of lefty Brooks Raley on Friday, the Mets’ bullpen was a mess and a prime target to be upgraded by president of baseball operations David Stearns by the July 31 trade deadline.

Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl was battered and bruised by New York Mets pitchers all night long Friday.

Its Friday, July 18 and the Reds (50-47) are in Queens to open a series against the Mets (55-42) at Citi Field. Nick Lodolo is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Sean Manaea for New York.

Another New York Mets reliever just went down with a season-ending injury. Ahead of Friday's game against the Cincinnati Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reporte

Voit, who primarily played second base this past spring as a junior at Michigan, also pitched as a freshman and sophomore. He did not pitch this past season after an elbow injury.

The MLB trade deadline is right around the corner, and the New York Mets are among the many teams on the list to bring in players. After a strong start to the season, Steven Cohen and his squad are ready to have another postseason run.

While the NL East division is shaping up to be a hotly contested race in the second half of the MLB season, the Washington Nationals are one team the New York M