Brad Ausmus avoided questions about Jim Johnson before the game, but made the announcement of his promotion at the end of his postgame news conference.
Pedro Martinez, who is expected to enter Cooperstown when eligible, believes Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds should be in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Rob Manfred fell one vote short of the required three-quarters majority on the first ballot Thursday to become the new baseball commissioner, according to a source.
The Mets are trying to get Matt Harvey to "back off a bit" in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he remains adamant about trying to pitch this season.
Masahiro Tanaka has not pitched since July 8, when he left in the seventh inning of a start against the Cleveland Indians complaining of pain in his right elbow.