Matz (shoulder) has been scratched from his scheduled start Thursday, ESPN's Adam Rubin reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jacob deGrom will be moved up a day to start in place of Matz, who is still dealing with some irritation in his shoulder. According to , the Mets are hoping that Matz could return at some point next week. However, that may be overly optimistic given that manager Terry Collins was non-committal about Matz coming back to the rotation this season. A further update on Matz's status figures to be made available in a few days once he has a chance to rest and get treatment on his shoulder.