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Mets 4, Pirates 3: Alonso sac fly walks off Pirates

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The Mets won a very weird baseball game.

In a game that included plenty of close calls, errors, and assorted miscues, the Mets walked off the Pirates for a 4-3 win to open their series in Queens. In the end, it was Pete Alonso’s sac fly that scored Francisco Lindor to win the game in the bottom of the ninth, but here’s an attempt at describing the chaos that got the game to that point.

The Pirates opened the scoring with a routine solo home run from Ian Kiner-Falefa, whose experience in New York has already been anything but routine after he confirmed that the legendary Ralph Kiner was related to him.

The Mets tied things up in the bottom of the fourth, as Brandon Nimmo opened the frame with a double and was driven in on a one-out double by Jeff McNeil. Things were still pretty normal at this stage, as Paul Skenes was allowing baserunners but limiting damage while David Peterson was racking up strikeouts and generally keeping the Pirates from reaching base.

In the top of the fifth, though, the weirdness began. The Pirates had a runner on second with two outs, and Ke’Bryan Hayes hit an infield single that glanced off Brett Baty’s glove and slowly rolled into no-man’s land in shallow left field. Luckily for the Mets, Jared Triolo stopped at third base rather than trying to score, and he almost certainly would have scored if he’d kept running. David Peterson didn’t waste that gift, striking out Bryan Reynolds to end the inning with the game still tied at one.

Pittsburgh took the lead again with a run in the top of the seventh after Peterson issued a leadoff walk and was pulled before José Buttó issued a one-out walk and allowed a run to score on a fielder’s choice.

Then came the close calls as the Pirates turned to their bullpen. Tyrone Taylor hit for Brett Baty to start the bottom of the seventh and got hit by a pitch. He stole second successfully on a bang-bang play, and Luisangel Acuña followed that with an infield single that was an even closer play at first base—but also resulted in him being safe.

The tying and go-ahead runs that the Mets scored weren’t the sexiest, but they worked. Juan Soto grounded out to bring home a run to tie the game, and Pete Alonso hit an infield single to short, but much like the ball that the Pirates had hit earlier, it hit a glove and rolled into shallow left field. Acuña took a chance and rounded third base, and he got in just barely ahead of the tag at home plate to give the Mets a 3-2 lead.

Dedniel Núñez threw a scoreless eighth—thanks in large part to Brandon Nimmo robbing what would have been a leadoff home run with a great catch just above the fence and in front of the railing in left field.

Carlos Mendoza turned to Huascar Brazobán to secure the save in the ninth, as several of his other relievers were unavailable. And Brazobán didn’t do anything wrong, but things got dicey quickly. A single up the middle started the inning, but Brazobán induced a ground ball to short that took a hop that Franciso Lindor should’ve easily turned into a double play. Instead, the ball escaped Lindor’s glove, and the Pirates had runners on first and second with nobody out.

After a sac bunt, the Mets brought the infield in, and Acuña—who moved to third base when after the Mets took Baty out of the game—botched a ground ball off the bat of Hayes. On top of allowing the tying run to score on the play, Acuña’s reaction to it was too late to record an out at first.

With runners on the corners and one out, the middle infield was playing half way, but Brazobán induced another ground ball. This one was hit to McNeil, who had played center field until the Taylor-for-Baty move, and he started a 4-6-3 double play to get the Mets out of the inning.

With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Lindor hit a ground ball up the middle that should’ve been an out, but he reached on an error instead. Soto singled to put runners on the corners, and Alonso hit a fly ball to deep-enough right field to easily plate Lindor.

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Big Mets winners: Juan Soto, +25.9% WPA, Pete Alonso, +25.2% WPA
Big Mets loser: Huascar Brazobán, -21.8% WPA (TRAID WPA)
Mets pitchers: -5.0% WPA
Mets hitters: +55.0% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Pete Alonso singles, Luisangel Acuña scores in the seventh, +21.5% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Ke’Bryan Hayes reaches first on an infield single to tie the game in the top of the ninth, -24.7% WPA

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Open thread: Mets vs. Pirates, 5/13/25

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The Mets look to take the first two of the series with Pittsburgh.

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo - LF
5. Mark Vientos - 3B
6. Jeff McNeil - DH
7. Francisco Alvarez - C
8. Brett Baty - 2B
9. Tyrone Taylor - CF

Kodai Senga - RHP

Pirates lineup​

1. Adam Frazier - 2B
2. Isiah Kiner-Falefa - SS
3. Bryan Reynolds - RF
4. Joey Bart - DH
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes - 3B
6. Alexander Canario - LF
7. Jared Triolo - 1B
8. Ji Hwan Bae - CF
9. Henry Davis - C

Mitch Keller - RHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 7:10 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2

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An early look at left-handed relief options on the trade market

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With A.J. Minter and Danny Young out for the season, let’s look at some potential options.

Over the past ten days, the Mets have been able to avoid any significant issues with left-handed relief pitching since losing both A.J. Minter and Danny Young to season-ending surgeries.

Génesis Cabrera, who has a decent major league track record, was called up to serve as the team’s only lefty out of the bullpen for now, and he’s made just three appearances thus far. In all three outings, Cabrera entered the game with the Mets trailing, and to his credit, he hasn’t allowed any runs to score—despite the fact that he hasn’t struck anyone out yet.

Last year, Cabrera finished the season with a 3.59 ERA and a 5.13 FIP for the Blue Jays and saw lefties hit .242/.318/.442 against him, which isn’t great. Left-handed pitchers as a whole held left-handed hitters to a .237/.302/.366 line in 2024, and it’s the SLG that really stands out in a bad way for Cabrera last year.

Behind Cabrera, the Mets have some left-handed pitchers in Triple-A. Brandon Waddell, who acquitted himself nicely in his lone major league appearance this year, is starting and figures to continue doing so to serve as rotation depth. But Felipe De La Cruz, a 23-year-old whose 13.2 strikeouts and 2.0 walks per nine earned him a quick promotion from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse, has made his two most recent appearances out of the bullpen.

Syracuse also has lefties Anthony Gose, who signed a minor league deal over the offseason, and Colin Poche, who signed one last week after getting DFA’d by the Nationals, in the pen. And the Mets recently signed Brooks Raley, who underwent Tommy John surgery just shy of a year ago, in anticipation of a potential return to game action in the relatively near future.

Maybe all of that is enough for the Mets to stand pat. Their 28-15 start has certainly afforded them the luxury of figuring out what they have before making any moves, but it doesn’t hurt to take a quick look around some left-handed relievers who are on expiring contracts and pitching for teams that are going nowhere this year.

The Rockies, who are on pace to lose even more games than the White Sox did last year, have 35-year-old lefty Scott Alexander in their bullpen. He’s set to hit free agency after the season, and he has a 5.25 ERA and 6.02 FIP through 12.0 innings. He has a 3.86 ERA on the road and a 6.14 ERA at home thus far. Last year, pitching mostly at sea level, he threw 38.2 innings for the A’s with a 2.56 ERA and a 3.89 FIP.

As we’ve seen over the past couple of nights, the Pirates aren’t a good team right now, either. They have three lefties in their bullpen right now, two of whom are set for free agency at the end of the season: Caleb Ferguson and Ryan Borucki. Having spent most of his career with the Dodgers, Ferguson split his time last year between the Yankees and Astros and finished the season with a 4.64 ERA and a 3.74 FIP. His career numbers are better than that, but his strikeout rate is way down to start this year through 18.0 innings of work, and he’s sporting a 5.00 ERA.

Borucki broke into the big leagues as a starter with the Blue Jays in 2018, but he’s pitched exclusively in relief as a major league player since 2020, and he has a 3.94 ERA and a 4.30 FIP since then. While he’s had major home run issues in the past, he hasn’t allowed any yet this year, and he has a 2.55 ERA and a 2.25 FIP in 17.2 innings of work in 2025.

While the White Sox have improved upon their putrid pace from 2024, they’re still a bad team. Unfortunately, having really torn things down, their trio of left-handed relievers on the big league roster are all under team control for the foreseeable future.

The Orioles have gotten off to a 15-24 start, which has them in last place in the American League East and second-to-last in the American League, one spot ahead of the White Sox. It’s likely too early for them to give up on the season, but they do have some left-handed relievers. Gregory Soto, who has a 4.85 ERA and a 2.41 FIP in 13.0 innings, will be a free agent after the season. And both Keegan Akin (3.12 ERA, 3.80 FIP, 17.1 IP) and Cionel Pérez (9.00 ERA, 5.77 FIP, 15.0 IP) are under team control through the end of the 2026 season. Of those two, Akin is the more appealing option, as he has a 3.28 ERA in 96.0 innings since the start of the 2024 season.

The Angels’ only lefty on an expiring contract is Brock Burke, and he has a 5.63 ERA this year coming off a 5.82 ERA season last year. The Nationals have Andrew Chafin, who they signed to a minor league deal just before the Mets signed Colin Poche, and you’d figure that the Mets would’ve just signed Chafin themselves if they had seen him as a fit. And the Marlins’ lefties have minimal major league service time, leaving them under Miami’s control for years to come.

There’s still time for other teams to become clear-cut sellers—and perhaps for one or two of the teams named above to get back into the Wild Card mix. But if the Mets were to swing a low-cost deal for one of the better fits out there in the near future, it might not hurt to have some help in the fold now. If not, several of these names figure to pop up in trade rumors closer to the deadline.

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Pirates 4, Mets 0: Holmes human, Mets flat

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The Mets’ series finale against the Pirates wasn’t enjoyable.

With the opportunity to complete a sweep of the lowly Pirates, the Mets opted to roll out their B lineup and—fittingly—got blanked in a loss. Clay Holmes proved to be human, the Mets squandered the pair of big opportunities that they had, and several hard-hit balls off the team’s bats went directly into the Pirates’ gloves.

Juan Soto got the night off to get two full days off before the Mets visit the Yankees this weekend, but after a scoreless top of the first from Holmes, the lineup managed to load the bases. Unfortunately, Luis Torrens, who batted sixth in this game, struck out to end the inning.

In the top of the second, a light drizzle turned into a downpour as Holmes worked with a runner on base, and he served up a two-run home run to Matt Gorski. The game had been delayed by fifteen minutes at the start, but playing through that brief period of heavy rain was a choice by the umpires.

With the score still 2-0 in the Pirates’ favor, the Mets loaded the bases again in the bottom of the fourth. Pittsburgh pulled lefty starter Bailey Falter in favor of righty reliever Chase Shugart. Rather than hit for José Azocar in that spot with one of his three quality left-handed bats on the bench, Carlos Mendoza stuck with Azocar, who promptly flew out to center field on the first pitch he saw.

The Mets really didn’t threaten from there. Francisco Lindor and Brett Baty, who entered the game as a pinch hitter for Tyrone Taylor in the seventh, smoked the aforementioned hard-hit balls that turned into outs. And Holmes gave up another two-run home run in the top of the fifth, this time to Jared Triolo.

Mets relievers Génesis Cabrera and Dedniel Núñez kept the Pirates from scoring over the final three innings of the game, but it didn’t end up mattering, as the Mets were shut out for just the second time this season.

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Big Mets winner: none
Big Mets loser: Clay Holmes, -17.2% WPA
Mets pitchers: -15.3% WPA
Mets hitters: -34.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Luis Torrens hits a single in the fourth, +4.9% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Matt Gorski hits a two-run home run in the second, -19.9% WPA

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Mets Morning News for May 15, 2025

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Your Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

Meet the Mets​

Clay Holmes was not at his sharpest but he was not helped out by the rain and the umpiring crew in the team’s 4-0 loss to the Pirates. He seemingly struck out Matt Gorski in the second inning, but the pitches were called balls and the at-bat ended in a two-run home run instead. He then gave up another two run-home run in the fourth to Jared Triolo to put them in a four run deficit. The offense was stagnant again all night and they could not come up with the big hit with runners in scoring position. Still, they took the series and now turn their attention to the Bronx and the Yankees.

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David Stearns is happy with where the team is at this point in the season but he thinks that they could use some improvement defensively.

The GM is also not surprised by Baty’s recent turnaround at the plate.

Paul Blackburn will make another rehab start this weekend with Double-A Binghamton.

What could the Mets’ rotation look like in the coming months when Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea make their return from the IL?

Tickets for this weekend’s Subway Series won’t come cheap for anyone looking to get last minute tickets.

John DeMarsico once again went viral for his creative approach to SNY broadcasts and drawing his inspiration from film.

Around the National League East​

The Braves bullpen struggled in Atlanta’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals.

Marlins lefty Ryan Weathers was solid in his season debut in Miami’s 3-1 victory over the Cubs.

The Phillies took game one of their doubleheader against the Cardinals behind another strong start by Jesus Luzardo.

Aaron Nola was terrible after being staked to a 5-0 lead in the Phillies eventual 14-7 loss in game two of the doubleheader against St. Louis.

Around Major League Baseball​

Alex Bregman has revitalized his career in Boston after working with the coaching staff to tweak his swing.

Boston outfielders Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela combined to make a jaw-dropping catch that robbed a home run from Kerry Carpernter.

The Tigers remained the best team in the majors with another walk-off win for their twenty-ninth victory of the season.

Dodgers starter Roki Sasaki is on the IL with a shoulder impingement but he is not sure if that is the cause for his alarming drop in velocity.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue​

Chris McShane took a look at what left-handed relievers could be viable trade options for the Mets to target.

On the latest episode of A Pod of Their Own bullpen concerns, Mrs. Mets candidacy for the Mascot Hall of Fame, and Pete Rose were all discussed.

This Date in Mets History​

Pat Mahomes was victorious in his Mets debut against the Phillies on this date in 1999.

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This Week in Mets Quotes: Lindor on the vibes, Alonso thinks the Mets like him

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Lots of interesting, funny, idiotic, and insightful things were said by the Mets—and about them—recently. Here are some of our favorites.

Your 2025 New York Mets: I’m not perfect, but I just feel like I am myself.

“I’m not perfect, but I just feel like I am myself.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

The Mets went 4-2 this week; let’s check the vibes.

“I think it’s a fantastic song and hopefully the fans can vibe to it too. I’m all about vibes and that’s the vibes right now. I didn’t fully change it because I had some pushback from some people here. I’m a people pleaser. I pleased the ones who pushed back on me. But I think that song is a banger.” -Francisco Lindor [New York Post]

“We don’t give up. We’re a scrappy bunch. Yeah, we’ve got guys who can drive the ball out of the yard. We’ve got guys who can put up some good numbers offensively and hit the ball a long way and stuff like that. But at the end of the day, our identity is we’re just a scrappy team. We fight to the last out.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

“Experience helps. I think [we have] a lot of maturity, a lot of guys who have been there and done that.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

“We have a really good lineup. The coaches continue to prepare us the right way — day in and day out. We do a good job of talking in the dugout. It feels good to have that feeling that anybody [on the team] can get it done.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]

But do the Mets LIKE me like me.

“Honestly, why I would be angry [how free agency went]? For me, this organization has believed in me since I was a 21-year-old kid. They’re the team that drafted me. They’re the team that called me up. They didn’t trade me. So that means – I think – that they like me.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

Francisco Lindor looks so cool when he acts like it’s not a big deal when he hits a huge home run; but, he’s also looks cool when he lets out emotions after hitting a huge home run. I guess what I’m trying to say is Lindor looks cool no matter what he does.

“It was the moment. Sometimes [the emotions] come out. Sometimes [they don’t]. I wanted that at-bat. I wanted to get on base and make something for the boys [behind me]. … I wasn’t trying to hit a home run. I was just trying to get a quality at-bat. Let the big boys do what they do.” -Francisco Lindor [MLB]

Once again, the Gods themselves will not want to step into the batter’s box when Senga, owner of a 1.22 ERA, feels good about how he’s pitching...

“I did feel a little bit better today compared to previous games.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

...Canning is a little more upbeat after a great start.

“I felt pretty good with everything. It was a full mix of pitches from the get-go.” -Griffin Canning [MLB]

After the Wilpons, I will never take for granted how much of a difference the culture of an organization can be influenced by who’s on top.

“I fit in well with the guys over here [in New York]. It’s always fun going out there, trying to win and playing for the team. Everyone — on and off the field — has been really helpful.”-Griffin Canning [MLB]

This lesson can really be applied to life in general.

“Whether it’s a fly ball, a hit, even a passed ball, for me, I just want to execute my game plan. Honestly, the fly ball is what we needed, but if I’m trying to hit a fly ball there, it doesn’t necessarily happen.” -Pete Alonso [MLB]

Holmes would later have a start in even worse ‘conditions for [his repertoire of pitches].

“After the first inning, Alvin [catcher Francisco Alvarez] came back to the dugout and told me, ‘Man, that sinker is moving a lot.’ I said, ‘Well, you have to find a way to keep it [in the strike zone].’ Obviously, [Holmes] did. He went to the changeup when he needed to. He went to the breaking ball when he needed to. He made it look easy on a night where it wasn’t the best conditions for [his repertoire of pitches], and he found a way.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

This Week in Pete Alonso’s Next Contract.

“This is a great group, with a great culture and great people. I’ve made a lot of great relationships here, with the fans, the coaches, my teammates, the security guards, the clubhouse managers, everything. It’s very special. So that weighed in my decision a lot to come back.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

“I get to play with a winning team that had such an amazing postseason last year. You could see all of the promise that we had. We had a lot of good momentum. I didn’t want to leave that. So, for me, the biggest priority is playing for a winning organization and there’s no bigger stage than New York.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

“The free agency stuff became secondary because there were so many personal things in the offseason. I knew I didn’t have my best season, but I still knew I was going to be playing baseball somewhere. I just had to be patient.” -Pete Alonso [USA Today]

Brett Baty is personally attacking Jarrett Seidler with every home run.

“It’s a good problem to have. I have 13 position players that are pretty good. I somehow have to do this type of rotation and keep everyone fresh, active and contributing. We’ll do that with Brett and some of the other guys, too.” -Carlos Mendoza [MLB]

“I don’t make those decisions. I don’t want to make those decisions. When my name is in the lineup, I want to be the best player I can be.” -Brett Baty [MLB]

David Stearns was asked, what I think, a leading question of if any aspect of the team has surpassed his expectations but instead of saying like the Starters or Bullpen, I think he gave a cooler answer.

“Not really. I think we felt pretty good that we had a balanced team and that we were going to be pretty good. We have played pretty well, but I don’t think we have played flawless baseball by any stretch of the imagination. I think we’re a good team that has played well and then frankly we’ve had moments where there’s probably a couple of games that have gotten away from us.” -David Stearns [New York Post]

“But I don’t know that anything has really shocked me in terms of the quality of performance. We have got good players. They are playing hard. They are working really hard and we have been able to win some games.” -David Stearns [New York Post]

Tim Britton brings another insightful piece discussing Kodai Senga’s use of data; my main takeaway was Senga’s last point where he has to learn what he can actually remember while on the mound trying to execute.

“In Japan, I had never even touched the data. I never really needed it and never really was interested in it. I just left it up to the catcher. My catcher is going to tell me where to throw it, and I give him the best quality pitch I can throw where he wants it.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

“Upon coming to the big leagues, sometimes I can throw a really good pitch, and they’re still going to hit it. When you think about why that happens, you look at the pitch before or the at-bat before or a game before in the past week. You have to look at what a hitter’s thinking, what he’s looking for, and how he’s performed recently. I can take a really deep dive and try to understand each hitter. That’s the big difference.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

“I was able to sort out what I can and can’t remember on the mound. So I was able to simplify what I need to know and to look into so I can perform out on the mound. What data I need changes from day to day, so I need to continue to filter through that and make the most out of it.” -Kodai Senga [New York Times]

To all you Mother’s out there, Happy Birthday.

“We’ve definitely grown as individuals throughout the relationship. If we went back and met our 2014 selves, we’d be quite a bit different — obviously with some core values right at the center of it. But it’s been fun to see the process grow. And then to be parents now, we still kind of have to pinch ourselves sometimes. It’s just crazy how fast the time goes. Honestly, [motherhood’s] made me respect and love Chelsea even more, because she just has taken to motherhood like a fish to water. She’s been a rock star through it all. She’s been such a good mom and such a good wife.” -Brandon Nimmo [MLB]

This Week in Mets Tweets

Sean Manaea is a man of many talents pic.twitter.com/XaK1adu7sk

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 12, 2025​

David Wright has been consistent that he doesn't want to be in baseball in any sort of full-time capacity.

But what about working with Team USA for the WBC?

"Team USA is near and dear to my heart for sure, so that seems like it’d be fun to be involved in some way," he said.

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) May 13, 2025​

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Yankees 6, Mets 2: Mayday Megill

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The Yankees got to Tylor Megill early and the Mets never really fought back.

The Yankees defeated the Mets 6-2 in the first game of this weekend’s Subway Series in the Bronx. In the third, the Yankees dropped a four spot on Tylor Megill, whose struggles in the month of May continue, and they never looked back.

Each team got at least a man on in the first, but both pitchers were able to work out of the jam. Amidst a predictable chorus of boos at Yankee Stadium, Juan Soto walked in his first plate appearance against his former club. He would go on to walk three times in the game. However, he was stranded at first base. Tylor Megill stranded two Yankees on the base paths thanks to two strikeouts in the bottom of the inning. Both starters twirled a 1-2-3 second inning, but the third inning is when things completely came undone for Megill.

Jorbit Vivas led off the inning with a single. Megill then got the dangerous Trent Grisham to ground out, but he then walked Aaron Judge to put two runners on. Walks would end up being Megill’s undoing. Cody Bellinger followed with a slow roller to third that he was able to beat out for an infield hit to load the bases. Paul Goldschmidt then got an infield hit of his own—a bouncer up the middle that Lindor ranged to his left to grab before it could get to the outfield, but instead of putting it in his pocket like he should have done, Lindor attempted a spin throw to first base, which bounced off Pete Alonso’s glove into no-man’s land, allowing two runs to score instead of one. Megill then walked Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe hit a sacrifice fly to plate yet another run. Megill then walked the seven and eight hitters back-to-back to force in another run and suddenly the Yankees had a 4-0 lead.

With Megill unable to put the inning to bed, his night ended early after just 2 2⁄3 innings. Max Kranick came in the game for mop-up duty and finally stopped the bleeding, getting Jorbit Vivas to pop out to end the inning. The Mets scratched a run back in the top of the fourth on a Soto walk and a pair of singles by Mark Vientos and Brandon Nimmo. But unlike Megill, Carlos Rodón was able to prevent the big inning, though his pitch count ballooned such that he only lasted five innings. Kranick stayed in the game for two more innings, but the Yankees added a couple of runs off him in the fourth. With one out, Aaron Judge singled and Cody Bellinger followed with a double into the right field corner. With the infield in, Paul Goldschmidt hit a sharp grounder just past a diving Mark Vientos to plate Judge and extend the Yankees’ lead to 5-1. Domíngez then contributed an RBI groundout to score Bellinger and plate the Yankees’ sixth run.

Both teams’ bullpens kept the opposition off the board in the middle innings. Jonathan Loásiga and Mark Leiter Jr. each contributed a scoreless inning for the Yankees and José Buttó pitched two hitless innings for the Mets. Beleaguered displaced Yankees closer Devin Williams pitched the eighth inning and faced Pete Alonso for the first time since the fateful postseason home run last season and exorcised a personal demon by striking out Alonso. In fact, Williams struck out the side in the eighth.

Dedniel Núñez continued his campaign to try to stay in the big leagues with a scoreless eighth, but with two out and two on, Cody Bellinger hit a high fly ball to right that seemed destined to be a Yankee Stadium wall-scraper, but Juan Soto caught it right up against the right field wall as he was serenaded by the bleacher creatures. The Mets were able to mount enough of a rally off Yerry De los Santos in the ninth to necessitate the Yankees bringing in their closer Luke Weaver to get the last out, but the comeback effort fell short. With one out, Francisco Alvarez walked and then Brett Baty struck out in a pinch hitting appearance for Luisangel Acuña. Also pinch hitting, Jeff McNeil then walked as well to bring up Francisco Lindor, who slashed a double down the left field line to score Alvarez. With Juan Soto coming up, the Yankees brought in Weaver. It could have been a storybook moment, but Soto flew out to center field in rather anticlimactic fashion to end the game.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Brandon Nimmo, +6.2% WPA
Big Mets loser: Tylor Megill, -25.4% WPA
Mets pitchers: -28.9% WPA
Mets hitters: -21.1% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Brandon Nimmo’s RBI single in the fourth, +7.1% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Paul Goldschmidt’s infield hit in the third on which Francisco Lindor made a throwing error to plate the first two runs of the game, -16.7% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...way-series-recap-mlb-megill-soto-nimmo-lindor

 

[New York Mets]

Open thread: Mets at Yankees, 5/17/25

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The Mets look to bounce back following a loss in the series opener.

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo - LF
5. Mark Vientos - DH
6. Jeff McNeil - 2B
7. Luis Torrens - C
8. Brett Baty - 3B
9. Tyrone Taylor - CF

SP: Griffin Canning (RHP)

Yankees lineup​

1. Ben Rice - DH
2. Aaron Judge - RF
3. Cody Bellinger - CF
4. Paul Goldschmidt - 1B
5. Jasson Dominguez - LF
6. Anthony Volpe - SS
7. J.C. Escarra - C
8. DJ LeMahieu - 2B
9. Jorbit Vivas - 3B

SP: Clarke Schmidt (RHP)

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 1:05 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5/17/24432040/mets-yankees-lineups-watch-canning-new-york

 

[New York Mets]

Mets 3, Yankees 2: Díaz dominant in save as Mets even up the series

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The Mets’ lineup did just enough, and their pitching staff did a great job in a win over the Yankees this afternoon.

The Mets bounced back with a win this afternoon at Yankee Stadium, as a late sac fly from Francisco Lindor and a fantastic bottom of the ninth by Edwin Díaz capped a 3-2 victory to even up the Subway Series.

DJ LeMahieu opened the scoring in this one with a certifiably cheap Yankee Stadium III solo home run in the bottom of the third, but that was all that Mets starter Griffin Canning allowed through his first five innings of work.

The Mets’ lineup was able to take the lead with an RBI single from Pete Alonso to tie things up in the top of the fourth and a sac fly later in that inning from Mark Vientos to put them up 2-1.

Cody Bellinger tied the game with a solo home run off Canning in the top of the sixth, and after the Yankees hit back-to-back one-out singles, Carlos Mendoza turned to Huascar Brazobán to get out of the jam. And as has almost always been the case this year, Brazobán delivered, getting the Mets out of the inning without allowing either inherited runner to score. He tacked on a scoreless bottom of the seventh, to boot.

The Mets had a big opportunity to score in the top of the seventh, but a terrible send by Mets third base coach Mike Sarbaugh resulted in Brett Baty being thrown out at home plate on a Tyrone Taylor double. Had Baty been held, the Mets would’ve had runners on second and third with one out and Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto due up. With just the runner on second and two outs, Lindor grounded out thanks to a very nice play by LeMahieu at second base.

In the bottom of the eighth, Reed Garrett ran into plenty of trouble as he issued three walks, but he induced a ground ball double play from Paul Goldschmidt immediately after a leadoff walk. He still wound up loading the bases after that, but a well-hit line drive by LeMahieu wound up being pretty easy for Juan Soto to catch in right field to end the inning.

The Mets finally retook the lead in the top of the ninth after loading the bases on a walk, an infield single, and a hit-by-pitch. Luisangel Acuña, who entered as pinch runner after Luis Torrens drew the walk to start that sequence, stood on third as Lindor came up in another big spot. And Lindor hit a fly ball to not-that-deep left-center, but Acuña broke perfectly while a weak throw from Bellinger had absolutely no chance at throwing him out at the plate.

That was it for the Mets’ scoring, as Soto grounded out on a very hard ground ball to ened the top of the inning. That slim lead was plenty for Edwin Díaz, though, as he retired the Yankees in order, striking out Aaron Judge on high heat to end the game.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Huascar Brazobán, +26.4% WPA
Big Mets loser: Mark Vientos, -15.5% WPA
Mets pitchers: +44.3% WPA
Mets hitters: +5.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Paul Goldschmidt grounds into a double play in the eighth, +14.4% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Cody Bellinger ties the game with a home run in sixth, -18.5% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...dor-judge-acuna-alonso-new-york-subway-series

 

[New York Mets]

Mets Morning News for May 18, 2025

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Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

Meet the Mets​

Following a loss in game one of the Subway Series, the Mets rebounded with a hard-fought win in the second game of the series. Griffin Canning surrendered solo homers to D.J. LeMahieu and Cody Bellinger, but he and the bullpen otherwise held the Yankees off the board, and the game was tied at two apiece heading into the ninth. Francisco Lindor brought home the go-ahead run on a one out, bases loaded sacrifice fly, and while they weren’t able to extend their lead beyond that, it proved to be more than enough for Edwin Díaz, who struck out two (including Aaron Judge to end the game) in of his most impressive outings of the season. Following the 3-2 victory, the Mets will now look to clinch a series win on Sunday Night Baseball tonight.

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Edwin Díaz’s growing confidence is playing a big role in his recent string of solid outings.

In order to make space for the recently acquired José Castillo on the active roster, the Mets optioned Dedniel Núñez to Syracuse prior to yesterday’s game.

Kodai Senga spoke about his injury-plagued 2024 season and how the lessons he learned during that time will help him moving forward.

Ronny Mauricio has officially been reinstated following his rehab, with the Mets optioning him to Syracuse where he will play until there is a need with the major league team.

Paul Blackburn will make another rehab appearance before the Mets have to make a roster decision.

Pete Alonso gave a classic quote on the possibility of matching up against their crosstown rivals in October: “That’d probably be the best postseason matchup ever because you don’t have to go on the road. … You don’t have to deal with the great wall of traffic going out of JFK. You don’t have to wait on the tarmac. … Any chance we can avoid the Van Wyck, that’d be great.”

Around the National League East​

The Phillies got off to an early lead against the Pirates and never surrendered it, as Zack Wheeler tossed six scoreless innings to help Philadelphia secured the 5-2 win.

The Good Phight debates whether the Phillies are a legitimate World Series contender in a competitive National League.

Phillies pitching prospect Mick Abel will make his major league debut today in a spot start. “It’s awesome,” Abel said. “I’m super excited. I’ve talked to a lot of people, I’m expecting all of the nerves in the world, but it’s the game, it’s a different place. But to make it here, it’s pretty special.”

The Braves had a commanding 6-2 lead after six innings against the Red Sox, but then the bullpen fell apart, surrendering five runs in the final three innings. The collapse was culminated by a walk-off home run by Rafael Devers to give Atlanta a crushing 7-6 loss.

Congratulations are in order for the Washington Nationals, who have confirmed their status as the least embarrassing baseball team in the Washington metropolitan area. They scored six runs against Kyle Gibson and the Orioles in the first inning yesterday en route to a 10-6 victory—their second straight against Baltimore.

There was one scary moment in the game for Washington though when outfielder Jacob Young went down on the warning track after slamming into the outfield wall trying to make a play on a fly ball, but x-rays on his shoulder were negative.

The Nationals released catcher Andrew Knizner, who they signed to a minor league deal in the offseason and had an opt-out in his contract this weekend.

Sandy Alcántara reached triple digits with his velocity in yesterday’s start, but he surrendered four runs to the Rays in the fifth inning, and that was enough to doom the Marlins to a 4-0 loss.

Around Major League Baseball​

Following a horrendous start to the season, the Orioles became the third team to fire their manager thus far this season, replacing former manager of the year Brandon Hyde with third base coach Tony Mansolino.

Jake Rill of MLB.com covered Orioles’ players reactions to the news.

Shohei Ohtani tossed fifty pitches in a bullpen session as he continues to work his way back to the mound.

Following a difficult start to the season, the Giants are moving Jordan Hicks back to the bullpen.

The Twins’ winning streak has reached 13 games—Minnesota’s longest in 34 years.

This Date in Mets History​

On this date a decade ago, Matt Harvey pitched eight scoreless innings and John Mayberry Jr. hit a walk-off single in a 2-1 victory over the Cardinals in 14 innings.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...y-series-yankees-mlb-senga-mauricio-blackburn

 

[New York Mets]

Yankees 8, Mets 2 - A bad game, a bad broadcast, and a Bellinger grand slam to boot

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The bullpen and the gloves let the Mets down tonight.

In what started out as a tight pitchers duel ended with a whimper as the Mets dropped the game and the series to their crosstown rivals, losing 8-2. The Yankees had a huge eighth inning that sealed the Mets’ fate until the two teams meet at Citi Field in July.

The Yankees got on the board in the bottom of the first. Paul Goldschmidt led off the game with a dribbler to third and, while Mark Vientos originally handled it, he bobbled it on the transition, putting Goldy on first with no outs. Two batters later, Aaron Judge hit a ground rule double down the right field line. Cody Bellinger followed that up with a double of his own, plating two run and putting the Yankees up early.

Vientos led off the top of the second with his own dribbler that was misplayed to get on base. A walk to Brandon Nimmo put two on with no outs. Vientos came around to score on a Jeff McNeil single to bring the Mets within one.

For the next few innings, it was a pitchers’ duel through and through. David Peterson settled in nicely after that first inning, allowing just one baserunner in the following three innings. Not to be outdone, Max Fried allowed just one baserunner - a Starling Marte double - in the third and fourth innings.

Even though Fried was effective in his execution, the Mets were not fooled by a lot of his pitches, fouling off a ton and generally running up his pitch count. In the fifth, McNeil led off with a walk. He was moved to second on a Luisangel Acuña bunt, and to third on a Francisco Lindor groundout. With Juan Soto at the plate, Fried threw a sweeper that catcher Austin Wells couldn’t handle, and McNeil scored on the wild pitch, knotting up the game a two apiece.

Peterson got into trouble in the bottom of the fifth, where his control starter to falter. Walks to Goldschmidt and Bellinger, along with an intentional walk to Judge loaded the bases with two outs. However, a ground ball to Lindor ended the inning without a run crossing the plate, keeping the tie in place.

Both Fried and Peterson settled down and got through the sixth, pushing both over 100 pitches, and the bullpens would take over in the seventh. Jonathan Loáisiga was the first out of the bullpen for the Yankees, and after striking out Brett Baty and Francisco Alvarez, gave up a walk to McNeil and Acuña reached on an error. With two on and two out, Lindor hit a line drive to right field, right into the glove of Judge for the third out.

Huascar Brazobán was first out of the Mets’ pen, and after getting two quick outs, struggled and led to the second bases loaded situation in two innings. Walks to Trent Grisham and Judge were followed by Bellinger hitting a ball that deflected off of Brazobán and led to what could’ve been a messy play at first, but everyone was safe and unharmed. Brazobán got behind 3-0 to Anthony Volpe before bringing the count full. A sinker down in the zone was swung over by Volpe to end the inning and the threat.

Devin Williams was next on the mound for the Yankees and he made short work of Soto, Alonso, and Vientos. Ryne Stanek pitched the bottom of the eighth for the Mets, and led off the inning by walking Jasson Dominguez. Stanek then fanned D.J. LeMahieu for the first out.

After the trainers came out due to a waved-off injury concern from Stanek, he left a ball over the plate and Wells doubled down the right field line, putting runners on second and third with one out. Yorbit Vivas was next up, and after a marathon at-bat, he hit a ball to Alonso that he fielded cleanly but then threw the ball to absolutely no one, allowing Dominguez to score. Goldschmidt then lined a ball over second to bring in Wells with the fourth run of the game, and that would be it for Stanek.

Génesis Cabrera was next, and he walked Grisham to load the bases for Judge. Cabrera was able to fan Judge, but served up a meatball that Bellinger put into the first road of the short porch in right to put the Yankees up 8-2.

The Mets went quietly in the ninth, and the game was mercifully put to bed. Adding insult to injury was the continued terrible broadcast that ESPN puts out and - guess what? - they are also broadcasting next week’s Mets/Dodgers game. Goody!

The Mets travel to Boston tomorrow for a three game set with the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Kodai Senga and Hunter Dobbins face off in the series opener.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Jeff McNeil, +27.9% WPA

Big Mets loser: Ryne Stanek, -34.5% WPA

Mets pitchers: -18.8% WPA

Mets hitters: -31.2% WPA

Teh aw3s0mest play: Jeff McNeil scores on a wild pitch, +10.9% WPA

Teh sux0rest play: Austin Wells’s eighth inning double, -17.0% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...linger-fried-goldschmidt-soto-peterson-alonso

 

[New York Mets]

From Complex To Queens, Episode 296: It’s draft szn baby

Pondering the fate of some former top prospects as well as some potential new ones.

Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets’ minor league system.

We’re bringing back some old favorite segments in this episode, starting with promote-extend-trade; which former top Met pitching prospect would excel the most in the team’s current development environment? Think about how good an optimized Noah Syndergaard might’ve been.

After that and a check-in on our system-follow guys, it’s draft season. We select two amateurs each that we’ll track for the next two months leading up the draft on July 13th. A prep bat seems unlikely given the current management’s draft history and the reality of the team’s limited draft pool, but we pick two to follow anyway. We also pick some college bats that make more sense. Here’s hoping the FCTQ crew can predict a Mets first round pick successfully yet again.

As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Got any questions? Comments? Concerns? You can email the show at fromcomplextoqueens at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter: Lukas is (@lvlahos343) and Thomas is (@sadmetsszn).

Until next week, #lovethemets #lovethemets!

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...syndergaard-mejia-pelfrey-baez-morabito-draft

 

[New York Mets]

Red Sox 3, Mets 1 - On a chilly night in Boston, Mets’ bats remain cold as they drop opener

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The Mets once again were ineffective with runners in scoring position, leading to another frustrating loss.

On a chilly, windy, downright unpleasant night in Boston, the Mets’ bats remained cold en route to an 3-1 loss against the Red Sox. It was the Mets’ third loss in four games on this road trip, and the offense remained a big culprit.

The vibes were putrid in this one from the first inning. Against Hunter Dobbins, Francisco Lindor and Juan Soto went down in order, and then Pete Alonso hit a ball that grazed the very top of the Green Monster and returned into play. As a result, Alonso was thrown out at second—he was initially called safe before replay review corrected the call. Kodai Senga, who entered with a 1.02 ERA, could not have gotten off to a worse start, as he surrendered a leadoff double, walked the next batter, and then issued a wild pitch in a span of six pitches. An Alex Bregman grounder scored the first run and, after Wilyer Abreu failed to get the run across, Trevor Story singled home the second run. Boston plated a second run against Senga in second, as the right-hander walked Carlos Narváez and surrendered a Jarren Duran triple.

To Senga’s credit, he settled down after that and hurled four scoreless innings from there. He navigated a Bregman leadoff double in the third and retired the next three batters without much trouble. He navigated a difficult fourth inning, made tough by a Pete Alonso throwing error—his second in two days. On the play, Alonso cleanly fielded a ball and shoveled it over Senga’s head as he went to cover first. The error put runners on second and third with one out and, after Devers walked, Bregman grounded out to end the frame. He sat down the side in order in the fifth and sixth to conclude a quality start in which he allowed three earned runs on five hits, with five strikeouts and three walks. He three 100 pitches, with 60 going for strikes.

The Mets’ bats, unfortunately, could not hold up their end of the bargain on the night despite plenty of chances. After a quiet second, the Mets got their first run in the third. Francisco Alvarez led off with a double and ended up coming home on a Tyrone Taylor single. After Lindor walked, the Mets had a golden opportunity to go ahead, but Soto hit into his ninth double play of the season to end the inning.

The Mets again went quietly in the fourth before threatening again in the fifth. Alvarez again got things started with a one-out single, and Jeff McNeil singled him to third. After Taylor was called out on a really questionable strike three call (to put it mildly), Boston replaced Dobbins with Justin Wilson, who struck out Lindor on the tenth pitch of their battle. The Mets again tried to break through in the sixth but to no avail. Soto kicked things off with a single off the Green Monster—he was caught watching his hit and settled for first base, but he made up for it by stealing his fourth base in five games. After Alonso walked, but Brandon Nimmo grounded into a 5-6-3 double play, and Mark Vientos would fly out against new Boston pitcher Greg Weissert to strand Soto at third.

The Mets again tried their best to score in the seventh, this time mounting a two-out rally. Brett Baty and Alvarez struck out to begin the inning, but a McNeil walk and a Taylor single, coupled with an Abreu fielding error, put runners on the corners. The Red Sox went to Justin Slaten, who got Lindor to ground out on the first pitch to end the inning. That out put Lindor in a 1-for-22 slump.

That would be the last scoring chance the Mets would enjoy in this one. The heart of their order—Soto, Alonso, and Nimmo—went down meekly against Slaten in the eighth. Against Aroldis Chapman, Vientos struck out, and Starling Marte contributed a pinch hit single with one out. However, Alvarez hit into the team’s third double play of the game to end the Mets’ feeble comeback attempt. The Mets ended the night 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position as they left another eight runners on base. This remains a concerning trend and is not the ideal recipe to win ballgames. The lone positive was the bottom third of the lineup, which contributed five of the team’s seven total hits.

The Mets will try to rebound and even up the series on Tuesday. Clay Holmes will take the ball opposite Walker Buehler, who is returning from the IL. It’ll be the Mets’ first time facing Buehler since the 2024 NLCS.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Jeff McNeil, 7.6% WPA
Big Mets loser: Brandon Nimmo, -21.6% WPA
Mets pitchers: 0.00% WPA
Mets hitters: -50.0% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Jeff McNeil single in the fifth, +7.7% WPA?
Teh sux0rest play: Jarren Duran run-scoring triple in the second, -8.6% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...oto-alonso-nimmo-alvarez-vientos-taylor-marte

 

[New York Mets]

Open thread: Mets at Red Sox, 5/20/25

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The Mets look to bounce back from a loss in the series opener.

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Juan Soto - RF
3. Pete Alonso - 1B
4. Brandon Nimmo - LF
5. Mark Vientos - DH
6. Jeff McNeil - 2B
7. Francisco Alvarez - C
8. Brett Baty - 3B
9. Tyrone Taylor - C

SP: Clay Holmes (RHP)

Red Sox lineup​

1. Jarren Duran - LF
2. Rafael Devers - DH
3. Alex Bregman - 3B
4. Wilyer Abreu - RF
5. Kristian Campbell - CF
6. Nick Sogard - 1B
7. Trevor Story - SS
8. David Hamilton - 2B
9. Carlos Narvaez - C

SP: Walker Buehler (RHP)

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 6:45 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...-sox-mlb-lineups-watch-listen-new-york-boston

 

[New York Mets]

Red Sox 2, Mets 0: Woof

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Things can’t get much worse for a major league offense.

If you were hoping to see the Mets’ bats break out from their recent malaise, well, tonight wasn’t your night. Despite the good outing that they got from Clay Holmes, solid work from the bullpen, and a couple of defensive gems, the Mets failed to score and lost to the Red Sox by a 2-0 score.

And it’s not like they didn’t have an opportunity to get things going. In the top of the third, after throwing a couple of scoreless innings, Walker Buehler got himself ejected. Having plunked Francisco Lindor on the foot and getting visibly annoyed that Lindor had seemed to lean into it, Buehler threw a clear strike as Lindor stole second base. The home plate umpire blew the call, though, calling it a ball and prompting an explicit series of shouted lines from Buehler.

Those lines from Buehler were unfortunately the most enjoyable part of the game for Mets fans. Holmes went six innings and gave up just two runs, both of which came via solo home runs that just cleared the Green Monster in the bottom of the fifth. He struck out five and walked three.

There really isn’t much to say about the Mets’ lineup right now, though. They only managed four hits, just one of which went for extra bases, and they drew three walks. The vast majority of their plate appearances weren’t impressive, and a good chunk of them were downright putrid. If there’s a double play to be hit into, the Mets are hitting into it. If there’s a terrible time to ground or fly out weakly on the first pitch of at-bat, they’re swinging at the pitch and making the out.

Things will get better. Even if the Mets end up sporting a below-average offense by the end of the season, this recent stretch that’s seen them score just fewer than two runs per game over their last eight games.

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Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...ineup-struggles-shutout-woof-red-sox-new-york

 

[New York Mets]

Open thread: Mets at Red Sox, 5/21/25

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The Mets will try to salvage the series finale with [checks notes] Tylor Megill on the hill. Gulp.

Mets Lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor - SS
2. Starling Marte - LF
3. Juan Soto - RF
4. Pete Alonso - 1B
5. Mark Vientos - DH
6. Luis Torrens - C
7. Tyrone Taylor - CF
8. Luisangel Acuña - 2B
9. Brett Baty - 3B

Tylor Megill - RHP

Red Sox Lineup​

1. Jarren Duran - LF
2. Rafael Devers - DH
3. Alex Bregman - 3B
4. Wilyer Abreu - RF
5. Kristian Campbell - 2B
6. Nick Sogard - 1B
7. Trevor Story - SS
8. Carlos Narvaez - C
9. Ceddanne Rafaela - CF

Garrett Crochet - LHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 6:45 PM EDT
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5...obable-pitchers-how-watch-new-york-boston-mlb

 

[New York Mets]

Mets Morning News for May 22, 2025

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Your Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.

Meet the Mets​

The Mets stopped their losing streak with the help of Brett Baty who broke a 1-1 tie with a bases loaded single in the seventh to give them the lead. Overall Baty was responsible for three of the five Met runs scored. Francisco Lindor added a solo home run in the ninth inning and Edwin Díaz easily nailed down the win.

Tylor Megill got the start and struck out ten but lasted only 4.2 innings. Huascar Brazobán did the heavy lifting and kept the game tied which allowed for Baty’s heroics in the later innings and the team was able to avoid the series sweep in Boston.

Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, Daily News, MLB.com, Newsday, Post

Before the game, Carlos Mendoza shook up the lineup in an effort to boost the offense.

Even with a lefty on the mound, Baty stayed in the lineup since the team is counting on his defense in the field.

Ronny Mauricio is off to a hot start in Triple-A but the Mets are going to take it slow with his return.

Around the National League East​

The Braves and Nationals game got postponed due to rain.

The Marlins fell to the Cubs 2-1 when a fielding error late helped the Cubs bring home the game-winning run.

The Phillies beat the lowly Rockies again by a score of 9-5 at Coors Field.

The Nationals placed outfielder Dylan Crews on the IL with a left oblique strain.

Around Major League Baseball​

Jacob deGrom returned to New York to face the Yankees eleven years after making his MLB debut against the Yankees.

Jean Segura announced his retirement from Major League Baseball after 12 seasons in the majors.

The Giants placed Justin Verlander on the IL with right pectoral injury.

The organizers of the 2028 Olympic games remain hopeful major league baseball players will be able to participate in the baseball tournament.

NBCUniversal put in a bid to broadcast major league baseball games to fill the void that ESPN is creating after this season.

This Date in Mets History​

The Mets made a franchise altering move on this date in 1998, when they traded Preston Wilson, Geoff Geotz, and Ed Yarnall to the Marlins for Mike Piazza.

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[New York Mets]

Can you guess this Mets lefty in today’s in-5 trivia game?

Think you can figure out what Mets player we’re talking about? You’ll get five clues to figure him out.

Hello Mets fans! We’d like to introduce you to our brand new Amazin Avenue In-5 daily trivia game. The objective is to guess the correct active OR retired Mets player in as few guesses as possible. Full game instructions are at the bottom. Feel free to share your results in the comments and feedback in this Google Form.

Today’s Amazin Avenue In-5 Game​

If you can’t see the game due to Apple News or another service, click this game article.

Previous Games​

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Amazin Avenue In-5 instructions​

The goal of the game is to guess the correct Mets player with the help of up to five clues. We’ll mix in BOTH ACTIVE AND RETIRED PLAYERS each week. It won’t be easy to figure it out in one or two guesses, but some of you might be able to nail it. The game will appear in the No. 3 slot of the Amazin Avenue layout each day this week and as noted above, will appear in this article exclusively.

After you correctly guess the player, you can click “Share Results” to share how you did down in the comments and on social media. We won’t go into other details about the game as we’d like your feedback on it. How it plays, what you think of it, the difficulty level, and anything else you can think of that will help us improve this game. You can provide feedback in the comments of this article, or you can fill out this Google Form.

Enjoy!

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/5/22/24435057/sb-nation-mets-daily-trivia-in-5

 

[New York Mets]

Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series: 30-20

2023, Home Run Applesauce

This week, Brian and Chris discuss the first real hiccup of the season.

Welcome to Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, the new/old favorite from Chris McShane and Brian Salvatore.

This week, Brian and Chris look at the worst week of the season for the Mets thus far, begin to worry a bit about Juan Soto, and talk about the fringes of the roster.

Chris’s Music Pick:
Windows - Raindrop on the Open Road

Brian’s Music Pick:
The Tubs - Cotton Crown

You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts.

If you’ve got questions that you’d like us to discuss on the air, email the show at [email protected].

Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you’ve enjoyed for years.

Make sure to follow the podcast networks on Twitter (@HRApplesauce and @FansFirstSN), as Brian (@BrianNeedsaNap). and Chris (@ChrisMcShane).

And, until next time, Let’s Go Mets.

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