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Mets, Orioles to play doubleheader on Thursday

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A rainy night in Baltimore necessitated a postponement.

The Mets and Orioles will play a split doubleheader on Thursday, as a rainy night in Baltimore forced the second game of their three-game series to be postponed. The games will be played at 1:05 PM and 5:05 PM EDT.

Coming off a pair of series wins over the Brewers and Yankees, the Mets fell behind by four runs in the series opener against the Orioles on Tuesday night. But they came back in dramatic fashion, as Franciso Lindor and Pete Alonso hit a pair of two-run home runs to tie the game late before Juan Soto drove in the decisive run with a leadoff single in the top of the Manfred-rules tenth inning.

The Mets will have David Peterson start the first game of the doubleheader, and the second game will be a bullpen game with the starting pitcher not yet having been decided. The rotation should start to look a bit more normal starting on Friday, as Kodai Senga is set to make his return from the injured list in the team’s series opener in Kansas City.

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Orioles 7, Mets 3: Baltimore Blues

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The Mets did not pitch well, did not hit well, and dropped the second half of a double header against the Orioles.

The Mets, roughly two hours after wasting a wonderful performance by (All Star!!!) David Peterson, played an all around flat game, dropping game two of the double header by a score of 7-3 to the Orioles.

The Mets actually started this game off well, getting to starter Tomoyuki Sugano right away. Brandon Nimmo led off the game with a single and Francisco Lindor doubled to make it second and third with no outs. Juan Soto grounded out to score Nimmo, and Pete Alonso chased Lindor home with a sacrifice fly.

Unfortunately for everyone reading this, the offense all but stalled there.

The Mets, opting for what feels like their 10,000th bullpen game over the last few weeks, started Brandon Waddell. He threw a scoreless first, but got hit in the second. Alex Jackson, recently acquired by the Orioles from the Yankees due to their catcher position getting absolutely decimated with injury, paid immediate dividends for the O’s, doubling MLB The Show Diamond Dynasty legend Cedric Mullins home to cut the Mets lead in half. Jordan Westburg promptly hit a two run home run, giving Baltimore a 3-2 lead.

The Mets, to their credit fought back to tie the game in the fourth. Soto and Jeff McNeil worked walks, and Brett Baty singled to bring Soto home. After that, the game went off the rails.

Justin Hagenman, who followed Waddell after three innings of work, threw a scoreless fourth before struggling from then on. He coughed up the lead in the fifth, giving up a single and a walk to set up an RBI single by Colton Cowser. He looked to have gotten out of the jam by getting Ramón Urías to sharply bounce out to third, but Baty bungled the ball initially — and then was not able to handle the ball on the ground — allowing a fifth run to score.

Hagenman gave up a double to Alex Jackson in the sixth before getting pulled for Richard Lovelady. Lovelady got Jackson Holliday to ground out, forcing Jackson to third and the infield to be drawn in, already facing a 5-3 deficit. Lovelady got Westburg to ground out to Lindor, but the play forced Lindor to his left, and Jackson beat out the throw, making it 6-3. Lovelady then allowed a single to Gunnar Henderson, and walked Ryan O’Hearn, loading the bases and putting the game in “time to turn on the PlayStation 5” territory.

Rico Garcia came in to get out of an impossible situation and nearly did it. He forced Ramón Laureano to ground into a would-be double play ball, but the outfielder barely beat out the throw, making it 7-3.

The rest of the game was as routine as you would like, if you’re an Orioles fan, or as lifeless as you like, if you are a Mets fan. Rico Garcia held it down for the bullpen, throwing two perfect innings to get the team on the plane to Kansas City. Sugano, after settling down enough to go six innings, handed the ball off to their bullpen, who threw three one hit innings, giving the Mets their second annoying loss on the day.

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Big Mets winner: Brett Baty, +13.2% WPA
Big Mets loser: Justin Hagenman, -20.1% WPA
Mets pitchers: -44.7% WPA
Mets hitters: -5.3% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Brett Baty’s RBI single, +13.8% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Jordan Westburg’s two run home run, -20.4% WPA

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Mets 8, Royals 3: Mets’ bats provide some late-inning fireworks

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The Mets had just just two hits through seven but the offense got going late.

Tonight’s game between the Mets and the Royals was delayed by about 81 minutes following a summer storm in Kansas City, and when it resumed, the sky was a majestic tint of orange. This seemed like a good omen for New York, who were coming off dropping two games to the Orioles on Thursday and were in search of any positive signs. In the end, it took until the calendar flipped to Saturday, but the Mets’ bats got going and busted out in a big way to guide the Mets to a much-needed 8-3 victory against the Royals.

Kodai Senga returned for the Mets and, while he navigated traffic on the base paths for much of his evening, gave the Mets a solid effort while limited to a pitch count of around 75 in his first start back after missing a month. He found himself in immediate trouble in the first, surrendering a single to Jonathan India and a double to All Star Bobby Witt Jr. He buckled down after this, striking out Vinnie Pasquantino on a ghost fork, then getting Maikel Garcia to line the ball back into his glove for the second out—a snap throw to third resulted in a brief injury delay when Ronny Mauricio stepped on India’s right hand—and finally striking out the scorching-hot Salvador Perez to end the threat. He ran into trouble again in the second with back-to-back two out walks, but India hit a sharp grounder that Mauricio snagged on a nice play to get the third out.

The Mets offense didn’t have many answers for Old Friend Michael Wacha in this one, but after a quiet first and second, they pushed a run across in the third. Luis Torrens got the party started with a line drive single and, after Tyrone Taylor sacrificed him over to second, Brandon Nimmo walked and Francisco Lindor singled to load the bases. Juan Soto, who came into the game 14-for-79 (.177) with RISP, struck out swinging for the second out—he fouled a ball off his leg and was in visible agony before returning to the box and striking out—but Pete Alonso picked him up by working an eight-pitch walk to bring the run across. Mark Vientos had an opportunity to help New York put up a crooked number, but he struck out swinging and took it out on his lumber by breaking his bat over home plate.

After working around singles from Pasquantino and Perez in the third but escaping unscathed, Senga recorded his lone 1-2-3 inning of the night in the fourth and, at 67 pitches, he was lifted by Carlos Mendoza in favor of Alex Carrillo to start the fifth. All told, Senga scattered four hits over four shutout frames while striking out four and walking two. He lowered his ERA to 1.39 and had an encouraging return to the mound after a prolonged injury absence. Carrillo responded with a quick, efficient, perfect fifth in which he threw eight of his nine pitches for strikes.

Kansas City went to their bullpen in the sixth, turning to Angel Zerpa to face Soto, Alonso, and Vientos, and he turned them aside with relative ease. Carrillo took the mound for the sixth and got Garcia to fly out to right before Perez singled with one out. After getting the second out, Nick Loftin hit a fly ball to left that Nimmo dove for and missed, which allowed Perez to score all the way from first to tie up the game. He struck out John Rave to hold the game at one apiece, but the damage was done. The Mets managed a one out walk from Mauricio in the seventh, which forced Zerpa out of the game, but Steven Cruz came in to retire Brett Baty and Torrens to end the inning.

Things unraveled for New York in the seventh when Huascar Brazobán entered the game in relief of Carrillo. Kyle Isbel led off with a single and was replaced on the base paths by Tyle Tolbert. Tolbert immediately ran for second on a steal attempt and was initially called safe, but was ruled out on replay review after it was deemed his hand came off the base while Jeff McNeil kept the tag on. That run of good luck would prove fleeting, as India followed with a single and Witt Jr. launched a two-run homer to give KC their first lead of the game. Pasquantino followed with a double to right. Brazobán recovered to retire Garcia and Perez, but the damage was done.

The Mets had their best shot to get back in this one in the eighth with the top of their order coming up against Cruz. Nimmo got the Mets their third hit when he grounded a single through the right side of the infield. Lindor followed that up with a four-pitch walking, bringing up the team’s two biggest bats in Soto and Alonso. Soto worked out a walk as well to load the bases, which ended Cruz’s night.

The Royals turned to Carlos Estévez, who famously surrendered the grand slam to Lindor in Game 4 of the 2024 NLDS. This time around, he kicked off his outing by striking out Alonso, which resulted in the team’s second bat break of the evening—this time in the form of Alonso snapping his lumber over his thigh. Vientos, who expressed his frustration earlier in the evening after failing to come through, played the hero this time around as he hit an opposite field, bases clearing double to help the Mets regain the lead.

With the lead back in their possession, New York turned to Reed Garrett, and he mercifully turned in a perfect eighth without so much as breaking a sweat to get the Mets to the ninth with a lead. The Mets added some much-needed insurance in the ninth, as Tyrone Taylor led off with a double, Nimmo walked, and then Lindor unloaded on a three-run home run to right center to put the Mets up by four. Soto followed that up with an opposite-field home run to make it 8-3. They turned to Chris Devenski in the bottom half of the frame, and he closed the game out without adding any further stress or agita.

The Mets will look to capitalize on their win as they play the Royals later today. Frankie Montas will aim to get back on track after two very rocky starts.

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Big Mets winner: Mark Vientos, +33.4% WPA
Big Mets loser: Huascar Brazobán, -27.0% WPA
Mets pitchers: 41.3% WPA
Mets hitters: 8.7% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Mark Vientos bases-clearing double in the eighth, +44.0% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Bobby Witt Jr.’s two-run homer in the seventh, -28.3% WPA

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Open Thread: 2025 Futures Game

Carson Benge | Photo: Chris McShane

Jonah Tong and Carson Benge will represent in this year’s showcase of the top talent in the minors.

The 2025 Futures Game is here, with top prospects from each team coming together for a minor league All Star Game. RHP Jonah Tong and OF Carson Benge will serve as the Mets representatives on the National League side.

Both Tong and Benge have seen their stocks rise significantly in the first half. Tong, a 7th round pick in 2022 out of Georgia Premier Academy, has built on his 2024 breakout, posting an absurd 1.83 ERA through 78.2 innings (15 starts) at Double-A w/ a pristine 29.4% K-BB%. There’s an outside shot he makes the major leagues later this season to reinforce the Mets pitching staff.

Benge, meanwhile, has done everything you’d want a first round college bat to do in his first full professional season. He dominated at High-A Brooklyn, posting a 165 wRC+ with nearly as many walks as strikeouts. Don’t be fooled by the low home run count (four in 60 games) either, Brooklyn is a notoriously tough place for lefties to hit and Benge has already made improvements to his spray characteristics relative to when he was drafted. In line with that assessment, he’s already homered twice since being promoted to Double-A, posting an even better overall line than he did a level lower.

You can watch the Future’s Game on MLB Network or streaming at MLB.com starting at 4 PM E.T. on Saturday 7/12.

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Mets Morning News for July 13, 2025

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

Meet the Mets​

After Juan Soto’s monster two-run homer in the fourth that put the Mets on the board, the Mets held on to beat the Royals 3-1 to secure their second straight victory in Kansas City. Frankie Montas pitched five fantastic innings before giving up back-to-back doubles to lead off the sixth that got the Royals within a run. Reed Garrett managed to escape the jam and then Chris Devenski contributed a scoreless seventh. Edwin Díaz then finished off the victory with his first two-inning save of the season, assisted by a controversial replay call that overturned a would-be stolen base by Bobby Witt Jr. in the eighth. The Mets added an insurance run in the ninth on a Pete Alonso double and Jeff McNeil RBI knock and Díaz pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

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Dedniel Núñez will undergo Tommy John surgery next week, Carlos Mendoza announced before yesterday’s game. The surgery, which will be Núñez’s second Tommy John, will be performed by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas.

Ronny Mauricio is taking notes from Juan Soto in the cage to help solve his chase issues. He is also starting to speak up more in team meetings and finding his own defensively at third base.

Jonah Tong threw a perfect second inning in the MLB Futures Game, showcasing the stuff that makes Mets fans excited about his future.

For SNY, Anthony McCarron weighs the pros and cons of trading for Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran.

Around the National League East​

The Phillies fell to the Padres 5-4, as Jackson Merrill went deep twice for San Diego. With that loss, the Mets moved back ahead of the Phillies into first place in the NL East by half a game.

Alec Bohm left yesterday’s game with a bruised ribcage after being hit by a pitch and his status is “doubtful” for today’s game.

Phillies players expressed disappointment and outrage on behalf of their teammates over All-Star snubs—the lack of a nod to Cristopher Sánchez in particular. MLB claims that it did ask Sánchez to participate, but he declined to make himself available for the game because he is pitching for the Phillies today. Sánchez’s agent, however, disputes this claim. Despite not being officially selected as an All-Star, the Phillies activated the bonus clause in Sánchez’s contract for an All-Star selection.

The Braves staged a late-inning comeback to defeat the Cardinals 7-6.

But Atlanta received more bad injury news yesterday, as they placed third baseman Austin Riley on the 10-day injured list with a strained right abdomen. Infielder Nacho Alvarez Jr. was called up to take Riley’s spot on the roster. The Braves also made a roster move with their pitching staff, optioning Nathan Wiles to Triple-A and replacing him with lefty Joey Wentz, who Atlanta claimed off waivers from the Twins.

The Nationals, meanwhile, took a late-inning lead only to be walked off by the Brewers 6-5.

The Marlins participated in the only non-close game in the NL East yesterday, blanking the Orioles in a 6-0 victory at Camden Yards. But even that game was scoreless until the seventh and four of the Marlins’ six runs came in the ninth.

Around Major League Baseball​

Paul Skenes and Tarik Skubal were named the starting pitchers for the All-Star Game for the National League and American League, respectively.

With Pete Alonso declining to participate in the Home Run Derby this year, it ensured that whoever wins of the eight participants will be a first-time champion. MLB.com published their 2025 Home Run Derby power rankings.

Sam Dykstra of MLB.com went through the highlights from yesterday’s MLB Futures Game, including Jonah Tong’s 1-2-3 inning.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue​

On a new episode of Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss the never-ending bullpen churn, the baffling way prospects are being handled in the Mets system, and the ups and downs of the last week.

Linus Lawrence took a look at Jonah Tong and Carson Benge’s performances in the MLB Futures Game.

This Date in Mets History​

On July 13, 2001, Mike Piazza hit the 300th home run of his career in a 3-1 loss to the Red Sox.

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A look back at Mets in the Home Run Derby

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Pete Alonso is sitting this one out, so let’s look back at how the Mets have historically done in the Derby.

Since the Home Run Derby was instituted as a yearly All-Star event in 1985, there have been twelve events with one of the New York Mets competing. Only five Mets have participated in the derby, with Darryl Strawberry, Howard Johnson, David Wright, and Pete Alonso all competing more than once, and Bobby Bonilla appearing in the 1993 Derby.

Historically, the Mets are one of the more successful clubs in the Derby, having had players win three contests, second to only the Yankees and tied with five other clubs. Pete Alonso is the all-time Home Run Derby leader, hitting 207 home runs over five seasons. With no 2025 participants already on the big board, Alonso’s record will last at least another year.

Players who would eventually go on to play for the Mets or were former Mets have also had successful runs in the Derby. Juan Soto has 99 home runs over two appearances, Todd Frazier 91 over three, and Eddie Murray, Kevin Mitchell, Gary Sheffield, Mike Piazza, Mo Vaughn, Damion Easley, Moisés Alou, Shawn Green, Jeromy Burnitz, Carl Everett, Carlos Delgado, Bobby Abreu, Jason Bay, Adrián González, José Bautista, Carlos Beltrán, Robinson Canó, Yoenis Céspedes, Michael Cuddyer, Brian Dozier, and Javier Báez all appeared in at least one, but not in a Mets uniform.

In the second ever Derby in 1986, when the format was two “innings” with each player getting five outs per at-bat. Darryl Strawberry led the National League bracket with four home runs, tied with the (then) California Angels’ Wally Joyner, with the NL eking out an 8-7 victory.

Two years later, Howard Johnson competed in his first Home Run Derby, hitting two home runs en route to another National League victory. Eric Davis of the Cincinnati Reds led the NL side with three dingers.

In 1990, Strawberry was back, but didn’t hit a single home run. He wasn’t the only one; of the eight participants, only three players (Mark McGwire, Matt Williams, and winner Ryne Sandberg) actually hitting home runs in the usually offensively friendly Wrigley Field.

1991 saw a new format (three rounds, 10 outs per round with top four advancing to round two, top two advancing to the finals) and the first American League victory since the inaugural Derby in a 20-7 trouncing. HoJo was back for the NL, but he didn’t hit any home runs. Cal Ripken Jr. eventually won, hitting 12 home runs, the most in any Derby to that point.

After coming over as part of the eventually dubbed ‘Worst Team Money Could Buy,’ Bobby Bonilla tied for the NL lead with five home runs, but lost to Juan González, who edged out Ken Griffey Jr. in an overtime playoff.

After 13 long years and a format change, David Wright was the first Met since Bobby Bo to compete. In this new format, the four highest totals moved onto the second round, and the players with the most total home runs in total between the first two rounds would advance to the finals. Wright lost by one home run to Ryan Howard in the finals after a great performance, helped by his pitcher of choice, Mets’ catcher Paul Lo Duca.

Wright returned to the Derby in 2013, but didn’t make it out of the first round with only five home runs.

Pete Alonso has now competed in the last five Derbies before the 2025 contest, which he declined to participate in, in part because he did not like hitting in Truist Park.

For Alonso’s first four derbies, the format was changed to being time based instead of outs-based, the matchups led were placed into a new bracket system, along with some added incentives for distance of home runs. This format suited Alonso well, as he dominated in his first two appearances.

In 2019, Alonso out-slugged Carlos Santana in round one and Ronald Acuña Jr. in round two, each by one home run, to advance to the finals against Vladimir Guerrero Jr.. Alonso once again edged out his competition by one skinny home run, taking the title with 57 dingers across three rounds. Alonso’s 57 is the tenth most home runs hit in any Derby.

After the Home Run Derby was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alonso returned in 2021 and had another standout performance, defeating Salvador Pérez in round one, future teammate Juan Soto in round two, and Trey Mancini in the finals, again claiming victory with 74 home runs, fourth best Derby performance of all time. Alonso’s 35 home runs in the first round is also tied for the fourth best round of all time.

Soto got his revenge in 2022, beating Julio Rodríguez in the finals. Rodríguez took out Alonso in round two after Pete beat Acuña in the first round.

Despite hitting 21 home runs in the first round of the 2023 Derby, Alonso got knocked out by Vladdy Jr’s insane 41 home runs in the first round. Guerrero was the eventual winner, despite hitting only four more home runs combined in rounds two and three than he did in round one.

2024 was not Pete’s year and, due to the new format that eliminated the bracket system and went back to the straight totals leading to advancement, Alonso didn’t make it out of the first round with his 12 home runs.

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Mets trivia: Your in-5 daily game, Tuesday edition

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’re back for another day of the 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.

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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.

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Open Thread: 2025 All-Star Game

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Which league will reign supreme?

National League Lineup​

1. Shohei Ohtani, DH, Dodgers
2. Ronald Acuña Jr., LF, Braves
3. Ketel Marte, 2B, Diamondbacks
4. Freddie Freeman, 1B, Dodgers
5. Manny Machado, 3B, Padres
6. Will Smith, C, Dodgers
7. Kyle Tucker, RF, Cubs
8. Francisco Lindor, SS, Mets
9. Pete Crow-Armstrong, CF, Cubs

SP - Paul Skenes Pirates

American League Lineup​

1. Gleyber Torres, 2B, Tigers
2. Riley Greene, LF, Tigers
3. Aaron Judge, RF, Yankees
4. Cal Raleigh, C, Mariners
5. Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 1B, Blue Jays
6. Ryan O’Hearn, DH, Orioles
7. Junior Caminero, 3B, Rays
8. Javier Báez, CF, Tigers
9. Jacob Wilson, SS, Athletics

SP - Tarik Skubal, Tigers

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 8:00 PM EDT
TV: FOX
Radio: ESPN Radio

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Mets Morning News for July 16, 2025

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

Meet the Mets​

Will Sammon wondered why it took so long for Francisco Lindor to make the All-Star Game as a Met.

Anthony DiComo asked if the Mets can steady the ship in the latter half of the season.

The Mets signed Austin Brown, an undrafted free agent pitcher, out of Chipola College.

The Mets signed their tenth round pick, pitcher Tyler McLoughlin.

The Mets are one of several teams that have checked in on free agent reliever (and former Met) David Robertson.

Pete Alonso now holds the Mets record for most RBI in a single All-Star Game.

Around the National League East​

Hank Aaron may have passed away years ago, but his legacy continues to unite Black former baseball players.

Around Major League Baseball​

The National League blew an early All-Star Game lead but Kyle Schwarber played hero in the first ever swing off and won the MVP in a National League win.

The Players Association is already preparing for the possibility of a work stoppage ahead of next year’s CBA negotiations.

Rob Manfred is opening the door for potential MLB participation in baseball at the 2028 Olympics.

The Twins are looking to be active on the trade market, though it’s unknown whether it will be as a buyer or seller.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue​

Lucas Vlahos and Thomas Henderson took a look at day 2 of the 2025 draft on another episode of From Complex to Queens.

Linus Lawrence looked back at the best and worst moments for the Mets at Truist Park.

Steve Sypa was back with another list of the Mets Minor League Players of the Week.

Linus Lawrence also re-introduced the former Mets that made this year’s All-Star Game.

Alexander Choi recapped the Mets’ day 2 of the MLB Draft.

This Date in Mets History​

19 years ago, the Mets hit two grand slams in an eleven run inning at Wrigley Field en route to a 13-7 victory over the Cubs.

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Mets Morning News: Tong Time

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The Mets were able to extend their winning streak over the Phillies at Citi Field to nine games last night with a 6-5 win. It was a back and forth affair, with the Phillies going ahead by two runs in the top of the fifth only to give up five runs to the Mets in the bottom of the fifth. The Phillies clawed back to even in the eighth inning, but a Brandon Nimmo walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the ninth secured the victory for New York. Pete Alonso had a big night, getting four hits in five at-bats and driving in two runs with a double. Including his walk-off, Nimmo had two RBI, and Juan Soto and Mark Vientos each had one. Sean Manaea gave up two runs on six hits in 4.2 innings, tallying eight strikeouts. Ryan Helsley had another rough outing, giving up two runs on a home run in just 0.1 innings of work, and Edwin Díaz got the win with 1.2 scoreless innings with four strikeouts.

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The Mets are calling up Jonah Tong, who will make his major league debut on Friday night against the Marlins.

ESPN has ranked the Mets’ farm system as the best in baseball.

A new episode of On the Road is out, focusing on the jersey customization process for each Mets player.

The Mets’ 2026 schedule has been announced.

Francisco Lindor hosted a back-to-school backpack giveaway at a shool in Flushing, giving out a backpack to each student.

David Stearns spoke at length about the Mets’ inconsistency this season with the New York Post.

Francisco Alvarez is feeling confident about his thumb and his ability to contribute to the Mets down the stretch.

The Mets had their team photo day and allowed fans to have a look at the day.

Anthony DiComo’s latest newsletter discussed the chance for another big Mets prospect promotion soon.

Stearns spoke to reporters about how having Tong is part of the Mets going into September with the best roster possible.

Sam Dykstra wrote about what people can expect from Tong in the major leagues.

Laura Albanese discussed the journey this year for Jonah Tong.

David Lennon wrote about what caused the Mets to call up Tong, and the hopes for him moving forward.

Around the National League East​

The Phillies released Joe Ross today, after he pitched in yesterdays loss against the Mets.

The Phillies announced that reliever Jordan Romano was going on the injured list with right middle finger inflammation.

The Braves beat up on the Marlins in a blowout 11-2 victory. Ozzie Albies had three hits in five at-bats with four RBI, and Hurston Waldrep gave up just one run in 5.1 innings.

The Nationals were bested by the Yankees once again in a 5-1 loss. MacKenzie Gore gave up three runs on three hits and two walks in five innings, and CJ Abrams was responsible for Washington’s only RBI.

Around Major League Baseball​

Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers helped the Mets by beating the Reds.

Kiley McDaniel at ESPN put out a new ranking of the 30 farm systems in baseball.

The Guardians placed first baseman Carlos Santana on outright waivers today.

Nathan Eovaldi is likely done for the season after suffering from a right rotator cuff strain.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue​

A Pod of Their Own returned with another episode.

Allison McCague delivered this weeks pitchers player meter.

Steve Sypa was back with yet another group of Mets Minor League Players of the Week.

This Date in Mets History​

Benny Ayala was the first Met to hit a home run in his first plate appearance of his career in 1974.

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[New York Mets]

What to expect from Jonah Tong

Tong was selected with the 13th pick of the 7th round (209th overall) in the 2022 draft and signed for a $226K bonus equivalent to slot value. His background was unusual, to say the least; he pitched for an Ontario prep school as a Junior, transferred to the Georgia Premier Academy in his draft year, and also appeared in the 2022 draft league. That made him an older prep – 19 on draft day – which is something of a negative demographic marker. Nevertheless, the Mets brought in on the 6’1” right hander with a funky delivery who was already flashing impressive IVB characteristics on his primary offering.

Needless to say, that investment has paid off. Tong had an unremarkable and fairly limited 2023 season, tossing only 21 innings across the complex and St. Lucie as he focused on bulking up physically. He started 2024 in High-A and promptly exploded, blitzing across three levels of the minors, throwing 113 innings across 25 starts, posting a 34.1% K% and a 24.1% K-BB%, and tallying a 3.03 FIP backed by a 2.33 FIP. That earned him a spot on Baseball Prospectus’ 2025 top-101 at 72, though other outlets left him off their lists.

That was a pretty severe miss. Tong has been even better in 2025 in the upper levels of the minors, with a 1.43 ERA (not a typo) across 113.2 innings. He’s racked up the most strikeouts (179) and best K-BB% (29.9%) of any pitcher in affiliated ball. Unsurprisingly, he’s rocketed up prospect rankings as a result, checking in at 20th on Baseball Prospectus’s midseason top-50 and 42nd on Baseball America’s most recent top-100 update. Quite frankly, that latter ranking seems quite low to me; I think Tong is both a clear top-20 prospect and the best prospect in a very strong Mets system.

Tong’s arsenal has been devastatingly simple this year. He blows his 19-vert fastball in the mid-to-upper 90s by batters, then leaves them flailing with a Vulcan change w/ 10 MPH of velo separation and impressive movement characteristics of its own. It’s been such an effective combination that batters have swung and missed at his changeup more than 50% of the time in the minors this season (for the second time in this article, not a typo). He’s experimented with different breaking ball shapes but to this point has not settled on one that’s been particularly effective. In his defense, he hasn’t needed it, but this is something to watch going forward.

That’s a nice arsenal on its own, but what makes it really play up is Tong’s funky delivery. The closest comp you’ll hear is Tim Lincecum, and there is definitely a pronounced tilt to the operation towards the first-base side of the diamond. Because of this, his release point – which is close to a standard 3/4 delivery relative to his torso – winds up almost vertical. Check out Michael Donodeo’s write-up for an explanation of how this works physically, but the long and the short of it is that batters wind up expecting very different pitch movement from what they actually get. Combine that with the raw stuff, which again is very very good in a vacuum, and you get the sort of results Tong has delivered so far this season.

I wouldn’t pay too much mind to those wringing their hands about the violence of Tong’s delivery (who cares, he repeats it fine), the long term health outlook (Tim Lincecum won two Cy Young awards before his body gave out), or the lack of third pitch (pretty confident Tong will find one, even if it’s not before the end of the season). That said, Tong’s overall command profile is the one sore spot here. He can still lose the zone at times and actually has a fairly low zone percentage on his fastballs in the minors this year. That’s not been a problem to date since guys will still chase it, but he may find that strategy somewhat less effective in the big leagues. It’s also possible the combination of his delivery and stuff profile is good enough that it doesn’t matter, but this is something to monitor.

Don’t let that wart distract you, however, this is the Mets’ best pitching prospect to debut since Noah Syndergaard in May of 2015. There’s a very good chance that Tong is a highly effective rotation piece for the Mets down the stretch here, one who should strike out a ton of batters despite walking a few too many and perhaps fading late in games given his lack of a consistent third offering. In time, he has the potential to grow to be one of the best pitchers in the game. Get excited.

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-yo...tong-debut-prospect-pitching-called-up-rookie

 

[New York Mets]

Canadian Cannon Coup

22-year-old Jonah Tong earned the victory in his major league debut, as the Mets trounced the Marlins 19-9. It was a historic win for the Mets in more ways than one. In addition to Tong and Nolan McLean becoming the first pair of Mets starting pitchers to earn a win in their major league debuts in the same season, the Mets scored the most runs in the first two innings of the game in franchise history and the most total runs in a home game in team history.

After Tong delivered a six-pitch scoreless top of the first inning, the Mets ambushed Eury Pérez right away in the bottom of the first. Francisco Lindor walked to lead off the inning and stole second base. Juan Soto then hit a towering two-run homer to give the Mets an almost immediate 2-0 lead. Pete Alonso followed by lacing a single and Mark Vientos walked. Brandon Nimmo then launched a three-run homer and just like that the Mets were up 5-0. It took Pérez 34 pitches to record his first out and he didn’t make it out of the inning. With two outs, former Met Tyler Zuber came in the game in relief.

Zuber struck out Tyrone Taylor to end the inning, but the Mets piled on against him in the second. Much like Pérez in the first, Zuber was unable to complete the inning and the Mets doubled their lead before his exit. This time all the damage came with two outs. Juan Soto got things started with a single and Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer to extend the Mets’ lead to 7-0. Mark Vientos singled, Nimmo walked, and then Starling Marte contributed an RBI single to plate yet another run. Brett Baty walked to load the bases and Tyrone Taylor doubled to give the Mets their highest run total before the end of the second inning since April 12, 2013. Valente Bellozo then came in the game in long relief and was forced to soak up 4 1/3 innings in mop-up duty for Miami. Francisco Lindor greeted him rudely with a double to give the Mets a 12-0 lead and set the record for the most runs scored in the first two innings in franchise history.

Jonah Tong gladly exchanged the long layovers two innings in a row for the pile of run support he received, which likely helped calm his nerves somewhat. Being able to breathe a little easier, Tong recorded his first major league strikeout to lead off the third, in which he navigated his way through a jam thanks in part to a second strikeout in the inning. He also logged a pair of strikeouts in a 1-2-3 fourth inning. He just needed to get through one more inning to be eligible for the win, but the fifth inning was not exactly smooth sailing for Tong and his defense didn’t help him out either. Troy Johnston singled to lead off the inning, advanced to second on Tong’s second wild pitch of the game, and scored the Marlins’ first run on an Eric Wagaman single.

Tong bounced back to strike out Joey Wiemer for the first out, but then the Mets continued their trend of playing poor defense and committed back-to-back miscues in the field. Xavier Edwards hit a grounder to second base and Baty flipped the ball to Lindor covering second, but Lindor dropped the ball, allowing everyone to reach safely. Jakob Marsee then hit a sharp grounder to first that Pete Alonso muffed completely, allowing a run to score. Tong retired Agustín Ramírez on a pop out in foul territory, but Otto López hit a single that scored two runs to make the score 12-4. With Tong’s pitch count climbing, Liam Hicks was likely going to be his final batter regardless of result. Thanks in part to a kind strike three call by home plate umpire Andy Fletcher, Tong put himself in line for the win with his sixth strikeout of the night. Because of the poor defense in the fifth, only one of the four runs the Marlins scored against Tong was earned. Though Tong did not induce as many whiffs as he has in the minor leagues, he still didn’t walk any batters in a rousing success of a big league debut.

The lopsided score presented the perfect opportunity for Ryan Helsley to try to right the ship and he worked around a leadoff double to pitch a scoreless sixth inning, assisted by a sparkling defensive play by Francisco Lindor for a nice change of pace. Meanwhile, the Mets didn’t score again until the bottom of the sixth when Brandon Nimmo hit a solo homer off the right field foul pole to add another run to the Mets’ double-digit total. The Marlins scored a run in the eighth off Luis Castillo, who contributed two innings of work. Utility man Javier Sanoja took the mound in the bottom of the eighth for the third time in four days for the Marlins and the Mets feasted on him, adding six more runs to their already robust total to set a franchise record for most runs in a home game. Mark Vientos and Luis Torrens both went deep in the Mets’ third big inning of the night.

The Mets countered the Marlins’ position player pitching with one of their own, but Luis Torrens couldn’t get out of the inning. The Marlins scored four runs off Torrens, who was only able to record one out. Carlos Mendoza then did a walk of shame of sorts to the mound and pulled Torrens in favor of Ryne Stanek, lest the Mets make an unprecedented blunder by letting the game get away. Stanek mercifully made quick work of the final two outs and put an end to a game that saw 33 combined hits, including eight home runs—six of them by the Mets. With this victory, the Mets remain five games behind the Phillies in the NL East, but extend their lead to five games over the Reds, who lost to the Cardinals tonight in extra innings.

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Win Probability Added​

What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Juan Soto, +13.7% WPA
Big Mets loser: None
Mets pitchers: +7.8% WPA
Mets hitters: +42.2% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Juan Soto’s two-run homer in the first inning, +13.5% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Otto López’s leadoff double off Jonah Tong in the second, -3.3% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-york-mets-scores/84694/new-york-mets-miami-marlins-recap-mlb

 

[New York Mets]

Soto show comes up short

Aug 30, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets outfielder Juan Soto (22) runs the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Miami Marlins during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-Imagn Images

It started as an ugly blowout, it turned into a thrilling comeback, and it ended as a heartbreaking 11-8 loss. Whatever you call it, the Mets’ Saturday afternoon scramble with the Miami Marlins fit perfectly in a series thus far defined by offensive firepower and sloppy defense.

Doing their best imitation of the Mets last night, the Marlins scored five runs off David Peterson in the first. The last time the Mets scored and surrendered five runs in the first inning on consecutive days was somehow exactly 38 years ago, on August 29 and August 30 against the 1987 Giants. Much like in Thursday’s series opener, the Fish were aided by shoddy Met defense, with a potential double play ball bouncing off David Peterson’s glove and a potential fly out sailing over the head of a Brandon Nimmo in left field.

Francisco Lindor quickly got a run back with a leadoff homer in the bottom of the inning, but the momentum of a first-inning rally seemed to dissipate when Juan Soto was thrown out ill-advisedly trying to advance to third base. The Mets crept closer in the bottom of the second, with Brett Baty scoring on an errant throw from catcher Agustín Ramírez, but Peterson couldn’t stop the bleeding, getting charged with three more runs in the top of the third. It was an uncharacteristic meltdown for Peterson, who retired just six of seventeen batters he faced and set a new career-high with eight runs allowed amid his most consistent season.

Peterson left the mound with the bases loaded and nobody out, but reliever Chris Devenski — the evening’s most-valuable pitcher — was up to the task, inducing a double play and inning-ending ground ball to limit the damage. Making his first appearance since July 29, Devenski turned in three hitless innings, striking out three and walking one. His effort, followed by a scoreless inning from Brooks Raley, paved the way for the Mets’ sizzling offense to mount a comeback.

In the bottom of the third inning, Soto made up for his prior base running misfire after a leadoff walk, stealing his 24th base of the season and ambitiously advancing to third on a pop fly double by Brandon Nimmo. One pitch later, the red-hot Mark Vientos slashed a three-run home run to right field, bringing the score to 8-5. Vientos has now hit eight home runs in his past 13 games, making him just the second Met to accomplish that feat in a single season before his 26th birthday (Lee Mazzilli was the first in July 1980).

Soto stole the spotlight in the middle innings, hitting a towering solo homer in the fourth and drilling a two-run, game-tying homer in the sixth to send a shockwave through the Citi Field crowd. The second home run was Soto’s 35th of the season, making him the ninth Met to reach that mark and the first player in baseball history to do so with three different teams in three consecutive seasons. He ended the day having tallied a pair of walks, a pair of homers, and a pair of stolen bases, giving him a breathtaking total of 111 walks, 35 homers, and 25 stolen bases before the end of August.

Just when the Mets seemed poised to seize a phenomenal victory, the pesky Marlins poked ahead once again, manufacturing a run off Tyler Rogers in the top of the seventh. Jeff McNeil delivered a lead-off triple in the bottom of the inning, putting the tying run 90 feet away, but Brett Baty and Starling Marte failed to bring him home before Cedric Mullins lined out to strand Squirrel. Entering in a non-save situation, Edwin Díaz couldn’t keep the Fish at bay, allowing two runs in an appearance for the first time since April 11. The Mets brought the tying run to bat in the bottom of the ninth after a walk by McNeil and single by Hayden Senger, but Mullins struck out chasing on a breaking ball to seal the defeat.

After their most reliable pitcher failed to make it through three innings, it’s impressive that the Mets managed to make the game feel as gut-wrenching as it did. There are positives aplenty to take from Saturday afternoon: the bulk of the bullpen was airtight, the lineup showed no signs of slowing their recent surge, and the team fought hard until the final out despite falling behind early. Still, a melancholy sentiment might creep into fans’ minds as September approaches with the team still lacking a win while trailing after eight innings: though this wasn’t necessarily a game the Mets should have won, it certainly felt like a game the 2024 Mets would have won.

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What’s WPA?

Big Mets winner: Juan Soto, +50.5% WPA
Big Mets loser: David Peterson, -50.4% WPA
Mets pitchers: -61.3% WPA
Mets hitters: +11.3% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Juan Soto’s game-tying two-run homer in the sixth, +29.3% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Joey Wiemer’s two-run double in the first, -11.2% WPA

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-yo...-11-mets-8-recap-soto-peterson-new-york-miami

 

[New York Mets]

Mets vs. Marlins: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 8/31/25

Mets lineup​

1. Francisco Lindor – SS
2. Juan Soto – RF
3. Brandon Nimmo – LF
4. Pete Alonso – 1B
5. Jeff McNeil – 2B
6. Mark Vientos – DH
7. Brett Baty – 3B
8. Cedric Mullins – CF
9. Hayden Senger – C

Kodai Senga – RHP

Marlins lineup​

1. Xavier Edwards – 2B
2. Jakob Marsee – CF
3. Agustin Ramirez – C
4. Otto Lopez – SS
5. Liam Hicks – 1B
6. Heriberto Hernandez – LF
7. Troy Johnston – DH
8. Joey Wiemer – RF
9. Javier Sanoja – 3B

Sandy Alcantara – RHP

Broadcast info​

First pitch: 1:40 PM ET
TV: WPIX
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/new-yo...roadcast-how-watch-open-thread-new-york-miami

 

[New York Mets]

Mets Daily Prospect Report, 9/1/25: Boring wins are still wins

Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (31-44/36-21)​

SYRACUSE 3, SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE 0 (BOX)

The Mets had only three hits but walked ten (10) times en route to a 3-0 win. That’s a pretty incredible way to scratch out a win despite a 2-for-10 line w/ RISP. No pitching performance was particularly notable, nor was there a standout performance on the offensive side; Jared Young had three RBI, and Ryan Clifford had three walks if you really squint.

More important than all of that is Francisco Alvarez, who despite having a ligament strain and a broken finger is still trying to play. He went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts while playing the whole game at catcher.

CF Carson Benge: 0-4, BB, 2 K, SB (2)

LF Ryan Clifford: 0-2, R, 3 BB, K, SB (1)

REHAB ALERT: C Francisco Alvarez: 1-5, 3 K

DH Jared Young: 1-4, 2B, 3 RBI, BB

1B Joey Meneses: 0-3, BB

2B Luke Ritter: 0-3, BB

RF Gilberto Celestino: 0-3, BB, K

3B Luis De Los Santos: 0-4, K

SS Yonny Hernández: 1-2, 2 R, 2B, 2 BB

RHP Jonathan Pintaro: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

RHP Justin Garza: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, W (3-1)

RHP Dom Hamel: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (1)

RHP Austin Warren: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, H (1)

RHP Carlos Guzman: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, S (1)

Roster Alert: LHP Colton Cosper assigned to Syracuse Mets from St. Lucie Mets.

Double-A: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (45-22*/37-20)​

BINGHAMTON 4, SOMERSET 1 (BOX)

Another team winning despite a very poor line (4-for-16) w/ RISP – wonder if the major league team can take some notes. Jacob Reimer had a double and a walk while DHing, and A.J. Ewing – who has notably been playing the infield a bit more of late – had a double and a steal atop the lineup.

2B A.J. Ewing: 1-4, R, 2B, RBI, SB (10)

LF D’Andre Smith: 1-4, R, K, SB (2)

CF Nick Morabito: 0-4, 4 K

DH Jacob Reimer: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB, K

C Kevin Parada: 1-3, RBI, BB, K, SB (3)

1B JT Schwartz: 1-3, R, BB, K

3B Nick Lorusso: 1-4, SB (8)

SS William Lugo: 1-2, R, 2 BB

RF Jefrey De Los Santos: 1-4, RBI, K, SB (23)

RHP R.J. Gordon: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W (6-0)

RHP Jordan Geber: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, H (1)

RHP Saul Garcia: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, H (1)

RHP Brian Metoyer: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, S (1)

High-A: Brooklyn Cyclones (46-20*/25-35)​

HUDSON VALLEY 8, BROOKLYN 3 (BOX)

Brooklyn gave up six runs in the first two innings and that was all she wrote. The pitching was mostly bad, the offense was quiet aside from Ronald Hernandez, and the game wasn’t particularly close. Rough second-half for a team that was very exciting earlier in the season.

SS Yonatan Henriquez: 0-5, K

CF Yohairo Cuevas: 2-5, RBI, 2 K, 2 SB (8)

1B Trace Willhoite: 0-4, 3 K

C Ronald Hernandez: 3-3, 2 R, BB

RF John Bay: 0-4, K

2B Nick Roselli: 1-4, RBI, K

DH Onix Vega: 1-3, 2B, RBI, BB

LF Vincent Perozo: 1-4, R, K

3B Diego Mosquera: 0-4, 2 K

RHP Jose Guevara: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 1 K, L (0-1)

RHP Layonel Ovalles: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

RHP Juan Arnaud: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

RHP Jace Beck: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

RHP Hunter Hodges: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Single-A: St. Lucie Mets (34-31*/31-19)​

ST. LUCIE 3, LAKEWOOD 1 (BOX)

Closing the day out with yet another understated win. Cam Biller and Daiverson Gutierrez each had two-hit days, but that was it as far as offensive highlights. Ernesto Mercedes also struck out 5 in 2.2 innings of work. No real standout performances though. The rehabbing Jose Siri tallied a double in four at bats as the DH.

REHAB ALERT: DH Jose Siri: 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI

SS Jeremy Rodriguez: 0-4, K

C Daiverson Gutierrez: 2-3, BB, K

RF AJ Salgado: 0-4, K

LF Simon Juan: 0-3, 2 K

1B Chase Meggers: 1-3, K, E (3)

2B Sam Robertson: 0-2, R, BB, 2 K

CF Sam Biller: 2-3, 2 R, 2B

3B Kevin Villavicencio: 0-1, RBI

RHP Truman Pauley: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

RHP Oliver Ortega: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

RHP Omar Victorino: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 0 K

RHP Wilson Lopez: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

RHP Ernesto Mercedes: 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W (4-2)

RHP Christian Rodriguez: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, S (1)

Rookie: FCL Mets (24-28)​

NO GAME (SEASON OVER)

STAR OF THE NIGHT​

PLAYER

GOAT OF THE NIGHT​

Jose Guevara

Source: https://www.amazinavenue.com/mets-d...pect-report-9-1-25-boring-wins-are-still-wins

 

[New York Mets]

Mets Player Performance Meter: Pitchers, August 25-31

The youth movement has arrived to the Mets’ pitching staff. Jonah Tong made his major league debut this week and while he was not as dominant as Nolan McLean has been, he still delivered a strong outing, which is more than one can say about most of the rest of the rotation this week. The bullpen was a mixed bag; some relievers turned things around from last week, but Ryan Helsley still looks awful, despite getting better results occasionally. The Mets cycled through a lot of pitchers this week and most of the up-and-down guys did a fantastic job of soaking up innings. They are the unsung heroes of this week’s pitching meter.

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Nolan McLean: my goodness. Where would the Mets be without him? I don’t know exactly, but I do know they’d be worse off. McLean twirled eight scoreless innings against the Phillies on Wednesday to help secure the series sweep. He allowed just four hits while striking out six batters and walking none. He becomes the first Mets starting pitcher in franchise history to earn the win in his first three big league appearances. One of the easiest and fastest fireballs I have ever bestowed.

Brooks Raley pitched a scoreless ninth inning on Wednesday in relief of McLean to cap off the victory and the sweep. It was a clean sheet for Raley this week across three appearances, as he logs his second straight week in the green again after a brief misstep. Raley earned a hold with a scoreless seventh in Monday’s victory and pitched a scoreless sixth inning with two punch outs in Saturday’s game.

The only other fireball in this week’s meter belongs to Brandon Waddell for soaking up 4 1/3 innings in yesterday’s loss right after his promotion back to the big leagues. He held the Marlins right where they were, at least giving the Mets a chance to bounce back. They did not, so he will be an unsung hero rather than a lauded one, but I recognize his efforts in this meter nonetheless. Waddell allowed three hits in the outing, striking out four batters and walking two.

Waddell’s Herculean effort came in relief of Kodai Senga, who was mediocre this week yet again. He took the loss in yesterday’s game, allowing five runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings of work. He struck out six batters and walked two. Senga also started Monday’s game and wasn’t exactly good, but luckily the Mets had their hitting shoes on in that contest. Senga allowed three runs on six hits, walking three batters and striking out four in that outing. The problem with Senga is longevity at this point. On Monday he lasted just 4.0+ innings; he came back out for the fifth, hit the leadoff batter with a pitch, and was then removed from the game.

José Castillo replaced him and induced a key double play from Alec Bohm to help navigate his way through a scoreless fifth inning. Castillo ended up earning the win in the game, as the Mets took the lead in the bottom of the inning and then feasted off the Phillies’ bullpen to open up a much larger lead. Castillo also pitched two innings in Friday’s lopsided victory. He gave up a run in that outing, but with the Mets up big, the run was inconsequential. Like many of the rest of the unsung heroes this week, Castillo’s reward for his efforts was being removed from the roster; Castillo was designated for assignment after Friday’s appearance.

Chris Devenski was called up to replace him and he was the unsung hero of Saturday’s game. He pitched three hitless innings of relief after David Peterson’s early exit from the game. Those innings ended up being significant, as the Mets came back from a large deficit, only to lose in the late innings. Devenski struck out three and walked one in the workmanlike outing, after which he was sent back down to Triple-A in favor of Waddell. Peterson gets tagged with the poop emoji for getting shellacked by the Marlins to the tune of eight runs in two innings of work. Peterson was excellent last time through the rotation, but this one was a stinker—one of his worst starts of the season.

After the Mets came storming all the way back on Saturday, Tyler Rogers took the loss for allowing the go-ahead run in the seventh. To be fair to the contact-oriented Rogers (and the rest of the Mets’ pitching staff, to varying extents), the Mets’ defense has not been doing him any favors, but it was still a significant run that proved to be the difference in the game. Rogers’ other outings this week were more successful. He followed Castillo in the sixth on Monday and earned his 25th hold of the season with a 1-2-3 inning. He followed that up with an even more important hold in Wednesday’s series finale. He protected what was a two-run lead at the time with another 1-2-3 seventh.

But the Phillies tied the game on Wednesday in the following inning when Ryan Helsley had yet another rough outing. He walked Nick Castellanos with one out in the eighth and then gave up a game-tying home run to former Met Harrison Bader. That poor performance was sandwiched between two better results for Helsley in his other outings this week. To get himself right, he pitched in a low leverage situation in the eighth inning of Monday’s game with the Mets up big and pitched a scoreless inning. He did the same on Friday, working around a hit to pitch a scoreless sixth inning. But even in his outings where the results are good, hitters are still squaring up against his stuff and it’s clear that he still shouldn’t be trusted in high leverage for the time being.

Helsley’s blowup on Wednesday necessitated the use of Edwin Díaz in the eighth inning. The lightly-used Díaz kept the game tied in the eighth and pitched a scoreless ninth as well, setting things up for the walk-off victory, which earned Díaz his sixth win of the season. Díaz continued his dominance of the Phillies, recording four of the five outs via the strikeout. However, Díaz was less successful against the Marlins on Saturday. He came in the game with the Mets down a run and yielded two insurance runs to put the game further out of reach.

Gregory Soto also appeared in both Wednesday and Saturday’s games and much like Díaz, his week was a mixed bag. He entered a scoreless game in the fifth on Wednesday with two outs and two runners on. A wild pitch advanced the runner on first base to second base and then he allowed an RBI single to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead. Both of those runs were charged to Sean Manaea and that soiled his line. Like many of his other outings lately, Manaea cruised early, but then got gassed in the fifth. He was able to limit the damage though, scattering six hits and striking out eight batters while walking none. Soto finally struck out J.T. Realmuto to end the inning with the Mets only down by two—a deficit they managed to come back from. Soto’s most damaging outing came on Thursday and he took the loss in that game. Once again, the Mets’ defense was the real culprit; none of the three runs Soto gave up in the inning were earned. But that disastrous seventh was the difference in the game. Soto bounced back to pitch a scoreless eighth inning in Saturday’s loss sandwiched between Rogers’ and Díaz’s poor outings.

Kevin Herget, freshly up from Triple-A, came in the game on Thursday to finish the seventh when Soto and the Mets’ defense were only able to record one out. The Marlins scored another (unearned) run on a sacrifice fly, but no other damage was done against Herget, who soaked up the final 2 2/3 innings of the game. He struck out two and walked none in the outing, after which he was sent back down to the minors (sensing a pattern?).

Clay Holmes started Thursday’s game and delivered a solid performance, despite the Mets being two runs down when he left the game. He gave up four runs in five innings of work, but only two of them were earned because of the crappy defense played behind him. Much like Rogers, Holmes is a pitcher that thrives on inducing soft contact and that only works when his fielders make the plays. So only recording two strikeouts on a day when the Mets made several miscues in the field was not a recipe for success.

Ryne Stanek worked around two walks to pitch a scoreless sixth inning in relief of Holmes in what was a bounce back week for him. Stanek finished off the lopsided victories on Monday and on Friday. Friday’s outing in particular was admirable because he was not expecting to pitch and was forced into service after the Mets used Luis Torrens to pitch to begin the inning and he was only able to record one out before things started getting somewhat dicey. Carlos Mendoza relented and decided to use a real pitcher to finish the game and so Stanek was forced to warm up quickly. He struck out the final two batters of the game to put an end to the nonsense.

That performance from Stanek ensured that like McLean, Jonah Tong earned the victory in his major league debut. Tong was not as dominant as McLean, but he did very well. The Mets gave him a historic amount of run support to work with and he navigated two long layovers in the first two innings. Things didn’t really get iffy for him until the fifth, which he struggled to get through, but did so with the cushion of the large lead in order to line himself up for the win. The Marlins scored four runs in that fifth inning, but only one of them was earned because of a pair of fielding errors by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. Tong struck out six batters and walked none in his incredibly successful big league debut.

Huascar Brazobán gave up a run in his only appearance of the week on Wednesday, after which he was sent back down to Triple-A Syracuse. That run came in the sixth and it brought the Phillies within two runs, but Brazobán still held the lead, so that earned him his 12th hold of the season. According to Carlos Mendoza, Brazobán has been dealing with some discomfort in his side, so he went for an MRI, but it was clean, so he was optioned rather than placed on the injured list.

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