Morning Briefing: Mets, Braves Set Rotation Plans Heading Into Big Series
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets and Braves have revealed their probable starters for this week’s huge three-game series in Atlanta which begins tomorrow evening. Luis Severino (11-6, 3.79 ERA) will take the hill for the Mets in the series opener, followed by David Peterson (9-3, 3.08 ERA) on Wednesday, and Sean Manaea (12-5, 3.29 ERA) in the series finale. Meanwhile, the Braves will counter with rookie Spencer Schwellenbach (7-7, 3.61 ERA) in the opener, followed by Cy Young favorite Chris Sale (18-3, 2.38 ERA) on Wednesday, and Max Fried (10-10, 3.42 ERA) on Thursday. First pitch for all three games is scheduled for 7:20 p.m.
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Wild Card Update
The Braves got homers from Ozzie Albies and Gio Urshela before Jorge Soler drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single in the seventh inning. Raisel Iglesias recorded a six-out save as Atlanta held off the Marlins, 5-4. The Mets head to Truist Park with a two-game lead over the Braves for the final NL Wild Card spot. If the Mets win two of the three games in Atlanta, they will clinch a postseason berth.
The Diamondbacks jumped out to an 8-0 lead in Milwaukee, but the Brewers chipped away before scoring four times in the bottom of the eighth inning to erase the deficit and hand Arizona a sickening 10-9 defeat. Since the Mets hold the tiebreaker over Arizona, they now hold the second NL Wild Card spot.
The Padres scored three times in the eighth inning to finish off a three-game sweep of the White Sox with a 4-2 victory. The Mets trail San Diego for the top NL Wild Card spot. Meanwhile, the White Sox tied the 1962 Mets by losing their 120th game of the season.
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Brandon Nimmo snapped a 1-1 tie with a solo homer off Zack Wheeler in the sixth inning, and Edwin Díaz recorded his first six-out save since 2022 as the Mets beat the Phillies 2-1 to take three of four games and prevent Philadelphia from clinching the NL East crown. Tylor Megill dodged traffic but held the Phillies just one run over the first four innings, and Phil Maton, José Buttó, and Díaz combined for five shutout innings of relief. The Mets now have a day off before beginning their series against the Braves.
Kodai Senga experienced tricep tightness after his rehab outing in Syracuse on Saturday and will not return to the Mets in the regular season. Senga will continue to throw, however, Carlos Mendoza said.
Francisco Lindor said after Sunday’s game that it’s unlikely he will be pain-free at any point the rest of this season, but he’s okay with that. Lindor said he can play once the team’s training staff believes he has checked all the boxes.
Before Sunday’s game, Pete Alonso said that he is focused on giving his best effort to help the Mets win every day, even with free agency looming this offseason. Mets fans gave Alonso a standing ovation during what could be his final home game as a Met.
Speaking to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com on Saturday, Matt Harvey said he started missing baseball this year and he hopes to have more of a presence with the Mets in the future. Harvey retired in 2023 after he had to undergo elbow surgery when a bone spur broke off during a bullpen session in the World Baseball Classic. Harvey added that he still keeps in touch with his former Mets teammates.
Jose Iglesias revealed on ESPN before Sunday’s game that the OMG remix will be released in the first week of October. Iglesias mentioned that two mega-stars are featured on the track.
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With his strikeout of Luis Robert in the third inning on Sunday, Yu Darvish became the first Japanese-born pitcher to reach 2,000 strikeouts in the majors. Between the US and Japan, Darvish has racked up 3,253 strikeouts.
The Reds have fired manager David Bell just one year into a three-year contract extension he signed less than a year ago. After leading the Reds to a remarkable turnaround in 2023, Bell’s team has gone just 76-81 and will miss the playoffs for the fifth time in his six years as skipper. Bell finishes his tenure in the Queen City with a 409-456 record.
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On This Date in Mets History
1962: 17-year-old Ed Kranepool collects his first major league hit, a double in the bottom of the eighth inning against Cubs hurler Don Elston. Frank Thomas homers and hits a walk-off single as the Mets get a rare victory, beating Chicago 2-1.
2008: Jose Reyes ropes a bases-clearing triple in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Cubs, giving him 200 hits on the season. Reyes joins Lance Johnson as the only Mets to collect 200 knocks in a season. David Wright drives in a pair of runs to give him 122 RBIs on the season, drawing closer to Mike Piazza‘s club record set in 1999. Johan Santana strikes out 10 over eight innings, and Luis Ayala escapes a ninth-inning jam to secure a 6-2 Mets victory.
Born On This Date: González Germen (1987), Trevor May (1989).
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