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After losing three straight games due to some fairly inept offensive performances, the Mets finally broke through with ten runs against the Giants last night, with Marcus Semien hitting his first homer for his new team and Francisco Alvarez adding a pair of his own. Nolan McLean, meanwhile, did not allow a baserunner through the first five innings of the game, and while he faltered slightly in the sixth, he still only gave up one run in 5.1 innings of work. The Mets did get a major scare early in the game when
Juan Soto left after just half an inning due to right calf tightness which will require imaging today. It was a sour note on what would otherwise have been a fairly stress-free 10-3 victory in San Francisco.
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McLean managed to be hold the Giants at bay despite not feeling his sharpest.
Jorge Polanco was out of the lineup last night after experiencing a flare-up with the Achilles discomfort he’s been dealing with recently.
The Mets were encouraged by Sean Manaea’s relief outing on Thursday in which he gave up one run in 3.2 innings of work.
Around the National League East
A seven-run first inning propelled the Phillies to an easy 10-1 victory in their series opener against the Rockies in Colorado.
After going through the first eight innings without either team scoring any runs, the Braves broke through in the ninth with solo homers from Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson to give them a 2-0 win over the Diamondbacks.
Eury Pérez was lighting up the radar gun but couldn’t control the strike zone, as he walked six in four innings of work and took the loss in the Marlins’ 8-2 defeat against the Yankees.
Miles Mikolas had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day yesterday, as the veteran starter gave up 11 runs in 4.1 innings to doom the Nationals to a 13-6 loss in their home opener.
Around Major League Baseball
The 19-year-old top prospect Konnor Griffin made his major league debut yesterday and doubled in his first at-bat for the Pirates.
Young Cubs starter Cade Horton was removed from his start yesterday due to forearm discomfort and was quickly placed on the injured list.
José Buttó was placed on the injured list on Thursday, and yesterday it was revealed that the former Met will be undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot in his right arm.
Veteran lefty starter Patrick Corbin is still kicking after signing a one-year deal with the Blue Jays.
Several pitchers are rocking new pitches in 2026.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Steve Sypa examined the roster for the 2026 Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets hit a whole bunch of home runs—including a particularly memorable one from Darryl Strawberry—in Montreal on this date in 1988.
