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In the deciding game of a weekend series with Philadelphia, Nolan McLean struck out ten and brought his ERA that little bit closer to 3.00 as eight different Mets got hits. All of this to say, it was good.
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In the spirit of looking for things to be excited about in a lost season, Francisco Lindor either had a really nice Sunday or he’s about to start a hot streak.
For Francisco Lindor himself,
he leans towards the start of a hot streak.
With Juan Soto needing to be the designated hitter some days and Jorge Polanco strictly back on a DH basis, the facts of life are that Polanco is going to be frequently squeezed out of the lineup.
In a Q&A, Christian Scott described coming back from the nadir of his career and the desire to have a meal with Napoleon.
The Chicago White Sox are reportedly interested in the services of Clay Holmes.
Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park finally added its meat and bun to Steve Gelbs’ illustrious frank-o-meter.
Freddy Peralta will make his return to Milwaukee today and face off against the best pitcher on the planet in Jacob Misiorowski.
Around the National League East
At the top of the division, Austin Riley and Drake Baldwin combined for four home runs as the Braves handed the Rangers an 8-6 loss in the Atlanta finale.
The Marlins held a lead over the Brewers for exactly 8.1 innings of Sunday’s contest, but that last 0.2 was the real rascal of the bunch as William Contreras hit a three-run walkoff home run and suddenly the Marlins lost 3-1.
Staying away from either scoring or giving up 15 or more runs for the first time in the second half, the Nationals and Foster Griffin won a relatively calm 5-2 game against the Athletics.
With a pair of pitchers transfered to the injured lists, the Nationals signed lefty Matt Crook to a deal and immediately activated him.
Around Major League Baseball
Shohei Ohtani won’t be pitching on Wednesday or for a little bit of time after that as he continues his recovery from lingering left knee soreness.
For the first time since Ted Williams was 29 years old and starting games, the Boston Red Sox have won 13 consecutive games.
Already in town for the 92-93 World Series celebration that took place over the weekend, former Blue Jays reliever Duane Ward died on Saturday prior to the festivities at the stadium.
Two playoff complete games later, Yoshinobu Yamamoto finally threw the first complete game of his career that will actually show up in his final tally of statistics.
Not staying away for long, 11 months after being acquired by the Cubs near the end of last season, Aaron Civale was once again acquired by the Cubs, this time in a trade from the Athletics.
On Sunday morning, the Astros made a mildly surprising move by designating former Toronto flamethrower Nate Pearson for assignment.
The road to every trade deadline has the buyers and the sellers who are obvious, but the true fun comes in the teams on either edge of the dreaded bubble.
This Date in Mets History
We are wishing Ty Kelly a happy 38th birthday with strength and power like you’ve never seen before in history, frankly, ever.
