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The Mets’ bats failed to get anything going in Miami for the second straight day, held to just three hits as the Mets fell to the Marlins 4-1. Despite pitching a season high seven innings, Freddy Peralta took the loss and Miami righty Max Meyer improved to 5-0 on the season with seven scoreless innings of work.
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Righty Jonathan Pintaro was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse yesterday and
Zach Thornton was sent back down.
Both Jared Young and A.J. Minter are nearing a return for the Mets.
Devin Gordon reflects on Mets fandom for the New York Times in what is likely to be another losing season.
Around the National League East
The Nationals shut out the Braves 2-0 in the other intra-division matchup yesterday. Jake Irvin struck out seven over five no-hit innings and Dylan Crews launched his first home run of the season for Washington. The Braves managed just one hit in the contest.
The Phillies blanked the Guardians 3-0 behind six shutout innings from Zack Wheeler.
Wheeler, who gave up just two hits in the game, has dropped his arm angle 15 degrees incrementally over the past five years. And the change has worked for him.
The Phillies signed Korean right-hander Chan-Min Park, thanks to extra international bonus pool money they acquired in trade that allowed them to make an aggressive offer that tempted Park to bypass a career in the KBO.
Around Major League Baseball
The Angels signed Taijuan Walker, who was recently released by the Phillies, to a minor league deal.
Thomas Harrigan of MLB.com went through eight early-season surprises that seem like they might be for real, like the Rays’ strong run of play and the powerful offenses of the Nationals and Pirates.
Benches cleared at Fenway in 4-2 Red Sox loss to the Twins after a home plate collision between Willson Contreras and former teammate Victor Caratini.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 1973, the Mets won a marathon 19-inning contest against the Dodgers in Los Angeles that went well past 4:00am ET.
