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At long last, the Mets snapped their losing streak at eight games in a contest that wasn’t exactly perfect and to be honest wasn’t fun to watch for most of the time, but Pete Alonso hit a walkoff homer and they won, so that overwrites everything else.
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The Mets got the one win they needed, now it would be nice of them to start winning a few more before they miss out on the playoffs.
For the moment, Sean
Manaea is moving to the bullpen and taking up a piggyback role with Clay Holmes.
Nolan McLean is now officially the best pitcher in New York Mets history through his first six starts as a big leaguer.
Around the National League East
The Phillies becoming the 2025 National League East Champions has been postponed for at least one day as Aaron Nola gave up six runs in an eventual 10-3 loss for Philadelphia.
Atlanta beat Framber Valdez around and handed the Seattle Mariners first place in the division with their 8-3 win over the Astros.
In a last-place contest, the Nationals edged out the Pirates and left Pennsylvania with a 4-3 victory.
The Marlins didn’t have nearly as fun of a day, out-hitting the Tigers, not giving up a single earned run, and still losing to Detroit, 2-0.
Around Major League Baseball
Cal Raleigh connected for his 54th home run of the season, breaking a tie with Javy Lopez for the most homers from the catcher position in a season and entering another with Mickey Mantle for the most home runs by a switch hitter.
As the Brewers celebrated their clinching of a playoff spot, manager Pat Murphy read a letter from Bob Uecker written earlier this year specifically for the occasion of clinching.
The Seattle Mariners haven’t been in first place this late in a season since their 116-win season in 2001.
With old friend Dominic Smith going on the injured list, the Giants are calling up top first base prospect Bryce Eldridge.
Less old friend Jose Quintana left his start early yesterday with some sort of calf injury and will undergo an MRI to determine the damage.
Check out this cool seal who was hanging out in McCovey Cove during the Giants-Dodgers game.
The United States defeated Japan and took home the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup crown.
At some point today the Cardinals will activate Nolan Arenado from the injured list to finish out the worst season of his life.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2014, Jacob deGrom tied a major league record by striking out the first eight batters he faced.
