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The Mets were shut out 1-0 against a scuffling Aaron Nola, as the offense managed just five hits. Nolan McLean was handed the first loss of his major league career despite another strong showing (5 1/3 innings, one earned run, three walks, five strikeouts). The Mets made it interesting in the ninth against Jhoan Duran, but could not bring the tying run in with less than two outs. So it goes.
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While it hasn’t been pretty,
the Mets know they control their own destiny in the Wild Card race.
While the Phillies’ trade deadline was a grand slam, the Mets’ deadline has been anything but, and it has cost them dearly.
Prior to the game, the team placed Luis Torrens on the IL and recalled Hayden Senger. Torrens hurt himself blocking a ball on Saturday but expects a minimum IL stint.
The Mets shut down Tylor Megill after he experienced tightness in his arm during his last rehab stint. Megill is returning to New York for an MRI, and it’s starting to look like the righthander will not return this season.
Sean Manaea knows that his postseason job is on the line over these last three or so weeks.
Will Sammon wondered if Juan Soto could be the first 40/40 player in franchise history.
The Financial Times profiled Steve Cohen, the hedge fund billionaire who is looking to become the king of Queens.
Jim Marshall, the oldest living Met, passed away on Sunday after a brief illness.
Around the National League East
The Phillies beat the Mets last night thanks to vintage Aaron Nola and clutch Jhoan Duran.
The Phillies placed both Trea Turner (right hamstring strain) and Alec Bohm (left shoulder injury) on the IL prior to the start of their series against the Mets.
Jared Greenspan analyzed how a new arm angle unlocked the best version of Jesús Luzardo, whom the Mets will see on Thursday.
The Braves put up three in the first against Shōta Imanaga and cruised to a 4-1 victory against the Cubs.
The Braves placed catcher Sean Murphy on the IL with a right hip labral tear and selected Sandy León to the major league roster to take his place. Atlanta also called up right-hander Dane Dunning and optioned Hayden Harris to Triple-A.
The Nationals blitzed the Marlins 15-7.
Around Major League Baseball
The Top 10 of the MLB Power Rankings got a new look this week.
With the season winding down and some tight races around the league, there are some can’t miss series happening this week.
Ken Rosenthal explained how it could always be worse for fans of each of these 15 flawed contenders.
In the final Rookie of the Year poll for 2025, Nick Kurtz and Drake Baldwin are leading the way for the coveted hardware.
Speaking of Kurtz, your eyes do not deceive you: He is having one of the best debuts by any rookie and is on pace to post the best OPS+ for a rookie with at least 400 plate appearances.
The Cubs placed closer Daniel Palencia on the IL with a right shoulder strain.
The Padres are getting Michael King back in September with his eyes set on October.
The Dodgers activated Max Muncy and optioned Chuckie Robinson to Triple-A.
The Guardians demolished the Royals 10-2 to leap frog them in the AL Wild Card race, thanks to Slade Cecconi, who took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning.
The Rangers blanked the Brewers 5-0.
The Twins beat up the Angels 12-3.
The Padres came back with three in the sixth and walked it off in the bottom of the tenth to top the Reds 4-3 and do the Mets a solid in the Wild Card race.
The Mariners scored four in the sixth to defeat the Cardinals 4-2. The comeback win brought Seattle to within two games of the Astros.
The Giants dropped seven runs on Arizona over the final three innings to pick up an 11-5 victory over the Diamondbacks. In the win, Logan Webb joined the 200-strikeout club as San Francisco inched closer to New York in the Wild Card race.
The Red Sox shut out the Athletics 7-0, as Garret Crochet returned to his dominant form with a 10-strikeout performance.
The Dodgers topped the Rockies 3-1. For the second straight game, the Dodgers lost a no-hit bid in the ninth inning, but they held on to win this time around.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
I previewed the team’s four-game series against the Phillies.
Linus Lawrence provided a Monday Stat Party to kick off the week.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2015, the Mets beat the Nationals 5-3 to complete a sweep in DC and all but put the NL East division race to bed. With the Mets down 2-1 in the eighth, Kelly Johnson homered off Stephen Strasburg, and later in the inning, Yoenis Cespedes hit a two-run shot off Drew Storen. Bryce Harper homered in the eighth to draw Washington to within a run, but New York added an insurance run in the ninth and held on from there to complete the sweep.
