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The Mets opened their series with the Marlins with a rather ugly loss, as the team played bad defense throughout the game and allowed five unearned runs en route to a 7-4 defeat. Combined with a Phillies win last night, that leaves the Mets five games back in the division.
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Ryan Helsley says he knows that he’s tipping pitches and is working on fixing it.
Frankie Montas has a UCL tear that will require surgery,
and if it ends up being Tommy John, he might have already thrown his last pitch as a Met.
Francisco Alvarez is dealing with injuries on both of his hands now, as he suffered a broken pinky when he was hit by a pitch in his first rehab game of the week with Syracuse. The hope is that Alvarez can get start playing again in two-to-three days.
Jonah Tong is set to make his big league debut tonight, and he’s wearing number 21.
The Mets outdrew the Yankees on four of the five days that both teams had home games this month, and here’s a story about the relatively rare overlap between the teams’ schedules.
Novak Djokovic had some free time after a match at the US Open and stopped by Citi Field yesterday.
Around the National League East
Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs as the Phillies trounced the Braves.
Federal Baseball writes that the approach is improving for Dylan Crews but asks where the results are.
Around Major League Baseball
While the Mets’ sights are currently set on catching the Phillies in the division, the Cubs’ 4-3 loss to the Giants yesterday could prove to help the Mets with playoff seeding should they end up in a Wild Card spot.
The Cardinals came from behind to beat the Pirates.
The Astros managed a 4-3 win over the lowly Rockies thanks in large part to Christian Walker.
The Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the Orioles.
The Diamondbacks earned a series split with the high-flying Brewers as they won 6-4 in the series finale.
The Yankees’ offense stayed hot as the team beat the White Sox for its fifth-straight win.
Carlos Santana, who has just an 86 wRC+ this year, was released by the Guardians, and he’s now a free agent.
Corey Seager had his appendix out, and there’s no timetable for his return yet.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
Brian Salvatore took a look at what Nolan McLean has been doing on the mound in his excellent first three major league starts.
Linus Lawrence wrote about the 2015 Mets’ dominant—and very fun—month of August.
We previewed the Mets’ four-game series with the Marlins.
This Date in Mets History
The 1962 Mets started their August 29 with 100 losses already under their belt.
