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Meet the Mets The Mets beat the Diamondbacks 3-2 in their series finale yesterday, giving them a much-needed series win. Combined with a Braves loss, which you can read more about below, that puts them three games back of the third Wild Card spot heading into a three-game series against the lowly White Sox this weekend in Chicago. Choose your recap : Amazin’ Avenue , Newsday , New York Daily News , The Athletic , New York Post , MLB.
com Tim Healey writes about three takeaways from the Mets’ series in Arizona and why the Mets are trying to stay optimistic about Tylor Megill’s return to the rotation . Edwin Díaz looked like a completely different pitcher yesterday than he did the day before. Dedniel Núñez landed back on the injured list as a result of forearm tightness, and he’s heading back to New York City for an MRI .
Pete Alonso hit one of his longest home runs of the season in the win and moved into third place on the Mets’ list of all-time home run leaders, passing Mike Piazza in the process. The Mets are a team to watch when it comes to the placement of Taylor Rogers on waivers by the Giants. Ken Rosenthal interviewed Francisco Lindor for a Q&A piece .
When it comes to the 1962 Mets’ record for losses in a single season potentially being broken by the 2024 White Sox, there are mixed feelings . The Mets could land Corbin Burnes or another big arm this winter, per Jon Heyman . Around the National League East The Phillies helped the Mets out by winning their series opener over the Braves .
Philadelphia also moved former Met Taijuan Walker to the bullpen . The Marlins topped the Rockies in a game that saw a total of 20 runs scored . Around Major League Baseball Sonny Gray had a great start as the Cardinals beat the Padres , which leaves the Mets five games back of San Diego in the Wild Card standings.
The Angels are calling up 22-year-old pitching prospect Sam Aldegheri to make his major league debut tonight, and they’ll be adding 20-year-old Caden Dana to make his first major league start on Sunday . Oh and the team also beat the Tigers yesterday . The Brewers shut out the Giants to further solidify San Francisco’s non-contender status.
The Rangers completed a sweep of the White Sox , leaving the latter with a 31-104 record that has them on pace to lose 124 games. The Red Sox were blanked by the Blue Jays in a loss that leaves them 3.5 games behind the Twins for the third American League Wild Card spot.
Former Met Tommy Pham is among the relatively short list of players who were placed on waivers this week, and the Rangers placed Robbie Grossman and former Met Travis Jankowski on waivers, too . The Reds beat the A’s by a 10-9 score. The Dodgers bested the Orioles , a result that left Baltimore a game-and-a-half behind the Yankees for the division lead.
The Astros topped the Royals with a four-run eighth inning . This Date in Mets History Edgardo Alfonzo’s legendary 6-for-6 day at the plate came on this date in 1999 ..
