Morning Briefing: Mets Win Ahead of Series With Last-Place Marlins

Good morning, Mets fans! Take a deep breath, the schedule gets easier this weekend. J.D. Martinez singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and Jake Diekman struck out Kyle Schwarber with two men on to end the game as the Mets beat the Phillies, 6-5, to salvage the final game of a four-game […]

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Good morning, Mets fans! Take a deep breath, the schedule gets easier this weekend.

J.D. Martinez singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and Jake Diekman struck out Kyle Schwarber with two men on to end the game as the Mets beat the Phillies, 6-5, to salvage the final game of a four-game series. New York went 2-5 in seven games with the Phillies and Atlanta Braves over the past week.

Read all about the dramatic win over the first-place Phillies here.

The Mets now head to Miami to face the Marlins, who have the worst record in baseball at 13-32. Rookie Christian Scott (0-1, 2.84 ERA) will try for his first major league win against Jesus Luzardo (0-3, 5.97 ERA) at 7:10 p.m. ET.

Latest Mets News

Lefty Josh Walker was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. Pitcher Joey Lucchesi, who took the loss in his season debut on Wednesday, was optioned to Syracuse.

Lefty Nate Lavender had season-ending surgery on his pitching arm, president of baseball operations David Stearns told reporters. The procedure involves an internal brace, a variation of the more commonly known Tommy John surgery. The 24-year-old relief prospect had nine strikeouts in 7 innings at Syracuse before being placed on the injured list.

Latest MLB News

Jack Curry of the YES Network interviewed Hal Steinbrenner for his podcast. The Yankee owner said he wants free agent-to-be Juan Soto to finish his career in pinstripes. He expects contract talks to happen during the season despite the reputation of Scott Boras, Soto’s agent, whose clients normally test free agency.

Soto then talked to the YES Network about Steinbrenner’s comments. “My door is always open,” he said, referring to the possibility of engaging in contract talks during the season.

A source told Evan Drellich of The Athletic that Roku is paying MLB $30 million over three years for a Sunday morning package.

Rimas Sports, the agency owned by rapper Bad Bunny, filed a federal lawsuit against the MLBPA, accusing the union of trying to put it out of business, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.

Dodgers right-hander Emmet Sheehan underwent season-ending UCL surgery, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic.

The Pirates traded pitcher Roansy Contreras to the Angels for cash considerations, per Alex Stumpf of mlb.com.

Latest on MMO

Mets owner Steve Cohen clarified a deleted tweet about the trade deadline that raised eyebrows.

Sean Kenny wrote about rookie Christian Scott, who entered the season as MMO’s No. 5 Mets minor league prospect.

Jordan Baron highlighted the struggles of Jeff McNeil.

On This Date in Mets History

2001: Steve Trachsel allowed four home runs in one inning against the Padres. Alex Arias, Rickey Henderson, Ryan Klesko and Bubba Trammell took him deep.

2009: Mike Pelfrey balked three times in one game, the first time that happened in 15 years. The next instance occurred against the Mets 13 years later.

Birthday: Ben Gamel (32)

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