Morning Briefing: Mets Escape London With Series Split

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit, then rallied for three runs in the ninth inning against Jose Alvarado to take a 6-4 lead in the London Series finale. After Drew Smith walked Alec Bohm with the bases loaded, he induced a weak grounder […]

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The Mets scored three runs in the sixth inning to erase a 3-0 deficit, then rallied for three runs in the ninth inning against Jose Alvarado to take a 6-4 lead in the London Series finale. After Drew Smith walked Alec Bohm with the bases loaded, he induced a weak grounder from Nicholas Castellanos that Luis Torrnes pounced on and turned a nifty 2-3 double play to secure a 6-5 victory over the Phillies. Reed Garrett earned his team-leading sixth win out of the bullpen, and Jeff McNeil collected two hits in his return to the lineup.

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The Mets have a day off today before beginning a six-game homestand with the first of three games against the Marlins. Miami took two of three games from the Mets at loanDepot Park back in May.

Edwin Díaz worked around a leadoff walk with a double play and a strikeout in a scoreless inning in his latest rehab appearance for High-A Brooklyn. Francisco Alvarez went 0-for-5 at the plate but caught all nine innings of the game. Both players could join the Mets during their upcoming homestand.

Speaking to the media in London, Steve Cohen maintained an optimistic tone about the Mets’ season despite their struggles during the month of May. Cohen noted that the team is only a few games out of a Wild Card spot, and he believes the team has started to play better over the last week.

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The Mariners have promoted first baseman Tyler Locklear from Triple-A Tacoma and placed Ty France on the 10-day injured list with a hairline fracture in his heel. Locklear is currently ranked as Seattle’s eighth-best prospect according to MLB Pipeline and has hit .293/.404/.520 with nine homers and 33 RBIs across 236 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A.

The White Sox are calling up right-hander Drew Thorpe to make his major league debut on Tuesday, Pedro Grifol said. Ranked the 54th-best prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, Thorpe has dominated for Double-A Birmingham, posting a 1.35 ERA in 60 innings this season. Thorpe was acquired by San Diego as part of the return for Juan Soto, but San Diego flipped him to Chicago for Dylan Cease a few months later.

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On This Date in Mets History

1983: Dave Kingman clubs a walk-off two-run homer as the Mets beat the Expos in a 17-inning marathon, 4-2. Rick Ownbey tosses four shutout innings of relief to earn his first win of the season.

1986: In the bottom of the 11th inning, Tim Teufel crushes a pinch-hit, walk-off grand slam to give the Mets an 8-4 victory over the Phillies. Gary Carter hits two homers of his own, and Roger McDowell earns his sixth win of the year with two clean innings.

1996: Todd Hundley counters Jeff Blauser‘s five-hit game with by going 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBIs as the Mets down the Braves, 8-3. Hundley now has 16 homers and 50 RBIs on the season.

2010: In the second game of a doubleheader against the Padres, Jon Niese hurls a complete-game, one-hit shutout as the Mets earn a split with a 3-0 victory. Chris Denorfia‘s lead-off double in the third inning accounts for San Diego’s lone base runner, and Niese strikes out six in the win.

Birthdays: Ken Singleton (77)

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