The Mets defeated the Padres 7-3 to safe the sequence victory in San Diego to cap off this West Coast highway journey. Carson Benge went 5-for-5 with a house run, a triple, two RBIs, and three runs scored, turning into simply the fourth rookie in franchise historical past to have a five-hit recreation that included a house run. The Mets constructed an early four-run lead, which the Padres minimize to 4-2 due to a Freddy Fermin homer off Sean Manaea, who pitched behind opener Huascar Brazobán. But the Mets piled on the insurance coverage runs towards the Padres bullpen, together with solo homers by Benge and MJ Melendez within the sixth.
The Mets have performed 22 of their first 65 video games within the Pacific or Mountain time zones, making for a brutal early travel schedule. That a part of the schedule is lastly behind them, however the high quality of their opposition is growing this month, as they see the National League East rival Braves and Phillies for the primary time in 2026.
On Mets Mailbag on SNY, Keith Hernandez talked about Brett Baty’s struggles hitting the fastball and why it’s having cascading results.
The Mets are reshaping Jonah Tong to assist him discover constant success within the huge leagues as a starter, together with decreasing his arm angle and tweaking his arsenal.
Around the National League East
Michael Harris II delivered a clutch seventh inning bases-clearing double to assist the Braves overcome a two-run deficit and beat the Pirates 3-2, finishing a sequence sweep.
Brandon Marsh homered in his third straight recreation, because the Phillies beat the White Sox 9-5.
After former high prospect Andrew Painter’s struggles continued on Saturday, Phillies supervisor Don Mattingly was requested whether or not the workforce is take into account skipping his flip within the rotation subsequent time by. “Not really,” said Mattingly. “I think the situation we’re in with our starters, we don’t sit here with four or five guys in Triple-A that you can bring up at any time and fill in a spot. We want to make sure we take care of all our starters with those off-days.”
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven good innings within the Marlins’ 4-1 victory over the Rays.
Michael Soroka stored the highly effective Nationals offense at bay, as Washington fell to the Diamondbacks 5-1, unable to finish the sequence sweep in Arizona.
Around Major League Baseball
It was once that MLB pitchers went to Asia on the finish of their careers for one final paycheck. Now, stints in Japan or Korea are revitalizing careers.
Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com ran down 14 eye-popping stats which might be defining the 2026 season to date, together with the Mets’ traditionally low stolen base success fee—only one 12 months after they posted a traditionally excessive determine in the identical class.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today urges groups—together with the Mets, who at present roster Freddy Peralta—to not be afraid to act early this trading deadline, citing the CC Sabathia deal as a template. In the piece, Nightengale additionally studies that Peralta is in search of an eight-year deal in free company, much like that of Max Fried.
Just one month after surgical procedure to handle a unfastened physique in his elbow, Tarik Skubal pitched five scoreless innings in a rehab assignment.
This Date in Mets History
The Mets drafted Nolan Ryan within the tenth spherical within the first ever MLB draft on this date in 1965.