Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets ended a grueling road trip on Sunday night with another ugly loss to the Mariners. Unlike the first two games of the series, they scored a point this time but still lost 12-1. They were outscored 22-1 in the series. The sweep came on the heels of a series win in Colorado.
However, the struggling Braves also lost on Sunday, allowing seven runs in the eighth inning of a stunning 9-8 loss to the Rockies. That means the Mets are in the same position they were in entering Sunday, 0.5 games behind the Braves for the third wild card spot.
The Mets now have a much-needed day off before beginning a home series against the A’s on Tuesday. The Braves, meanwhile, begin an away series against the Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. It’s a duel of experienced aces, with Atlanta’s Chris Sales against Blake Snellwho threw a no-hitter earlier this month. A Braves loss would put them on the same record as the Mets (61-57), while a win would put them a full game ahead of New York.
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Former Mets interim manager Michael Cubbage died at the age of 74. He only managed seven games in the 1991 season. However, he spent many more years as the team’s third base coach. He also ended his playing career with the Mets in 1981.
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Eddie Rosario chosen free agency, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The Braves designated for assignment on Thursday. In 24 games for the Braves, he has a batting average of .154 with an OPS of .463 and a total batting average of .175 with an OPS of .531 this season with the Braves and Nationals.
E60 publishes a documentary about the infamous Armando Galarraga game in 2010, when Galarrago was robbed of a perfect game by an incorrect call on what would have been the 27th out. The premiere will take place on August 18 at 4:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Dodgers pitcher River Ryan suffered a strain of the UCL on Sunday, which meant the end of the season for him. several reports confirmed. Ryan, brother of a former Mets farmhand Ryan Reynolds (Jay Bruce Trade), had a 1.33 ERA in his first 20 1/3 innings in the Major Leagues.
Injured Rangers pitchers Max Scherzer And Nathan Eovaldi returned to Texas for evaluation.
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James Villani looked at the metrics behind Francisco Alvarez’s problems.
Before the game on Sunday Christian De Block wrote about the Mets being shut out by Seattle’s strong pitching staff in the first two games of the series.
John Wilson has a weekly statistical overview of Pete Alonso.
Villani summed up the disastrous finale of the series.
On this date in Mets history
1969: Ed Kranepool With his 61st career home run, he became the franchise record holder for home runs at the time.
2015: Yoenis Céspedes hit his first home run as a Met.
Birthdays: Barry Manuel (59)
