Edwin Díaz walked two batters, then he walked the tightrope, with a big assist from Luisangel Acuña. The All-Star closer entered a 5-4 game in the ninth inning Friday in Cincinnati and allowed a single and two walks to load the bases with nobody out. Noelvi Marte worked the count from 0-2 to 3-2 before Díaz struck him out on a slider out of the strike zone. With one out, he caught Elly De La...
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Friday, September 5, 2025 • 6:40 PM Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.61) vs. LHP Andrew Abbott (8-5, 2.65) SNY The next seven games can decide if the Mets make the playoffs. Heading into play today, the Mets trail the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL East lead by six games. They are five games ahead of the Cincinnati Reds for the last Wild Card spot. A solid...
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With 22 games to go, the New York Mets (75-65) are not completely safe in the National League playoff picture. As play begins Friday, they own the third Wild Card spot, four games ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The Mets also remain six games back of the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East with four head-to-head matchups remaining. There is still a lot to play for. The Mets got off to a good...
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Right-handed starting pitcher Kodai Senga accepted an option to Triple-A Syracuse and catcher Francisco Alvarez will return to the Mets from his rehab assignment, the club announced on Friday ahead of a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds. Senga, 32, has pitched to a 6.56 ERA since the All-Star break, and after his last outing, manager Carlos Mendoza said, “we’ll see...
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Brandon Sproat entered 2025 as the Mets’ top pitching prospect and a top 100 prospect in baseball. He was drafted by New York twice: first in the third round in 2022, then again in the second round in 2023, after which he signed for $1.47 million. Sproat quickly demonstrated why the organization was so persistent in pursuing him. He breezed through High-A and Double-A in 2024, finishing the...
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