Good morning and Happy Fourth of July, Mets fans!
America celebrates its 250th birthday today, which means it should be a day filled with lots of hot dogs, fireworks, and baseball. The Mets will be on national TV (FOX) for their game against the Braves. Sean Manaea (1-3, 4.71 ERA), who has been pitching better of late, will take the mound against Chris Sale (8-6, 2.10 ERA).
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The Mets (36-52) fell to the Braves (51-35) 5-3 on Friday in their series opener in Atlanta. Juan Soto put the Mets on the board early with a two-run homer, but the offense became stagnant after that. Matt Olson hit two home runs for the Braves in their victory.
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The Yankees returned both Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon from the injured list while placing Carlos Rodón on the injured list with left elbow inflammation.
The Braves signed outfielder Andrew McCutchen to a minor league deal. The Pirates legend was with the Rangers earlier this year and had just a .192 average in 83 plate appearances.
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Robert Colonna revisits the Mets’ 2021 draft class to see how it turned out.
On This Date in Mets History
1976: The Mets beat the Cubs 9-4 at Shea Stadium to claim their 10th straight win.
1985: The Mets and Braves engaged in “The Rick Camp Game,” an insane 19-inning affair that included two rain delays, a Keith Hernandez cycle and several blown leads. The craziest part of the game came in the bottom of the 18th when Rick Camp, a pitcher with a 0.60 career batting average, came to bat because the Braves had no position players left. Camp wound up hitting a home run, the first of his career, to tie the game 11-11. The Mets wound up winning 16-13 in 19 innings.
1986: The 1986 Mets defeated the Astros 2-1 on this date 40 years ago. Dwight Gooden tossed a gem, allowing just one run in a complete game, while Nolan Ryan started for the Astros and gave up a run in five innings. Keith Hernandez and Lenny Dykstra had the two RBIs for New York.
Born On This Date: Jared Hughes (1985), José Oquendo (1963)
