Good morning, Mets fans!
The Braves beat the Phillies Wednesday night 3-0 behind six scoreless innings from Kyle Wright and a save from Kenley Jansen to even the series at 1-1. Additionally, Clayton Kershaw allowed three runs in five innings against the Padres, who tied up the series 1-1. Manny Machado had a solo home run in the first inning and an RBI double in the third inning and Josh Hader had a four-out save to lead the Padres to victory.
The NL teams will get a day off while the AL teams return to action today. The Astros play the Mariners at 3;37 p.m. ET, and the Yankees play the Guardians at 7:37 p.m. ET.
Latest Mets News
Jay Horwitz of The New York Mets Public Relations Team announces that on November 7, on the Colorado University campus, where John Stearns starred on the football field, there will be a memorial service to celebrate his life. Click on the link to RSVP to the service virtually.
Sources have told MMO the Mets will make a strong push to sign star closer Edwin Díaz before free agency kicks off five days after the conclusion of the World Series. Michael Mayer has more on the story.
Latest MLB News
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports that the Miami Marlins and Chicago White Sox interviewed Astros bench coach Joe Espada for their open manager job.
Action Network reports that the Cincinnati Reds have announced a multi-year partnership with BetMGM that includes a retail sportsbook at the stadium.
NBC Sports reports that the Diamondbacks reportedly are ready to move on from Madison Bumgarner.
Adam Wainwright tweeted an explanation for his poor performance towards the end of the season.
Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Braves reliever Tyler Matzek is undergoing Tommy John surgery.
Blake Harris of The Sporting Tribune notes that Clayton Kershaw passed Justin Verlander last night for the most strikeouts in MLB postseason history. He is now at 213 strikeouts and Verlander is at 208 strikeouts.
Latest on MMO
Dan Quiñones thinks that the Mets cannot afford to lose Brandon Nimmo in the offseason.
Jack Markowski ranked the priority of re-signing free agents for the 2023 season.
Nick Rucco wrote a 2022 season review for the Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A).
On This Date in Mets History
1999: Kenny Rogers had pitched five shaky but scoreless innings against the Braves in game two of the NLCS, but it all fell apart in the sixth inning. The Gambler gave up a walk, a home run, a single, and then another home run to put the Mets in a 4-2 deficit that they could not come back from.
2006: Carlos Delgado had four RBIs and two home runs against reigning NL Cy Young champion Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals in game two of the NLCS. But his efforts were overshadowed by Guillermo Mota and Billy Wagner combining to allow five runs in the final three innings to give the Cardinals a 9-6 win.
Birthdays: Taylor Buchholz (41), Julio Valera (54)
