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The Dodgers have placed left-hander Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder soreness, backdated to June 30. The club has recalled righties Gavin Stone and Michael Grove from Triple-A, and optioned southpaw Victor Gonzalez. Kershaw was recently named to his 10th All-Star Game, and he sports a 2.55 ERA/3.54 FIP with 105 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings (9.9 K/9). He currently ranks third in the NL in ERA.
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The Mets begin a three-game series with the NL West-leading Diamondbacks at Chase Field this afternoon. Kodai Senga (6-5, 3.53 ERA) will face off against veteran righty Zach Davies (1-4, 6.54 ERA). The Mets took four of their six matchups with Arizona in 2022, including winning two of three games in Phoenix. The Mets have won each season series against the D-Backs since 2018. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m.
The Mets swung a trade with the Mariners on Monday, sending left-hander Zack Muckenhirn to the Mariners in exchange for righties Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott. The team immediately designated Flexen for assignment. Muckenhirn was DFA’d on Sunday night after the team reinstated Elieser Hernández from the injured list. Gott owns a pedestrian 4.03 ERA on the season, but he’s struck out 32 batters against just eight walks in 29 innings, giving him an encouraging 3.01 FIP.
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The Giants placed infielder Thairo Estrada on the IL with a fractured left hand after he was drilled by a pitch from Adam Ottavino on Sunday. Additionally, they placed righty Anthony DeSclafani on the IL with shoulder fatigue and activated outfielder Mike Yastrzemski.
The Mariners placed rookie right-hander Bryce Miller on the IL due to a blister. Righties Matt Festa and Darren McCaughan have been recalled from Triple-A.
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On This Date in Mets History
1972: Tom Seaver takes a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Leron Lee breaks up the bid with a single. Seaver still record a complete-game shutout with 11 strikeouts as the Mets beat the Padres, 2-0.
1985: In a six-hour, 10-minute game that features two rain delays, Keith Hernandez hits for the cycle, and after Tom Gorman serves up a game-tying homer to Atlanta reliever Rick Camp, the Mets score five times in the 19th inning to take a 16-11 lead. The Braves don’t go down easily though, as they score two unearned runs against Ron Darling, but he strikes out Camp representing the tying run to end the wild affair. The game finishes at 3:55 am on July 5, the latest finish in MLB history. The Mets rap out 28 hits and leave 20 men on base in the game.
2006: Trailing the Pirates 6-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Endy Chávez hits an RBI double, and Xavier Nady singles in two to give the Mets a 7-6 lead. Billy Wagner secures the win with a scoreless ninth inning, and Duaner Sánchez collects his fifth win out of the bullpen.
2016: After falling into a 6-0 hole against the Marlins, Travis d’Arnaud and Curtis Granderson draw the Mets a little closer with solo homers, and then they tie the game with two runs in the sixth inning and two more in the seventh. Yoenis Céspedes doubles home two in the bottom of the eighth, and Jeurys Familia escapes a jam to lock down an 8-6 victory, the Mets’ fifth win in a row.
Birthdays: José Oquendo (60), Jared Hughes (38)
