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The Mets showed shades of their 2022 selves Wednesday night as they came from behind in the ninth to take down the Diamondbacks by a score of 2-1. The story of the night was Kodai Senga as he put together an absolutely masterful outing, going eight innings, giving up only one run and accumulating 12 strikeouts. The Mets’ bats finally woke up in the ninth inning with a Francisco Álvarez home run and Mark Canha triple which ultimately pushed the Mets past the D-backs.
The Mets look to sweep the Diamondbacks tomorrow as they will throw Carlos Carrasco (2-3, 5.94 ERA) against the D-backs’ Ryne Nelson (5-4, 4.67 ERA) at 9:40 p.m. ET.
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The 2023 Home Run Derby bracket was released after the field was set earlier on in the day and Pete Alonso found himself as the two seed in the annual tournament. Pete will try to get revenge as he takes on Mariners star outfielder Julio Rodríguez in the first round, who ended Alonso’s chance at a three-peat last year in Los Angeles.
The Mets’ sixth overall prospect Dominic Hamel spun a gem in his start for Double-A Binghamton as he went six innings while racking up 11 strikeouts and only allowing one earned run. Despite having an up and down season, Hamel has an impressive 91 strikeouts while only allowing 25 walks in 67 2/3 innings.
Tyler Stuart continued his dominance in High-A Brooklyn as he gave up two earned runs early on but would go on to retire 17 of the last 19 batters he faced. This extends Stuart’s streak of allowing two or less runs to 14 consecutive starts and lowers his ERA to 1.55.
Kodai Senga. Photo by MMO’s Ed Delany
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A pair of struggling veteran pitchers, Adam Wainwright and Zack Greinke, hit the 15-day IL on Wednesday for their respective teams. The Cardinals, who have been one of the most disappointing teams in the majors, have not been helped by Wainwright as he has posted a 7.66 ERA in his age-41 season and is now on the IL with a right shoulder strain. Greinke is also in the midst of a down year for a lowly Royals team and finds himself sidelined with right shoulder tendinitis after being pulled from his last start.
The Baltimore Orioles called up their second ranked prospect and the 14th prospect in all of MLB, Colton Cowser. The fifth overall pick in the 2021 draft had a meteoric rise through the Orioles system and was rewarded for his hot start in Triple-A as he was hitting for a .330 BA with a .996 OPS. Cowser went 1-for-3 with an RBI in his big league debut against the Yankees Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball announced that Yankees relief pitching, Jimmy Cordero, is being suspended for the rest of the season for violating MLB’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy. This suspension includes the postseason and Cordero will go participate in a confidential and comprehensive evaluation and treatment program which will be supervised by the Joint Policy Board.
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Michael Famulari went in depth on the Mets newest acquisition, Trevor Gott.
Sam Neumann highlighted a possible turning point for Starling Marte.
On This Date in Mets History
1970: Mets outfielder Tommie Agee hits a triple in the seventh inning for the second cycle in Mets history.
2010: Johan Santana hits his first major league home run while throwing a complete game shutout in a Mets win against the Cincinnati Reds.
2018: José Bautista deposits the first pitch of his ninth inning at bat t1o the left field seats for a walk-off grand slam. Bautista’s first career walk-off homer ended a night in which Jacob Degrom threw eight innings of one-run ball.
Birthdays: Lance Johnson (60), Willie Randolph (69)
