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The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 in Game 2 of the ALCS, evening the series at 1-1. Tampa Bay scored all three runs in the fourth inning. Freddy Peralta tossed six scoreless innings for Tampa Bay, and Chase DeLauter’s seventh-inning RBI double accounted for Cleveland’s lone run.

Peralta became the second starter in Rays history to throw a scoreless quality start in the ALCS or World Series.

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Latest Mets News

Former Mets bullpen coach and special adviser Guy Conti has passed away after battling an lengthy illness. Conti was a friend of Sandy Koufax and beloved by Pedro Martínez.

Geoff Pontes of Baseball America talked about Mets top prospect Mitch Voit and why he stands out.

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After many rumors, Dave Roberts confirmed on Tuesday that Shohei Ohtani will be in the Dodgers’ Game 3 starting lineup. “He was very convicted that he was on to something mechanically,” Roberts said.

Per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Mariners are considering Astros manager Joe Espada as a potential manager after they fired Dan Wilson. 

Andrew McCutchen is going to join Sirius XM’s MLB Network Radio team as a postseason analyst. He will appear every Wednesday and Thursday through the World Series, and will make his debut today at 10 am ET.

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Patrick Glynn hands out report card grades to the Mets who were traded at the Deadline.

Matt Mancuso has a rave review on Jose Iglesias‘ performance in the new Broadway show ‘Buena Vista Social Club.’

On This Date in Mets History

1969: Tommie Agee hits a homer and makes two unbelievable catches in the outfield in Game 3. The Mets end up winning 5-0.

2024: The Mets beat the Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLCS to tie the series up at 1-1.

On This Date in 1986 Mets

Gary Carter delivers a go-ahead single in Game 5 of the NLCS, helping the Mets secure the win and take a 3-2 series lead.

Born on This Date: Art Shamsky (1941), Brent Strom (1948), Ryan Church (1978), Duaner Sánchez (1979), Patrick Mazeika (1993).