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Good morning, Mets’ fans!

You can breathe a little easier today; Max Scherzer’s hand is fine after the news of getting bit by his dog. He said it will not delay his recovery/rehab process.

In other news, the Mets finally got into the win column against the Dodgers Saturday night. The offense broke out against Walker Buehler as Pete Alonso homered twice in a 9-4 victory at Dodger Stadium. The win didn’t come without weirdness as Dave Roberts and the umpiring crew displayed confusion about the rules of bringing in position players to pitch.

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As many saw on Saturday, Max Scherzer’s (non-throwing) hand was bit by a dog. He took to social media, including his Twitter profile, to clear up and explain the incident:

“Just clearing a few things up,” Scherzer wrote. “My dog Rafi hurt her leg on a run. She was howling in pain and I went to calm her down by putting my hands on her. When I did that she bit my right hand. Fortunately it wasn’t a bad bite. I took one day off from throwing and was able to toss the next day. This will have no effect on my rehab and this is literally a non story.”

Dominic Smith went 2-for-4 with a walk and a game-tying home run in the ninth inning that went 447 feet on Saturday for the Syracuse Mets. 

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Per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, according to sources, Miguel Andujar hass requested a trade from the Yankees due to his lack of a consistent opportunity.

According to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, the Los Angeles Dodgers are set to pay a record tax bill with a $310 million payroll.

Per CBS Sports MLB, former Mets No. 10 draft pick in the 2021 MLB draft, Kumar Rocker, struck out six in his first start in the Independent League.

According to Jaosn Mackey of PGSportsNow, Travis Swaggerty, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 2018 first-round draft pick, was scratched from his scheduled Triple-A start. He is scheduled to fly to Pittsburgh Sunday morning for his MLB debut. 

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Sam Klein recapped the Mets’ minor league affiliate games from Friday. This includes Dominic Smith going just 1-for-5.

Andrew Steele-Davis recapped Pete Alonso’s performance from Friday against the Dodgers.

John Sheridan discussed Michel Otanez‘s and Bryce Montes de Oca’s ability to “light up” a radar gun.

Brian Wright talked about the classics that link the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Mojo Hill recapped Jacob deGrom’s first bullpen session since spring training.

On This Date in Mets History

1999: Mets general manager Steve Phillips fired pitching coach Bob Apodaca, hitting coach Tom Robson, and bullpen coach Randy Niemann following losing a second straight loss to the New York Yankees.

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