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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets got a gritty 5-4 extra-inning win Wednesday night against the Marlins. The Mets looked out of it at the seventh inning stretch because the Marlins had just extended their lead to 4-0. However, Eduardo Escobar came alive when it mattered with three crucial hits: a two run home run in the seventh inning, a two RBI single in the eighth, and a walk-off single in the 10th.
Some life for the Mets, as Eduardo Escobar does his best Aaron Judge impression and demolishes a baseball. It's No. 20 for Escobar, cutting Miami's lead in half.
Marlins 4, Mets 2, bottom seven. pic.twitter.com/X4d87h5sOD
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) September 29, 2022
Dan Quiñones has a more complete recap of the game.
The Braves also went into extra innings Wednesday, but they weren’t so fortunate as the Nationals walked them off in 10 innings. After briefly falling back into a tie, that gives the Mets sole possession of first with six games left in the regular season.
The Mets and the Braves both have today off before starting their series in Atlanta Friday night.
Now, it is time for the morning briefing.
Latest Mets News
Laura Albanese of Newsday reports that Citi Field is adding a lot of new items to their playoff dining options. More details are in the tweet below.
Buck Showalter commented yesterday on the Mets’ contingency plans for Hurricane Ian: “All that [scheduling] is up to Atlanta. We don’t have much input in it at all. We have to live with it. It’s not our home game.”
Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Buck Showalter confirmed that Jacob deGrom will start Friday night’s series opener against Atlanta.
Latest MLB News
Dylan Hernández of The Los Angeles Times reports that Shintaro Fujinami has told the Hanshin Tigers that he would like to move to the major leagues this offseason, according to reports in Japan. He has a 100-mph fastball and was once considered Shohei Ohtani‘s equal as a pitcher. However, his career has been stalled by command problems.
Baseball Savant has now ranked the arm strength of every position player in the MLB. Ronald Acuña Jr. is the leader for the 2022 season.
Last night, Aaron Judge hit his 61st home run of the year, tying Roger Maris‘ single-season American League home run record.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their 107th game last night, the most in franchise history.
Latest on MMO
Chris Bello discusses how Carlos Carrasco‘s recent struggles will impact the Mets’ playoff rotation.
On This Date in Mets History
1961: The Mets hired Casey Stengel as their manager, a role he served in until midway through the 1965 season (he had to resign due to a hip injury). Afterwards, the Mets made Stengel the vice president of West Coast scouting, a job that he could perform close to his home in Glendale, California.
2018: David Wright played in his final game.
Birthdays: Jake Reed (30), Heath Bell (45)
