Morning Briefing: Mets Salvage Final Game Against Pirates

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Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets were able to come back from a six-run deficit to beat the Pirates on Sunday afternoon. Michael Conforto hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth inning.

The Mets will begin their series against the Reds in Cincinnati at 7:10 p.m., with Gary Cohen returning to the booth.

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Jerad Eickhoff will get the start on Monday for the Mets in place of Jacob deGrom, manager Luis Rojas said.

🚨 TRAVIS BLANKENHORN FIRST CAREER HOME RUN 🚨

LOTTA GAME LEFT pic.twitter.com/6HsKr0XBSc

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 18, 2021

Travis Blankenhorn hit a huge pinch-hit homer, his first of his career, for the Mets in the fourth inning to get them back into the game.

Bench Coach Dave Jauss had quite a week. He pitched first baseman Pete Alonso to his second Home Run Derby victory and yesterday, he coached the Mets to a six-run comeback after Rojas was ejected.

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Davey Martinez said it best—our fans are our family.

Thank you. pic.twitter.com/V6BJZPmQdr

— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 18, 2021

After Saturday night’s shooting outside of Nationals Park, manager Davey Martinez released a statement.

The Yankee fan who through a baseball at Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo, has been banned from all MLB stadiums.

The Pirates signed the No. 1 overall pick, catcher Henry Davis for $6.5 million, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network.

The Brewers vs Royals game has been moved to 3:10 p.m. CT, so it won’t conflict with game six of the NBA Finals, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

Looks like Marlins IF Jazz Chisholm has suffered a serious left arm/shoulder injury.

— Craig Mish (@CraigMish) July 18, 2021

Marlins infielder Jazz Chisholm suffered a left arm/shoulder injury.

Outfielder Steven Souza Jr. has re-signed with the Dodgers on a minor league deal, according to Blake Harris of True Blue LA.

The Marlins extension talks with outfielder Starling Marte have ended and they will move forward with trade proposals, according to Craig Mish of SportsGrid.

#Royals promote Bobby Witt Jr. and Nick Pratto to Triple-A after the two dominated Double-A for the first half of the season, represented KC in the Futures Game and showed they were ready for the next step: https://t.co/q2cC2Uuz9J

— Anne Rogers (@anne__rogers) July 19, 2021

The Royals promoted Bobby Witt Jr. and Nick Pratto to Triple-A after a strong stint in Double-A.