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Kodai Senga pitched his best game as a New York Met Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Mets shut out the Phillies 2-0 and did not allow a Philadelphia baserunner to progress past first base. For the Phillies, this is the first time they did not reach second base in a game since July 17, 2016, which was against the Mets. It was the Mets’ first win on a Tuesday this season.
The story of the game was Senga, who pitched seven near perfect innings while only allowing one hit and striking out nine. The defense backed him up, too, with Brandon Nimmo making a spectacular catch at the wall in center field to rob Nick Castellanos of an extra-base hit.
The Mets scored their two runs with a solo shot from Francisco Lindor and an RBI single from Eduardo Escobar. Lindor’s homer came in the bottom of the fourth and Escobar’s hit came later in the seventh. The two Mets knocks were all they needed as Senga and the bullpen closed the door on the visiting Phillies.
And the Braves lost, too!
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After be designated for assignment by the Mets earlier this week, Gary Sánchez has reported to the San Diego Padres at the major league level. The Padres sent down Brett Sullivan to Triple-A El Paso to put Sánchez on their roster. Sánchez went 1-for-4 in his Padres debut Tuesday.
The Mets have acquired infielder Tyler White from the Minnesota Twins and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse, according to MMO‘s Michael Mayer. White was hitting .259, with a .386 OBP and .414 slugging in Triple-A this year for the Twins. He last played in the majors in 2019 and has 26 major league homers.
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MLB has announced the NL and AL Players of the Week. Cincinnati Reds Matt McLain and Seattle Mariners Julio Rodriguez each earned the honor this past week.
McLain went a solid 15-for-31 last week for a .484 batting average. He slugged .774 and hit two home runs, three doubles and collected seven RBIs.
Rodriguez batted .467 and had six extra-base hits of his 14 total hits. He also collected seven RBIs this past week.
MLB.com and writer Jonathan Mayo released their list of the top 200 draft prospects. The list was comprised of high school and colligate talents from around the U.S. and voted upon by executives from around MLB.
1. Dylan Crews, OF, LSU
2. Paul Skenes, RHP, LSU
3. Wyatt Langford, OF, Florida
4. Walker Jenkins, OF, South Brunswick (N.C.) HS
5. Max Clark, OF, Franklin (Ind.) HS
6. Chase Dollander, RHP, Tennessee
7. Jacob Wilson, SS, Grand Canyon
8. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
9. Arjun Nimmala, SS, Strawberry Crest (Fla.) HS
10. Kyle Teel, C, Virginia
The Baltimore Orioles have signed former New York Yankee Aaron Hicks to a major league contract following a move that placed Cedric Mullins on the 10-day injured list with a right groin strain. Hicks will wear number 34 for the O’s.
Speaking of the Padres, Diamond Sports Group, which owns Bally Sports, had until the end of today to pay the Padres their scheduled rights fee and has decided not to do so, according to Alden Gonzalez of ESPN. Tonight will mark the final Padres game that airs on Bally Sports. Moving forward, MLB is expected to take control of broadcasts.
MLB will air Padres games free on MLB.tv thru Sunday, then in-market fans can pay a lesser rate, with no blackouts. Padres games will also be available thru several cable outlets, like DirecTV, AT&T and Fubo. The in-game and on-air talent remains the same.
The Detroit Tigers have described Eduardo Rodriguez‘s injury as a left index pulley rupture, according to Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic. The injury occurred after Rodriguez’s last outing when he felt discomfort. Rodriguez had received an MRI to confirm the injury. He will rest for about 7-10 days and be reevaluated to begin throwing.
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Ricky Keeler profiles outfielder Matt Rudick of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
On This Date in Mets History
1991: Mets trade Tim Teufel to San Diego.
Birthdays: Gerson Bautista (28), Joe Orsulak (61), Dwight Bernard (71)
