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The Mets are set to begin a three-game series with the Padres tonight. This will be the first meeting between the two teams since the Padres ended the Mets’ season in the Wild Card Series last October. Max Scherzer (1-1 6.35 ERA) will look to get his season on track against Yu Darvish (0-0 1.80 ERA). Darvish pitched seven innings of one-run ball in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series to earn the win, and he has never lost to the Mets in eight regular-season starts against them, going 5-0 with a 2.56 ERA. Including the postseason, the Padres won six of their nine matchups with the Mets in 2022. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.
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Carlos Carrasco struggled again, giving up six runs, six hits, and three walks in 4 2/3 innings and the Mets left 10 men on base as they dropped their series finale with the Marlins, 7-2. Carrasco was undone by the long ball, surrendering a three-run homer to Bryan De La Cruz in the first inning and a two-run homer to Garrett Cooper in the fifth. Starling Marte left the game early after he slid into the knee of Jean Segura while stealing a base. Marte was diagnosed with a strain in his neck and is listed as day-to-day.
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The Rays continued their scorching hot start by defeating the A’s 11-0, improving their record to 9-0. Even more impressively, Tampa Bay owns a +57 run differential, which is the best mark through nine games since 1900 and the third-best all-time. The only marks better than that are the 1884 St. Louis Maroons (+78) and the New York Gothams (+63).
Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz suffered a fractured ankle after an awkward slide into home plate during Pittsburgh’s game against the White Sox on Sunday. White Sox catcher Seby Zavala appeared to say something to Cruz after the play, which caused the benches to empty.
The Reds traded left-hander Bennett Sousa to the Brewers in exchange for international cap space and cash considerations. Sousa made 25 appearances with the White Sox in 2022, pitching to an 8.41 ERA.
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On This Date in Mets History
1969: Tommie Agee hits two homers, including one into the upper deck in Shea Stadium, and Gary Gentry tosses 8 2/3 innings as the Mets beat the Expos, 4-2.
2008: Ángel Pagán hits a walk-off single off Tom Gordon in the 12th inning as the Mets take their second straight from the Phillies, 4-3.
2018: Trailing 6-4 in the top of the eighth inning, Wilmer Flores and Asdrubal Cabrera homer off Kyle Barraclough to tie the game, and Yoenis Céspedes‘ two-run double off Brad Ziegler gets the Mets their seventh win in a row. They improve to 9-1 in the young season.
