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Ronald Acuña Jr. revealed on the Kay-Rod cast Sunday night that he may be headed to the injured list. The star outfielder fouled a pitch off his foot in Saturday’s game, prompting him to be removed from the lineup. The 24-year-old suffered a torn ACL last summer and has only played in 43 games this season as a result. Acuña has been good when healthy, racking up 1.6 rWAR and having already stolen 13 bases.
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The Mets dropped their series finale with the Marlins, 3-2. David Peterson pitched seven strong innings allowing just four hits and two runs with a season-high eight strikeouts, but the offense went just 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position. Nick Fortes smacked a walk-off homer off Adam Ottavino with two outs in the ninth. With the Braves’ loss to the Dodgers, however, the Mets remain five games ahead in the NL East. They now have an off day before welcoming the Astros to Flushing for two games.
Max Scherzer is set to make another rehab start for Binghamton, facing off against Hartford on Tuesday. The 37-year-old threw 65 pitches in 3 1/3 innings last Tuesday, striking out six and walking none.
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A brawl broke out between the Angels and Mariners in Anaheim, resulting in eight ejections. The fracas started after Andrew Wantz hit Jesse Winker with a pitch, and Winker began shouting at Angels manager Phil Nevin.
Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson is joining the coaching staff at LSU, a stunning turn of events for a team that currently sits in first place in their division. Johnson has been with the Twins for four years and has previously coached for Arkansas and Mississippi State.
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James Villani recaps the Mets’ loss in Miami.
Daniel M. breaks down Binghamton’s impressive win in his recap of how the Mets’ minor-league affiliates performed.
On This Date in Mets History
1992: The Mets win 2-1 on a Howard Johnson walk-off homer. All three runs in the game are scored on homers, and John Franco picks up his sixth win of the year.
1993: Anthony Young drops his 24th straight decision, setting an all-time MLB record.
2008: In the first game of a day-night, two-stadium doubleheader, Carlos Delgado drives in nine runs at Yankee Stadium, leading the Mets to a 15-6 victory. Delgado hit a two-run double, grand slam, and a three-run homer.
Birthdays: Ricardo Jordan (52), Chris Woodward (46)
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