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Morning Briefing: Mets’ Division Lead Shrinks to a Game

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets enter today’s action with their division down to just one game after the Braves beat the Nationals, 8-0. Righty Bryce Elder threw a complete-game shutout while Marcell Ozuna, Matt Olson, and Orlando Arcia all hit homers. With the Mets having a day off, their magic number to clinch the division remains at eight with eight games left in the regular season....

Morning Briefing: Mets’ Division Lead Shrinks Back To 1.5 Games

Good morning, Mets fans. Jacob deGrom was roughed up on Saturday as the Mets fell to the Athletics 10-4 in what was deGrom’s roughest outing since 2019. He struck out just five and gave up five runs across four innings before Buck Showalter handed the game to the bullpen. With the Mets losing, and the Braves taking a victory over the Phillies, the Braves are now just 1.5 games behind the...