Morning Briefing: The First-Place Phillies Come to Town

Good morning, Mets fans!

I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed watching the Mets play some productive baseball in enemy territory, aka Truist Park.

The Mets beat the Braves in a three-game set over the weekend, but they dropped the final game on Sunday afternoon.

Mark Vientos started the afternoon with a bang, launching a 402-foot two-run homer in the top of the second inning to open the scoring. Vientos is hitting .357/.387/.964 with five home runs and 11 RBIs over his last seven games.

The Braves responded with two runs in the sixth on a Sean Murphy single, and then two more runs in the eighth on a Jurickson Profar single. The Braves would hang on from there, winning the final game of the series 4-3.

The Mets are seven games behind the Phillies in the NL East, and have a 1.5-game lead over the Reds for the third Wild Card spot. The Phillies and Reds both won on Sunday.

New York now welcomes the first-place Phillies to town for a three-game set. Kodai Senga goes up against Cristopher Sánchez at 7:10 p.m. ET. Meanwhile, the Reds go to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers. Tune it at 10:10 p.m. ET for some late-night scoreboard watching.

Latest MLB News

The Rangers announced on Sunday that Marcus Semien will be out four to six weeks due to a foot injury. Nick Deeds of MLB Trade Rumors reported that Semien has a fractured third metatarsal bone and a Lisfranc sprain in his left foot.

On Sunday, David O’Brien of The Athletic reported that Chris Sale is “penciled in” to be activated from the injured list and start against the Phillies on Saturday the 30th. The lefty ace won the Cy Young Award in 2024, but has been on the injured list for almost two months now.

On Sunday the Angels placed first baseman Nolan Schanuel on the 10-day injured list with a left wrist contusion. The team will recall outfielder Matthew Lugo as a roster replacement.

The Twins recalled RHP Taj Bradley from Triple-A St. Paul. They DFA’d RHP Erasmo Ramirez as a corresponding move.

Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported that the Twins will face off against the Phillies in the 2026 Field of Dreams game.

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Kai Chang recaps the Mets’ major league action from Saturday.

On This Date in Mets History

1985: Dwight Gooden became the youngest pitcher to ever win 20 games in a season, doing it at 20 years old. He earned the historic victory in a six -nning matchup against the San Diego Padres at Shea Stadium.

1971: Jerry Koosman pitched a complete game and led the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Giants.

1964: The Mets TIED the Cincinnati Reds 3-3. The game was called due to darkness.

Born on This Date: Deven Marrero (1990), Pedro Feliciano (1976), Gary Matthews (1974), Shaun Fitzmaurice (1942), and Choo-Choo Coleman (1935).

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