Mets Morning News: Mets embarrassed by Nationals
Your Thursday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets The Mets got blown out by the Nationals behind duel stinkers by David Peterson and Sean Manaea. The loss drops them to 10-20, which is the worst record in all of baseball. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue , Daily News , Faith and Fear in Flushing , MLB.
com , Newsday , NY Post Luis Robert Jr. ’s back is not getting any better, and an IL stint is a possibility for the outfielder. The Mets lost Pete Alonso and have not effectively replaced him with the rotating cast of characters at first base.
The team’s offense is still a disaster, so where does the coaching staff even begin to try and fix it? The Mets will need more than just Juan Soto if they want to get back on track. Kodai Senga has no timetable for his return with the back issue that put him on the IL after his last start.
Around the National League East The Braves took down the Tigers with a 4-3 walk-off win. The Marlins squeaked out a win against the Dodgers with an unassisted double play to end the game. The Phillies have dug themselves a deep hole , but Don Mattingly could the right person to get them out of it.