Canning and Mets beat Dodgers 6-1
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With the Mets on their way to a win over the Dodgers on Wednesday night, Juan Soto and other players let the good times roll with a game of bottle flip that was captured on camera.
Griffin Canning was hardly in grave danger when Shohei Ohtani stepped to the plate in the fifth inning Wednesday at Dodger Stadium, but with the way Canning was pitching, it was the thorniest spot he
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman’s hit a fly to deep left field which was misplayed by Brandon Nimmo. The Mets outfielder twisted around and apparently lost sight of the ball as it dropped on the warning track next to him.
Francisco Lindor and the New York Mets will face Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, with the first two games of the series going to extras.
For the most part, what happens in individual games in the regular season doesn't have much bearing on potential postseason scenarios. But there are special cases, as exemplified in the NLCS rematch between the Dodgers and Mets.
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On Tuesday, MLB insider Jeff Passan of ESPN released his early trade deadline preview. In it, he identified the Mets as an “Acquirer,” a team in aggressive pursuit of players. The player Passan believes is the “best fit” for the Mets: Baltimore Orioles centerfielder Cedric Mullins.
The New York Mets came into this season as a postseason contender and a real threat in the NL East, a division they haven’t won since they went to the World Series in 2015. And while the addition of $765 million man Juan Soto to a team that finished their season in the NLCS is a big reason behind the team’s high expectations,
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza gave a telling update about Mark Vientos' hamstring injury ahead of Wednesday night's game.