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The Mets fell to the Diamondbacks 2-1 in Phoenix on a night where the bats fell silent once again. Clay Holmes had another strong outing, yielding just two runs over 5 2/3 innings of work and Austin Warren and Craig Kimbrel combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, but the Mets managed just three hits off Merrill Kelly and Holmes was saddled with the loss.
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Huascar Brazobán will serve as the opener for the Mets today in their rubber game against the Diamondbacks with David Peterson as the bulk pitcher behind him.
Bo Bichette has already had several hard-hit balls go for outs in this series and his hard-hit rate and exit velocity suggest that his underperformance thus far in 2026 is at least partially due to bad luck. That is further backed by the fact that the defensive runs saved against him is the best in the league, which was mentioned on last night’s FOX broadcast. “It feels like every day there’s one at-bat when he hits a rocket and somebody is making a play,” manager Carlos Mendoza said before last night’s game. “I am not worried about him. The ball is going to find holes. He’s too good a hitter.”
Tobias Myers, who earned his first career save on Friday night, has been a versatile Swiss Army Knife for the Mets, writes Laura Albanese of Newsday.
“We’re not in the place that we should be,” Ron Darling said to Jon Heyman and Joel Sherman on their podcast on his relationship with former teammate Lenny Dykstra ahead of the 1986 championship reunion later this summer.
The Mets signed right-hander Xzavion Curry to a minor league deal, per MLB Trade Rumors. He began this season with the Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League and was in the Rockies organization last year after stints with the Guardians (who drafted him) and Marlins before that.
Around the National League East
Longtime Braves manager and Hall of Famer Bobby Cox passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Tributes rolled in from across the baseball world yesterday. “Bobby Cox led one of the greatest eras of sustained excellence in baseball history,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.
The Braves honored Cox with a 7-2 win over the Dodgers behind a strong start from Spencer Strider.
The Nationals rallied for three runs in the ninth, but it wasn’t enough to catch the Marlins, who hit three homers in an 8-7 victory in this NL East showdown. Jakob Marsee’s go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth was the decisive hit for Miami.
The Nationals have completely overhauled their developmental approach under this new front office regime. And it’s working.
The struggling Alec Bohm broke out for two home runs and four RBIs in the Phillies’ 9-3 win over the Rockies.
Bryce Harper was removed from last night’s game in the bottom of the first inning due to a migraine.
Around Major League Baseball
MLB.com honored all of the baseball moms in celebration of Mother’s Day today.
The Cleveland Guardians acquired catcher Patrick Bailey from the Giants in a trade yesterday in exchange for the No. 29 pick in this year’s draft (a competitive-balance pick) and left-handed pitching prospect Matt “Tugboat” Wilkinson.
The Twins placed starter Taj Bradley on the injured list yesterday with right pectoralis muscle inflammation.
Giants ace and workhorse Logan Webb is spending a rare stint on the injured list as well with right knee bursitis.
In an electric moment, Bobby Witt Jr. sped around the bases for an inside-the-park home run in the Royals’ 5-1 victory over the Tigers at home.
Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue
In a new episode of Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series, Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discuss whether two series wins in a row really changes anything for the Mets.
Seth Ashby explored whether MJ Melendez’s surprising level of production for the Mets is sustainable.
This Date in Mets History
On this date in 2000, the late, great Rickey Henderson took his 10,000th career at-bat, becoming just the 21st player in baseball history to do so.
