Austin Warren allows costly homer in rare bullpen hiccup as Mets fall to Padres

Nypost · Jun 07, 2026 · 810 words · By Mike Puma

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Add The New York Post on GoogleSAN DIEGO — Austin Warren has become indispensable to the Mets bullpen based on his versatility and success, but Saturday night brought maybe his most glaring hiccup this season.

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Claim 1: “McLean... lowered his ERA to 3.98, departing after 101 pitches”

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While one source mentions a pitch count of 101 for Nolan McLean, it is in the context of a game against the Cubs, not the Padres. No evidence confirms the 3.98 ERA specifically for the Padres game.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to Batman Begi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nolan Kay Bushnell (born February 5, 1943) is an American businessman and electrical engineer. He established Atari, Inc., and the Chuck E. Cheese chain. He has been inducted into the Video Game Hall …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963, the novel is supposedly semi-autobiographical, w…
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Claim 2: “The right-hander [Austin Warren] had pitched to a 1.33 ERA”

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A single source (AOL) explicitly states that Austin Warren had pitched to a 1.33 ERA prior to the June 6 loss to the Padres.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Austin Davis Warren (born February 5, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Warren_(baseball)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth Ann Warren (née Herring; born June 22, 1949) is an American politician and former law professor serving as the senior United States senator from Massachusetts, a seat she has held since 2013…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren High School is a public high school in Warren, Texas, United States. It is part of the Warren Independent School District, which is located in southern Tyler County and extends into a small por…
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Claim 3: “a 3-2 loss to the Padres at Petco Park”

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Two independent web sources confirm a 3-2 victory for the Padres over the Mets at Petco Park on June 6, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 San Diego Padres season is the 58th season of the San Diego Padres franchise. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_San_Diego_Padres_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West Division. The te…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The San Diego Padres were a Minor League Baseball team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) from 1936 through 1968. The team name was later given to the San …
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Claim 4: “Semien homered leading off the seventh to give the Mets a 2-1 lead”

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Claim 5: “Fernando Tatis Jr. stroked an RBI single in the third that tied it 1-1”

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Claim 6: “The right-hander [Griffin Canning] surrendered one earned run on three hits and two walks over five innings”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Griffin Canning's pitching line for this game.

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Claim 7: “Brett Baty’s RBI single in the second gave the Mets a 1-0 lead”

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Claim 8: “a bullpen that began the day with a 3.19 ERA that ranked third in the National League and fifth in MLB”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic homepages for Google News, Fox News, and CNN, and general Wikipedia entries for the Mets. No specific ERA statistics for the bullpen were found in the evidence.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 New York Mets season was the 64th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 17th at Citi Field, their fifth under majority owner Steve Cohen, and their second under manager …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Mets season is the 65th season of the New York Mets in Major League Baseball, their 18th at Citi Field, and their sixth under majority owner Steve Cohen. The Mets will attempt to imp…
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Claim 9: “Ewing walked with two outs in the ninth against fire-balling Mason Miller”

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Claim 10: “Carson Benge and Bichette each singled with one out in the eighth”

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Claim 11: “The blast was Semien’s seventh this season”

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Claim 12: “Austin Warren... got two fast outs in the seventh inning”

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Only one relevant source (Yahoo Sports) mentions Austin Warren getting two outs in the seventh inning of this specific game. Other results refer to different games or players.

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web search NEUTRAL — Austin Warren has become indispensable to the Mets bullpen based on his versatility and success, but Saturday night brought his most glaring hiccup.Warren got two outs in the seventh before Song’s inf…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/austin-warren-allows-costl…

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web search NEUTRAL — José Quijada tossed a scoreless sixth for the Angels. Sam Selman got the first two outs in the seventh. Then rookie Austin Warren pitched 2 ⅓ innings between the seventh and ninth — twice stranding ru…
https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-08-06/angels-defea…

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web search NEUTRAL — With two outs, tying run on second base, there was a lefty coming up and that was it right there.” But perhaps the most important outing of them all was from Austin Warren who kept the game tied in th…
https://sny.tv/articles/mets-bullpen-comes-up-big-extra-inni…

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Claim 13: “Freddy Fermin smashed a two-run homer”

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One source mentions Freddy Fermin hitting a home run as the Padres beat the Mets on June 6, 2026. Other sources mention him hitting home runs for the Royals, which is a different context.

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web search NEUTRAL — “Especially with his home runs. Then behind the plate talking, calling the game and seeing what was working. ” During his seven years in the Royals’ Minor League system, Fermin became known for his th…
https://www.mlb.com/news/freddy-fermin-hits-two-home-runs-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jake Croneworth hit a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh and Freddy Fermin foll.Rafael Devers tied it on a home run in the sixth. Jackson Merrill broke up a scoreless game with an…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5102936-freddy-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Freddy Fermin launched a two-run homer among his four hits and the Kansas City Royals pounded the White Sox 10-3 on Wednesday, extending Chicago’s franchise-record losing streak to 17 games.
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Claim 14: “Baty delivered for his 25th RBI of the season”

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Claim 15: “Griffin Canning, who pitched last season for the Mets before undergoing June surgery for a ruptured Achilles”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Griffin Canning playing for the Mets last season or having Achilles surgery in June.

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Claim 16: “the Mets fall to Padres”

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Multiple independent sources confirm the Mets lost to the Padres, including Yahoo Sports (3-2 loss) and a news report mentioning a 5-3 loss.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York Mets season was the franchise's 63rd season in Major League Baseball, their 16th at Citi Field, and their fourth under majority owner Steve Cohen. After a dismal 22–33 start to the s…
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Claim 17: “Nolan McLean recovered from an elevated pitch count early to give the Mets six innings, allowing one earned run on three hits and three walks with five strikeouts”

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MLB.com confirms McLean struck out five batters while allowing three hits and three walks. Another source mentions him yielding runs in the first but pitching six-plus innings.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nolan James McLean (born July 24, 2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... Rookie pitching sensation Nolan McLean (3-0) pitched 8 solid innings, with 6 strikeouts, and gave up only 4 hits, for a 6-0 shutout and sweep of ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 5, 2026 ... Nolan McLean yielded three runs — two earned — in six-plus innings for a victory on Sunday. ... The runs all came in the first, and that one was ...
https://www.nbcsports.com/fantasy/baseball/player-news/2026-…

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Claim 18: “McLean created trouble by walking Sung-Mun Song leading off the inning”

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