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Juan Soto-less Mets shut out as Marlins deliver gut-punch walk-off grand slam for fourth straight loss

Nypost · · 554 words · By Mike Puma
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Mets went from sluggish to comatose in a 4-0 loss that completed the Marlins’ three-game sweep”
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The provided web search results for claim 0 are generic travel guides and Wikipedia entries about the city of Miami; they contain no information regarding a baseball game or a series sweep between the Mets and Marlins.
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web search NEUTRAL — When World War II began, Miami became a base for U.S. defense against German submarines due to its prime location on the southern coast of Florida. This brought an increase in Miami's population; 172,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 31, 2025 · In this travel guide, Goldberg shares some of her favorite activities and tips to make the most of your Miami vacation. From the glamorous to the laid-back, Miami offers visitors a wide…
https://travel.usnews.com/Miami_FL/Things_To_Do/
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web search NEUTRAL — Things to Do in Miami, Florida: See Tripadvisor's 625,786 traveler reviews and photos of Miami tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in June. We have reviews of the best places …
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g34438-Activities-Mi…
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“Heriberto Hernandez’s walk-off grand slam against Devin Williams sent the Mets to a fourth straight loss”
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The evidence provided includes general news homepages and a snippet about Devin Williams' adjustment, but there is no mention of a walk-off grand slam by Heriberto Hernandez.
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web search NEUTRAL — Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
https://www.nytimes.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — "Dennis Kucinich suffers defeat in Ohio primary race".
https://nationalpost.com/category/news/
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin Williams gave everyone an insight as to what's fueling his hot streak off the bullpen for the Mets after a rough 4 games in mid-April.Devin Williams must have been raring to get a fresh start af…
https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/new-york-mets/mets-devin-willia…
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“they completed a 2-5 road trip”
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While one source mentions a road trip being 'swept' and another mentions a 7-game road trip, there is no specific evidence confirming a final record of 2-5 for a particular road trip.
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web search NEUTRAL — On September 17, Dom Hamel became the 46th pitcher used by the Mets in 2025, setting a new MLB record for the most pitchers used by a single team in one season, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_New_York_Mets_season
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago ... Mets rookie first basemen Pete “The Punisher “ Alonso is one HR away from breaking Mark McGwire's MLB rookie HR record for most HR's before June ...
https://www.facebook.com/SNY/posts/the-mets-begin-a-7-game-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 19, 2026 ... 679 likes, 49 comments - mets_batflip2 on April 19, 2026: "11 straight losses. 7-15. Swept on the road trip. Not even competitive. LGM ".
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXU-vd9DvM9/
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“Christopher Morel’s leadoff double against Williams, who had a streak of 10 straight scoreless appearances snapped”
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One source confirms Devin Williams had 10 consecutive scoreless appearances, but there is no evidence in the provided text that Christopher Morel hit a leadoff double to snap that streak.
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin Williams (4).How many hits does Christopher Morel have? Christopher Morel has 4 hits this season and has 355 hits over his career.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morelch01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — Devin Williams overcomes A.J. Ewing’s miscue to lock down save in Mets’ win.The group, including Williams, combined for four scoreless innings Thursday. “They are aggressive, they are attacking hitter…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/21/sports/devin-williams-overcome…
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web search NEUTRAL — With a one-run lead, Williams locked in, striking out the next batter before inducing a groundout from the red-hot Keibert Ruiz to end the game. That's now 10 consecutive scoreless appearances for Dev…
https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi/devin-williams-powering-met…
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“the Mets loaded the bases with an intentional walk to Xavier Edwards”
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The evidence mentions an intentional walk to James Wood and a general mention of loading bases in a different game against the Nationals, but no evidence confirms an intentional walk to Xavier Edwards.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 29, 2025 ... Nationals budding star James Wood is just 22 years old. He has played 163 games in the Major Leagues.
https://www.mlb.com/news/james-wood-intentionally-walked-fou…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago ... A Sunday afternoon here at LoanDepot Park where the Miami Marlins, sporting those teal tops, are shooting for a three-game sweep of the New York ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYuv9HOu2F2/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 30, 2026 ... ... walked to load the bases. While Peterson managed to get the second out on another strikeout, he then walked in a run with designated hitter ...
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/mlb/mets-cubs-dodgers-card…
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“Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup because of illness”
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The search results for 'Juan' returned unrelated individuals (Juan Moreno, Juan Naya, Juan Jiménez) and no information regarding Juan Soto being scratched due to illness.
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web search NEUTRAL — International manager with extensive working experience in Europe, North and South… · Experiencia: COREangels SportsTech · Educación: Universidad de Piura · Ubicación: Barcelona · Más de 500 contactos…
https://es.linkedin.com/in/juanmoreno
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web search NEUTRAL — As a dreamer, being in such an exciting and inspiring project as ISDIN allows me to… · Experiencia: ISDIN · Ubicación: Barcelona y alrededores · Más de 500 contactos en LinkedIn. Ver el perfil de Juan…
https://es.linkedin.com/in/juan-naya
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web search NEUTRAL — Wholesale Banking & Capital Markets Innovation | Strategy & Business Development | Fintech & VC Advisor | Blockchain & Crypto | Angel Investor · With over two decades of experience across financial se…
https://es.linkedin.com/in/juan-jiménez-zaballos-1a36a7a
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“Soto has a 1.342 OPS with six homers over his last 10 games”
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One StatMuse result explicitly confirms Juan Soto had 6 homers between May 14 and May 24, 2026. However, the specific OPS of 1.342 is not explicitly detailed in the snippet, though the homer count is verified by one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Between May 14, 2026 and May 24, 2026, Juan Soto has smashed the most homers, with 6 homers.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/last-10-days-homerun-leader…
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web search NEUTRAL — Abbr. Definition. BA, Batting average, BAA, Batting average against. HR, Home run, CG, Complete game. OPS, On ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 4 players are tied for the most hits in their last 10 games this season, with 16 hits. The first three are Luis Arraez, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Ketel Marte.
https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-hits-by-a-mlb-player-l…
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“MJ Melendez took Soto’s lineup spot”
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Evidence confirms Juan Soto plays for the Mets and MJ Melendez is a concern for the team, but there is no specific evidence that Melendez took Soto's spot in a particular lineup.
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web search NEUTRAL — Juan José Soto Pacheco (born October 25, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Soto
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web search NEUTRAL — Alex Verdugo speaks with Meredith Marakovits before tonight's game against the Dodgers discussing Juan Soto, his approach at the plate, tonight's game and so...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qao2AG8FqsU
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web search NEUTRAL — Melendez battled through the at-bat, but ultimately chased a fastball well outside the strike zone, finishing the series 0-for-6. The keys are there for the Mets to find a better option. Now, it’s jus…
https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/onsi/mets-solution-mj-melendez-c…
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“Christian Scott had his best outing this season, allowing only four hits and two walks over 5 2/3 innings”
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“The right-hander struck out five and departed with the game scoreless”
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“Scott loaded the bases in the third with one out, allowing a single to Javier Sanoja and walks to Hicks and Edwards before striking out Owen Caissie and retiring Kyle Stowers”
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“Scott also eluded trouble in the fourth, striking out Morel and retiring Sanoja after Conor Norby got plunked with one out”
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“Otto Lopez reached on an infield single leading off”
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“In the second, Hayden Senger was retired for the final out after a two-out walk to Tyrone Taylor”
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“Marcus Semien started the inning by reaching on Sanoja’s throwing error”
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“In the fourth Brett Baty singled and Melendez walked before Taylor was retired for the final out”
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“Bo Bichette and A.J. Ewing reached on consecutive singles in the fifth before Vientos became the final out”
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“In the sixth, Baty drew a leadoff walk before Semien grounded into a double play”
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“Carson Benge walked and stole second in the seventh, but was left stranded at third when Ewing struck out to conclude the frame”
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“Ewing threw a strike to the plate in the bottom of the inning to nail Sanoja attempting to score from second on Edwards’ single through the middle against Brooks Raley”
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“The Marlins loaded the bases with two outs on Caissie’s infield single before Raley retired Stowers”
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“Melendez singled leading off the ninth, but pinch-runner Nick Morabito got thrown out attempting to steal second”
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