Mets offense wakes up late to rally by Giants for third straight win
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“The Mets waited most of the afternoon to start their offensive engine, but once it revved, their chances of leaving Oracle Park with anything short of a series victory dissipated.”
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— The 2026 New York Mets season will be 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 t…
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— The 2026 San Francisco Giants season is the 144th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, their 69th year in San Francisco, and their 27th at Oracle Park.
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— Oracle Park is a ballpark in the South Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. Since 2000, it has been the home of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). The …
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“One at-bat after another in the eighth inning they persisted, placing pitches in all corners of the field until four runs had scored, to help secure a 5-2 victory over the Giants.”
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“The Mets won their third straight to complete a 4-3 road trip.”
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“Luis Torrens’ pinch-hit double brought in the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth before the Mets added runs.”
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“Mark Vientos and Marcus Semien each with a run-scoring hit, allowing a cushion for Luke Weaver and Devin Williams, who pitched the final two scoreless innings.”
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“Jared Young, who had already delivered three hits in the game, wasn’t permitted to face lefty reliever Erik Miller in the seventh with runners on second and third with one out.”
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“Torrens, who worked the at-bat to eight pitches before slicing a changeup just inside the right field line, scoring both runners.”
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“Torrens scored when Matt Chapman threw away Vientos’ grounder. The go-ahead rally was complete on Semien’s RBI double.”
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“Jorge Polanco and Luis Robert Jr., whose double and single, respectively, ignited the comeback.”
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“Kodai Senga allowed two earned runs on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks over 5 ²/₃ innings.”
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“Senga took a shutout into the sixth but was undermined by two bloop hits sandwiched around Chapman’s game-tying double.”
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“Huascar Brazobán gave the Mets 1 ¹/₃ scoreless innings in relief before Weaver and Williams handled the rest.”
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“Vientos’ sizzling stretch continued with an RBI single in the second that gave the Mets a 1-0 lead. Vientos, who reached base a combined seven times in the previous two games, began the day batting .471.”
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“Robert and Young singled in succession before Vientos delivered against Logan Webb for a third straight hit to begin the inning.”
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“Semien’s ensuing double-play grounder thwarted any dreams of a big inning.”
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“Senga struck out six of eight batters to begin his afternoon, utilizing the forkball as his weapon of choice.”
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“Luis Arraez’s 10-pitch at-bat culminated with a leadoff single in the fourth, but Senga got Chapman to ground into a double play.”
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“Rafael Devers walked, and Senga got Heliot Ramos to hit into a fielder’s choice.”
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“Jerar Encarnacion hit a shot off the left field fence, but Young fielded it and threw out Encarnacion.”
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“Chapman hit an RBI double in the sixth inning to tie the game.”
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“Patrick Bailey singled and stole second before Chapman’s double.”
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“Devers’ bloop single gave the Giants a 2-1 lead.”
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“Young doubled leading off the seventh for his third hit.”
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“Vientos’ fly out advanced Young to third.”
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“Semien struck out after a disputed check swing, drawing manager Mendoza’s ire.”
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“Carson Benge walked and stole second, and Francisco Alvarez reached on catcher’s interference.”
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“Lindor grounded out with the bases loaded.”
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“The Mets wasted a go-ahead opportunity in the seventh.”
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