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42 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Marcell Ozuna continues to DH as Braves face Mets
The lineups are out for tonight's contest between the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets and as far as the Braves are concerned, well, it is a lineup, I'll give 'em that. We've gotten a bit used to seeing 'Imagine if someone told you that this would be the lineup in March' scenarios throughout this entire season and this continues to be the case as tonight's lineup shows. Here's the look for the Braves: The main change here is that Drake Baldwin is getting the start at catcher instead of Sean Murphy. Murphy will start tonight's game from the bench as Marcell Ozuna continues to get some at-bats out there. Ozuna has cracked six homers since July 28, which is keeping pace with Kyle Schwarber in that regard. He's also been hitting .314/.457/.829 during that span, which covers 45 plate appearances. It makes sense that he's in the lineup. The top half of the lineup should be fine but once you get to a struggling Ozzie Albies, the quality dips significantly. We'll see what they can do against the Mets tonight. Speaking of, here's New York's lineup: The Mets have been playing like one of the worst teams in baseball in recent weeks so hopefully the Braves can continue to pile onto their misery tonight. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Come on and join us in the game thread once it's up, won't you?
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44 minutes ago
- New York Times
Mets move Frankie Montas to the bullpen, likely to call up prospect for Saturday start
NEW YORK — Mired in a weeks-long spiral, the New York Mets are shifting struggling starting pitcher Frankie Montas to the bullpen, paving the way for the club to promote one of its top pitching prospects for a major-league debut on Saturday. Both Nolan McLean and Brandon Sproat have pitched well at Triple-A Syracuse, setting them up as the chief candidates to take Montas' place in the rotation. McLean has been the more consistent pitcher over the course of the season, and Saturday would be his normal day to pitch. Advertisement Neither Paul Blackburn nor Tylor Megill, both on rehab assignments in the minors, would be ready in time for that start. It's been a difficult season for Montas, who signed a two-year, $34 million contract with the Mets last winter. He suffered a right lat strain in spring training and missed the first three months of the season. He was hit hard even in his rehab assignment, and he has labored to put together good starts at the major-league level. In Montas' last game on Saturday, the Mets used an opener ahead of him, and he recorded just nine outs in what became New York's sixth consecutive loss. For the season, Montas owns a 6.38 ERA in eight games (seven starts). 'We need to see consistency,' manager Carlos Mendoza said. 'It's been a battle for him. He understands where we're at in the season.' The Mets' third-round pick in 2023, McLean, originally a two-way player, has taken off as a pitcher since he ditched hitting last summer. Since being promoted to Triple A in early May, McLean has posted a 2.78 ERA and held opponents under a .200 average and .300 slugging percentage. He's permitted more than two runs twice in 16 Triple-A starts. Sproat entered the season as New York's top pitching prospect — someone likely to be on call in case of an injury early in the year. The Mets' initial starting depth held, and Sproat struggled to begin the season with Syracuse, enough for Blade Tidwell to get the call ahead of him back in May. Sproat, however, has been on a heater since his last start of June. In a span of seven starts, he's allowed five earned runs in 39 innings while striking out close to 30 percent of opposing hitters. While McLean would be on normal five days' rest for Saturday, Sproat's last outing was on Thursday. He'd need to either sit for an extended period of time or see abbreviated action early this week ahead of a big-league debut Saturday. Advertisement The Mets' starting staff had been the strength of the team through the first two and a half months of the season; in mid-June, it led the majors in ERA by a considerable margin. But over the last two months, the rotation has dragged the Mets down. New York is 25th in the majors in rotation ERA in that span, and no starter outside of David Peterson has finished even the sixth inning over those two months. Losers of seven straight, 11 of 12 and 31 of 49 entering Tuesday, the Mets are hopeful that either McLean or Sproat can provide them with the kind of boost of energy brought last May by Mark Vientos and José Iglesias, or late last season by Luisangel Acuña. Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
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- Newsweek
Carlos Mendoza Makes Bold Frankie Montas Decision For Mets' Postseason Push
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The New York Mets have been on quite a losing skid recently, and they desperately need to make a change. With starter Frankie Montas struggling tremendously this season, it quickly became clear that manager Carlos Mendoza couldn't continue to use him every fifth day. Montas has allowed four or more earned runs in four of his eight starts. Still, the Mets are 3-5 in games started by Montas. The righty's strikeout numbers aren't horrible, but his hits allowed are up, and he can't seem to keep the ball in the ballpark. As a result, Mendoza recently made the bold decision that the Mets were going to move the veteran pitcher to the bullpen, per Anthony DiComo of MLB. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Frankie Montas #47 of the New York Mets looks on during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on August 03, 2025 in the... NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 03: Frankie Montas #47 of the New York Mets looks on during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field on August 03, 2025 in the Queens borough of New York City. MoreMontas has thrown out of the bullpen before. He's done so once for the Mets this year already. Before that, he hadn't pitched out of the bullpen since he did so one time with the New York Yankees in 2023. In 2017, Montas was strictly used out of the bullpen by the then-Oakland Athletics. Now, the righty will transition back as the Mets opt to replace him with a better option in the starting rotation. It's clear this is the right move to make. Montas isn't helping the Mets win games as a starter, and they need to find somebody who can. Rather than cut him, New York is giving him an opportunity to transition to the bullpen down the stretch to help the team win games. It could work, but with how poorly he's thrown this year, there's a chance he's shelled out of the bullpen, too. More MLB: Phillies Predicted To Demote Young Pitcher When Jose Alvarado Returns
