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With Juan Soto in question, Mets aim to avert sweep by Padres
July 30 - After flying into San Diego with a seven-game winning streak, the New York Mets hope to fly home Wednesday with a win that would avoid a series sweep by the Padres. And the Mets might have to go about it without one of their sluggers in the lineup. Right fielder Juan Soto left Tuesday night's 7-1 loss to San Diego before the bottom of the fourth after fouling a pitch off his left foot during his at-bat in the top of the inning. Soto completed the at-bat and grounded out to second but was lifted by manager Carlos Mendoza when New York went out for defense. "It was a tough moment," Soto said of the injury. "I tried to run and push (off it) and couldn't do it. We decided not to keep pushing." Soto and the Mets may have gotten a break, and not the one that would sideline him. X-rays came back negative, according to Soto and Mendoza, although Soto's status for Wednesday afternoon's game isn't known. Pressed by reporters after the game, Soto said he wasn't feeling "anything." "We just got to get the swelling down," he said. Soto is hitting .248 with 25 homers and 62 RBIs in his first season with the Mets. His .382 on-base percentage in tied for fifth in the National League. An extended absence for Soto could be problematic for an offense that isn't getting much lately from stars such as Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso. Lindor is 8 for his last 55 and Alonso is worse at 5-for-57. Right-hander Clay Holmes (9-5, 3.40 ERA) will take the mound for the Mets on Wednesday, looking for the first 10-win season of his career. He is coming off an 8-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday after he allowed one run on six hits in five innings. He is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in eight relief appearances lifetime against San Diego. The Padres will counter with right-hander Yu Darvish (0-3, 9.18), who has struggled since returning from the injured list on July 7. Darvish was hammered Thursday during a 9-7 loss in St. Louis, permitting eight runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings with two walks and three strikeouts. He is 5-1 with a 3.23 ERA in 10 career starts against New York. But San Diego enters Wednesday with a four-game winning streak that's seen its offense score 26 runs, finally getting production from the bottom of the lineup. Catcher Elias Diaz walked off the Mets on Monday night and slashed a two-run double Tuesday night to start a five-run seventh inning, while Jose Iglesias added two hits and a walk. "Guys are doing the little things, and they are leading to the big things," Padres manager Mike Shildt said. "We've been able to add on. ... We've got a lot in our bag right now." --Field Level Media
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Mets' win streak snapped by Padres despite clutch home runs from Vientos, Mauricio
SAN DIEGO — Gregory Soto was in the pressure-cooker for the second straight night, but the Mets newly-acquired reliever could not escape this time around. After Ronny Mauricio jolted the Mets back to life with a game-tying solo home run off Padres closer Robert Suarez in the top of the ninth inning, the Padres wasted no time mounting a response for a second time on Monday evening. Soto gave up a pair of hits and committed an errant throw to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Jose Iglesias, opening the door for Elias Diaz to deliver a walk-off RBI single into right field and drop the Mets, 7-6, on Monday night at Petco Park. "Didn't make a play on a bunt and then with two outs, Diaz got him," Carlos Mendoza said. "But I thought he threw strikes. Life on the fastball. Yeah, they just got him there after we didn't make a play." It ended a topsy-turvy game, which saw the Mets lead by as many as four runs and fall behind in the very next half inning. Mendoza was forced to watch from the clubhouse for the final six and a half innings after being ejected in the top of the third inning. Mauricio's emotional home run was quickly erased in the next half inning, as well, as the Mets saw their seven-game win streak snapped as they fell to 62-45 on the season. "Both teams battled. You're talking about two playoff teams," Mark Vientos said. "I thought it was a great game. It was a pretty long game too. I think we were going back and forth, and they just came out on top today." Frankie Montas, Huascar Brazoban unravel in fifth Frankie Montas worked through trouble in the second and third innings with minimal damage, but could not avoid the big inning in the fifth. After stranding the bases loaded in the second and allowing one earned run on a hit by pitch, walk and RBI single to Xander Bogaerts in the third, Montas could not protect a 5-1 lead in the fifth. Fernando Tatis Jr. led off the frame with a double that careened off Brett Baty's leg at second base. Then, Luis Arraez tagged a two-run home run high off the right-field foul pole. Montas' night ended at 4⅓ innings after he gave up two more hits in the frame. "To be honest, I didn't think I was hitting my spots how I wanted to," Montas said. "They're a really good hitting team when you're falling behind in the count and force you to come into the zone. They're gonna put a good swing on the ball." Huascar Brazoban fizzled under the pressure and a major missed chance. He recorded one out but then was late to cover first base on a sliding play by Pete Alonso that scored a run for the home side. The Padres collected back-to-back RBI singles from Bryce Johnson and Diaz to take a 6-5 lead. "It felt like the game kind of got fast on him after that," Mendoza said. "He hesitated, didn't cover, gave them an extra out and when you're giving good teams extra outs, they're going to make you pay and that was the case today." In a miserable fifth inning for the Mets, the Padres collected five earned runs on seven hits and sent up 11 batters. An adversary behind the plate The frustration boiled to the surface for Juan Soto in the top of the third inning. After striking out in the opening inning against the Padres' Dylan Cease, Soto worked through an eight-pitch at-bat two frames later. Soto took offense to a called strike on a knuckle curve outside the zone and then was fired up further after he struck out looking at a pitch in a similar spot. Mendoza came to Soto's defense and was ejected from the game by home-plate umpire Emil Jimenez. It led to John Gibbons managing the remainder of the game for the Mets. "He had a rough night. There's no way to sugar-coat it there, especially when you're talking about a couple of at-bats there from Soto — some key at-bats," Mendoza said. "You're talking about one of the best hitters in game and you're taking the bat away from him. "I felt like that first at-bat (in the third), Nim struck out on three pitches that weren't close, so he just had a bad night." Soto nearly came unhinged after another strikeout looking on a pitch outside the zone in the top of the seventh inning as Gibbons usher the outfielder away once again. Mark Vientos' first career grand slam erased The Mets grabbed a stranglehold of the game in the top of the fifth inning but could not hold on. One inning after Mark Vientos was robbed of a potential two-run home run by Tatis at the right-field fence, the Mets designated hitter sent a pitch where it could not be retrieved. With two outs and the bases loaded, Vientos battled to a full count and then ripped an outside fastball into the crowd in right field for his first career home run. "Felt good at the plate," Vientos said. "Got two pitches to hit in the location I was looking for and put a good swing on it." Despite a rocky opening half of the season for Vientos, which saw him face a monthlong hamstring injury and struggle to a .223/.280/.361 slash line, he has began to find his form in the season half. Vientos finished Monday night's game 2-for-4 with a run and four RBI. He has now collected a hit in seven straight games, driving in seven runs. This article originally appeared on NY Mets: Mark Vientos grand slam, Ronny Mauricio ninth-inning HR not enough
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Carlos Mendoza ejected after Juan Soto was called out on a questionable strike three
New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected against the Padres on Monday night after defending Juan Soto, who was arguing a strike three call made by the home plate umpire.
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Mets manager Carlos Mendoza ejected in third inning of Monday's game vs. Padres
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected in the third inning of Monday's game vs. the San Diego Padres after arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Emil Jimenez. Jimenez called Juan Soto out looking on a curve that got the outside part of the plate, and Soto immediately expressed his frustration with the call. Mendoza then came out to defend Soto and was tossed. This is a developing story and will be updated...
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2 days ago
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Carlos Mendoza on Pete Alonso defense, Mark Vientos resurgence and David Peterson poise after Mets win
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza says that Pete Alonso "doesn't get enough credit for his defense" after his leaping grab in the ninth inning preserved the Mets' 2-1 win. Mendoza credited Mark Vientos for coming through with his two-run double after striking out with bases loaded earlier in the game. The manager was also impressed by the poise of David Peterson, who continued his All-Star caliber season.
