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3 days ago
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Mets and Braves play with series tied 1-1
Atlanta Braves (52-68, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (64-56, second in the NL East) New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (4-9, 6.12 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Mets: Kodai Senga (7-4, 2.30 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -192, Braves +159; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1. New York has a 64-56 record overall and a 39-22 record in home games. The Mets rank ninth in the majors with 154 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game. Atlanta has a 22-38 record in road games and a 52-68 record overall. The Braves have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .319. The matchup Thursday is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Braves have a 6-3 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has 16 doubles and 29 home runs while hitting .251 for the Mets. Pete Alonso is 16 for 41 with four doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games. Matt Olson has 30 doubles and 19 home runs while hitting .262 for the Braves. Marcell Ozuna is 9 for 30 with five home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 2-8, .257 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by nine runs Braves: 5-5, .232 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored opponents by one run INJURIES: Mets: Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (back), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Jose Siri: 60-Day IL (shin), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow) Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Ronald Acuna: 10-Day IL (calf), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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3 days ago
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Mets and Braves play with series tied 1-1
Atlanta Braves (52-68, fourth in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (64-56, second in the NL East) New York; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (4-9, 6.12 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 81 strikeouts); Mets: Kodai Senga (7-4, 2.30 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -192, Braves +159; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1. New York has a 64-56 record overall and a 39-22 record in home games. The Mets rank ninth in the majors with 154 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game. Atlanta has a 22-38 record in road games and a 52-68 record overall. The Braves have the eighth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .319. The matchup Thursday is the 10th time these teams square off this season. The Braves have a 6-3 advantage in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Juan Soto has 16 doubles and 29 home runs while hitting .251 for the Mets. Pete Alonso is 16 for 41 with four doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games. Matt Olson has 30 doubles and 19 home runs while hitting .262 for the Braves. Marcell Ozuna is 9 for 30 with five home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 2-8, .257 batting average, 6.03 ERA, outscored by nine runs Braves: 5-5, .232 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored opponents by one run INJURIES: Mets: Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (back), Max Kranick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dedniel Nunez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 60-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Jose Siri: 60-Day IL (shin), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow) Braves: Austin Riley: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Ronald Acuna: 10-Day IL (calf), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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05-08-2025
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Mets' Kodai Senga addresses glaring issue in rough start vs. Giants
The post Mets' Kodai Senga addresses glaring issue in rough start vs. Giants appeared first on ClutchPoints. The New York Mets have now recovered their form after a brutal slump last month, and they are back on top of the NL East with a 1.5-game cushion over the Philadelphia Phillies to boot after a three-game sweep of the falling San Francisco Giants. With a record of 62-44 on the season, and 7-3 over their last 10 ballgames, the Mets are sitting pretty — with some room for improvement heading into the trade deadline. But this Mets team has very high standards. They know the level they must play at on a consistent basis if they were to contend for a World Series title, and starting pitcher Kodai Senga is certainly taking these high standards to heart. Despite allowing just three runs in five innings of work, the 32-year-old is his own harshest critic, saying that he has to clean up some of the poor pitches he threw against the Giants. 'Just a lot of uncompetitive pitches, those don't help. If I can minimize those, it's going to help moving forward,' Senga told reporters following the Mets' win through his translator, via SNY on X (formerly Twitter). Senga indeed wasn't as locked in as he usually has been this season on Sunday. Only 55 of his 92 pitches went for strikes, and he walked five batters while striking out just three. His command was wayward, although at the very least, it did not cost the Mets, as they went on to score a few late runs to wrestle back the lead away from the Giants. Prior to this start, Senga had an ERA of 1.79 on the season. His peripherals suggested a bit of a regression to the mean, and perhaps this was what happened on Sunday. Senga certainly has not been at his best for the Mets since the All-Star break, but he's eager to clean up the mistakes he made. Mets are hitting their stride The Mets have had the best record in the MLB thus far since the All-Star break, winning seven of their past nine games during that span. They have a squad that can go all the way, which should encourage team president David Stearns to be a bit aggressive in acquiring some upgrades, particularly in center field and in the bullpen, prior to the trade deadline. They did push the Los Angeles Dodgers to six games in last year's NLCS, and they have a much-improved roster this time around. It would be a missed opportunity if they were to rest on their laurels. Related: Mets rumors: New York continuing search for top-of-rotation pitcher at trade deadline Related: MLB rumors: Luis Robert Jr. not only CF Mets are eyeing at trade deadline
