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San Francisco Chronicle
23-04-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Mets sweep Phillies, extend winning streak to 7 in game with play at the plate and balk that wasn't
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the short, soft hits make the big difference. His playing time limited this season, Starling Marte stepped to the plate with the chance to give the New York Mets a 4-3, 10-inning win Wednesday, a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival. His bat shattered against Jordan Romano's curveball. 'Like in 1,000 pieces,' Marte would later say through a translator. He sprayed the ball 192 feet into center field. Cal Stevenson charged but could only get to it after three bounces. 'It's the randomness of the game,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Pete Alonso, who was on second base, slid across home plate headfirst ahead of the throw. 'That's why you run like hell and slide just in case,' Alonso said. After wasting an early two-run lead, the Mets extended their winning streak to seven and finished the second-longest unbeaten homestand in team history at 7-0. The Mets have the best record in the major leagues at 18-7 and are 12-1 at home for the first time. 'This is a really tight-knit group because there's so many guys here from the year before where its like we have experience together, we have continuity," Alonso said. "And then the guys that were added, just kind of — not just talent-wise, but personality- wise, they just kind of gelled right in. It's like we've been playing together for years.' Philadelphia (13-12) has lost four straight. Last October, the Mets beat the Phillies in a four-game NL Division Series. 'We have to be better,' Phillies star Bryce Harper said. 'As a team we've got to really understand what we want to do, how we want to do it.' There was a miniseries of drama, with a play at the plate, a balk that wasn't, a 10th-inning, bases-loaded jam escape and an All-Star closer revealing one of his legs inexplicably was longer than the other. Brett Baty, faced with possible demotion to the minors if Jeff McNeil is activated from the injured list Friday, put the Mets ahead in the second inning with his first home run since last May 25, a two-run drive off Zack Wheeler in the right field second deck. Johan Rojas and Trea Turner tied the score in the fourth with RBI singles against David Peterson. Juan Soto prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the eighth inning. Nick Castellanos tried to score from second on Max Kepler's two-out single that went off the glove of diving second baseman Luisangel Acuña and into right. Soto's one-hop throw to rookie catcher Hayden Senger was slightly to the first-base side. Senger snagged the ball, lunged across the plate and tagged Castellanos, who slid feet first. Senger had no idea where the runner was, then looked at his mitt after the tag to make sure the ball was there. 'He could have been halfway down the line, and I'd look like an idiot diving towards the plate,' Senger said. Thomson called for a video review, but plate umpire Mark Wenger concluded the manager signaled past the 15-second limit. Castellanos put the Phillies ahead 3-2 with a one-out RBI single in the 10th off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz, who left with a left hip cramp after his first pitch to J.T. Realmuto. Umpires at first signaled a balk for a third disengagement from the pitching rubber, then called off the penalty after deciding Díaz stepped off because he was hurt. 'My hip got locked up. So I started walking, tried to maybe loosen it up,' Díaz said. Mets athletic training staff had worked on Díaz on Tuesday when the pitcher complained his right leg suddenly was longer than his left. 'That's normal?" Díaz remembered asking the trainer. 'He said, `No,' so he fixed my hips right away.' Thomson came onto the field trying to get the balk restored. 'That's a play that I'll have to remember to tell our pitchers: Step off third time," he said. 'Call the trainer. He'll take you out. We'll put somebody else in.' Max Kranick (2-0), who had thrown 36 pitches in Monday's series-opening 5-4 win, was summoned to take over with a 1-0 count, walked Realmuto with three straight balls and gave up Alec Bohm's single that loaded the bases. Then he retired Bryson Stott and Kepler on short flyouts. 'Today was definitely a little bit different,' Kranick said. Alonso retied the game with a one-out RBI double in the bottom half off Jordan Romano (0-1), his NL-best 26th RBI, Brandon Nimmo was intentionally walked, Mark Vientos struck out and Marte singled. 'Obviously with the circumstances that I'm currently in,' the 36-year-old, two-time All-Star said, "it feels really good to see the team smile and to come together in a win like that.'
Fox Sports
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Mets sweep Phillies, extend winning streak to 7 in game with play at the plate and balk that wasn't
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the short, soft hits make the big difference. His playing time limited this season, Starling Marte stepped to the plate with the chance to give the New York Mets a 4-3, 10-inning win Wednesday, a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival. His bat shattered against Jordan Romano's curveball. 'Like in 1,000 pieces,' Marte would later say through a translator. He sprayed the ball 192 feet into center field. Cal Stevenson charged but could only get to it after three bounces. 'It's the randomness of the game,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Pete Alonso, who was on second base, slid across home plate headfirst ahead of the throw. 'That's why you run like hell and slide just in case,' Alonso said. After wasting an early two-run lead, the Mets extended their winning streak to seven and finished the second-longest unbeaten homestand in team history at 7-0. The Mets have the best record in the major leagues at 18-7 and are 12-1 at home for the first time. 'This is a really tight-knit group because there's so many guys here from the year before where its like we have experience together, we have continuity," Alonso said. "And then the guys that were added, just kind of — not just talent-wise, but personality- wise, they just kind of gelled right in. It's like we've been playing together for years.' Philadelphia (13-12) has lost four straight. Last October, the Mets beat the Phillies in a four-game NL Division Series. 'We have to be better,' Phillies star Bryce Harper said. 'As a team we've got to really understand what we want to do, how we want to do it.' There was a miniseries of drama, with a play at the plate, a balk that wasn't, a 10th-inning, bases-loaded jam escape and an All-Star closer revealing one of his legs inexplicably was longer than the other. Brett Baty, faced with possible demotion to the minors if Jeff McNeil is activated from the injured list Friday, put the Mets ahead in the second inning with his first home run since last May 25, a two-run drive off Zack Wheeler in the right field second deck. Johan Rojas and Trea Turner tied the score in the fourth with RBI singles against David Peterson. Juan Soto prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the eighth inning. Nick Castellanos tried to score from second on Max Kepler's two-out single that went off the glove of diving second baseman Luisangel Acuna and into right. Soto's one-hop throw to rookie catcher Hayden Senger was slightly to the first-base side. Senger snagged the ball, lunged across the plate and tagged Castellanos, who slid feet first. Senger had no idea where the runner was, then looked at his mitt after the tag to make sure the ball was there. 'He could have been halfway down the line, and I'd look like an idiot diving towards the plate,' Senger said. Thomson called for a video review, but plate umpire Mark Wenger concluded the manager signaled past the 15-second limit. Castellanos put the Phillies ahead 3-2 with a one-out RBI single in the 10th off All-Star closer Edwin Diaz, who left with a left hip cramp after his first pitch to J.T. Realmuto. Umpires at first signaled a balk for a third disengagement from the pitching rubber, then called off the penalty after deciding Díaz stepped off because he was hurt. 'My hip got locked up. So I started walking, tried to maybe loosen it up,' Díaz said. Mets athletic training staff had worked on Díaz on Tuesday when the pitcher complained his right leg suddenly was longer than his left. 'That's normal?" Díaz remembered asking the trainer. 'He said, `No,' so he fixed my hips right away.' Thomson came onto the field trying to get the balk restored. 'That's a play that I'll have to remember to tell our pitchers: Step off third time," he said. 'Call the trainer. He'll take you out. We'll put somebody else in.' Max Kranick (2-0), who had thrown 36 pitches in Monday's series-opening 5-4 win, was summoned to take over with a 1-0 count, walked Realmuto with three straight balls and gave up Alec Bohm's single that loaded the bases. Then he retired Bryson Stott and Kepler on short flyouts. 'Today was definitely a little bit different,' Kranick said. Alonso retied the game with a one-out RBI double in the bottom half off Jordan Romano (0-1), his NL-best 26th RBI, Brandon Nimmo was intentionally walked, Mark Vientos struck out and Marte singled. 'Obviously with the circumstances that I'm currently in,' the 36-year-old, two-time All-Star said, "it feels really good to see the team smile and to come together in a win like that.' ___ AP MLB: recommended
Associated Press
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Mets sweep Phillies, extend winning streak to 7 in game with play at the plate and balk that wasn't
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the short, soft hits make the big difference. His playing time limited this season, Starling Marte stepped to the plate with the chance to give the New York Mets a 4-3, 10-inning win Wednesday, a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival. His bat shattered against Jordan Romano's curveball. 'Like in 1,000 pieces,' Marte would later say through a translator. He sprayed the ball 192 feet into center field. Cal Stevenson charged but could only get to it after three bounces. 'It's the randomness of the game,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Pete Alonso, who was on second base, slid across home plate headfirst ahead of the throw. 'That's why you run like hell and slide just in case,' Alonso said. After wasting an early two-run lead, the Mets extended their winning streak to seven and finished the second-longest unbeaten homestand in team history at 7-0. The Mets have the best record in the major leagues at 18-7 and are 12-1 at home for the first time. 'This is a really tight-knit group because there's so many guys here from the year before where its like we have experience together, we have continuity,' Alonso said. 'And then the guys that were added, just kind of — not just talent-wise, but personality- wise, they just kind of gelled right in. It's like we've been playing together for years.' Philadelphia (13-12) has lost four straight. Last October, the Mets beat the Phillies in a four-game NL Division Series. 'We have to be better,' Phillies star Bryce Harper said. 'As a team we've got to really understand what we want to do, how we want to do it.' There was a miniseries of drama, with a play at the plate, a balk that wasn't, a 10th-inning, bases-loaded jam escape and an All-Star closer revealing one of his legs inexplicably was longer than the other. Brett Baty, faced with possible demotion to the minors if Jeff McNeil is activated from the injured list Friday, put the Mets ahead in the second inning with his first home run since last May 25, a two-run drive off Zack Wheeler in the right field second deck. Johan Rojas and Trea Turner tied the score in the fourth with RBI singles against David Peterson. Juan Soto prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the eighth inning. Nick Castellanos tried to score from second on Max Kepler's two-out single that went off the glove of diving second baseman Luisangel Acuña and into right. Soto's one-hop throw to rookie catcher Hayden Senger was slightly to the first-base side. Senger snagged the ball, lunged across the plate and tagged Castellanos, who slid feet first. Senger had no idea where the runner was, then looked at his mitt after the tag to make sure the ball was there. 'He could have been halfway down the line, and I'd look like an idiot diving towards the plate,' Senger said. Thomson called for a video review, but plate umpire Mark Wenger concluded the manager signaled past the 15-second limit. Castellanos put the Phillies ahead 3-2 with a one-out RBI single in the 10th off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz, who left with a left hip cramp after his first pitch to J.T. Realmuto. Umpires at first signaled a balk for a third disengagement from the pitching rubber, then called off the penalty after deciding Díaz stepped off because he was hurt. 'My hip got locked up. So I started walking, tried to maybe loosen it up,' Díaz said. Mets athletic training staff had worked on Díaz on Tuesday when the pitcher complained his right leg suddenly was longer than his left. 'That's normal?' Díaz remembered asking the trainer. 'He said, `No,' so he fixed my hips right away.' Thomson came onto the field trying to get the balk restored. 'That's a play that I'll have to remember to tell our pitchers: Step off third time,' he said. 'Call the trainer. He'll take you out. We'll put somebody else in.' Max Kranick (2-0), who had thrown 36 pitches in Monday's series-opening 5-4 win, was summoned to take over with a 1-0 count, walked Realmuto with three straight balls and gave up Alec Bohm's single that loaded the bases. Then he retired Bryson Stott and Kepler on short flyouts. 'Today was definitely a little bit different,' Kranick said. Alonso retied the game with a one-out RBI double in the bottom half off Jordan Romano (0-1), his NL-best 26th RBI, Brandon Nimmo was intentionally walked, Mark Vientos struck out and Marte singled. 'Obviously with the circumstances that I'm currently in,' the 36-year-old, two-time All-Star said, 'it feels really good to see the team smile and to come together in a win like that.' ___ AP MLB:
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mets sweep Phillies, extend winning streak to 7 in game with play at the plate and balk that wasn't
NEW YORK (AP) — Sometimes the short, soft hits make the big difference. His playing time limited this season, Starling Marte stepped to the plate with the chance to give the New York Mets a 4-3, 10-inning win Wednesday, a three-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, an unbeaten homestand and a five-game NL East lead over their rival. His bat shattered against Jordan Romano's curveball. 'Like in 1,000 pieces,' Marte would later say through a translator. He sprayed the ball 192 feet into center field. Cal Stevenson charged but could only get to it after three bounces. 'It's the randomness of the game,' Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. Pete Alonso, who was on second base, slid across home plate headfirst ahead of the throw. 'That's why you run like hell and slide just in case,' Alonso said. After wasting an early two-run lead, the Mets extended their winning streak to seven and finished the second-longest unbeaten homestand in team history at 7-0. The Mets have the best record in the major leagues at 18-7 and are 12-1 at home for the first time. 'This is a really tight-knit group because there's so many guys here from the year before where its like we have experience together, we have continuity," Alonso said. "And then the guys that were added, just kind of — not just talent-wise, but personality- wise, they just kind of gelled right in. It's like we've been playing together for years.' Philadelphia (13-12) has lost four straight. Last October, the Mets beat the Phillies in a four-game NL Division Series. 'We have to be better,' Phillies star Bryce Harper said. 'As a team we've got to really understand what we want to do, how we want to do it.' There was a miniseries of drama, with a play at the plate, a balk that wasn't, a 10th-inning, bases-loaded jam escape and an All-Star closer revealing one of his legs inexplicably was longer than the other. Brett Baty, faced with possible demotion to the minors if Jeff McNeil is activated from the injured list Friday, put the Mets ahead in the second inning with his first home run since last May 25, a two-run drive off Zack Wheeler in the right field second deck. Johan Rojas and Trea Turner tied the score in the fourth with RBI singles against David Peterson. Juan Soto prevented the go-ahead run from scoring in the eighth inning. Nick Castellanos tried to score from second on Max Kepler's two-out single that went off the glove of diving second baseman Luisangel Acuña and into right. Soto's one-hop throw to rookie catcher Hayden Senger was slightly to the first-base side. Senger snagged the ball, lunged across the plate and tagged Castellanos, who slid feet first. Senger had no idea where the runner was, then looked at his mitt after the tag to make sure the ball was there. 'He could have been halfway down the line, and I'd look like an idiot diving towards the plate,' Senger said. Thomson called for a video review, but plate umpire Mark Wenger concluded the manager signaled past the 15-second limit. Castellanos put the Phillies ahead 3-2 with a one-out RBI single in the 10th off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz, who left with a left hip cramp after his first pitch to J.T. Realmuto. Umpires at first signaled a balk for a third disengagement from the pitching rubber, then called off the penalty after deciding Díaz stepped off because he was hurt. 'My hip got locked up. So I started walking, tried to maybe loosen it up,' Díaz said. Mets athletic training staff had worked on Díaz on Tuesday when the pitcher complained his right leg suddenly was longer than his left. 'That's normal?" Díaz remembered asking the trainer. 'He said, `No,' so he fixed my hips right away.' Thomson came onto the field trying to get the balk restored. 'That's a play that I'll have to remember to tell our pitchers: Step off third time," he said. 'Call the trainer. He'll take you out. We'll put somebody else in.' Max Kranick (2-0), who had thrown 36 pitches in Monday's series-opening 5-4 win, was summoned to take over with a 1-0 count, walked Realmuto with three straight balls and gave up Alec Bohm's single that loaded the bases. Then he retired Bryson Stott and Kepler on short flyouts. 'Today was definitely a little bit different,' Kranick said. Alonso retied the game with a one-out RBI double in the bottom half off Jordan Romano (0-1), his NL-best 26th RBI, Brandon Nimmo was intentionally walked, Mark Vientos struck out and Marte singled. 'Obviously with the circumstances that I'm currently in,' the 36-year-old, two-time All-Star said, "it feels really good to see the team smile and to come together in a win like that.' ___ AP MLB:
New York Times
26-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Mets close to settling Opening Day roster: Baty, Kranick, Senger all make team
HOUSTON — With one day to go before the start of the season, the Mets have settled all but one spot on their Opening Day roster. The club has informed infielder Brett Baty, catcher Hayden Senger and relievers Max Kranick and Huascar Brazobán that they will be part of the roster Thursday against the Astros. Advertisement Reliever A.J. Minter will be active as well, making it back for Opening Day despite hip surgery last summer. Right-hander Paul Blackburn, on the other hand, will begin the year on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation that cropped up after his last spring training appearance. While Blackburn will be shut down for seven to 10 days, the Mets believe he'll be back before the end of April. The last spot up for grabs is likely for a backup infielder. Luisangel Acuña is with the club in Houston and remains the front-runner for the job. New York, however, is still checking to see what other infielders might become available from other organizations before the season opens. Outfielder Alexander Canario is also with the team in Houston. Canario is out of minor-league options and would have to be designated for assignment if he does not make the Opening Day roster. 'It's really just ensuring we stay open to what might be out there,' president of baseball operations David Stearns said Wednesday. 'This is a highly active time of year; players become available at the last minute before rosters get submitted. We just want to make sure we explore all opportunities.' Hear how Hayden Senger found out he became a major leaguer 🥹 Full Interview 👉 — New York Mets (@Mets) March 26, 2025 The best story out of the group is Senger, the minor-league veteran who is on a big-league roster for the first time. A 2018 24th-round draft pick out of Miami (Ohio), the 27-year-old Senger is in his eighth year with the organization. 'I couldn't get words out, I was so excited,' Senger said about hearing from Carlos Mendoza that he'd made the team. 'All the years I've put in overwhelmed me. I was speechless.' 'It's a good story, but he's not getting the job because it's a good story. He's getting the job because we think he can help us win games,' Stearns said. 'He's worked extremely hard his entire career and has earned the opportunity.' Advertisement Blackburn will join Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas, Dedniel Núñez, Francisco Alvarez, Jeff McNeil and Nick Madrigal on the injured list to start the season. Stearns said a recent MRI on Montas' lat strain showed 'good healing' and he is a week or two away from beginning a throwing program. Manaea, Núñez, Alvarez and McNeil are all considered short-term absences. (Photo of Brett Baty: Megan Briggs / Getty Images)
