{"id":350258,"date":"2026-06-07T05:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350258\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T05:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T05:27:27","slug":"fermin-homer-sinks-mets-in-3-2-loss-in-san-diego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/350258\/","title":{"rendered":"Fermin Homer Sinks Mets in 3-2 loss in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"

Light-hitting catcher Freddy Fermin<\/a> hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning off Austin Warren<\/a>\u00a0to send the Mets to a 3-2 loss Saturday in San Diego, spoiling a good effort by Nolan McLean<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carson Benge<\/a> and Bo Bichette<\/a> hit back-to-back singles in the eighth to give Juan Soto<\/a> a chance to be a hero, and he hit the ball hard, but it was caught by second baseman Sung-Mun Song<\/a>, who threw to second to double off Benge to end the inning. Mason Miller<\/a> struck out Mark Vientos<\/a> with a runner on first to end the game.<\/p>\n

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David Frerker-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

McLean allowed one run on three hits, walked three, and struck out five over six innings to lower his ERA to 3.98. He threw 62 of a career-high 101 pitches for strikes. The only run scored off of him came on a bad break.<\/p>\n

Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a> grounded a ball up the middle that hit second base and caromed into the outfield for an RBI single that tied it at 1-1 in the third. If the ball didn\u2019t hit the bag, Marcus Semien<\/a> was set to field it, and the play likely would have ended with an out at first and a runner on third with two outs. The next batter flew out to left.<\/p>\n

But McLean also got help from his defense. In the fifth, Bichette made a diving backhanded stop in the hole at short. It was an infield hit for Tatis, but Bichette\u2019s play kept a runner on second from advancing. Bichette winced and grabbed at his left shoulder, but stayed in the game after a visit from the trainer and Carlos Mendoza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Later in the inning, the Padres tried to execute a double steal of second and home, but Luis Torrens faked the throw to second and caught Song in a run-down between third and home. He was tagged out by McLean.<\/p>\n

Semien hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the seventh, his seventh of the year, to give the Mets (28-36) a 2-1 lead. Brett Baty<\/a> connected for a two-out RBI single in the second.<\/p>\n

Stat of the Game<\/p>\n

Entering the game, the Mets had the toughest remaining strength of schedule in the National League, per SNY. The Mets\u2019 opponents\u2019 winning percentage is .537.<\/p>\n

Player of the Game<\/p>\n

McLean has given up two runs total in his last two starts over 11 innings. He has struck out 82 over 72 1\/3 innings for the season.<\/p>\n

On Deck<\/p>\n

The Mets will try to break even in the finale of their six-game road trip. Sean Manaea<\/a> (0-1, 5.08 ERA) will start opposite Randy V\u00e1squez<\/a> (5-3, 3.31 ERA). The game starts at 4:10 p.m. ET and it will air on SNY.<\/p>\n

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