{"id":455347,"date":"2026-09-06T11:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455347\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T11:34:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T11:34:13","slug":"morning-briefing-mets-look-to-salvage-series-against-san-francisco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/455347\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: Mets Look to Salvage Series Against San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good morning, Mets fans!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mets dropped Game 2 to the Giants on Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/zac-thornton-allows-pair-of-home-runs-as-giants-overpower-mets\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=zac-thornton-allows-pair-of-home-runs-as-giants-overpower-mets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Mazza<\/a> recapped the loss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team teams face off in the series rubber match on Sunday. Left-handed pitcher Cesar Perdomo (0-0, 2.25 ERA, 4 SO) takes the mound for the Giants against right-handed pitcher Christian Scott (4-4, 3.80 ERA, 113 SO) for New York.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-262962\" class=\"wp-image-262962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5428-scaled.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-262962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing by Berto Carlo<\/p>\n<p>Latest MLB News<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bluejays\/status\/2096324138855956977?s=46&amp;t=tPZ8pqZrbtDYw-fSGeHEbQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> on Saturday announced that they recalled left-handed pitcher Ricky Tiedemann from Triple-A and placed on right-handed pitche, Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Royals\/status\/2096392095648952786\" rel=\"nofollow\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> announced that Jac Caglianone left Saturday night\u2019s game with left elbow soreness.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Yankees\/status\/2096312621372764627\" rel=\"nofollow\">New York Yankees<\/a> placed outfielder Trent Grisham on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain and recalled outfielder Jasson Dominguez from Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/09\/athletics-place-j-t-ginn-on-il-recall-jack-perkins.html?utm_source=twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Gallegos of MLB.com<\/a>, the Athletics placed right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow impingement and recalled right-handed pitcher Jack Perkins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2026\/09\/dodgers-activate-bobby-miller-from-60-day-il-designate-alek-thomas.html?utm_source=twitter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Harris of the California Post<\/a>, the Los Angeles Dodgers activated Bobby Miller from the 60-day injured list and optioned Kyle Hurt to Triple-A. They also designated outfielder Alek Thomas for assignment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RaysPR\/status\/2096332158830829838\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> placed left-handed pitcher Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list with left forearm tightness and selected right-handed pitcher Ty Johnson from Triple-A Durham. They designated infielder Oliver Dunn for assignment to make room for Johnson, who will wear No. 55.<\/p>\n<p>Latest on MMO<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/slumping-alvarez-homers-twice-against-giants\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=slumping-alvarez-homers-twice-against-giants\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mojo Hill<\/a> discusses Francisco Alvarez\u2019s two home runs against the Giants from Friday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/mets-minors-recap-gabrysh-spikerman-make-trade-look-good\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=mets-minors-recap-gabrysh-spikerman-make-trade-look-good\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Melendi<\/a> recapped the Mets\u2019 minor league affiliate games from Friday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metsmerizedonline.com\/2026-mlb-power-rankings-week-19-update\/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=2026-mlb-power-rankings-week-19-update\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Bello<\/a> breaks down the week 19 MLB power rankings.<\/p>\n<p>On This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1986: The Mets beat the Padres 4-3 and improved to 90-44.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born on This Date: Donnie Hart (1990), Jerry Blevins (1983), Alex Escobar (1978).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146601 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/MMO-footer-7-300x100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, Mets fans! 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