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With the Mets\u2019 backs against the wall, Clay Holmes stepped up and threw six shutout innings in a 5-0 victory in a must win game in Miami. Eury P\u00e9rez was shaky in the first inning, allowing a run on a walk to Francisco Lindor, a wild pitch, and a Pete Alonso RBI double. The Mets threatened for more in the first, but settled for just the one run. Alonso doubled the Mets\u2019 lead with a solo homer in the second and P\u00e9rez was dominant after that, striking out 11 Mets in his 5 1\/3 innings of work. Luckily, Clay Holmes and the Mets\u2019 bullpen were equal to the task. Holmes allowed just four baserunners over the course of his quality start. Brooks Raley and Tyler Rogers each contributed a scoreless inning with a strikeout and the Mets added three runs of insurance against the Marlins\u2019 bullpen in the ninth, providing more cushion for Edwin D\u00edaz, who pitched the ninth despite the larger lead and closed the door with a 1-2-3 ninth complete with a strikeout. This victory over the Marlins kept the Mets\u2019 playoff hopes alive and the third NL Wild Card slot will be decided on the final day of the regular season.<\/p>\n
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Choose your recap: Amazin\u2019 Avenue<\/a>, MLB.com<\/a>, Daily News<\/a>, NY Post<\/a>, Newsday<\/a>, North Jersey<\/a>, The Athletic<\/a>, ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n Sean Manaea will start<\/a> today\u2019s decisive Game 162 for the Mets, the team announced last night. But of course all hands will be on deck in the bullpen.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, if the Mets do make it to the postseason, Brett Baty will not be on the roster, as he was placed on the injured list yesterday with an oblique strain<\/a>, which he suffered during a swing in Friday night\u2019s game. Unless the Mets make a very deep playoff run, Baty\u2019s season is over<\/a>. Jared Young was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to take Baty\u2019s place on the roster.<\/p>\n Before yesterday\u2019s game, the Mets also designated<\/a> Kevin Herget for assignment to make room on the roster for a fresh arm: prospect Dylan Ross.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The Mets also announced that both Jose Siri and Richard Lovelady were outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse<\/a> after both were DFA\u2019d and cleared waivers, so both players remain in the organization.<\/p>\n Speaking of Brett Baty, according to reporting by SNY\u2019s Andy Martino, the Yankees and Mets discussed a trade at the deadline<\/a> that would have sent Baty across town to the Bronx in exchange for Trent Grisham. The injury to Aaron Judge\u2019s elbow was a key consideration here for the Yankees and the injury being minor led the Yankees to not sell at the deadline.<\/p>\n Around the National League Wild Card<\/p>\n After the game between the Mets and Marlins concluded yesterday, the Reds put forward a convincing victory of their own, beating<\/a> the Brewers 7-4. A six-run third inning carried the Reds and Emilio Pagan pitched for the fourth time in four days to earn his 32nd save of the season to cap off the victory for Cincinnati. Of course, this means that the Mets and Reds enter the final game of the regular season with the same record. With the Reds holding the tiebreaker, the Mets need a win and a Reds loss in Milwaukee in Game 162 in order to punch their ticket to the postseason.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Around the National League East<\/p>\n The Nationals won a wild one<\/a> in the penultimate game of their season, defeating the White Sox 6-5 thanks to game-tying and go-ahead homers by Jacob Young and James Wood respectively in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n The Phillies were blanked<\/a> by the Twins 5-0, as Mick Abel was able (ha, see what I did there?) to stick it to his old team.<\/p>\n The Braves fell<\/a> to the Pirates 3-1, as rising star Bubba Chandler twirled a gem against his hometown team.<\/p>\n Around Major League Baseball<\/p>\n The Guardians clinched a playoff berth yesterday in remarkable fashion: via a walk-off hit by pitch<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Tigers finally punched their ticket to the postseason as well with a 2-1 victory<\/a> over the Red Sox. But due to Detroit\u2019s September swoon, the AL Central division title is still up for grabs today.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n In a huge blow to their postseason roster, Cubs righty Cade Horton has been placed on the injured list with a fractured rib<\/a>, which he suffered in his final start of the regular season against the Mets in Chicago.<\/p>\n Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com gives each team either already in the postseason or still competing for a spot an Urgency Index<\/a>\u2014how important it is for the franchise to win a World Series this year on a scale of 1 (least urgent) to 10 (most urgent). Not surprisingly, the defending champion Dodgers received a 1 while the Mariners and Padres rank at the top of the urgency scale. The Mets were somewhere in the middle, receiving a score of 6.<\/p>\n This Date in Mets History<\/p>\n