a 7-6 comeback win over the Yankees in 10 innings<\/a>. They took two of three in the series and five of six on the homestand to improve to 20-26.<\/p>\nThe Nationals couldn\u2019t finish a sweep of the Orioles on Sunday. Washington managed to finally reach .500 on Saturday before dropping back to 23-24.<\/p>\n
The Marlins dropped their rubber game Sunday at Tampa Bay, and they\u2019ve now lost four of their last five series. Miami is 21-26 on the season. It hosts Atlanta for four before welcoming the Mets this weekend.<\/p>\n
The pitching possibles<\/p>\n
at Washington<\/p>\n
RHP Christian Scott (0-0, 3.45 ERA) v. RHP Jake Irvin (1-4, 5.91 ERA)
TBD v. LHP Foster Griffin (4-2, 3.53)
RHP Nolan McLean (2-2, 2.92) v. RHP Zack Littell (2-4, 6.10)
LHP David Peterson (2-4, 5.40) v. RHP Cade Cavalli (1-2, 4.02)<\/p>\n
at Miami<\/p>\n
RHP Freddy Peralta (3-3, 3.31) v. RHP Eury P\u00e9rez (2-6, 5.33)
RHP Christian Scott v. RHP Max Meyer (3-0, 3.21)
TBD v. LHP Braxton Garrett (0-1, 33.75)<\/p>\n
Note: The Mets could keep McLean on turn and throw him Tuesday (and Sunday) with the fill-in for Clay Holmes starting Wednesday. But they\u2019ve discussed giving McLean the extra day, and teams usually don\u2019t discuss that and then not do it.<\/p>\n
The TBD options<\/p>\n
Tobias Myers + Long man<\/p>\n
The Mets could gradually transition Myers into a starting role in Holmes\u2019 spot, though his innings would be limited for the first few turns. For most of this month, Myers\u2019 outings have been shorter: He\u2019s thrown 5 2\/3 innings in his past five appearances, and hasn\u2019t thrown more than 25 pitches in a game since May 2. So if he were to start Tuesday or Wednesday, he could probably go two innings and 30 pitches or so.<\/p>\n
That means the Mets would need to pair Myers with a long man. Manaea threw four innings Sunday, which rules him out. New York could call up a pitcher to give more length behind Myers. Jonathan Pintaro would be the logical choice there, given that he\u2019s already on the 40-man. Pintaro could probably go two innings as well.<\/p>\n
Jonah Tong<\/p>\n
Tong actually lines up to start Tuesday or Wednesday, and he has the best stuff of the Mets\u2019 options in the minors. However, Tong\u2019s start to 2026 has been uneven at best, and he was hit around in his last outing last week, allowing seven runs in 1 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n
Jack Wenninger<\/p>\n
Wenninger started Sunday for Syracuse, ruling him out for a call-up this week. While his ERA is outstanding, there is some concern about his walk issues.<\/p>\n
Zach Thornton<\/p>\n
The lefty Thornton has made two solid starts for Syracuse since getting bumped up from Double-A Binghamton. Thornton showed in spring training that he can command the strike zone and hold his own against big-league hitters; on the other hand, his stuff is not yet on the same level as Tong or even Wenninger. Thornton would not be able to start until Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Ranking game<\/p>\n
Without thinking much, here\u2019s a ranking of the Mets\u2019 10 best wins in the Subway Series:<\/p>\n
10. Mets 3, Yankees 2 (July 3, 2011)<\/p>\n
You remember that Ronny Paulino game-tying hit off Mariano Rivera in the ninth, right? Before the Jason Bay winner?<\/p>\n
9. Mets 8, Yankees 0 (June 15, 2002)<\/p>\n
Shawn Estes hit Roger Clemens (but not the way you think).<\/p>\n
8. Mets 6, Yankees 5 (July 4, 2004)<\/p>\n
A very mediocre Mets team capped the \u201cRichard Hidalgo Series\u201d with the franchise\u2019s first-ever sweep of the Yankees.<\/p>\n
7. Mets 6, Yankees 0 (June 16, 1997)<\/p>\n
Dave Mlicki\u2019s defining performance as a Met.<\/p>\n
6. Mets 7, Yankees 6 (September 12, 2021)<\/p>\n
Francisco Lindor\u2019s three homers gave him his first big moment as a Met.<\/p>\n
5. Mets 4, Yankees 3 (August 28, 2020)<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mets\u2019 Amed Rosario hit a walk-off home run in the seventh inning at Yankee Stadium\u201d is a sentence that will never feel right.<\/p>\n
4. Mets 2, Yankees 1 (May 28, 2013)<\/p>\n
The Mets went double, single and Lucas Duda single off Rivera to score two runs and walk it off before the closer could record an out.<\/p>\n
3. Mets 7, Yankees 6 (May 17, 2026)<\/p>\n
The way the rest of the season plays out will color how you remember this game, but if the Mets do get it together sometime this season, Taylor\u2019s home run will loom large.<\/p>\n
2. Mets 7, Yankees 6 (May 19, 2006)<\/p>\n
You can still picture David Wright hopping down the first-base line.<\/p>\n
1. Mets 9, Yankees 8 (July 10, 1999)<\/p>\n
Matt Franco\u2019s game-winner polished off a game that ranks among the best regular-season contests in team history.<\/p>\n
Injury updates<\/p>\n
Mets’ injured list<\/p>\n
Player<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Injury<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Elig.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
ETA<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Left meniscus tear<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
May<\/p>\n
Rib fracture<\/p>\n
May 24<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Left lat surgery<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Right wrist contusion<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Lumbar spine inflammation<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Fractured left thumb<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Left meniscus tear<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
June<\/p>\n
Right meniscus tear<\/p>\n
May 23<\/p>\n
July<\/p>\n
Lumbar spine disc herniation<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
July<\/p>\n
Left calf strain<\/p>\n
Now<\/p>\n
July<\/p>\n
Fractured right fibula<\/p>\n
May 31<\/p>\n
August<\/p>\n
Tommy John surgery<\/p>\n
May 24<\/p>\n
2027<\/p>\n
Tommy John surgery<\/p>\n
May 24<\/p>\n
2027<\/p>\n
Tommy John surgery<\/p>\n
May 24<\/p>\n
2027<\/p>\n
Red = 60-day IL
Orange = 15-day IL
Blue = 10-day IL
Gray = minor-league IL of note<\/p>\n
Holmes\u2019 timetable is unspecified beyond \u201ca long time.\u201d The Mets will wait until his broken fibula heals \u2014 at this moment, Holmes doesn\u2019t think surgery will be necessary \u2014 before he starts throwing again. That healing process can take six to eight weeks, and in general, a pitcher needs as much time to build up as time he took off \u2014 so add another six to eight weeks to that before a return. That means August is probably close to a best-case scenario for Holmes, and it\u2019s possible he doesn\u2019t make another start this season.
\nJorge Polanco will travel with the Mets to Washington to continue partaking in baseball activities. Mendoza said Sunday that Polanco\u2019s return will come down to pain tolerance. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be feeling it,\u201d Mendoza said. \u201cHopefully it goes away, but it\u2019s something he\u2019s probably going to have to manage.\u201d
\nThe Mets are still waiting for Luis Robert Jr.\u2019s back soreness to go away. Unlike Polanco, Robert will not travel with the team this week. The timetable is unclear for him.
\nJared Young started a rehab assignment with Low-A St. Lucie on Friday. The Mets weren\u2019t sure how long that assignment would be.
\nKodai Senga threw a bullpen session on the field earlier this week. He still needs to do that a couple more times before going out on a rehab.
\nMinor-league schedule<\/p>\n
Triple-A: Syracuse v. Buffalo (Toronto)
Double-A: Binghamton at Richmond (San Francisco)
High-A: Brooklyn v. Hudson Valley (New York, AL)
Low-A: St. Lucie v. Palm Beach (St. Louis)<\/p>\n
A note on the epigraph<\/p>\n
Before it even came out, I joked with a friend that \u201cTranscription\u201d looked specifically written for me. I\u2019ve read all of Lerner\u2019s other novels (and even some of his poetry), and now he was writing one about the anxiety of recording an interview? As someone who looks down to make sure his recorder is working roughly every two minutes while conducting one, yeah, sign me up.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the slimmest of Lerner\u2019s novels and even less plot-driven than his not-very-plot-driven other novels. In that sense, it left me wanting a little bit more. It\u2019s still really enjoyable on the sentence level \u2014 the epigraph is the kind of parenthetical digression that Lerner really excels at \u2014 and I might just go back and read it again on the train to Washington this week.<\/p>\n
Trivia time<\/p>\n
In that 9-8 win over the Yankees in 1999, the Yankees hit six home runs \u2014 and the Mets only one. But that one was a memorably long blast. Who hit it, and which Yankees pitcher gave it up?<\/p>\n
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