Your Friday morning dose of Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.
Meet the Mets
For the third time in four NLCS games, the Mets weren’t even competitive as they lost to the Dodgers. They’ll try to keep their season alive with a win in Game 5 tonight at Citi Field.
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David Peterson gets the start tonight in Game 5, and Kodai Senga is available in relief. The Dodgers are starting Jack Flaherty.
The Mets have walked opposing hitters at one of the highest rates of all time.
If there is a Game 6 in this series, the Mets will have a watch party at Citi Field.
Before Game 4, Starling Marte showed Francisco Alvarez some love.
The Temptations will perform the national anthem and “My Girl” ahead of game 5 tonight.
Errors have been an issue for the Mets.
Cleon Jones is following the Mets and spoke to Jay Horwitz about it.
Around Major League Baseball
The Guardians pulled off an improbable comeback and beat the Yankees in extras to make the ALCS competitive.
Here are some top hitting and pitching prospects for each organization this year.
Postseason viewership is up in Japan.
Around the National League East
The Marlins are looking to talk to the Guardians’ bench coach about their managerial vacancy.
This Date in Mets History
If you’re looking for a source of optimism, the 2006 Mets beat Chris Carpenter on this date.