Mets bounce back, salvage doubleheader split with Braves
Francisco Álvarez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning and New York beat Atlanta 5-3 in the nightcap.
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Francisco Álvarez hit a two-run double in the sixth inning and New York beat Atlanta 5-3 in the nightcap.
The game will be made up in a single-admission doubleheader Monday at Citi Field.
The rainout means Max Scherzer's suspension won't end in time for him to pitch on Monday.
The slumping Mets have lost five of six and were shut out for the fifth time this year.
Buck Showalter said the Mets will evaluate Verlander on Saturday and decide if he needs another rehab start.
The Mets snapped a four-game losing streak, their longest since a five-game skid from Sept. 16-21, 2021.
The Mets went down in order in the first inning and have gone scoreless in the opening frame in their last 16 games.
Making his third big league start, José Butto walked six in 4 2/3 innings.
Mike Yastrzemski's one-out run-scoring double in the eighth sends San Francisco to a 5-4 win on Sunday night.
New York lost for the second time in nine games on their 10-game California trip.
Alonso's two-run drive in the fifth backed Joey Lucchesi's triumphant return to the majors nearly two years after Tommy John surgery.
Eduardo Escobar added a two-run drive to back a milestone night for rookie pitcher Kodai Senga.
He became the third pitcher suspended by MLB since the crackdown on sticky substances started in June 2021.
Max Scherzer swore on his children's lives he put nothing but sweat and rosin on his hands at Dodger Stadium.
The left-hander pitched seven innings of three-hit ball as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 5-0.
