Mets (Tong) vs Nationals (Early): 9/26/26, 12:35pm

[Brandon Glick]

For the last time this season, here I am making the game thread (Brock will be on desk tomorrow).

Thanks for all of your support during our debut campaign! I hope you enjoyed the coverage we had on the Mets (even if the team themselves wasn't enjoyable to cover). See you all in 2027... whenever the season actually gets going.

[Brandon Glick]

	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	TOT
Tobias Myers	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nate Lavender	0	17	0	0	14	31
Kodai Senga	0	19	0	0	0	19
Justin Hagenman	0	0	0	0	70	70
Jonathan Pintaro	0	0	0	0	17	17
Jefry Yan	0	0	0	16	37	53
Devin Williams	0	0	13	0	0	13
Dedniel Núñez	0	8	0	0	0	8
Cionel Pérez	0	0	21	0	22	43
Austin Warren	0	0	0	20	0	20

[smg58]

I would like to see Tong finish well.  The Mets took a gamble adjusting his mechanics and the short-term results were predictably not good, but going into the offseason thinking the Mets did right by him just might do more than anything else to give me optimism.

[kcmets]

• Francisco Lindor (S) DH
• Juan Soto (L) LF
• Bo Bichette (R) 3B
• Carson Benge (L) RF
• Mark Vientos (R) 1B
• Brett Baty (L) SS
• Francisco Alvarez (R) C
• A.J. Ewing (L) CF
• Ronny Mauricio (S) 2B

• James Wood (L) RF
• Abimelec Ortiz (L) DH
• Dylan Crews (R) CF
• CJ Abrams (L) 2B
• Brady House (R) 3B
• Daylen Lile (L) LF
• Yohandy Morales (R) 1B
• Keibert Ruiz (S) C
• Nasim Nuñez (S) SS

[MFS62]

From SNY: 

Quote

Jefry Yan's season has officially comes to an end.

The Mets optioned the left-hander to the minors to bring in Chayce McDermott for Saturday's game.

Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Wood tastes like Strawberry

[MFS62]

35 minutes ago, Johnny Lunchbucket said:

Wood tastes like Strawberry

(Channeling Fman) So far, I have no wood from this game.

Later

[smg58]

Nuñez really looks all the way back.

[Centerfield]

Just tuned in. Nunez looks nasty. 

[Edgy MD]

A run would look pretty nasty about now.

[Edgy MD]

I'll take three runs, also.

[Edgy MD]

Or four.  Four is good too.

[smg58]

So there I was, thinking that Ewing needs to get better at knowing what pitches to take, and he gets a fat one on 0-2.  

And then Mauricio just destroys the first pitch he gets.

[Centerfield]

Baty has what could be described as a seeing eye single except it was hit at 3 fielders and went through all of them. 

[Centerfield]

Was a real mistake not getting ABs for Mauricio this second half. All that time wasted on Semien. 

[smg58]

Mauricio hits another one, this time righthanded and to the opposite field.  

There is nothing wrong with Mauricio that wouldn't be fixed by staying healthy and getting regular at bats.

[smg58]

Probably not a major injury for Soto on the HBP, but I have a feeling his season might be over.

[Edgy MD]

9 minutes ago, smg58 said:

Probably not a major injury for Soto on the HBP, but I have a feeling his season might be over.

Indeed.

It might have been over anywayz.

[Edgy MD]

Everybody pat Ronny Mauricio on the back, as he just put himself back on the radar for 2027 with no time to spare in 2026.

[Centerfield]

He should have been up at least a month ago. Inexcusable to give those ABs to Semien. 

[Frayed Knot]

3 hours ago, smg58 said:

There is nothing wrong with Mauricio that wouldn't be fixed by staying healthy and getting regular at bats.

And learning the strike zone. And not being flummoxed by left handed pitching.

[Centerfield]

Saw the highlights of Tong. Looked good. 
 

The Benge catch makes his line better than it could have been, but the pitches seemed to be working.