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Tyrone Taylor has exited the interstate.

Looking for a comeback and delighted Senga, but this is very much a second-game-of-a-double-header lineup.

Welcome back, Kodai.

Wagaman getting chasey with Mets on basey.

Myers certainly putting that pulling of Perez under the lamp.

Holy smokes! Jack Fisher!

Vientos at third like old times.

C&L Perez in the first inning — no runs on no hits and no walks, two strikeouts. Nine pitches, and nine strikes. So he gets pulled before the second.

"Atlanta is living in their own private Idaho." — Ron Darling

Drafted 20th in the first round in the 2017 draft, but currently in seventh place in bWAR among his cohort of first rounders from that year. Rank Name Pick # Tm Bonus Pos WAR 1 Drew Rasmussen 31 Rays RHP 13.5 2 Hunter Greene 2 Reds $7,230,000 RHP 13.2 3 Trevor Rogers 13 Marlins $3,400,000 LHP 9.2 4 Brent Rooker 35 Twins $1,935,300 OF 7.9 5 Tanner Houck 24 Red Sox $2,614,500 RHP 7.5 6 MacKenzie Gore 3 Padres $6,700,000 LHP 7.0 7 Jake Burger 11 White Sox $3,700,000 3B 6.5 8 David Peterson 20 Mets $2,994,500 LHP 6.1 9 Clarke Schmidt 16 Yankees $2,184,300 RHP 4.8 10 Royce Lewis 1 Twins $6,725,000 SS 4.5 I want to give the Rays beaucoup credit for getting the most first-round value with the 31st pick, but they didn't even sign their guy. On the other hand, they went ahead and traded for him two years later. But hey, when it comes to draft position/productivity ratio, the Mets appear to be in second place.

It's simply the way Washingtonians are living right now.

I'll take one more. Brock's got to make the new IGT, though.

It seems like a fait accompli that Juan Soto and nobody else from the Mets will be named to the 2026 National League All-Star Team, but ... somewhere in the process, Luke Weaver's name is going to fall into the conversation. And who knows, maybe if this or that guy gets injured, he gets a call.

And here's to balls down the line rolling into the corner, the way God intended.

Welcome to 2026, Francisco LIndor!

Soto! Bichette! A threat-like thing!

Scott's day ends after 82 pitches and 4 1/3. I disagree.

Now the kid has a THANK YOU, MENDY! sign. A champ, that child is.

This kid behind home plate has a #3 HIT A HOMER FOR ME! sign. When Benge isn't up, he turns it over and it says THE COMEBACK BEGINS. That's a believer.

Scott had Harper in an 0-2 hole but was afraid to throw strike three until 3-and-2. Not a winning way to be.

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Opening with two scoreless innings from a starter is a nice hurdle to clear.

Snipers at Nationals Park.

You know, Thornton vs. Senga isn't an actual real-world choice.

It is hardly without precedent, but it is among the most un-just of transactions. The Mets began yesterday with three men in their rotation, and seemingly a gajillion guys in their bullpen. They call up a guy, he does great, and he gets bounced right back to Syracuse for the trouble. Transactions, 6/27/2026 GOING COMING Demoted to Syracuse Activated from Injured List Starting Pitchers Zach Thornton Christian Scott L/L DoB: 2002-01-17 High Level: MLB (2026) R/R DoB: 1999-06-15 High Level: MLB (2026) On the first day of the Andy Green regime, the Mets had no starters available, and were forced to call up Zach Thornton — a rookie with all of one (unsuccessful) starts at the major-league level. He came up, instantly gave up three hard-hit balls, made his adjustments, and absolutely shut the hard-hitting Phillies down: IP H R ER BB SO Pit Str GiDP 6.0 5 1 1 1 7 78 54 3(!) You may feel different, but that's the kind of pitcher (and one of those last two hits were Mets Roster Central would like to see come out for the seventh. But somewhere baseball in general, and the Mets in particular, are broken, and unlike any other sport, when a guy who is threatening to win a game for his team, all the manager is can think about is when to get him out of there. And so, rather than see Thornton come out for the seventh, the Flushing faithful, see him yanked from the game so hard that he ended up in Syracuse, as the Mets lost the contest and the golden opportunity for a fresh start under Andy Green it represented.