Good Morning. Happy Birthday Ray Burris, Ike Hampton and Darrin Jackson. Mets drop series to Nats with 9-3 loss, St. Lucie wins while Syracuse, Binghamton and Brooklyn fall.
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8/21/2025 Box Score: Washington Nationals 9 New York Mets 3
Francisco Lindor#: SS 3 for 5; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Juan Soto: RF 0 for 5; 3 Ks; Starling Marte: DH 1 for 3; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Pete Alonso: 1B 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Mark Vientos: 3B 1 for 3; 1 walk; Brett Baty*: 2B 1 for 4; 1 run; 3 Ks; Tyrone Taylor: LF 0 for 2; 1 walk; Jeff McNeil*: PH-LF 0 for 1; 1 K; Cedric Mullins: CF 1 for 3; 1 walk; Hayden Senger: C 0 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Sean Manaea*: (L, 1-2) 4.2 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 3 hits; 1 walk; 8 Ks; Tyler Rogers: 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 2 Ks; Brooks Raley*: 1.1 innings; no runs; 3 Ks; Ryne Stanek: 1 inning; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 3 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 1 K;
Laura Albanese Newsday: "Their 9-3 loss to the last-place Nationals on Thursday at Nationals Park showcased their imperfections in all their bleak horror. The lineup was battered, the starter hit a wall, and that supposed shutdown bullpen again left the door ajar. And, as so often has been the case in a season in which they blew a 5 1⁄2-game lead in the NL East to now clinging to a half-game lead over the Reds for the final wild-card spot, there were more questions than answers."
NY Post: "The Mets took a three-run lead into the fifth inning then cratered, surrendering nine unanswered in a 9-3 loss at Nationals Park that sliced their lead on Cincinnati to a half-game for the NL’s third and final wildcard spot."
Greg Prince Faith and Fear in Flushing: "There was a leadoff home run from Francisco Lindor, a record-setter for that sort of first-inning thing, and there was a third-inning homer from Starling Marte. Lindor’s couldn’t help but be solo, and Marte’s came with the bases empty and two out. Something about all Met scoring in a given early inning generally makes me uneasy, but one swing equaling one run isn’t really a bad deal."
Abbey Mastracco NY Post: Sean Manaea runs out of gas as Mets drop series to Nationals. "Manaea (1-2) gave up four earned runs on three hits over only 4 2/3 innings. He walked only one hitter and struck out eight, but he hit two batters, with both of those plunks becoming costly. He was solid through the first three innings, and the Mets took three runs off left-hander MacKenzie Gore to give him a lead to work with."
Brian Joura Mets 360: "It’s not a surprise that the starting pitching hasn’t been great. But the fortified bullpen giving up runs and the hitting being virtually non-existent after the middle innings is not something that we expected from this team."
MLB YouTube Channel: Nationals 9 Mets 3 Game Highlights - 8/21/25
SNY on YouTube: Sean Manaea, Juan Soto Post game Reactions - 8/21/25
SNY on YouTube: Carlos Mendoza Post Game Reaction - 8/21/25
What's Next: Mets head to Atlanta to play the Braves -
- Fri., Aug 22 RHP Nolan McLean (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Joey Wentz (4-3, 4.72) 7:15 p.m. ET (Apple TV+, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)
- Sat., Aug 23 RHP Clay Holmes (10-6, 3.64) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (4-12, 5.52) 7:15 p.m. ET (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)
- Sun., Aug 24 LHP David Peterson (8-5, 3.18) vs. RHP Spencer Strider (5-11, 5.24) 1:35 p.m. ET (WPIX, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)
Mets Daily Clips
Mets Fall to Nationals, 9-3:
- Mets reverse momentum, head to Atlanta clinging to WC spot (MLB.com)
- Mets' Sean Manaea, bullpen roughed up again as banged-up club loses game, series to woeful Nationals (Newsday)
- Mets blow chance to win another series after cratering in embarrassing loss to lowly Nationals (New York Post)
- Sean Manaea runs out of gas as Mets drop series to Nationals (NYDN)
- Three takeaways as Mets drop ugly series loss to last-place Nationals (The Record)
- Mets can’t shake out of their funk in series loss to lowly Nationals (The Athletic)
- James Wood hits a 3-run homer and the Nationals beat the banged-up Mets 9-3 to win series (AP)
Jeff McNeil News:
- Jeff McNeil out of Mets lineup while dealing with shoulder discomfort ‘big time’ (New York Post)
- Mets Notebook: Jeff McNeil out vs. Nationals with sore shoulder (NYDN)
- New York Mets utility man Jeff McNeil dealing with injury (SI.com)
Other Mets News:
- Nolan McLean’s Mets encore after sterling debut in familiar area for rookie (New York Post)
- Mets’ Sean Manaea has ‘no explanation’ for worsening stamina issues after latest flop (New York Post)
- Nolan McLean dreams of the next great homegrown Mets rotation, too (New York Post)
- Where Mets stand on Francisco Alvarez’s ability to play through the pain (New York Post)
- Who is each MLB playoff contender’s most indispensable ‘under-the-radar’ player? (The Athletic)
- Francisco Alvarez faces difficult path with thumb injury: Mets takeaways (The Athletic)
- Francisco Lindor makes Mets franchise history again (SI.com)
- Juan Soto says the struggling Mets are still a playoff team: ‘We believe in each other’ (AP)
- 9 Beers and 9 Hot Dogs in 9 Innings? Challenge Accepted. (Wall Street Journal)
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- Mets visit the Braves to begin 3-game series
- Mets' Sean Manaea puzzled by worrying trend that showed up vs. Nationals
- Juan Soto drops bold take on Mets' playoff destiny after 60th loss
- Jeff McNeil out of Mets lineup while dealing with shoulder discomfort ‘big time’
- Nationals beat banged-up Mets 9-3 to win series
- Yankees sign Paul Blackburn days after Mets release
- Three takeaways as Mets drop ugly series loss to last-place Nationals
- Mets blow chance to win another series after cratering in embarrassing loss to lowly Nationals
- Reds try to control what they can entering series at D-backs
- National Boss Miguel Cairo Signs Ball Heading for Baseball Hall of Fame
- Writer details how Braves’ latest move will help Spencer Strider
- Where Mets stand on Francisco Alvarez's ability to play through the pain
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Syracuse:
- Syracuse Mets Game Recap: S-Mets struggle in 16-1 loss to Indians on Thursday night
- 8/21/2025 - Box Score: Indianapolis Indians 16 Syracuse Mets 1
- Jett Williams: 2B-CF 0 for 5; 1 K; Ryan Clifford: 1B-LF 1 for 2; 1 K; Pablo Reyes: DH-2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Jared Young: LF 0 for 2; 1 K; Joey Meneses: 1B 0 for 1; 1 walk; José Azocar: CF-RF 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Luke Ritter: RF-P 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 HR; Yonny Hernández: SS 3 for 4; Luis De Los Santos: 3B 0 for 3; Onix Vega: C 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Dom Hamel: (L, 4-6) 1 inning; 7 runs; 7 ERs; 7 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Jonathan Pintaro: 2 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 3 walks; 1 K; Justin Garza: 1 inning; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 5 hits; 1 walk; Alex Carrillo: 0.2 inning; no runs; 3 walks; 1 K; Kevin Herget: 2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 3 Ks; Austin Warren: 0.1 inning; no runs; Luke Ritter: 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit;
Binghamton Rumble Ponies:
- Binghamton Game Recap: Rumble Ponies Fall to Portland on Thursday in Maine
- 8/21/2025 Box Score: Portland Sea Dogs 2 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 0
- A.J. Ewing*: CF 2 for 4; 1 K; Chris Suero: C 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Nick Morabito: DH 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Jacob Reimer: 3B 0 for 3; 1 walk; 3 Ks; D'Andre Smith: LF 0 for 2; 1 walk; JT Schwartz*: 1B 0 for 3; 1 K; William Lugo: SS 0 for 3; 1 K; Omar De Los Santos: RF 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Jefrey De Los Santos*: 2B 3 for 3; 1 double; Jonathan Santucci*: 5 innings; no runs; 3 hits; 4 walks; 3 Ks; Ben Simon: (L, 0-1) 1.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 2 walks; Ryan Lambert: 1.1 innings; no runs; 3 Ks;
- 8/21/2025: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes
Brooklyn Cyclones:
- Brooklyn Cyclones Game Recap: IronBirds Inch Past Cyclones, 6-3
- 8/21/2025 Box Score: Aberdeen IronBirds 6 Brooklyn Cyclones 3
- Marco Vargas*: 2B 1 for 4; 1 run; 3 Ks; Eli Serrano*: CF 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 SBs; Boston Baro*: DH 0 for 4; Ronald Hernandez#: C 1 for 4; 1 K; 1 triple; Colin Houck: SS 1 for 4; 1 run; 2 Ks; 1 double; Yohairo Cuevas*: LF 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Nick Roselli*: RF 0 for 4; Corey Collins*: 1B 0 for 3; 1 K; Diego Mosquera: 3B 0 for 2; Noah Hall: (L, 5-5) 4 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 5 hits; 4 walks; 1 K; Austin Troesser: 1 inning; no runs; Jace Beck: 1 inning; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 walks; 3 Ks; Brett Banks: 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Hoss Brewer: 1 inning; no runs; 1 K;
- Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 8/21/2025
St. Lucie Mets:
- St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: St-L Mets edge out P.B. Cardinals 4-3
- 8/21/2025 Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 4 Palm Beach Cardinals 3
- Mitch Voit: SS 1 for 5; 3 Ks; Trey Snyder: 2B 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 SB; Antonio Jimenez: DH 0 for 5; 1 K; Chase Meggers: C 1 for 4; 1 K; John Bay: RF 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Yonatan Henriquez#: CF 3 for 4; 2 runs; 1 K; 1 double; 2 SBs; AJ Salgado*: 1B 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Kevin Villavicencio: LF 0 for 4; 1 K; Sam Robertson: 3B 1 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Irving Cota: 4 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 7 hits; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Luis Alvarez: (W, 3-3) 1.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 3 Ks; Jorge De Leon: (H, 2) 1.1 innings; no runs; 2 walks; 1 K; Yuhi Sako: (S, 2) 2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 3 Ks;
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AP Sports:
- Rookie
Roman Anthony homers, drives in 3 in Yankee Stadium debut as Red Sox outlast
Yanks 6-3
- Walker and Diaz
hit HRs, Sánchez goes 5 for 5 as Astros beat Orioles 7-2 to end 4-game skid
- How
MLB’s upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and
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- Contreras
HR, Burleson’s 2 RBIs power the Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Rays
- Brice
Turang hits a 2-run homer as Brewers widen NL Central lead over Cubs with 4-1
win
- Vinnie
Pasquantino’s homer in 4th straight game helps lift Royals over Rangers 6-4
- Tyler
Soderstrom goes 4 for 4 to stretch hitting streak to 19 games as A’s sweep
Twins with 8-3 win
MLB.com
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- Contenders with the easiest – and toughest – remaining schedules
- Another offensive eruption sets up NL West showdown with Dodgers
- Who will drive the free-agent market? Here are our top 10 picks
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- Eager Beavers: O's No. 3 prospect's 1st MLB HR comes in 1st Camden Yards at-bat
- Sánchez (5-for-5), Astros bust out vs. O's in opener
MLB Trade Rumors
- MLB, ESPN Nearing Deal Involving MLB.TV And In-Market Rights For Five Clubs
- Royals Release Mark Canha
- Nationals’ Luis Garcia Jr. Taking Pregame First Base Reps
- Brewers Notes: Ortiz, Hoskins, Gasser
- Red Sox Weighing Bullpen Move For Walker Buehler
- Astros To Sign Craig Kimbrel
- Connor Brogdon Elects Free Agency
- Orioles Place Adley Rutschman On Injured List With Oblique Strain
- Rays Promote Carson Williams
- Tigers To Select Drew Sommers
- Astros Reinstate, Option J.P. France
- Austin Riley Undergoes Season-Ending Core Surgery
- Yankees Sign Paul Blackburn
- Red Sox To Promote Jhostynxon Garcia, Place Wilyer Abreu On IL
- Braves Claim Cal Quantrill
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games
- Yankees' four errors, nine walks allowed the difference in loss to Red Sox: 'Not a great night for us'
- Sloppy defense, dormant offense doom Yankees in 6-3 loss to Red Sox
- How MLB's upcoming deals will change how you watch out-of-market, Sunday night and Wild Card games
- Braves third baseman Austin Riley's injury-shortened season ends following core surgery
- Mets' Sean Manaea has "no explanation" for recent middle-inning struggles: "I just gotta execute'"
- Astros add Craig Kimbrel to address beleaguered bullpen
- Shane Bieber, in a new uniform and finally back on the mound, is ready to make his mark on the Blue Jays
- Mets drop series against Nationals after losing rubber game, 9-3
- Roman Anthony's towering homer vs. Yankees saves Red Sox from frustrating night
- Clayton Kershaw and rebounding offense help Dodgers salvage split against Rockies
- Red Sox calling up outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia, nicknamed "The Password" team's No. 3 prospect
- Rays reportedly calling up shortstop Carson Williams, the team's No. 1 prospect
- Yankees' Fernando Cruz, Ryan Yarbrough to make at least one more minor league appearance
- Braves 3B Austin Riley out until 2026 after undergoing season-ending abdominal surgery
- Can Nolan McLean, the latest Mets pitching success story, help New York's rotation get back on track?
- Yankees sign Paul Blackburn, who was recently released by Mets
- Mets' Jeff McNeil dealing with right shoulder soreness
- Sloppy Giants continue to look overmatched by Padres after ‘frustrating' series
- MLB, ESPN reportedly reach agreement for network to obtain rights to sell out-of-market games, ability to offer MLB.TV
- What we learned as disastrous fifth inning dooms Giants in brutal loss to Padres
- Cubs OF Kyle Tucker played with a small fracture in his right hand after he got hurt in June
- Red Sox call up No. 3 prospect with Wilyer Abreu headed to IL
- Carson Whisenhunt returns as Giants pitching staff faces slew of injuries
- Phillies minor league report: Prospects heating up in August
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- Anthony makes mark in Bronx debut with key HR
- Sources: Kimbrel to Astros on major league deal
- Rays call up No. 1 prospect Williams; Kim to IL
- Braves' Riley undergoes season-ending surgery
- Soto says Mets still playoff team amid Aug. swoon
- O's Rutschman back to IL with oblique strain
- Mets sit banged up McNeil, Nimmo vs. Nationals
- Brewers' Ortiz exits, to have MRI on hamstring
- 📺 Yankees' Costanza bobblehead draws crowds
CBSSports.com Headlines
- Astros sign Craig Kimbrel to major-league contract, will join club on Friday
- Yankees sign Paul Blackburn, adding former All-Star right-hander to staff ahead of series vs. Red Sox
- Carson Williams to make MLB debut: Rays promoting their top shortstop prospect, per report
- Kyle Tucker injury: Cubs reveal slumping star was diagnosed with fractured hand in June
- Batting Around: Which All-Star would you rather build an MLB team around, Corbin Carroll or Julio RodrÃguez?
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Phillies News
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Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Ike Hampton on August 22, 1970.
New York Mets sold Jorge Toca to the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 22, 2003.
New York Mets traded Evan MacLane to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Shawn Green on August 22, 2006.
Los Angeles Dodgers claimed Rod Barajas of the New York Mets on waivers on August 22, 2010.
New York Mets signed free agent Daisuke Matsuzaka on August 22, 2013.
New York Mets purchased Eric Young from the Atlanta Braves on August 22, 2015.
1973 | Trailing by a run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and a man on second, Felix Millan, Rusty Staub, and John Milner hit consecutive singles to give the Mets an improbable 3-2 decision at Shea Stadium. The victory, the first win for the 0-6 Tug McGraw, appears to ignite the "Ya Gotta Believe" reliever, who once again will become one of the best closers in the league. |
1984 | Dwight Gooden strikes out Garry Templeton in the eighth inning of the Mets' 5-2 victory at Jack Murphy Stadium to become the 11th pitcher to strike out 200 batters in his rookie season. The 19 year-old freshman becomes only the third teenager to accomplish the feat, joining Bob Feller (1938 Indians) and Gary Nolan (1967 Reds). |
1984 | Graig Nettles' fourth-inning two-run homer off Dwight Gooden is his seventh round-tripper in his last six games, tying a National League record shared by Walker Cooper, George Kelly, and Willie Mays. The Padres third baseman's blast, one of only three hits given up by the New York 19 year-old rookie in the Mets' 5-2 victory, accounts for all of San Diego's runs in the Jack Murphy Stadium contest. |
1999 | Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player to reach the 50 home run plateau in four consecutive seasons. 'Big Red' goes deep twice (#'s 49 and 50) in an 8-7 loss to the Mets at Shea Stadium. |
2007 | Jose Reyes sets a Mets record, swiping his 67th stolen base of the season, surpassing Roger Cedeno, who had established the previous mark in 1999. The New York shortstop swipes three bases in the team's 7-5 loss to the Padres at Shea Stadium. |
1970: Johnny Bench has a 2-out, 2-run double in the 9th to give the Reds a 3 - 2 win over the Mets at Shea Stadium.
1972: Jim Beauchamp hits a home run and drives in all the Mets' runs in a 4 - 2 win over the Astros. Yesterday, Beauchamp celebrated his birthday with a pair of home runs as the Mets beat the Astros by the same score.
1999: At Shea Stadium, the Mets and Cardinals split a doubleheader, with New York winning the opener, 8 - 7, and St. Louis taking the nightcap, 7 - 5. Mark McGwire hits two home runs in the first game, his 49th and 50th of the season. Number 49 breaks a light bulb in the scoreboard, 502 feet away. This gives him a major league record 50 or more home runs for four straight seasons.
2000: The Mets have less success using OF Derek Bell to mop up in a 16 - 1 loss to the Padres. Bell, who keeps his sunglasses on, lobs in 36 pitches to 10 batters and allows three hits, three walks, and five runs (4 earned) in his inning.
2011: Cliff Lee is dazzling, throwing 7 scoreless innings as the Phillies down the Mets, 10 - 0. Lee is is 4-0 with an 0.58 ERA this month. John Mayberry and Hunter Pence both hit two-run homers off losing pitcher Dillon Gee.
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