Today's NY Back Pages and Mets Headlines: 4/18/2026

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4/17/2026 Box Score: Chicago Cubs 12 New York Mets 4 

Carson Benge*; RF 1 for 4; 1 K; Tommy Pham; PH 0 for 1; Bo Bichette; 3B 1 for 5; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 2 for 4; 1 double; 1 run; Luis Robert Jr.; CF 1 for 4; 1 double; Francisco Alvarez; C 2 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; MJ Melendez*; DH 2 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Marcus Semien; 2B 2 for 4; 1 double; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Brett Baty*; 1B 0 for 2; 1 K; Mark Vientos; PH-1B 1 for 2; Tyrone Taylor; LF 2 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Kodai Senga; (L, 0-3) 3.1 innings; 7 runs; 6 ERs; 6 hits; 2 HRs; 3 walks; 3 Ks; Huascar Brazobán;  0.2 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Sean Manaea*;  4 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 

Chris Flanders Mets360: "The losing continues in Metsland with a pretty solid 12-4 drubbing by the Cubs on a windy day in Chicago...the first inning which found the Mets trailing by 4 after a three-run homer...The Mets did muster a nice rally in the second inning that pushed 3 across to make it look like a game playing small ball, but Senga gave up two more in the bottom of the second putting the score at an insurmountable 6-3."

AP News Via Newsday: "Kodai Senga (0-3) got tagged for seven runs in his second straight start. The righthander gave up six earned runs to go with six hits in 3 1/3 innings after lasting just 2 1/3 in a loss to the Athletics last week. His ERA through four starts is 8.83."

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: "Things continued to go downhill in the fourth. Brazobán gave up two infield singles before getting an out, one that hit off the glove of Brett Baty at first base. Two batters later, with the bases loaded, another ground ball kicked off Baty’s glove, allowing an unearned run to score. The Cubs increased the lead to 7-3."

NY Post: "On Friday, Kodai Senga imploded, the defense leaked and the lineup was inefficient in an embarrassing 12-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field that gave the Mets a nine-game losing streak. The skid is the club’s longest since 2004 when they lost 11 straight."

Laura Albanese Newsday: Mets need a major shake-up, but firing Carlos Mendoza won't fix their deeper issues.  "You read that right. The last time the Mets were this consistently bad, Carson Benge was a 1-year-old. But it somehow actually is worse than that: Since that fateful June 13 day that marked the beginning of their 2025 collapse, this team is 45-68 — an absurd 97-loss pace over 162 games."

Mets.com: "The most pressing issue is the offense, which entered Friday with a .175/.213/.257 slash line during the losing streak, before breaking out for 14 hits in the opener with a new-look top of the order. However, despite a three-run second inning that matched the run total the club had scored in the previous 39 innings, the Mets managed just a single run the rest of the way while giving up a season-high 12 runs."

MLB YouTube Channel: Cubs 12 Mets 4 Game Highlights - 4/17/26

SNY on YouTube: Carlos Mendoza Post Game Reactions - 4/17/26

SNY on YouTube: Brett Baty, Kodai Senga Post Game Reactions - 4/17/26

New York Post:

• New injury wrinkle emerges for Mets’ Jorge Polanco as IL question lingers
• It couldn’t be more clear that sinking Mets need to right this ship — quickly
• Francisco Lindor says there’s something fans don’t know about Mrs. Met: ‘Would be surprised’
• Helpless Mets drop blowout to Cubs as nine-game losing skid matches worst in 22 years
• David Stearns has Carlos Mendoza’s back with Mets floundering hard
• Mets drop Francisco Lindor down in drastic lineup change

SNY.tv:

• Brett Baty owns 'terrible' play on both sides of ball following Mets' loss to Cubs
• Mets noncommital on Kodai Senga making next scheduled start
• Mets' offense shows signs of life, but Cubs rough up Kodai Senga in ninth straight loss
• David Stearns expresses confidence in manager Carlos Mendoza amid Mets' slide: 'He's enormously consistent'
• David Stearns talks causes of Mets' struggles: 'Urgency is not the problem here’
• Mets Notes: Juan Soto making more progress; Jorge Polanco dealing with wrist issue

Metsmerized Online

• Mets Minors Game Chat: Randy Guzman Looking for Third-Straight Game with Home Run
• Mets’ Pitching Implodes Against Cubs as Losing Streak Reaches Nine Games
• Game Chat: Mets vs Cubs, 2:20 PM
• Series Preview: Struggling Mets Searching for Answers vs. Cubs
• Mets Minors Recap: Colin Houck Has Big Game for Brooklyn

Amazin' Avenue

• Seng in the clowns
• Jorge Polanco dealing with wrist issue
• This Week in Mets Quotes: Your 2026 New York Mets

Rising Apple Feed

• 3 changes becoming necessary for the NY Mets to make sooner than later
• 1 NY Mets fan emotion for every Francisco Lindor miscue this season
• Dodgers' Edwin Diaz hype video troll with NY Mets in town was cruel and unnecessary
• Brett Baty isn't the only NY Mets first-round pick scuffling early in 2026

Faith and Fear in Flushing

• The Impotence of Positive Thinking

Mets360

• Gut Reaction: Cubs 12, Mets 4 (4/17/26)
• Maybe this is why David Stearns has never won a championship

kinerskorner.com

• Where Exactly Is Rock Bottom? Mets Still Searching After Ninth Straight Loss
• Trade Tracker Thursday: Texas Rangers. Mr. Perfect, The Toddfather, and The Man who Punched out his Manager!

Mack's Mets

• Reese Kaplan -- There Are a Lot of Seriously Poor Mets Hitters
• John From Albany: 40 Years Ago - Mets break 3-game losing streak, beat Phillies 5-2, 4/18/1986
• Reese Kaplan -- Is Carlos Mendoza Going to be Fired?

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Syracuse Mets Recap: Three Homers and a Strong Wenninger Start Deliver Mets Win
• 4/17/2026 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 5 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3 Nick Morabito; CF 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Ronny Mauricio#; SS 3 for 4; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 HR; 1 SB; Ryan Clifford; RF 0 for 3; 1 walk; Jihwan Bae*; DH 2 for 4; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 K; 1 HR; 1 double; Jackson Cluff*; 2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Cristian Pache; LF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Yonny Hernández#; 3B 2 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 HR; Trace Willhoite; 1B 0 for 3; 1 K; Onix Vega; C 0 for 2; 1 K; Jack Wenninger; (W, 1-1) 5.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Jonathan Pintaro; (H, 1) 2.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Ryan Lambert; (H, 3) 0.1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Daniel Duarte; (S, 1) 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits;
• Tonight's Syracuse Mets Lineup - 4/17/26
• Syracuse Mets Game Notes - 4/17/2026

Binghamton Rumble Ponies: 

• Binghamton Game Recap: Suarez, Serrano III Lead Rumble Ponies Past Akron
• 4/17/2026 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 Akron RubberDucks 1 Marco Vargas*; 2B 1 for 5; 1 RBI; 1 K; 1 SB; Jacob Reimer; 3B 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 double; 1 SB; Eli Serrano*; CF 1 for 3; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 HR; José Ramos; RF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; D'Andre Smith; LF 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 SB; Kevin Parada; C 1 for 2; 1 run; 2 walks; 1 double; 1 SB; Nick Lorusso; 1B 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Matt Rudick*; DH 0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K; Wyatt Young; SS 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Joander Suarez; (W, 1-0) 5.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 3 walks; 5 Ks; Brian Metoyer; (H, 1) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Gabriel Rodríguez*; (H, 1) 1 inning; no runs; Carlos Guzman; (S, 1) 1 inning; no runs; 2 walks; 2 Ks; 
• Tonight's Binghamton Rumble Ponies Lineup - 4/17/62
• 4/17/2026: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones: 

• Brooklyn Game Recap: Cyclones Arms Collect 18 K's; Mitch Voit Mashes Second Homer as Brooklyn Falls to Greensboro, 3-2
• 4/17/2026 Box Score: Greensboro Grasshoppers 3 Brooklyn Cyclones 2 Mitch Voit; SS 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 HR; Antonio Jimenez; 2B 0 for 4; Daiverson Gutierrez; DH 0 for 4; 2 Ks; John Bay; CF 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 double; Ronald Hernandez#; C 0 for 2; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Colin Houck; 3B 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Yohairo Cuevas*; 1B 0 for 3; 1 K; Kevin Villavicencio; LF 0 for 3; 1 K; Diego Mosquera; RF 0 for 2; 1 K; Wyatt Hudepohl; (L, 0-2) 4 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 6 Ks; Bryce Jenkins;  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Hoss Brewer;  1.1 innings; 2 runs; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Joe Charles;  1.2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 4 Ks; Juan Arnaud;  1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 3 Ks; 
• Tonight's Brooklyn Cyclones Lineup - 4/17/26
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 4/17/2026
• 4/17/26: Mets Minor League Roster Moves - Perozo to Syracuse, Charles to Brooklyn

St. Lucie Mets:

• St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: St-L Mets Rally Past Tortugas in 8th Inning for 6-4 Win
• 4/17/2026 Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 6 Daytona Tortugas 4 Elian Peña; SS 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Sam Robertson; 3B 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 SB; Randy Guzman; LF 1 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Julio Zayas; DH 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; AJ Salgado*; 1B 1 for 4; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 HR; JT Benson; RF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Chase Meggers*; C 2 for 4; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; 1 double; Branny De Oleo; 2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Sam Biller*; CF 1 for 3; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; 1 double; Joel Lara;  2.2 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 4 Ks; Caden Wooster;  1.1 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 1 K; Conner Ware*; (W, 1-1) 3 innings; 1 run; 1 hit; 3 walks; 3 Ks; Elwis Mijares;  (S,1) 2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 4 Ks; 

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MLB and NL East Links:

AP Sports Via the Winnipeg Free Press

• Angels ace José Soriano has an 0.28 ERA, 39 Ks after 5 phenomenal starts to begin the season
• Nimmo hits leadoff homer, deGrom works 4 scoreless innings as Rangers beat Mariners 5-0
• Murakami hits first career grand slam and the White Sox beat the Athletics 9-2
• José Soriano dominates again, Angels snap Padres’ 8-game win streak with 8-0 victory
• Soroka earns 4th victory, Arenado homers as Diamondbacks defeat Blue Jays 6-3
• Braves rout Phillies 9-0 for third straight win
• Muncy homers twice to back strong start by Glasnow as Dodgers top Rockies 7-1 on chilly night
• Big one for Mac: Yankees get clutch homer off the bench from slumping Ryan McMahon
• Milwaukee’s Mitchell doubles in the 10th in 7-5 win over Miami
• Suárez drives in 2 and Williamson pitches into the 6th as Reds beat Twins 2-1

MLB Trade Rumors

• Bryce Miller To Make Rehab Start
• Lourdes Gurriel Jr. Nearing A Return
• AL East Injury Notes: Yesavage, Springer, Holliday, Uceta
• Astros To Sign Miguel Yajure To Minor League Deal
• Brewers Acquire Junior Fernández
• Richard Fitts Undergoes Season-Ending Surgery
• Tigers Recall Hao-Yu Lee For MLB Debut
• Trade Rumors Front Office Subscriber Chat Transcript
• Astros Transfer Josh Hader To 60-Day IL
• Brewers Recall Coleman Crow For MLB Debut
• The Angels May Have Found An Ace
• Cade Horton Undergoes Tommy John Surgery
• Fantasy Baseball Subscriber Chat With Nicklaus Gaut
• Cubs Place Daniel Palencia On IL With Oblique Strain
• Garret Anderson Passes Away

www.espn.com - MLB

• 19 going on 35: How Konnor Griffin's maturity is making an impression on Pirates
• Source: Padres nearing sale for MLB-record $3.9B
• Angels' Garret Anderson, All-Star MVP, dies at 53
• Yanks' McMahon goes from batting cage to big HR
• Dodgers, Rockies greeted by snow at Coors Field

CBS Sports Headlines

• Mets drop ninth straight for their longest losing streak since 2004, and pressure is already mounting
• Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Hornets at Magic, Warriors at Suns, MLB and more

FanGraphs Baseball

• Effectively Wild Episode 2467: Stay Pricey, San Diego
• No Offense: The New-Look Mets Are in Quite a Skid
• Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 4/17/26
• When Do Players Retire?
• Five Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) This Week, April 17 

Just Baseball

• Three Things the Brewers Need To Improve
• UCLA’s Logan Reddemann: Revamped Arsenal Aiding Draft Helium
• Three Blue Jays Who Need To Turn Things Around the Most
• Brandon Lowe Has Been the Perfect Addition to the Pirates
• Is the Twins’ Early Success Sustainable?

Today in Mets History: 

Born on this date:

• Larry Foss (1936)
• Chuck Taylor (1942)
• Doug Flynn (1951)
• Rico Brogna (1970)
• Brady Clark (1973)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Felix Perdomo and Steve Ray to the New York Yankees for Tucker Ashford on April 18, 1983.

New York Mets traded Ike Davis to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Zack Thornton and Blake Taylor on April 18, 2014.

National Pastime.com:

1970

Denny Doyle's first-inning single is the only hit allowed by Nolan Ryan when he blanks the Phillies at Shea Stadium, 7-0. The 23 year-old right-hander ties the Mets' mark established by Jerry Koosman in 1968 with 15 strikeouts, but Tom Seaver will break the short-lived record, whiffing 19 Padres later in the week.

Baseball Reference:

1970 - Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 batters and pitches a one-hitter as the New York Mets defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7 - 0, at Shea Stadium. It is the first shutout of Ryan's career.

2010: One day after playing a marathon 20-inning contest, the Cardinals' bullpen gets some rest as Adam Wainwright pitches a complete game for a 5 - 3 win over the Mets. Colby Rasmus and Ryan Ludwick's homers account for all of St. Louis's runs; Wainwright helps his own cause by doubling ahead of Ludwick's blast in the 8th. For their part, the Mets designate 1B Mike Jacobs for assignment before the game in order to call up P Tobi Stoner from AAA Buffalo. Jacobs has become redundant because of the rapid development of prospect Ike Davis, who will be called up to the majors tomorrow. Stoner is the losing pitcher in his only game of the season, in spite of giving up only one run in 2 1/3 innings of work with the Mets' bullpen also burnt out from yesterday's game.

2014: Aaron Harang pitches 7 no-hit innings for the Braves against the Mets, but has to leave the game after having thrown 121 pitches. David Wright hits a two-out single off Luis Avilan in the 8th for the Mets' only hit as three pitchers combine on a one-hitter in a 6 - 0 win.