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5/14/2026 Box Score: New York Mets 9 Detroit Tigers 4 Carson Benge*; RF 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 SB; Bo Bichette; SS 0 for 4; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Juan Soto; DH 2 for 5; 1 HR; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; Mark Vientos; 1B 1 for 4; 1 HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; MJ Melendez*; LF 0 for 1; 1 run; 1 walk; Tyrone Taylor; PH-LF 0 for 2; Brett Baty*; 3B 1 for 3; 1 HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; Marcus Semien; 2B 2 for 3; 1 HR; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; A.J. Ewing*; CF 2 for 4; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Hayden Senger; C 0 for 3; 1 RBI; Nolan McLean; (W, 2-2) 7 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 6 hits; 1 HR; 3 walks; 7 Ks; Tobias Myers;  1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 HR; 1 K; Craig Kimbrel;  1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 

Brian Joura Mets360: "The Mets cracked a season-high five home runs and Nolan McLean rebounded from a rocky start to pitch seven innings, leading the Mets to a 9-4 win over the Tigers on Thursday afternoon and a sweep of the three-game series."

Anthony DiComo Mets.com: "Things didn’t begin swimmingly for McLean, who allowed a three-run homer to Gage Workman in the first. But A.J. Ewing led off the third inning with his first career homer, and Baty tied things with a two-run shot in the fourth."

NY Post: "Soto stroked an RBI single in the fifth that gave the Mets the lead. Benge singled and stole second to ignite the rally. Vientos launched a two-run homer that gave the Mets a 6-3 lead. It was the fourth homer in 10 games for Vientos, who owns an .843 OPS over his past 12 games."

Fifi Frimpong NY Daily News: "Just like that, the Mets bats are alive after looking dead during a dreadful 12-game skid months ago. And the team looks smart for calling up Ewing, who is 3-for-9 with four walks and four runs since joining the big club."


  • Mets: Completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers with a 9-4 victory...Marked their first sweep of the season and their first sweep since they took three from the Phillies at Citi Field from August 25-27, 2025...Each win of the series was a comeback win...Are 8-4 in May and have outscored opponents 55-37 during the month...Mets pitchers have pitched to a 2.67 ERA (32 ER/107.2 IP) in May. 
  • Nolan McLean (7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K, HR, HBP):  Allowed three runs over a season-high-tying 7.0 innings in his ninth start of the year...Has 64 strikeouts this season, the third-most in the NL and fifth-most in the majors.
  • A.J. Ewing (2-4, HR, RBI, R): Hit his first career Major League home run in the third...Became the first Met ever to record a triple and a home run for their first two career hits.
  • Juan Soto (2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R): Laced an RBI single in the fifth and launched a solo home run in the seventh.
  • Mark Vientos (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R): Lined a two-run homer in the fifth, his first of the season at Citi Field...Has four home runs and 11 RBI in 11 games in May.
  • Marcus Semien (2-3, HR, RBI, 2 R, BB): Launched a solo home run in the eighhth, his first at Citi Field as a Met...Is slashing .310/.394.552with two home runs, one double, three RBI, seven runs and a .946 OPS in his last eight games.






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Born on this date:

  • Rick Waits (1952)
  • Tyler Walker (1976)
  • Brian Dozier (1987)
  • Branny De Oleo (2005)

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Cleveland Indians claimed Brook Fordyce of the New York Mets on waivers on May 15, 1995.

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2014En route to becoming the first Mets rookie to get a hit in his first three games, Jacob deGrom singles in the third inning, ending the team's pitchers' 0-for-64 record-setting streak to start the season. The 25-year-old right-hander, who will collect hits in his next two starts, goes seven innings, taking the 1-0 loss to the Yankees at Citi Field.

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1962 - Cubs P Barney Schultz ties Roy Face's major-league record by relieving in his 9th consecutive game for Chicago. Today's effort doesn't help as the Cubs lose, 6 - 5 in 13 innings against the Mets. Roger Craig, en route to a 10-24 year, is the winner, while Tony Balsamo loses to notch his only career decision.

1970 - After the Mets have a day off, ace Tom Seaver matches Gary Gentry by allowing one hit in beating the Phillies and Woodie Fryman, 4 - 0. The two consecutive one-hitters tie a major league record.

1992 - The Mets' newly-acquired Bret Saberhagen pitches five innings before leaving with tendinitis in his pitching hand that will effectively sideline him for the rest of the year. He will not win another game this year following today's 4 - 1 decision over the Dodgers.

1999 - When SS Alex Arias of the Philadelphia Phillies snags Mike Piazza's line drive in the 6th inning, he starts the Phillies' 30th franchise triple play and their 10th against a team from New York City. It is just the second triple play turned in Veterans Stadium. Arias has participated in two triple plays for the Phils; he initiated one last season against the San Francisco Giants. The Mets still win, 9 - 7.

2014 - In his first major league outing, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom does something no other member of the pitching staff has been able to do yet this season: get a hit. His 3rd-inning single off Chase Whitley of the Yankees breaks a record 0-for-64 drought by Mets pitchers at the plate this season. DeGrom, who had been an infielder his first couple of years in college before becoming a pitcher, also pitches very well, allowing 1 run in 7 innings, but is a hard-luck loser, 1 - 0, as Whitley, Dellin Betances, Adam Warren and David Robertson combine on a three-hit shutout. Whitley, who is also making his big league debut, gives up no runs in 4 2/3 innings and also collects his first hit, off deGrom.

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