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5/9/2026 Box Score: Arizona Diamondbacks 2 New York Mets 1

Juan Soto; LF 0 for 3; 1 walk; Bo Bichette; SS 0 for 3; 1 walk; MJ Melendez*; DH 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Mark Vientos; 1B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Carson Benge*; RF 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Marcus Semien; 2B 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 K; Brett Baty*; 3B 1 for 3; 1 double; 1 RBI; 1 K; Francisco Alvarez; C 0 for 3; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor; CF 1 for 3; 1 double; Clay Holmes; (L, 4-3) 5.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 5 hits; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Austin Warren;  1.1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Craig Kimbrel;  1 inning; no runs; 2 walks; 1 K; 

Mike Puma NY Post: "On Star Wars Night at Chase Field, manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew honored a main character from the movie by producing a “Solo” run in their 2-1 loss...A day after totaling only two hits over nine innings before getting three in the 10th to rally for a victory, the Mets were again challenged to put runners on base: They managed only three hits and the final 13 batters they sent to the plate were retired."

Brian Joura Mets360: "Brett Baty drove in the Mets’ only run with an RBI double in the second inning. Other than that, there wasn’t much to discuss positively about the club’s hitting. If we want to grasp at straws, the Mets hit a bunch of fly balls deep that were turned into outs. Maybe if the roof was open a few of them would have been home runs…"

AP Sports: "Merrill Kelly (W, 2-3) bounced back from three straight shaky starts to pitch seven effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Mets 2-1 for a much-needed win on Saturday night...The right-hander allowed Brett Baty’s run-scoring single in the second inning and stranded two in the fifth after Tyrone Taylor’s two-out double. Kelly struck out six and walked three."

Mets.com: "Holmes (L,4-3) threw 103 pitches in the Mets’ 2-1 loss to the Diamondbacks on Saturday – 64 for strikes – but allowed just five hits and two earned runs in 5 2/3 innings. The 33-year-old picked up his third loss of the season, but his bottom line didn’t change much at all. The veteran righty now has a 1.86 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP while holding the opposition to a .190 batting average.

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New York Mets signed free agent Tom Sturdivant on May 10, 1964.

New York Mets traded Larry Elliot to the Kansas City Athletics for Ed Charles on May 10, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Bob Johnson and John Miller from the Baltimore Orioles on May 10, 1967.

New York Mets traded Jason Felice to the Minnesota Twins for Bill Latham on May 10, 1987.

Minnesota Twins claimed Adam Wilk of the New York Mets on waivers on May 10, 2017.

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1993

Marlins right-hander Ryan Bowen hurls the first complete game in franchise history. The 25 year-old gives a lone run on three hits but loses the Shea Stadium contest, 1-0, to the Mets' Bret Saberhagen, who also goes the distance.

2011

Bill Gallo, the creator of colorful characters such as General Von Steingraber, a caricature of the late George Steinbrenner, and Basement Bertha, who radiated good-humored optimism for the fans of the fledgling Mets, dies from complications of pneumonia at the age of 88. The cartoonist's final published drawing, which appeared last month in the Daily News, his employer for seven decades, featured Bertha window shopping with the hope of being invited to the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine.

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1971 - At New York, Bud Harrelson's 2-run single in the 7th beats Houston and Wade Blasingame, 2 - 1. It is Blasingame's first loss to the Mets after nine wins.

1975 - Will McEnaney provides 3 1/3 innings of hitless relief to seal the Reds' 7 - 1 win over the MetsClay Kirby gets the win.

2000: The Pirates defeat the Mets, 13 - 9, as Wil Cordero goes 5 for 5 with a double, home run, and four RBIs. The Mets' Rickey Henderson becomes the 21st major-leaguer to garner 10,000 at bats in his career. Henderson finishes the night with 10,002 at-bats and trails only Cal Ripken Jr., among active players.

2010: The Nationals move to second place in the NL East with a 3 - 2 win over the MetsAdam Kennedy and Ryan Zimmerman hit back-to-back homers in support of rookie Luis Atilano's pitching. The Nats are now 4 games above .500 for the first time since September of 2005. After the game, the struggling Mets designate veteran Frank Catalanotto for assignment and call up OF Chris Carter from AAA Buffalo.  


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