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5/1/2026 Box Score: New York Mets 4 Los Angeles Angels 3

NY Post: Ronny Mauricio’s late homer leads Mets past Angels for needed win to start May "On a day president of baseball operations David Stearns revealed he plans to stick with manager Carlos Mendoza to guide this submerging ship, the Mets received a respectable Christian Scott outing before overcoming a three-run deficit in the sixth and going ahead on Mauricio’s blast in the seventh."

SNY TV: "Francisco Alvarez and Marcus Semien delivered in the Mets' three-run sixth inning, capitalizing on the Angels' weak bullpen. Alvarez's one-out single put the Mets on the board before Semien, who left the bases loaded via an inning-ending flyout in the fourth, redeemed himself with a two-out single that scored Juan Soto and Alvarez to tie the game at 3-3."

Abbey Mastracco NY Daily News: "On a 1-1 count, Freddy Fermín threw him a four-seamer high. Mauricio drove it 421 feet into the right-center stands. The entire stadium knew it was gone by the sound it made coming off the bat."

Brian Joura Mets360: "The Mets used four relievers to finish up, combining for no runs, no hits, no walks and six strikeouts, with Devin Williams finishing up for the save, the club’s first since April 5th. In all, Mets pitching retired the last 21 batters in a row by the Angels."






Today's Game: at Los Angeles-AL

RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.55) vs. LHP Reid Detmers (1-2, 4.28) 9:38 p.m. ET (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)


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Today in Mets History: 

Born on this date:

  • Ed Bressoud (1932)
  • Joe Crawford (1970)
  • Erasmo Ramirez (1990)
  • Jonathan Villar (1991)
  • Luis Torrens (1996)

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New York Mets released Ray Sadecki on May 2, 1977.

New York Mets signed free agent Juan Castillo on May 2, 1988.

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1968

Mets hitter Bud Harrelson becomes the first batter in baseball history to gain a 3-0 ball-strike count advantage from the on-deck circle when umpire Ed Vargo penalizes Phillies reliever John Boozer for going to his mouth inside the 18-foot circle of the mound. Philadelphia manager Gene Mauch, incensed about the ball one call, orders his pitcher to do it again for ball two, and then again for ball three, which promptly gets his right-hander and himself thrown out of the game, a 3-0 loss to New York at Shea Stadium.

1983

Jose Oquendo makes his major league debut, grounding into a force out as a pinch-hitter in the ninth inning of a 3-2 loss to Houston. The 19 year-old rookie shortstop, born on July 4, 1963, is the first person to play for the Mets who is younger than the franchise, which started in 1962.

2008

Jose Reyes is thrown out at home plate in an unusual attempt to complete the cycle with an inside-the-park homer. The shortstop's four hits pace the Mets' 7-2 win over the Diamondbacks, the club's 14th victory in the last 15 games played against Arizona at Chase Field.

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1987: After having missed spring training and the first month of the season because of collusionMontreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines debuts by going 4 for 5, including a 10th-inning grand slam, in an 11 - 7 win over the New York Mets.

2010: The Phillies take over first place in the NL East by beating Mets ace Johan Santana like a rag doll. Santana gives up 10 runs, including 8 in the 4th inning, which he fails to complete. With the Mets leading 5 - 3, he issues a two-out bases-loaded walks to his opposite, Jamie Moyer, then Shane Victorino blasts a grand slam to open the floodgates. Chase Utley adds a two-run shot to chase Santana; Placido Polanco and Ryan Howard had homered earlier against him. The Phillies win, 11 - 5.

2019Noah Syndergaard of the Mets pitches a complete game shutout and also homers off Tyler Mahle for the game's only run as he defeats the Reds, 1 - 0. The last player to have managed that particular feat had been Bob Welch, back in 1983.   


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