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8/18/2026 Box Score: San Diego Padres 5 New York Mets 2
Francisco Lindor#; SS 0
for 5; 2 Ks; Bo Bichette; 3B 2 for 5; 1 double; 2
Ks; Luis Robert Jr.; CF 1
for 4; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Carson Benge*; RF 0
for 4; 1 K; Francisco Alvarez; DH 0
for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Christopher Morel; 1B 1
for 3; 1 walk; Marcus Semien; 2B 0
for 3; 1 walk; 1 SB; A.J. Ewing*; LF 0 for 3; 1 walk; 3 Ks;
Luis Torrens; C 2 for
3; 1 HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Jared Young*; PH 0
for 1; Zac Thornton*; (L,
3-4) 5 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 6 hits; 2 HRs; 1 walk; 7 Ks; Jack Weisenburger; 1.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 2 walks; 1
K; Jefry Yan*; 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Dedniel Núñez; 2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 1 HR; 1 K;
Brian Joura Mets360: "Fernando Tatis starred both at the plate and in the field, leading the Padres to a 5-2 victory over the Mets Tuesday night at Citi Field. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak for the Mets."
AP Sports: "Tatis hit the first pitch from New York’s Zac Thornton 452 feet into the second deck in left field before adding a two-run homer off Thornton in the fifth. He has 15 homers after opening the season without a longball in his first 238 at-bats."
Bill Ladson Mets.com: "In the bottom of the second, the Mets had a chance to take the lead against Padres left-hander Robbie Ray, but Tatis had other ideas. With the bases loaded and two outs, Francisco Lindor hit a 1-0 pitch to deep right field. The ball had a chance to go over the wall for a grand slam, but Tatis leaped and caught it, preventing New York from taking the lead."
NY Post: "Tatis ranged to the wall by the 330-foot sign in the right field corner. He leapt and stretched his glove over the fence as his hat flew off his head. Citi Field went quiet, unsure what had happened. Tatis stood motionless for a moment, then let everyone know he had come down with the ball, flipping it from his glove to his bare hand."
Mark Rosenman Kiner's Korner: "Luis Torrens went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI, and he is now batting .500 (4-for-8) with two home runs, three RBI and a walk on the current homestand...Luis Robert Jr. provided the Mets’ only other run as he launched his seventh home run of the season."
NY Daily News: "Yet the big hit eluded the Mets, who went 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position. The last of those at-bats occurred in the bottom of the eighth when, trailing by two runs, rookie A.J. Ewing stranded two baserunners by expanding the zone on an inning-ending strikeout against Adrian Morejon."
From the Padres 5 Mets 2 Post Game Notes - 8/18/2026: Mets: Dropped the second game of their three-game series against the Padres, 5-2...Snapped a season-high-tying four-game winning streak...New York has won four straight games on four separate occasions this season...Despite the loss, the Mets are 10-4 over their last 14 games and 14-8 over their last 22 games...Over the shorter span, the Mets are tied with San Diego for the best record in the majors...The Mets have hit 58 home runs over their last 41 games since July 1, the fifth-most in the majors during that span...Have scored two or fewer runs in 47 games this season, the most such games in the NL and the second-most in the majors.
MLB YouTube Channel: Padres 5 Mets 2 Game Highlights - 8/18/26
RHP Michael King (8-8, 3.41) vs. RHP Robert Stock (0-2, 6.57) 1:10 p.m. ET (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD26
Mets YouTube Channel: OMG! Jose "Candelita" Iglesias First Pitch - 8/18/26
New York Post:
- Former Mets folk hero Jose Iglesias ‘happy to be home’ in Citi Field return for first pitch
- Retiring Howie Rose calls inning with Gary Cohen in emotional Mets booth moment: ‘I treasure you’
- Fernando Tatis Jr.’s heroics on both sides of the ball snap Mets’ win streak
- Kodai Senga’s second act could bring what Mets thought they’d lost
- The six unheralded pieces helping the Mets go on a surprisingly fun August ride
SNY.tv:
- Mets Minor League Roundup: Jefferson Rojas homers again, Émilien Pitre and Billy Amick impress in Triple-A debuts
- Mets surrender three home runs, including two to Fernando Tatis Jr., in 5-2 loss to Padres
- Mets provide hope and psychopaths, and Sammy Stafura stops by the show | The Mets Pod
- Mets activate reliever Austin Warren off IL
Metsmerized
- Morning Briefing: Jose Iglesias Returned to Citi Field
- Mets Fall 5-2 to Padres in Tatis Takeover
- Game Chat: Padres vs Mets, 7:10 PM
- The Intrigue of Christopher Morel
- What Are Expectations for the Pitchers the Mets Got At the Deadline?
- Carson’s Cannon Catapults Him Up the ROY Race
- Minors Weekly Report: Binghamton Scores 50 Run
Amazin' Avenue
Rising Apple Feed
- NY Mets depth piece signed under unusual circumstances begins rehab assignment
- NY Mets manager Andy Green is unintentionally making his replacement's job tougher
- NY Mets trade retrospective: A .311 hitter to the LA Dodgers for two guys who never made MLB
- NY Mets have been through their own Ketel Marte situation not too long ago
Mets360
kinerskorner.com
Mack's Mets
- Reese Kaplan -- For the 2027 Season Mets Ask, "What's on Second?"
- Tom Brennan - Another Gut Punch; Walksville
- Steve Sica - Checking in on the Mets' 2026 Draft Picks
- Syracuse Mets Game Recap: Pitre and Amick Debut, Mauricio Records Three-Hit Night, and Curry's Five No-Hit Innings Power S-Mets over Worcester Tuesday
- 8/18/2026 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 5 Worcester Red Sox 1
- Syracuse Mets Game Notes - 8/18/2026
- 8/18/26: Massive Mets Minor League Roster Moves Amick and Pitre to AAA, Peña to Brooklyn, Gabrysh to Binghamton
- 8/18/2026 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 9 Asheville Tourists 1
- Sammy Stafura SS 0 for 6; 3 Ks; Elian Peña* 2B 0 for 4; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Aidan Smith CF 2 for 3; 3 runs; 3 walks; 4 SBs; Ronald Hernandez# 1B 0 for 3; 2 runs; 3 walks; 1 K; 1 SB; Trey Snyder DH 2 for 4; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 1 double; Yonatan Henriquez# RF 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; John Spikerman# LF 2 for 5; 2 runs; 4 RBIs; 2 HRs; Daiverson Gutierrez C 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Antonio Jimenez 3B 2 for 5; 1 K; 1 double; Nicolas Carreno* (W, 3-1) 5.2 innings; 1 run; 5 hits; 1 walk; 7
Ks; Rafi Vazquez (H, 3) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Gregori Louis* 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 2 Ks; Hunter Hodges 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 2 Ks;
- Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 8/18/2026
SNY on YouTube: Gary Gill Hill, Jefferson Rojas and Nicolas Carreno | Mets Prospects Highlights - 8/19/26
For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.
MLB.com:
- 22-0! Brewers' rout of Mariners tied for most lopsided shutout win since 1887
- Did Tatis make his best defensive play EVER to rob grand slam?
- PCA meets with young fans pregame -- then gives them a show in Cubs' walk-off win
- Ohtani secures 6th straight 30-HR season to keep pace with PCA in tight NL MVP race
- RodrÃguez's gaffe a microcosm of worst loss in Mariners history
- 8 players who have soared past expectations in 2026
- In 2nd game at Fenway, Rutschman's 1st Red Sox HR ignites immediate rally
- Here's where Brewers' 22-0 romp ranks among largest blowouts
- With 25th homer, Okamoto breaks Blue Jays' rookie home run record
- Keeping focus on 'process,' surging Grisham knocks in all 3 Yankees runs
- Dynamic duo of Bohm, Stott come to rescue as Phils win fifth straight
- Adell kicks off career night with HR rolling in the deep LF bleachers
- Bell giving the Twins stability with his bat and leadership
- Marte returning to Phoenix for MRI on knee; Lovullo focusing on series in Boston
- Gausman 'doing well' after exiting start with cramp in non-pitching hand
- 10 top prospects who could be called up SOON
- Quantrill continues strong run in rotation with 7 scoreless innings
- Ohtani throws successful bullpen session, could face live hitters soon
- Baseball’s competitive balance issue, explained
- Anthony homers in first rehab game as MLB's No. 79 prospect Gonzales debuts in Double-A
AP Sports Headlines Via the Winnipeg Free Press:
- Crow-Armstrong makes MLB history, Bregman give Cubs another walk-off win over White Sox, 4-3
- Power surge fuels record-tying night for Brewers in 22-0 rout of Mariners
- Padres’ Tatis favors robbing home runs over hitting them in 5-2 win over the Mets
- Ohtani reaches 30 HRs for 6th straight season as Dodgers beat Rockies 7-6
- Athletics outfielder Tyler Soderstrom to miss remainder of season, have hip surgery
- The Rangers beat the Nationals 5-0 behind Cal Quantrill’s 7 innings, Foscue’s homer
- Rookie George Klassen dazzles with 7 scoreless innings as Angels beat AL West-leading Astros 3-1
- Jo Adell’s night for the Guardians included a 455-foot homer, 6 RBIs, then an early exit
- Brewers match baseball’s modern-era record for biggest shutout, beating Mariners 22-0
- Witt caps Royals’ rally in the ninth with the winning hit in a 4-3 victory over the Athletics
MLB Trade Rumors
- Yankees Notes: Fried, Bellinger, Judge
- Garrett Crochet Targeting Bullpen Return, Injury To Negate 2030 Opt-Out
- Poll: Checking In On The AL Cy Young Race
- Tyler Soderstrom To Undergo Hip Surgery
- Braves Sign Chuckie Robinson To Minor League Deal
- Rockies Place Hunter Goodman On Injured List
- Dodgers To Place Edwin DÃaz On Injured List
- Royals Option Lucas Erceg
- Tigers Outright Trei Cruz
- Rangers Designate Austin Wynns For Assignment
- Red Sox Place Eduardo Rivera On Restricted List
- Blue Jays Outright Lenyn Sosa
- Rangers Outright Luis Curvelo
- Diamondbacks Place Ketel Marte On Restricted List
- Braves Designate Tyler Kinley For Assignment
FanGraphs Baseball
Born on this date:
- Mike Phillips (1950)
- Ron Darling (1960)
- Matt Franco (1969)
- Jeff Tam (1970)
- Chris Capuano (1978)
- Christopher Pujols (1997)
Died on this date:
Al Jackson (2019)
Transactions:
New York Mets sold Wayne Twitchell to the Seattle Mariners on August 19, 1979.
New York Mets signed free agent Mike Marshall on August 19, 1981.
New York Mets traded Curtis Granderson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Jacob Rhame on August 19, 2017.
Chicago Cubs claimed Rene Rivera of the New York Mets on waivers on August 19, 2017.
1957 | Citing poor attendance as the reason, Giants' president Horace Stoneham, ignoring baseball's edict of banning announcements about relocation of franchises until after the World Series, informs the press the club has signed a lease to play its home games in San Francisco next season. The club's Board of Directors voted 8-1 approving the shift to the West Coast, with the only dissenting vote cast by M. Donald Grant, who will become the chairman of the Mets, an expansion team located in New York to fill the National League void created by the departure of the Giants and Dodgers to California. |
1969 | In the bottom of 14th inning, Tommie Agee hits a one-out walk-off homer off Giants’ starter Juan Marchial in the Mets’ 1-0 victory at Shea Stadium. Tug McGraw tosses four scoreless frames for the win after Gary Gentry pitches the first ten, keeping San Francisco off the board on just four hits. |
2012 | Gio Gonzalez, with his 16th victory, sets a team record when Washington beats the Mets at Nationals Park, 5-2. The 26 year-old southpaw, obtained in an offseason trade with Oakland, surpasses Livan Hernandez, who in 2005 posted a 15-10 record in the Nats' inaugural season in the nation's capital. |
2012 | Play comes to a stop in the bottom of the sixth inning of the Nats game against the Mets when a praying mantis is discovered in the outfield at Nationals Park. The contest continues after New York outfielder Andres Torres carefully picks up the beneficial insect and gently hands it over to a member of the ballpark's ground crew. |
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