New York Mets at Tampa Bay Rays
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DeLuca has 3 RBIs in season debut after being out with broken hand and Rays beat Mets 10-8
DeLuca drove in two with a single off Jose Quintana (1-3) during a five-run third as Tampa Bay took an 8-3 lead. He had an RBI grounder in a three-run second as the Rays won for just the third time in 11 games.
“Arguably our best hitting of the season there, so encouraged by that,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “We needed every bit of it.”
Yandy Díaz also had two RBI to help Cash get his 754th victory to tie Joe Maddon for the most in franchise history.
Randy Arozarena, mired in a season-long slump, made it 9-3 with a fourth-inning solo homer. The 2023 AL All-Star is hitting .145.
“It’s good to see all these runs being scored,” Arozarena said through a translator. “We haven’t been scoring too many runs.”
Tampa Bay had 31 runs combined over the previous 10 games
Rays starter Aaron Civale was pulled with two outs in a four-run fifth after Francisco Lindor hit a two-run double. The right-hander, who allowed seven runs and six hits, has given up 18 runs over 13 2/3 innings in last three starts,
Brett Baty connected on a towering three-run homer in the second that put the Mets up 3-0. He also had a ninth inning solo drive for his first career multi-homer game,
“The way he drove those two balls was pretty impressive,” Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said.
New York has dropped eight of 12.
Shawn Armstrong (1-1) went 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. After giving up Baty's homer, Jason Adam worked out off a man on second and two-out jam to get his second save.
Quintana allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. The lefty was coming off a 4-2 win over St. Louis on Apr. 28 in which he gave up one run over eight innings.
“Breaking ball wasn’t as sharp,” Mendoza said. “He just was missing his spots.”
Mets slugger Pete Alonso was 0 for 19 before his RBI double in the fifth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mets: Rellever Brooks Raley (left elbow) had a second MRI that showed inflammation is decreasing and he will continue his throwing program.
Rays: Shane McClanahan, not expected back until next season following Tommy John surgery, is playing catch at 90 feet. “Progressing well," Cash said. “It’s still early on in his throwing.” … RHP Taj Bradley (right pectoral strain) allowed one run and struck out eight over six innings for Triple-A Durham and may be ready to rejoin the rotation. ... Closer Pete Fairbanks (nerve-related hand issues) and 2B Brandon Lowe (right oblique strain) are scheduled to join Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Mets RHP Christian Scott will make his major league debut on Saturday night against Rays RHP Zack Littell (1-2). Scott, a Florida native, expects to have around 50 family members and friends at the game.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Marte struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Nimmo doubled to left. | |
9th Inning | Stewart grounded out to first. | |
9th Inning | Stewart hit for Nido | |
9th Inning | Baty homered to right (421 feet). | |
9th Inning | Taylor grounded out to third. |
Statistics
NYM | TB | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
7 | Ground Balls | 15 |
9 | Strikeouts | 7 |
8 | Runs Batted In | 10 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
10 | Hits | 13 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
1 | Walks | 6 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
8 | Runs | 10 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
36 | At Bats | 34 |
2 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
4 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
4 | Doubles | 2 |
21 | Fly Balls | 13 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
141 | Pitches | 155 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
20 | Total Bases | 18 |
38 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
6 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
6.0 | Runs Created | 8.0 |
.278 | Batting Average | .382 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.556 | Slugging Percentage | .529 |
.306 | Secondary Average | .324 |
.289 | On Base Percentage | .463 |
.845 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .993 |
0.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
6.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.0 |
56.0 | Batter Rating | 61.0 |
18.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
3.71 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.78 |
.278 | Isolated Power | .147 |
0.11 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.86 |
.026 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .146 |
.028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.059 |
16.0 | Runs Produced | 20.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
96.8 | MLB Rating | 104.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 19,077 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |