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After Nolan McLean grabbed the win in his major league debut, manager Carlos Mendoza all but confirmed the right-hander will get another start in the Mets' rotation.

Mendoza was a bit noncommittal about the 24-year-old's chances to stay in the rotation after his debut. The skipper didn't seem to have any cold feet when asked about it after Saturday's 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. 

"I think so," Mendoza said with a laugh when asked if it was safe to say McLean earned another start. "Don't you think?"

"We needed that. We needed that as a team, the organization, given where we are at and how hard it's been for us," the manager continued. "You start thinking about what it's gonna look like here pretty soon, and I feel good about our chances."

McLean delivered 5.1 innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just two hits and four walks while striking out eight on 91 pitches (55 strikes). 

Mendoza called the start "pretty impressive" and "unbelievable," adding that all of the best of McLean from mound presence to demeanor to staying on the attack and using all of his pitches was on display in Saturday's start.

"Just the way he handled pretty much everything... unbelievable," he said.

As expected, McLean leaned heavily on his off-speed pitches, throwing his sweeper 36 percent of the time and his curveball 21 percent. Overall, he tallied 11 whiffs on 38 swings and added 17 called strikes. The sweeper led the way with a 36 percent called strike-whiff rate. The sinker, which averaged 94.9 mph for the afternoon, was his second most-used pitch at 26 percent.

"For me, his ability to throw his secondary pitches when he's behind in counts to get back in counts to get swing and misses, to get chases, Mendoza said. 

The Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1 at Citi Field on Saturday, riding an impressive major league debut by Nolan McLean, to win a game they needed badly after losing 14 of their previous 16.

The Mets scored two runs in the seventh inning and then Carlos Mendoza went to Edwin Diaz for a close it out with a six-out save.

Here are the takeaways...

-After an especially rough week for the Mets, McLean gave fans some hope with an outstanding major league debut, throwing 5 1/3 scoreless innings. The righthander gave up two hits, both singles, and four walks while striking out eight Mariners’ hitters. He threw 91 pitches.

McLean showed an impressive six-pitch arsenal, living up to his reputation for great breaking stuff as he kept the hitters off-balance with a mix of spin and speed. His four-seam fastball was clocked as high as 97 mph while he threw his slow curve, which got some key swings-and-misses, between 78-81 mph.

Along the way, Mclean made a dazzling play to escape a bases-loaded situation in the third inning. With one out, he jammed Julio Rodriguez, inducing a fairly hard comebacker, and from his follow-throw, McLean reached behind his back to stab the ball, then quickly turned and fired to Brett Baty at second to start a 1-4-3 double play as the Citi Field crowd roared.

McLean was pulled in the sixth after giving up a leadoff walk to the M’s slugging catcher Cal Raleigh, and then striking out Rodriguez. Mendoza wanted lefty Gregory Soto for the lefty-hitting Josh Naylor, and though the manager was booed by the crowd for taking out McLean, Soto got out of the inning.

The switch-hitting Raleigh was the only Mariner that McLean didn’t get out, walking him twice and giving up a rocket of a single in the third inning.

-Hot-hitting Francisco Lindor got the Mets on the board, delivering a line double into the right-field corner in the third inning, scoring Brett Baty from first base to give the Mets a 1-0 lead. Baty had singled to lead off the inning.

Lindor went 2-for-4 on the day and is now 11-for-20 (.550)  in his last five games, with three home runs, two doubles, six RBI, and seven runs scored.

-The Mets pulled away with a two-run rally in the seventh. Baty and Lindor each singled and stole a base, and Juan Soto, who has struggled badly with runners in scoring position, delivered a run with a sacrifice fly to fairly deep left-center.

After Lindor was thrown out at the plate on Brandon Nimmo’s single to left (a bad decision to send Lindor, after he had hesitated to make sure the ball fell for a hit), Pete Alonso doubled down the third-base line to score Nimmo and make it 3-0.

-With all of the problems the Mets’ bullpen has had this week, Mendoza wasn’t messing around with a 3-0 lead, going to a well-rested Diaz to start the eighth.

Diaz pitched a scoreless eighth, getting two strikeouts, while allowing a single to Raleigh. In the ninth, he gave up a one-out home run to Eugenio Suarez but closed out the win without any drama.

-Baty and Lindor each stole second base during the seventh inning, as the Mets extended their streak without being caught to 39 straight steals.

It ties the longest such single-season streak in MLB history since caught stealings were first tracked in 1951. The Red Sox had 39 straight in 2013. They have the all-time record of 40 straight, including one in the 2014 season.

Game MVP: Nolan McLean

The Mets desperately needed a boost and McLean delivered, living up to his status as a high-ceiling prospect in Triple-A.

McLean has dominated in the minors since being drafted out of Oklahoma State in 2023, rising to No. 37 in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 prospects list.

Highlights

Nolan McLean strikes out the first batter he faces in the big leagues 🤠 pic.twitter.com/JbBrxMFYpt

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Nolan McLean strikes out a pair in his first big-league inning 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OZEfUHVQdW

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Nolan McLean strikes out Dominic Canzone to finish off a 1-2-3 inning 💪 pic.twitter.com/uYj0JPAJw7

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

NOLAN McLEAN GOES BEHIND THE BACK TO START THE DOUBLE PLAY! pic.twitter.com/3Xu9PRV9om

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Stay hot, Francisco Lindor!

He brings home Brett Baty with the first run of the game! pic.twitter.com/kpssmRxZnq

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Six strikeouts in four innings for Nolan McLean! pic.twitter.com/HN1dfaj6b9

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Nolan McLean strikes out Julio Rodriguez to end his day!

McLean gets an ovation on his way off the mound 👏 pic.twitter.com/tC1Z7dOksO

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Gregory Soto gets the strikeout to end the inning! pic.twitter.com/I3kJxUWL3K

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

100 RBI FOR PETE ALONSO! pic.twitter.com/TBh3YnoymJ

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

What's next

The Mets and Mariners wrap up their three-game set on Sunday night. First pitch for the Little League Classic in Williamsport, PA, is set for 7:10 p.m.

Clay Holmes (9-6, 3.71 ERA) will take the mound for New York, while George Kirby (8-5, 3.71 ERA) will be on the bump for Seattle.

What we learned as Giants waste Justin Verlander's strong outing in loss to Rays originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

BOX SCORE

SAN FRANCISCO — It feels like every night there’s a new stunning stat about how dire things have gotten for the Giants. Here was Saturday’s: For the first time since 2008, they’ve lost six straight series at Oracle Park.

The Giants lost 2-1. This is the first time since 2008 that they've lost six straight series at home.

— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) August 17, 2025

This series loss was clinched when the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for two runs in the eighth and held on for a 2-1 win. The Giants have lost seven straight games and 15 of their last 16 at home. This is just the second time in Oracle Park history that they’ve dropped six consecutive home series, although for seven innings Saturday, things were trending up. 

Justin Verlander has had truly unbelievable luck in his attempt to get closer to 300 career wins. He had some rough times in the first half, but he generally has pitched well in recent weeks, and he wasn’t rewarded Saturday for his best start as a Giant. 

Verlander threw seven shutout innings and left with a 1-0 lead, but three straight two-out hits off José Buttó and Brandon Lowe put the Rays on top in the top of the eighth. It was the sixth time that the bullpen blew a lead for Verlander, who also has received the second-worst run support in baseball. 

Climbing the Charts

Walter Johnson began his career in 1907, so perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s some confusion about his stats. MLB.com has Johhnson at 3,508 career strikeouts, Baseball-Reference has him at 3,509 and Elias Sports Bureau has him at 3,515.

That meant Verlander either passed or approached Johnson on Saturday, depending on which statistical group you trust most. On the scoreboard the Giants went with Baseball-Reference, and Verlander got a nice ovation when he reached 3,510 in the fifth inning. 

Verlander finished with eight strikeouts, getting to 3,511 for his career. Next up after Johnson is Giants Hall-of-Famer Gaylord Perry, who is eighth all-time with 3,534. Verlander also isn’t far from No. 7 Don Sutton (3,574). 

Hall Of Fame Company

For a moment, it looked like Verlander would join another impressive list. There have been just six 42-year-olds in MLB history to reach double-digit strikeouts in a game and it’s a group of legends: Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Gaylord Perry, Rich Hill and Steve Carlton. Verlander’s season-high is nine and he came up just short Saturday.

He did, however, join some of those Hall-of-Famers on another list. Verlander allowed just two hits in his seven scoreless innings and struck out eight, something that has only been done 11 times in MLB history by a pitcher who is 42 or older. Ryan did it five times, Clemens did it three times and Johnson did it twice. 

Third Guy At Third

The Giants put Matt Chapman on the IL on Friday and then watched backup third baseman Casey Schmitt get drilled. Schmitt’s X-rays came back negative and he could be back as soon as Sunday, but the sequence forced Koss to move across the diamond on Saturday. 

Koss made an early error, but the run didn’t score. He more than made up for it in the sixth. 

With two on and two outs, Koss pulled a low fastball under third baseman Junior Caminero’s glove to push the game’s first run across. It was a rare hit with a runner in scoring position for a struggling lineup, but right now Koss is as trustworthy as anyone. 

Koss is boss 😎 pic.twitter.com/GFLOdtEB7R

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) August 17, 2025

The rookie has back-to-back multi hit games and is 6-for-19 since coming off the IL. Koss is hitting .274 and quietly putting together a very solid first big league season. 

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The time many Mets fans have waited for is here. Pitching prospect Nolan McLean made his MLB debut on Saturday afternoon against the Mariners and looked impressive.

Facing off against Randy Arozarena to start, McLean struck out the Seattle slugger swinging on four pitches. A sinker just outside started the at-bat before he got Arozarena to swing and miss and a called strike on the outside corner. The final pitch came on a cutter up and away to get Arozarena down on strikes.

After walking Cal Raleigh on five pitches, he got Julio Rodriguez to ground out and then had to face Josh Naylor with a runner on second.

After throwing a curveball in the dirt, a slider called a strike and a slider away had Naylor ahead 2-1. Naylor fouled off a cutter up in the zone before McLean got the left-handed slugger swinging on a curveball down to end the frame.

Nolan McLean strikes out the first batter he faces in the big leagues 🤠 pic.twitter.com/JbBrxMFYpt

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Nolan McLean strikes out a pair in his first big-league inning 🔥 pic.twitter.com/OZEfUHVQdW

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 16, 2025

Phillies place Wheeler on IL with blood clot, process jarring news  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — Dave Dombrowski had troubling news to share early Saturday evening from the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park.

Minutes after the Phillies’ 2-0 loss to Washington, Dombrowski announced that Zack Wheeler is being placed on the 15-day injured list with a “right upper extremity blood clot.”

The Phillies’ president of baseball operations was joined by head athletic trainer Paul Buchheit. 

“There’s not a whole lot we can say on it at this time,” Dombrowski said, “but I commend Paul and the doctors for finding this because it could’ve been a much more trying situation than what it is.”

The 35-year-old Wheeler has been a bona fide ace since signing with the Phillies in December of 2019. He’s gone 69-37 with a 2.91 ERA and done stellar work in the playoffs. This season, Wheeler has a 10-5 mark and 2.71 ERA. 

Asked about the location of the clot, Buchheit confirmed it’s in the region of Wheeler’s right shoulder.

Wheeler had one August start pushed back because of shoulder soreness and then made two on-schedule appearances. His velocity was decreased against the Rangers and he threw five innings Friday in the Phillies’ win over the Nationals.

“Zack had been feeling better after his right shoulder soreness, but yesterday some symptoms had changed,” Buchheit said. “He felt a little heaviness. The doctors here were great in helping to diagnose and expediting that diagnosis this morning.”

Buchheit noted that there’s not yet a definitive prognosis or treatment plan for Wheeler. He did not believe the clot was related to Wheeler’s prior shoulder soreness. 

“It’s hard to say, but I don’t think so,” Buchheit said. “Talking with our doctors, it’s maybe independent. Again, there weren’t these types of symptoms prior, so I do think they were independent.”

The Phillies plan to evaluate Wheeler further early next week in Philadelphia. 

For his teammates, it’s jarring news.

“It’s obviously scary. … Obviously, we’re praying for him, trying to keep in contact with him,” Taijuan Walker said. “But I know that he knows we’re all here for him.” 

As far as the starting pitching picture, Aaron Nola will return Sunday and Phillies manager Rob Thomson will scrap his short-term plan of a six-man rotation. 

“We don’t know the timeline,” Thomson said. “I’m thinking a lot about Zack and his family because it’s not a hamstring injury or something like that. But I feel good about the depth that we have. If we have to go to a (six-man rotation), it could be (Andrew) Painter, it could be somebody else. We’ve just got to carry on. People have to step up.”

Away from the field, the Phillies are hoping for the best.

“I shot him a text,” Kyle Schwarber said. “Sounded like everything was getting the tests done and things like that. It’s a scary situation, right? … Just want to get him back in here and hear from him. Hopefully, it’s not anything too serious. I don’t know what the prognosis is going to be or what they’re going to have to do. I don’t know if it’s surgery. I don’t think anyone knows right now. … But get him in here and get him healthy. I think that’s the biggest thing. 

“Baseball is baseball. When it comes to someone’s health like that, we need him healthy first. He’s got a family, so we want to get him feeling good for them and get him back to speed whenever we can.” 

Prior to Saturday's game against the Seattle Mariners, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza gave some updates on the team...

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Luisangel Acuña as 27th man

With New York playing in the MLB Little League Classic on Sunday in Williamsport, PA, the team is allowed to roster a 27th man and it will be Acuña.

"We get a 27th man for tomorrow's game and it's got to be a position player," Mendoza said. "So he's here for taxi squad and he'll be active tomorrow as the 27th."

Acuña last played in the majors on July 29 against the San Diego Padres, coming in as a defensive replacement for Starling Marte in the eighth inning. Over 78 games with the Mets this season, the 23-year-old is hitting just .239 with seven doubles, seven RBI, 11 walks, and 12 stolen bases.

Since being sent back down to Triple-A, Acuña has played nine games for Syracuse. He's hitting .263 (10-for-38) with two doubles, two RBI, and one walk.

Mendoza did not share if Acuña will start the special event or just be available off the bench as a substitute.

On managing a pitcher in his MLB debut

Nolan McLean will make his highly anticipated debut Saturday afternoon against the Mariners as New York DFA'd Paul Blackburn to make room for the 24-year-old. Mendoza discussed his philosophy for managing a pitcher in their debut, saying you need to be able to adjust in hopes they "finish on a positive note."

"You want him to finish on a positive note as much as possible, but at the same time, you're managing the game accordingly," Mendoza said. "You have an idea, but the game will tell you what to do. You got to be able to adjust.

"Yeah, you keep in mind that it's his first outing. Like I said, ideally you want to end it on a positive note, but the game will tell you."

McLean has been dominant in the minors this season, going 8-5 with a 2.45 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 127 strikeouts over 113.2 IP with Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Syracuse. He said Friday how it's a "dream come true" to make his debut and hopes to give the Mets a much-needed boost to their pitching rotation.

Fighting through adversity

After Friday's tough 11-9 loss, Francisco Lindorsaid the team is "not clicking at the same time" and getting "outplayed" by other teams. With the loss, New York has dropped 14 of their last 16 games and fallen to 64-58 after starting the year 45-24.

Despite the downward trend, Lindor and others still expressed a belief that they can turn it around. Mendoza was asked about the team's struggles and discussed the challenge at hand, saying they need to "find a way" to "put it together." 

"Of course it's a challenge, but there's a lot of experience there and there's talent, right?" Mendoza said. "We've been through adversity before and we come on top of it. We've gotten through it before. It's taken a long time this time. 

"But again, nobody's going to feel sorry for you, nobody's going to feel sorry for us. We got to find a way, we got to find a way. That's the bottom line. Is it hard to describe? Yes, because of the talent that we got there. And it seems like one day it's this area, the next day it's the other area. We just got to put it together. We haven't been able to do that."

Phillies waste another strong Walker start, get shut out in D.C.  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — Cade Cavalli and the Nationals silenced the Phillies’ offense Saturday.

Taijuan Walker delivered another strong start, but the Phillies fell to a 2-0 loss at Nationals Park. They’ll try to split their four-game series in D.C. on Sunday.

Cavalli pitched seven shutout innings and notched his first MLB win. He scattered seven hits, struck out five and walked none.

Walker logged 6 and 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, two walks and two runs. Across his last three starts, he’s thrown 18 and 2/3 innings and given up only three runs. Walker’s season ERA is down to 3.34. 

The Phillies had a baserunning miscue in both of the first two innings. Trea Turner doubled down the right-field line to lead off the game and then tried to steal his third base in two days. Cavalli caught him before throwing a pitch to Kyle Schwarber, stepping off the rubber and easily throwing Turner out at third. 

With Brandon Marsh on second base in the second inning, Cavalli fielded Harrison Bader’s hard grounder up the middle and Marsh was unsuccessful in his dash for third. Max Kepler followed by flying out to the left-center warning track. 

The Phils also came up short with runners in scoring position the next two innings. Kepler grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners in the fourth. 

Walker was efficient out of the gates, ceding just one baserunner over the first three innings and throwing 30 pitches. 

He hit his spots well and followed sound game plans for each hitter. Walker turned to his splitter more than usual, got regular ground balls and looked comfortable.

The 33-year-old righty’s day veered off course in the fifth inning. Dylan Crews reached on a one-out walk and Brady House hit a seeing-eye single into center field. Walker struck out Jacob Young, but James Wood gave Washington the lead by lacing a Walker splitter into the right-center gap for a two-RBI double. 

Walker’s outing ended after Jacob Young lined an opposite-field single with two outs in the sixth. Jordan Romano came in to face Wood and struck him out.

Cavalli cruised through the sixth and seventh innings, retiring the Phils in order. Lefty reliever Jose A. Ferrer pitched a 1-2-3 eighth.

Ferrer stayed on the mound in the ninth. J.T. Realmuto ripped a one-out single, but the Phils didn’t have a comeback in store. Marsh grounded out and Bader whiffed at a 1-2 changeup.

Nearly home 

The Phils will start quite early on Sunday for the final action of their 10-game road trip. The series finale is scheduled for 11:35 a.m.

Going into that game, the Phillies are 70-53 overall and 5-4 on the trip. Aaron Nola (1-7, 6.16 ERA) will oppose Mitchell Parker (7-13, 5.55 ERA). Phillies manager Rob Thomson said pregame that the club will “probably” activate Alec Bohm.

Phillies waste another strong Walker start, get shut out in D.C.  originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — Cade Cavalli and the Nationals silenced the Phillies’ offense Saturday.

Taijuan Walker delivered another strong start, but the Phillies fell to a 2-0 loss at Nationals Park. They’ll try to split their four-game series in D.C. on Sunday.

Cavalli pitched seven shutout innings and notched his first MLB win. He scattered seven hits, struck out five and walked none.

Walker logged 6 and 2/3 innings and allowed six hits, two walks and two runs. Across his last three starts, he’s thrown 18 and 2/3 innings and given up only three runs. Walker’s season ERA is down to 3.34. 

The Phillies had a baserunning miscue in both of the first two innings. Trea Turner doubled down the right-field line to lead off the game and then tried to steal his third base in two days. Cavalli caught him before throwing a pitch to Kyle Schwarber, stepping off the rubber and easily throwing Turner out at third. 

With Brandon Marsh on second base in the second inning, Cavalli fielded Harrison Bader’s hard grounder up the middle and Marsh was unsuccessful in his dash for third. Max Kepler followed by flying out to the left-center warning track. 

The Phils also came up short with runners in scoring position the next two innings. Kepler grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners in the fourth. 

Walker was efficient out of the gates, ceding just one baserunner over the first three innings and throwing 30 pitches. 

He hit his spots well and followed sound game plans for each hitter. Walker turned to his splitter more than usual, got regular ground balls and looked comfortable.

The 33-year-old righty’s day veered off course in the fifth inning. Dylan Crews reached on a one-out walk and Brady House hit a seeing-eye single into center field. Walker struck out Jacob Young, but James Wood gave Washington the lead by lacing a Walker splitter into the right-center gap for a two-RBI double. 

“I had an opportunity to get out of that one,” Walker said. “I had an open base and Wood is obviously a really good hitter. I’ve just got to get that split a little more off. If I walk him, there’s an open base, and just try to get (CJ) Abrams. I just left it too much over the plate.”

Walker’s outing ended after Jacob Young lined an opposite-field single with two outs in the sixth. Jordan Romano came in to face Wood and struck him out.

“He got a lot of soft contact,” Phillies manager Rob Thomson said of Walker. “A lot of soft contact. The split was good, cutter was good. He attacked the zone. I thought it was the best start of the year for him.”

Cavalli cruised through the sixth and seventh innings, retiring the Phils in order. Lefty reliever Jose A. Ferrer pitched a 1-2-3 eighth.

Ferrer stayed on the mound in the ninth. J.T. Realmuto ripped a one-out single, but the Phils didn’t have a comeback in store. Marsh grounded out and Bader whiffed at a 1-2 changeup.

Nearly home 

The Phils will start quite early on Sunday for the final action of their 10-game road trip. The series finale is scheduled for 11:35 a.m.

Going into that game, the Phillies are 70-53 overall and 5-4 on the trip. Aaron Nola (1-7, 6.16 ERA) will oppose Mitchell Parker (7-13, 5.55 ERA). Phillies manager Rob Thomson said pregame that the club will “probably” activate Alec Bohm.

Duran feels ‘like nothing happened,' Bohm almost back, Castellanos sits vs. Nats originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

WASHINGTON — Jhoan Duran’s pain subsided quickly. 

A day after Duran took a line drive to the ankle and left the field in the Nationals’ bullpen cart, Phillies manager Rob Thomson said the closer is “good to go” if there’s a Saturday save situation. 

How does Duran feel?

“Good,” he said pregame. “A hundred percent. I don’t feel nothing. It’s crazy … like nothing happened.”

Duran received clean X-ray results Friday night and the Phillies’ concern soon evaporated. 

“They feel like it hit his ankle, hit a nerve, and he got kind of dead foot,” Thomson said. “He actually walked out to the bus pretty good (last night), and then he came in normal today.”

Bohm likely back for series finale 

Two Phillies appear set to return from rib injuries on Sunday.

Aaron Nola will start against the Nationals and Alec Bohm’s rehab assignment is over.

“We’ll probably activate him tomorrow,” Thomson said. “He’ll be flying in here today.”

Bohm’s last MLB appearance came on July 18. He hit 3 for 21 for Triple-A Lehigh Valley with one walk and two strikeouts. Bohm homered on Wednesday and tripled on Thursday. 

Slumping Castellanos sits 

Over the Phillies’ last eight games, Nick Castellanos has reached base once.

The 33-year-old right fielder has gone 1 for 33 with zero walks and nine strikeouts. His season OPS has fallen under .700. Castellanos’ 88 OPS+ would be the worst in his career for a full season.

Thomson’s lineup Saturday did not include Castellanos. Max Kepler got the start in right field, Harrison Bader in center, Brandon Marsh in left. 

“It was pre-planned,” Thomson said. “He swung the bat pretty good last night; he was a lot better. He was lofting some balls to center field, hit a couple of balls hard. Makes a great throw. 

“He’ll be back in there tomorrow. … Moving forward, I’m trying to get a good mix of getting all those guys in there, because Nick’s going to get hot at some point and I want to make sure that I know when that is. And those other guys are swinging the bats well, too.”

When asked Thursday about Castellanos’ struggles, Thomson said he’s “just been off balance a little bit.”

“Not letting the ball travel,” Thomson said. “When he’s scuffling, that’s usually what he’s doing. We all know he’s a streaky guy and he’ll get it back. It’s just a matter of when.”

The Mets continue a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners at Citi Field on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. on PIX11.

Here's what to know about the game and how to watch...

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Mets Notes

• Top pitching prospect Nolan McLeanwill make his MLB debut. The 24-year-old owns an 8-5 record with a 2.45 ERA and 127 strikeouts over 21 minor league games
• Francisco Lindor hit his seventh lead-off home run of the season in Friday's loss, tying Curtis Granderson (2015 and 2016) for the all-time Mets single-season record
• Juan Soto has reached base in each of NY's 13 games in August, batting .280 with 12 runs, five homers, eight RBI, nine walks, four stolen bases and a .980 OPS. so far this month

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