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SEATTLE — The Mets aren’t getting paid by the inning, but have played this season as if that were the case.

They entered Tuesday having already participated in 12 extra-inning games — tops in MLB — with victories in seven. The latest such game was Monday night when they managed only two hits over nine innings and lost 3-2 to the Mariners in the 10th.

It was a second extra-inning game in four days for the Mets. As they began play on Tuesday they had logged 16 extra innings this season (almost two full games), adding strain on a bullpen that has been stretched thin.

The franchise record for extra-inning games is 25, set in 1978. The Mets are on pace for 31 extra-inning games, roughly 20 percent of their schedule. 

“Extra-inning games are great when you win them,” Jared Young said after Monday’s loss.

Why so much free baseball played by the Mets? Such is the result of an offense that has largely sputtered this season, averaging only four runs, while the pitching staff has kept the team close enough to win. The Mets entered the day with a minus-14 run differential.

The Mets have already deployed 24 pitchers this season, a number likely boosted by the extra innings the team has needed to cover.

The most recent arrival, left-hander Cionel Pérez, was selected to the major league roster after Friday’s 10-inning victory over the Marlins. Tobias Myers, who pitched an inning that night, was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.

“It’s not ideal,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “It’s a combination of a lot of extra-inning games and then some of our starters not providing length, but that’s part of it. You have got to keep going, you have got to find a way. I feel like we have been playing a lot of close games.”

A look at the Mets in extras:

Mets 4, Pirates 2 (March 28): Luis Robert Jr. hit a walk-off three-run homer in the 11th inning after the Pirates had scored a run against Richard Lovelady in the top of the frame.

Pirates 4, Mets 3 (March 29): Lovelady allowed a go-ahead single to Henry Davis in the 10th inning.

Cardinals 2, Mets 1 (April 1): Masyn Winn’s bloop single to right against Myers in the 11th inning ended it after the previous batter, Alec Burleson, grounded into a double play.

Mets 4, D’backs 3 (April 7): Ronny Mauricio, who had just arrived from Syracuse, stroked a walk-off single in the 10th inning against Paul Sewald. The Mets had rallied to tie the game in the eighth.

Cubs 2, Mets 1 (April 19): Craig Kimbrel’s wild pitch in the 10th inning at Wrigley Field moved automatic runner Pete Crow-Armstrong to third base before Nico Hoerner’s sacrifice fly won it.

Angels 4, Mets 3 (May 2): Oswald Peraza’s single in the 10th inning ended it after the Angels had loaded the bases against Austin Warren (including the automatic runner).

Mets 3, D’backs 1 (May 8): Mark Vientos and Carson Benge each delivered an RBI double in the 10th inning after the Mets had only three hits in the first nine.

Mets 3, Tigers 2 (May 13): Benge’s 10th-inning single at Citi Field brought in another rookie, A.J. Ewing, with the winning run. The Mets rallied from a 2-1 deficit in the seventh inning.

Mets 7, Yankees 6 (May 17): Tyrone Taylor’s dramatic three-run homer with two outs in the ninth tied it before the Mets won on Benge’s RBI fielder’s choice, giving Subway Series bragging rights to the Mets.

Mets 16, Nationals 7 (May 18): The Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning (including three against a position player, Jorbit Vivas). The outburst was the most runs scored in an extra inning in franchise history.

Mets 9, Marlins 7 (May 29): MJ Melendez hit a walk-off two-run homer against Pete Fairbanks in the 10th inning.

Mariners 3, Mets 2 (June 1): Cole Young’s bloop single in the 10th inning against A.J. Minter was the game winner after automatic runner Randy Arozarena stole third base.

Better late than never?

Royals lineup

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Game Info

Game Time: Monday, June 1st, 7:15 pm EDT

Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA

Watch: BravesVision

Radio/Audio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan

TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (27-34), who are 7-3 in their last 10 games, will continue their nine-game homestand tonight as they open a three-game series against their former divisional opponent, the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-28).

RHP Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40 ERA), who was acquired from the Pirates this offseason, will open the series against his former club tonight opposite Pirates hard-throwing starter RHP Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA).

ABOUT BURROWS: For the first time in his career, RHP Mike Burrows is facing his former team, the Pirates, an organization he was drafted by in 2018 and spent his first eight years with as a professional.

VS. THE PIRATES: The Astros are hosting the Pirates in Houston for their first series in the Bayou City since July of 2024.

Since the Astros moved to the AL in 2013, the Astros and Pirates have split their 18 matchups evenly with nine wins apiece. Historically, these teams have played each other 718 times, with the Astros going 348-370.

LOU GEHRIG DAY: The Astros, in coordination with MLB, will honor and raise awareness for ALS today for the sixth annual Lou Gehrig Day.

On the field, all players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a special “4” decal on their uniforms.

Off the field, the Astros will have informational tabling on the concourse for select ALS associations, and will have pregame ceremonies and a first pitch in honor of Lou Gehrig Day.

WELCOME BACK MURPH!: The Astros would like to welcome back Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy, who previously worked for the Astros for the last 10 seasons (2016-25).

During his time with the Astros, Murphy had a variety of roles within the organization, serving as a minor league coach and minor league pitching coordinator before joining the Major League staff as the assistant pitching coach in 2021.

Murphy was elevated to the pitching coach role in 2022, helping the cub to a World Series championship that season.

ASTROS ROSTER MOVES: The Astros have made the following roster moves:

• LHP Josh Hader was reinstated from the 60-day IL.

• IF Carlos Correa was transferred to the 60-day IL.

• OF Zach Cole was recalled from Triple A.

• IF Braden Shewmake was placed on the 10-day IL with a right adductor strain (retro to 5/31).

• Announced yesterday, RHP Logan VanWey was optioned to Triple A.

FOR STARTERS: Astros starters have a combined ERA of 3.33 (34ER/92IP) over the last 16 games (since May 15) with a 1.05 WHIP. In that span, they have allowed just 55 hits in 92.0 innings for a Major League-best .173 opponent average, while also ranking third in the AL in WHIP and third in ERA.

MAY-KING HIS CASE: RHP Spencer Arrighetti has made a strong case for the AL Pitcher of the Month award for May, going 4-1 with a 0.93 ERA (3ER/29IP) and a .165 opponent average (16×97) in five starts in the month. In May, he posted the lowest ERA and opponent average among AL starters, while ranking tied for first in wins.

THERE IS A SANTA!: RHP Alimber Santa (pronounced saun-tuh) has retired 15 consecutive batters through three appearances to open his MLB career. Per Elias, this is a franchise record and Santa is the first pitcher to do so since RHP Bryce Miller of the Mariners retired his first 16 batters faced in his MLB debut on May 2, 2023 at OAK.

ON THE LEADER BOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads the Majors in total bases (137) and owns a share for the AL lead in homers (20). Also in the AL, he ranks second in extra-base hits (32), second in OPS (1.050), second in SLG (.634), second in OBP (.416), fifth in batting avg. (.301), tied for fifth in hits (65), sixth in RBI (39), and tied for sixth in walks (39).

HIT PAREDES: 3B Isaac Paredes recorded his 500th career hit on Sunday vs. MIL, becoming just the 10th Mexican-born player in MLB history to reach the milestone. Three of those 10 players have played portions of their careers with the Astros in Paredes (500 hits), 3B Vinny Castilla (1,884 hits) and C Alex Treviño (604 hits).

MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros have committed the fewest errors in the AL (21) and also lead the AL in fielding percentage (.990). Their 21 errors committed tie as the second-fewest in the Majors with the Dodgers and trail only the Padres (18).

ON THE MEND: OF Joey Loperfido has played in five games on his current minor league rehab assignment, last playing on Sunday at Triple A and going 2×4 in a start in left field.

Loperfido has been sidelined since April 18 with a right quad strain.

MINOR LEAGUE HONORS: The Astros had a pair of minor leaguers win their league’s weekly awards for the week of May 25-31.

LHP Colton Gordon won the Triple A Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after tossing 6.0 shutout innings in a start on Wednesday vs. OKC.

OF Kevin Alvarez, the Astros top prospect, was named the Class A Carolina League Player of the Week going 12×21 (.571) with six doubles, seven runs scored, three RBI and two walks in six games for the Woodpeckers.

TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1966 – Tied 3-3 thru 11 innings, the Astros break out with an eight-run 12th en route to an 11-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati. In the 12th, the Astros set a franchise record with eight consecutive hits in the inning (all singles). Also in the game, Joe Morgan walks in five straight plate appearances, which ties the franchise record for a single game.

Game Info

Game Date/Time: Tuesday, June 2, 7:10 p.m. CT

Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network, SCHN2 (Spanish)

Streaming: SCHN+

Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)

The San Francisco Giants continue this four-game road series against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight.

Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Trevor McDonald, who enters tonight’s game with a 4.34 ERA, 3.26 FIP, with 27 strikeouts to six walks in 29 innings pitched. His last start was in the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks last Wednesday, in which he allowed three runs (two earned) on six hits with six strikeouts and two walks in six and a third innings.

He’ll be facing off against Forever Giant and left-hander Kyle Harrison, who enters tonight’s game with a 1.57 ERA, 2.46 FIP, with 61 strikeouts to 14 walks in 51.2 innings pitched. His last start was in the Brewers’ 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals last Tuesday, in which he allowed just four hits with two strikeouts in six innings.

Game #61

Who: San Francisco Giants (23-37) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (36-21)

Where: American Family Field, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

When: 4:40 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area

National broadcast: n/a

Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM

The St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers will tangle again Tuesday night as Dustin May will try to match his excellent last start for the Cardinals while Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for the Rangers. First pitch is set for 6:45pm central time at Busch Stadium. Game broadcast will be handled by Cardinals.tv. The lineup has a “Backyard Baseball” kind of vibe to it.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros, June 2, 2026, 8:10 p.m. ET

Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX

Broadcast: KDKA AM/FM, Sportsnet

Pitching Matchup: Bubba Chandler (1-6, 4.85 ERA) vs. Mike Burrows (3-6, 5.40 ERA)

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on the road today against the Houston Astros looking to grab a win.

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Let’s go!

The Atlanta Braves are back in town, which means that the incredibly informative events that are Walt Weiss’ pregame press conferences are back in full swing. Fresh off the heels of Braves President of Baseball Operations/General Manager Alex Anthopoulos providing a bit of a nebulous update on Drake Baldwin’s injury status and being the first to talk about Hurston Waldrep’s rehab assignment, Weiss piggybacked on those comments when discussing the two injured youngsters for Atlanta.

Weiss reportedly told the media in attendance that the next homestand (June 16-18 against the Giants and June 19-21 against the Brewers) served as a reasonable time span for a potential return for Baldwin. Mark Bowman of MLB.com was the first to write up the story.

If that’s the case, then that falls in line with AA’s thinking that mid-June (aka around four weeks from the date of Baldwin’s oblique injury) would be when we’d start to hear rumblings about Baldwin potentially returning to the fold.

Heading into today’s action, Baldwin is still tied for the team lead in fWAR (2.2, alongside Matt Olson) as he has gotten off to a blistering start in 2026. Before he went down with the oblique injury, Baldwin was hitting .303/.389/.543 with a .405 wOBA, 161 wRC+ and 13 home runs. Needless to say, getting Baldwin back as soon as possible (and hopefully having him hit the ground running upon returning) would be huge for a lineup that is really starting to click. Assuming Ronald Acuña Jr. can keep up his current level of production, a 1-2 punch of Acuña and Baldwin would prove nightmarish for opposing pitchers to face.

So now that we have both the General Manager and the Manager stating that Drake Baldwin could be back in mid-June, I guess it’s safe to go ahead and circle the next homestand after this one on your calendar. Baldwin won’t be back in action for his Braves hockey jersey giveaway night but he’ll be back in action on the field soon, so stay tuned.

Game one of three in Atlanta. There is some rain in the forecast, but it sounds like the game should happen.The Braves have been through several ballparks, in the last few years, none with a roof. But it sounds like the game should happen.

There is hockey tonight too, which may make my decision to watch at the bar a bad one. But, the bartenders will generally turn on the game for me. My wife will tell you that my tips have put them through college, but she exaggerates some.

There is a note that Austin Voth has chosen free agency after being DFAed.

Kevin Gausman gets the start tonight, looking for his fifth win, but then Bryce Elder is looking for his fifth win too.

Texas Rangers @ St. Louis Cardinals

Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network)

Busch Stadium

RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. RHP Dustin May

Go Rangers!

After a five-game winning streak to end the month of May, the Chicago White Sox found themselves on the wrong end of the result yesterday as they lost the first of three games in Minnesota. Monday night was an outlier compared to recent results, as it was the first time in a week they surrendered more than five runs. After taking two of three from the Twins just last week, the Good Guys look to do the same again, starting with a win tonight.

For a White Sox team looking to continue distancing itself from the rest of the AL Central, they have the best possible pitcher on the mound tonight. Davis Martin gets the ball today, and fans should have plenty of confidence in him. Martin has an 8-1 record with a 2.00 ERA so far this season. He hasn’t taken a loss in eight straight outings and has recorded a win in five of his last six starts. He should again get plenty of run support from an offense that currently ranks ninth in MLB in runs scored.

The Twins will look to get to Martin early while countering with Connor Prielipp. The rookie had a good start to the season through his first five starts, but has since struggled. In his last two outings, he’s allowed 12 runs in just over eight innings of work. Most notably, his last start came against the White Sox on May 27, when he allowed eight hits, six earned runs, and three walks before being chased midway through the fifth inning. While he didn’t give up the long ball, the South Siders found plenty of success playing small ball against Prielipp.

With Chicago having a massive advantage in the pitching matchup and the better offensive team, tagging the Twins for a few runs early will be key, as the longer the game stays close, the hairier it will get. The Twins are a much better squad when they score first, as they struggle to come from behind no matter the margin.

Here is the starting lineup for the South Siders:

And here is the lineup for the Minnesota Twins:

First pitch is 6:40 p.m. CST. You can watch on CHSN or listen on ESPN Chicago 1000. Let us know your thoughts and predictions below!

First Pitch: 6:40 PM CDT

TV: Twins.TV, FOX9 KMSP, Gray Media

Radio: TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy App, LosTwins.com

Know thine enemy: South Side Sox

Connor Prielipp is on the mound for the Twins today. His last time out he gave up 6 runs in a game the Twins lost 15-2 to these very same White Sox. Let’s hope for a better start today.

You still have to play the game, of course, but when you have a pitcher having as fine a season as Cam Schlittler is, you expect to win all of his start. The American League’s best pitcher will look to keep the Yankees on this nice little roll they’re on, with the potential to push New York to 7-1 since that walk-off win over the Rays. Back under the lights in the Bronx, we kick off this three-game set with the Cleveland Guardians.

The young righty makes his 13th start of the year tonight against the Guardians, with an eight-outing streak of allowing two runs or less and failing to throw six innings in just one of those games. Cleveland is closer to the bottom of league-wide offensive production than the top, so on paper things are set up to potentially go very very well for Cam. You still have to play the game, of course.

Going for Cleveland is lefty Joey Cantillo, and it feels like the bottom is doomed to drop out for this guy. He walks 12.7 percent of batters faced while sitting down just 21.2 percent of hitters himself. I’m not saying expect a 13-run inning anytime in this contest, but the Yankees have clobbered lefties to the tune of a 124 wRC+ this season, the best mark in baseball. Between that and Cam’s stuff, we may get something special tonight.

On the lineup side of things, Amed Rosario is off the paternity list and back with the team, hitting cleanup against the southpaw Cantillo. But the biggest note is Aaron Judge getting his first day off of the year.* I actually think this is a pretty good idea because of the context of this game — your team already hits lefties well, your ace is on the hill, and you can give your most important player an additional day to refocus on some of the little problems he’s been dealing with at the plate this year. Cleveland is no pushover, they currently lead the AL Central by 1.5 games over the White Sox, but we also know what a salve the AL Central can sometimes be for that which woes the Yankees.

*Update: We now know that Judge is also dealing with a bone bruise in his shoulder area that’s been bothering him. So that’s swell.

Today is of course the anniversary of Lou Gehrig stepping away from baseball, so expect plenty of memorializations and retellings of the Iron Horse’s great, tragic story from the YES booth and in the Stadium.

How to watch:

Location: Yankee Stadium

First pitch: 7:05 pm EDT

TV Broadcast: YES Network (NYY) | Guardians.TV

Radio Broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY) | WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7, Guardians Radio Network (CLE)

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