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Jorge Polanco was not in the lineup for Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday after experiencing ankle soreness, the team announced, and his rehab assignment has been shut down by the Mets.

Polanco will now head back to New York for further re-evaluation on his ankle after dealing with Achilles bursitis that has been nagging him all season.

Earlier in the week, manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters that Polanco "could be in play" to return to the team when it began a three-game series in San Diego this weekend. However, on Friday, before the series opener, Polanco remained in Triple-A as the skipper said he needed more volume both in terms of his at-bats and defense.

In six games between Double-A and Triple-A, Polanco went 2-for-12 with a home run and five walks. 

Despite the results, it looked like Polanco was at least trending in the right direction to rejoin the Mets, but now his future is completely up in the air.

Will Smith was scratched on Saturday with a stiff neck, but manager Dave Roberts said he expected him to be back in the lineup the next day for the finale of the Dodgers’ three-game series against the Angels.

“It came out of nowhere,” Roberts said. “Could have probably pushed him to play, but he was going to play one of the next two regardless.”

Smith missed time in late April with lower back problems and played only one of the Dodgers’ three games in Milwaukee a couple of weeks ago, but Roberts said he didn’t think Smith was any more worn down than he was in previous seasons.

A three-time All-Star, Smith is batting .249 this season.

Smith was replaced on Saturday by Dalton Rushing, whom Roberts described as being much better prepared to deal with a last-minute start than he was last year.

“It’s not even close,” Roberts said. “Dalton’s in the pitchers’ meetings. He and Will have a really good relationship, which I love.

“I’ll tell you, man, Dalton, when he’s catching, I feel very good that he’s in lockstep with the starting pitcher.”

In other injury news, third baseman Max Muncy returned to the lineup after sitting out a game to recover from a violent collision at first base with Ildelmo Vargas.

Also, Tyler Glasnow was moved to the 60-day injured list to create a place on the 40-man roster for triple-A right-hander Nick Frasso. Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list on May 8 with lower back spasms. He currently isn’t throwing.

Mets lineup

Carson Benge – RF
Bo Bichette – SS
Juan Soto – LF
Jared Young – 1B
Marcus Semien – 2B
A.J. Ewing – CF
Mark Vientos – DH
Brett Baty – 3B
Luis Torrens – C

SP: Nolan McLean – RHP

Padres lineup

Fernando Tatis – RF
Jackson Merrill – CF
Ty France – 1B
Manny Machado – 3B
Gavin Sheets – LF
Xander Bogaerts – SS
Miguel Andujar – DH
Sung-Mun Song – 2B
Freddy Fermin – C

SP: Griffin Canning – RHP

Broadcast info

First pitch: 10:10 PM ET
TV: SNY
Radio: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App, 92.3 HD2

New York Mets (28-35) at San Diego Padres (32-30), June 6, 2026, 7:10 p.m. PST

Watch: Padres.TV

Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif.

Listen: 97.3 The Fan

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Ahead of the Mets’ game in San Diego against the Padres on Saturday night, manager Carlos Mendoza hit on a number of topics… 

What’s next for Kodai Senga

The starter will make his next rehab start likely on Tuesday with Double-A Binghamton, Mendoza said.

This would be Senga's fourth minor league rehab outing since he began ramping up in the minors in late May. The outings haven't been going so well, in two starts with Triple-A Syracuse, the right-hander allowed six runs (five earned) on 10 hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts in 8.2 innings.

The skipper classified the reports on Senga as being “on and off.”

“I watched the last couple of outings, some inconsistency with strike throwing,” Mendoza said. “Physically, he feels fine, which is good, but obviously, we need to see some results here now.”

Mendoza said the issue that has been keeping Senga from finding consistent good form has been throwing strikes.

“He’s gotta be able to compete in the strike zone,” he said. “I’ve been saying it with a lot of our guys. I think it’s just him attacking and dominating Triple-A lineups.”

Mendoza noted that Senga’s velocity was “a little down” In his last outing with Syracuse, but “for the most part, it has been mid-90s.”

“The first two outings of the year were pretty nasty," Mendoza said of Senga’s first starts with the Mets. "The velo was up, he was competing in the strike zone. But then he kinda got away from it. It is kinda what we’re looking at. Hopefully, we get that version back.”

Mark Vientos’ role moving forward

In 2024, Vientos looked to have put it all together at the plate, smacking 27 home runs with 71 RBI in 111 games with a .837 OPS (134 OPS+). Over the 175 games since, Vientos has posted 24 home runs and 87 RBI with a .680 OPS (90 OPS+), which includes the first 54 games of this season that have seen him post a .218 average with a .630 OPS (77 OPS+).

"He's got to compete for at-bats,” Mendoza said when asked to assess Vientos’ role moving forward. 

The 26-year-old has seen his playing time decrease recently, and he entered Saturday's game 6-for-42 (.143) in his last 13 games with 12 strikeouts and no walks.

“We've got a healthy competition here,” he said. “Jared Young is playing well, [MJ] Melendez, [too]. We're going to need him. Obviously, it's been hard for him the past few weeks, but this is a guy that can carry a team.

“We’re gonna need him, he’s got another opportunity [Saturday], and we’ll continue to assess day by day.”

Carson Benge's big-league personality

“Impressive,” Mendoza said of the rookie’s play over his first 60 games since his big league debut on Opening Day.

“The biggest thing for me,” the manager continued, “he’s not gonna show you emotions. This is a guy that is just new to the league and you can’t really tell if he’s 0-for-12 or if he’s seven for his last 10 at-bats.

“His ability to play defense, his ability to run the bases, continues to put together really good at-bats, left-on-left. He’s been impressive and it’s just good to see.”

One thing that has helped Benge is knowing he will be in the lineup each day which is something that can be a boost for players making the transition to the big league level, but it doesn’t come without costs, too. 

“That always helps. Knowing that you’re gonna be in the lineup,” Mendoza said, adding that Benge has “a good group of veterans there that are continuing to help him get through some of the struggles at the beginning.”

“It’s a grind. It’s every day. In the minor leagues, you get that one day off every five, six days,” the manager continued. “That doesn’t happen here at this level. But he’s super consistent with his personality, with the way he goes about his business. It’s just good to see it.”

The Dodgers finish off their shortest homestand of the year with their third and final game of the weekend against the Angels at Dodger Stadium.

Emmet Sheehan closes out his two-start week by starting in the series finale, after lasting at least six innings in three of his last four starts. José Soriano starts for the Angels, bringing a 2.72 ERA and 4.09 xERA into the series finale. Soriano also leads the majors with 38 walks in his 76 innings, including six free passes in a blowout loss to the Dodgers on May 16 in Anaheim.

Something to watch will be whether catcher Will Smith will be back in the lineup after getting scratched on Saturday with a stiff neck.

Sunday game info

• Teams: Dodgers vs. Angels
• Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
• Time: 1:10 p.m.
• TV: SportsNet LA, KCOP channel 13 (Angels broadcast)
• Radio: AM 570 (English), KTNQ 1020 AM (Spanish)

A seemingly minor delay turned into a postponement on Saturday night, as the Yankees and Red Sox won’t be taking the field. They have instead rescheduled this game for August 29th—another Saturday—in which these two clubs will play a doubleheader with the first game taking place at 1:05 p.m. According to a press release from the Yankees, everyone who bought a ticket for tonight’s game will be entitled to watch the first one of that doubleheader in late August, the makeup game so to speak.

With Sunday’s game moving forward in the same time slot at 1:35 p.m., instead of pushing everyone back a day, the Yankees will not interrupt Cam Schllitler’s schedule and have him take the mound. Will Warren, who was set to pitch tonight, will move back to the series opener against the Guardians on the road on Monday, facing standout Cleveland starter Gavin Williams. It’s worth noting that pitching on the road has been a rather productive activity for Warren, who has a 2.25 ERA in five starts on the road this season.

There’s no word yet on whether the Yankees will stick with Ali Sánchez at catcher for his team debut with Austin Wells hitting the IL, or if the gone-but-quickly-returned J.C. Escarra will go behind the plate instead. The Red Sox will seemingly stick with their Saturday starter, lefty Ranger Suárez, on Sunday, so the righty Sánchez would seem to be the logical choice.

Enjoy your evenings and we’ll see you tomorow.

After last night’s crazy game, the Brewers are back in action for the second game of their series against the Rockies. Jacob Misiorowski is on the mound for his first start in Colorado.

Prior to today’s game, the Brewers made a roster move to bolster their hurting bullpen. After leaving the game early yesterday, Brian Fitzpatrick was placed on the 15-day IL with a left elbow injury. According to Pat Murphy, Fitzpatrick’s MRI showed a UCL strain. He will seek a second opinion before deciding between rehab and surgery. To fill his spot on the active roster, Drew Rom’s contract was selected from Triple-A Nashville. The Brewers had an open 40-man roster spot following Jake Woodford’s DFA.

The Brewers also made one additional move today. They acquired RHP Joel Kuhnel from the Athletics in exchange for cash. Kuhnel was designated for assignment earlier this week following a loss to the Cubs where he allowed four runs in 2/3 of an inning. Overall this season, Kuhnel has a 4.21 ERA and 3.97 FIP with a 4.9 K/9 and 2.1 BB/9. This is Kuhnel’s second time with the Brewers. He signed as a free agent in June 2024 and was on the active roster twice, but did not appear in a game.

Misiorowski will make his first spot in the high elevation of Colorado this afternoon. He is coming off of an amazing month of May where he allowed just one run over six starts. He held batters to a .109/.154/.116 batting line and struck out 57 while walking just six. For the Rockies, Zach Agnos will make the start. He’s had a rough season, posting a 7.78 ERA and 5.08 FIP over 37 innings. This is just his second start of the season, though he has served as long relief out of the bullpen. In his one other start, he pitched five innings and threw 71 pitches. His ERA is elevated after two relief appearances where he allowed seven runs in each. This is his first career appearance against the Brewers.

The Brewers could use a long start from Misiorowski today. Trevor Megill, Aaron Ashby, and Craig Yoho all pitched yesterday. Yoho is likely not available at all after pitching two innings, while Megill and Ashby could be available. Chad Patrick threw 49 pitches on Wednesday, but with Shane Drohan pitching tomorrow, manager Pat Murphy will likely want to keep him to pitch multiple innings tomorrow. Abner Uribe and Rom are the two rested arms, assuming Grant Anderson is still day-to-day.

The lineup is mostly the same from yesterday. Andrew Vaughn and Joey Ortiz get starts, while Garrett Mitchell and Luis Rengifo get the day off. The top five remain unchanged despite the top four having rough days yesterday.

First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. It will be on Brewers.TV and is free if you’re in the Brewers broadcast area. It will also be on the Brewers Radio Network.

LOS ANGELES — It’s been one month since Tyler Glasnow’s last start, and now it will be at least one month until he pitches again for the Dodgers. The right-hander was moved to the 60-day injured list on Saturday, as his back issues have proved to be a larger setback than originally thought.

Glasnow left his start on May 6 in Houston after only one inning, and two days later was placed on the 15-day injured list with back spasms. Last weekend, Glasnow was throwing in the outfield but was unable to throw anywhere near top speed. Manager Dave Roberts at the time said Glasnow was in a holding pattern, and now his throwing has been shut down.

“He’s not playing catch. It’s the back spasms, and obviously with the back he’s been limited,” Roberts said Saturday. “He wants to get cranking again, but the doctors aren’t allowing for it and the body’s not allowing for it right now.”

Procedurally, the earliest Glasnow could be activated is July 6, but there are several steps needed to even get to that point.

Glasnow to the 60-day injured list made room for right-hander Nick Frasso to be added to the 40-man roster. Frasso was on a minor league deal and exercised an upward mobility clause in his contract, per Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic and Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register, meaning had the Dodgers not added him to the roster Frasso could have become a free agent.

Frasso, 27, has a 4.85 in 11 relief appearances with Triple-A Oklahoma City, with 24 strikeouts (a 38.7-percent strikeout rate) and 10 walks in 13 innings.

Frasso was on the Dodgers’ 40-man roster in both 2024 and 2025, but was not called up. He missed the entire 2024 campaign after shoulder surgery and a hip procedure that spring training. Last year he switched to relief and had a 5.49 ERA with 68 strikeouts and 42 walks in 77 innings for Oklahoma City. He did amass two days of service time by getting recalled on the penultimate day of the season to be placed on the 60-day injured list, making roster room for Andrew Heaney.

The Dodgers non-tendered Frasso in November, then re-signed him to a minor league pact in December that included a non-roster invitation to spring training.

Frasso will remain with Oklahoma City, just now on the 40-man roster.

Another day, another convincing win for the Nationals in the desert. After the 14-1 demolition job last night, the Nats were firing on all cylinders again today, winning 6-1. This win gives them yet another road series win and improves their overall road record to 21-12. 

Today’s game started almost exactly the same way as last night’s contest. In both cases, the Nats were up 2-0 after two hitters. Last night it was Luis Garcia Jr. doing the damage, today Curtis Mead was the man to give the Nats an early lead via the two run homer. Mead has been a breakout sensation for this team, and his OPS sits at .845 after today.

Unlike last night, the runs did not keep on coming after that. Eduardo Rodriguez locked in and began to cruise after the homer. However, Zack Littell was deconstructing the D-Backs lineup and putting up zeroes of his own. After a brutal April, Littell has turned his season around in a big way. He has a 2.27 ERA in his last 7 outings. Littell has managed to avoid getting killed by the long ball. When he is not allowing homers, Littell does a good job commanding his deep arsenal.

Today the splitter was on point for the big right hander. He got three whiffs on five swings against the pitch. Littell made Ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll look silly at times with that offering. Over his last few starts, Littell has been getting more swing and miss. He will never be a massive strikeout artist, but it is nice to see the punchout become a bigger part of his game.

After Littell grinded through the fifth, Blake Butera decided to pull his righty after just 64 pitches. It felt like the D-Backs hitters were starting to get a beat on Littell, so the decision made some sense. However, it was a quick hook that would certainly be discussed if the Nats did not hold onto this game.

As you know, the Nats did wind up holding on to this one and added some big insurance runs. Dylan Crews was a huge part of that. To start the 7th, the former LSU star ambushed a first-pitch fastball that was at the top of the zone. He absolutely demolished that ball to left field.

This was easily Crews’ best swing since he has come back to the big leagues. Rodriguez was throwing him high fastballs all game, and in his third at bat Crews made him pay. Before the homer, Crews was really struggling to adjust to big league pitching. He was 1 for his last 19, looking overmatched at times. Crews got another hit after the homer, so hopefully that swing unlocked something for him.

Getting Crews going would only help bolster this offense. At this point, my expectations for Crews are not particularly high. Getting him to even be a league average hitter would be a strong achievement. However, we know he can make things happen in the field and on the bases. We just need some productivity from the bat. Being able to consistently tap into his power is a good place to start.

After getting two runs in the 7th, the Nats put up two more in the 9th to make it a comfortable 6-1 win. These Nats have truly been road warriors this season. They have won 8 of the 11 series they have played away from home. The boys also find themselves back above .500, bouncing back nicely from the Marlins debacle.

The Nats have had trouble finishing off sweeps this year. They only have had one sweep all season, and getting another would be a major statement. With Cade Cavalli on the mound, things line up nicely for them. The Nats will be facing old pal Michael Soroka, who is actually having a nice year in the desert. 

This team has shown resiliency all year long, and did a nice job putting that Marlins series behind them. The offense is back on track, and the Nats have stacked together two of the most complete performances of the season. Let’s keep the good times rolling with a sweep!