☀️ GOOD MORNING:
You knew it eventually was coming.
All slumps end.
As we talked about yesterday, it’s these flashes of resilience that keep us watching.
The Angels arrived to Citi Field trying to save their season before the deadline; instead, they offered redemption to a pair of Franciscos. After the young Álvarez found his way back to the majors, it was Lindor’s turn to pull himself back up, and he did so while bringing another slumping star with him.
In front of another packed crowd at Citi Field, two of the Mets’ superstars finally came back to life in the third inning. Lindor, breaking a dreadful 0-for-31 drought with an RBI single, quickly followed by Pete Alonso snapping a 2-for-34 slump with a three-run blast. The two finished the day with four hits and five RBI. The Mets hope it’s the beginning of a hot streak to make up for a cold June and July.
❤️ “I feel the love,” Lindor said of the fans’ continued support during his struggles. “It's definitely special; it makes you want to continue to go even harder. Sorry I didn't put a good show on earlier.”
On a day Sean Manaea battled through five innings, the Mets’ bullpen got a little healthier and we’ll say… luckier… with the home plate umpire.
🗺️ Heading West: A sweep of the Angels makes for a comfortable ride out west where the Amazins will play two teams competing for wild-card spots in San Francisco and San Diego. Until then, look who’s back in first place?
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🏁 START ‘EM UP
When the Mets were losing seemingly every game during the end of June and beginning of July, hope was found in the returning starters.
The logic was simple: Once Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea were healthy, the rotation would stabilize. While it hasn’t been perfect, the two have combined for a 3.26 ERA over their five outings since returning from the injured list.
Manaea didn’t have his best stuff on Wednesday, but he did what a top-of-the-rotation cog is supposed to do by grinding through five innings of one-run ball.
“He found a way to get through five innings and battled,” Mendoza said of Manaea. “It was good to see on a day, maybe he’ll tell you, he wasn’t feeling it for a lot of different reasons.”
⚾️ WHAT WAS THAT PITCH? As noted on the SNY telecast, Manaea’s pitches are some of the hardest for Statcast to classify when trying to distinguish between his four-seamer and sinker.
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