Mets beat Rays 10-4, win series 2-1
The Mets closed out a 10-4 win in Tampa Bay to take the series 2-1, with call-up Nick Morabito driving in 3 runs for the second straight game.
Morabito's 3 RBI close out Tampa
The Mets beat the Rays 10-4 on September 2 to take the series 2 games to 1, after opening with a 3-2 win on August 31 and dropping the middle game 6-2 on September 1. Juan Soto went 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI in the finale, and Brett Baty drove in 3 runs on a 1-for-2 night that included a double.
Rays3-2Rays2-6Rays10-4Nick Morabito matched him, going 2-for-2 with a double and 3 RBI in just his second big-league game — the Mets marked it on their account with 'Got the ball!' The win puts New York at 63-77, still 20 games back of Atlanta in the NL East with an elimination number down to 3, and 3-2 over its last five.
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Per Anthony DiComo, the Mets' September call-ups are outfielder Nick Morabito and right-hander Dylan Ross, with the club needing to make another move to activate Justin Hagenman.
Ross made the most of his shot: DiComo wrote that the rookie, who has touched 101 mph in the minors, threw a perfect Major League debut and hit 99.2 mph on his final pitch — a number only Jefry Yan, Kodai Senga and Cionel Pérez have topped for the Mets this season.
Morabito has been just as immediate an addition, following his call-up with back-to-back multi-hit games, including the 3-RBI night in the series finale against Tampa Bay.
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The Mets host the Giants Friday night to open a three-game set at Citi Field. Nolan McLean (10-8, 3.06 ERA) starts for New York off his best outing of the stretch — 7 shutout innings against Houston on August 29, with 4 strikeouts and just 2 hits allowed on 93 pitches. San Francisco's starter is still TBD.
No line has taken shape yet with the Giants' probable unannounced, so there's nothing on the market to lean on. With McLean coming off a scoreless start and the Mets fresh off a series win in Tampa Bay, they'll look to carry that form into the opener against San Francisco.