Stock wins for first time since 2019 as Mets beat Rays 3-2
Robert Stock struck out 4 over 5.1 scoreless innings for his first win since 2019 as the Mets beat the Rays 3-2, a night before losing Luis Robert Jr. to Baltimore on waivers.
Stock's scoreless return caps a 3-2 win
The Mets beat the Rays 3-2 on the road on August 31, and the win belonged to Robert Stock, who worked 5.1 innings, allowing 5 hits with no walks and 4 strikeouts. The club's own account marked it as his first win since 2019. Mark Vientos backed him up, going 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.
Rays3-2It was the Mets' second win in their last five games, a stretch that also included 3 losses to the Astros and a loss to the Brewers. At 62-76, New York sits 20 games back of Atlanta in the NL East, with an elimination number of 5.
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The Mets lost Luis Robert Jr. on waivers, claimed by the Orioles, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, who credited Chelsea Janes with first reporting it.
The move came the same day @TalkinBaseball_ credited Christopher Morel with bailing out the Mets, a sign the club is already leaning on the roster spot Robert Jr.'s departure opens up.
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The Mets are in Tampa Bay tonight, with Sean Manaea (4-6, 4.55 ERA) opposing Freddy Peralta (6-11, 5.11 ERA). Manaea's last outing was a loss to the Brewers on August 27, when he allowed 6 earned runs on 8 hits over 5.2 innings. Peralta, by contrast, shut out the Tigers over 6 innings on 2 hits in his last start on August 26.
Peralta's recent form has been the sharper of the two, and it shows in the market: the Rays are favored, and the total points to a low-scoring game. For that number to hold, Manaea will need to avoid a repeat of his last start against a Rays lineup that already has the better arm on the mound.