Morning briefing: Mets reclaim wildcard spot

Good morning, Mets fans!

Sean Manaea held the Nationals to just one run in seven innings and Starling Marte hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Mets defeated Washington 2-1. Jose Iglesias contributed two hits and the RBI single to tie the game, while José Butto, Edwin DiazAnd Reed Garrett all innings were thrown scoreless.

Meanwhile, in Atlanta, the Dodgers went hitless for four innings before scoring two runs in the fifth inning and six runs in the seventh inning to earn a clear 9-0 victory over the Braves. Evan Phillips, Blake Trains, Daniel Hudsonand Brent Honeywell combined for five hitless innings behind Yoshinobu YamamotoThe Mets are now back in playoff position and are one game ahead of the Braves for the last NL wild card spot.

NL Wild Card Update

The Rockies got home runs from Ezequiel Tovar And Hunter GoodmanAnd Geraldo Perdomo threw away a possible double play ball in the ninth inning and allowed Brenton Doyle to score the decisive point and give the Rockies a 3-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. The Mets are just one game behind Arizona for the second NL wild card spot.

The Padres beat the Astros 3-1 thanks to six scoreless innings from Yu Darvish and home runs from Jackson Merrill and Jurickson Profar. San Diego has now won four games in a row and is 3.5 games ahead of the Mets.

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The Mets will seek their 10th win in 12 attempts against the Nationals and Thomas B. (3-5, 4.48 ERA) to the hill against left-handers Mitchell Parker (7-9, 4.24 ERA). Megill was brilliant in his last game, throwing six scoreless innings against the Blue Jays. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Francisco Lindor received good news about his back, an MRI showed no structural damage. Lindor expects to be back playing baseball in a day or two and hopes to be back on the Mets' roster within the next three to five days. The MVP candidate added that he will likely have to watch his back for the rest of the season.

Before Monday’s game, the Mets honored Ed Kranepool with a video tribute and a moment of silence. Kranepool's grandson Ethan threw the ceremonial first pitch to his father Keith.

The Mets have reserved a seat for grimace -Seat 12 in row 6 of section 302 painted purple. The McDonald's mascot and lucky charm were seen at Monday's game.

Rimas Sports has launched an initiative called Operation 21 as part of its mission to support Latin American communities and athletes – and the humanitarian efforts of Roberto ClementeAs part of the initiative Francisco Alvarez hosted a free baseball seminar at the Lou Anthony Sports Complex on Long Island.

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Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reported that Buster Posey led the Giants' efforts to extend the third baseman Matt ChapmanGiants ownership was frustrated with the lack of progress between general manager Farhan Zaidi and Scott Boras, prompting Posey to step in and negotiate the details of a six-year, $151 million contract for Chapman.

The Phillies will start the former Met Taijuan Walker In Thursdays Series opener at Citi Field. Lefty Kolby Allardwho started on Saturday against the Mets, will go into the bullpen.

In an interview with Jomboy Media's Chris Rose, Pete Crow Armstrong said he thought it was a joke when he found out the Mets were selling him to the Cubs for Javier BaezCrow-Armstrong said he first heard about the deal from Mark Vientos on a FaceTime call.

News about MMO

Tyler Antonelle summarizes the Mets’ victory in her Series premiere against the Nationals.

Andrew Steele-Davis looks at the highs and lows of the series against the Phillies in the latest 3 up, 3 down.

Matt Lazzaro analyzes the strong performances of Jose Quintana and Francisco Alvarez, the MMO Player of the Week.

On this date in Mets history

1986: Dave Magadan collects three hits and two RBIs and Dwight Gooden strikes out eight times in a complete game as the Mets win their first NL East title since 1973 with a 4-2 victory over the Cubs.

2016: Trailing 2-1 at the end of the 11th inning Curtis Granderson hits a home run to tie the game against the Twins' closer Brandon KintzlerIn the following inning, Granderson bats with the left-hander Ryan O’Rourke deep to give the Mets a 3-2 victory. Granderson is only the eighth player to hit two extra-inning home runs in a game and only the third to do so in consecutive innings.

Born on this date: John Franco (64).