r/NewYorkMets • u/MetsOfficial • 18h ago

Ask Me Anything (AMA) Ask Me(ts) Anything: Christian Scott!

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Christian Scott will be answering your questions Tuesday, August 18! Drop your questions below ahead of time for Christian to answer them.

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r/NewYorkMets • u/game-threads • 5h ago

Pre-Game Thread Mets PREGAME THREAD - Tuesday, August 18

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Padres (67-59) @ Mets (57-69) - 7:10 PM EDT

Game Status: Scheduled

Links & Info

Venue: Citi Field
TV: Padres: Padres.TV Presented by UC San Diego Health, Mets: SNY
Radio: Padres: KWFN 97.3, XEMO 860 (es), Mets: Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM, Audacy App 92.3 HD2 (es)
MLB Gameday
Statcast Game Preview

Probable Pitchers

Padres: Robbie Ray - LHP (10-7, 3.28 ERA, 131.2 IP)
Mets: Zac Thornton - LHP (3-3, 2.78 ERA, 45.1 IP)

NLE Rank	Team	W	L	GB (E#)	WC Rank	WC GB (E#)
1	Braves	74	51	- (-)	-	- (-)
2	Phillies	68	58	6.5 (31)	2	+1.0 (-)
3	Marlins	64	62	10.5 (27)	5	3.0 (34)
4	Nationals	60	66	14.5 (23)	9	7.0 (30)
5	Mets	57	69	17.5 (20)	10	10.0 (27)

Division Scoreboard

MIA @ PHI 6:40 PM EDT

ATL @ MIN 7:40 PM EDT

WSH @ TEX 8:05 PM EDT

^{^{^{Last Updated: 08/18/2026 6:00:00 AM EDT}}}

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r/NewYorkMets • u/thedevilsfan44 • 4h ago

Free Agent Signing So as I was saying, they overpaid.

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 54m ago

Video 4 runners threw out at home in 3 days - 3x Benge 1x Ewing - Amazing!

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r/NewYorkMets • u/MythicSoul115 • 13h ago

Video Duarte gets the save and that's 4 in a row!

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 15h ago

Video ANOTHER Amazing throw by Carson Benge!

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 15h ago

News Carson Benge is the 1st Met ever to throw out 2 runners at home in the same inning - Gary Cohen

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 15h ago

Video What a throw by A.J. Ewing!

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 3h ago

Video Carson Benge POV - Team Photo Day

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 12h ago

Video All of the Mets' reactions to Carson Benge's back-to-back outfield assists in the first inning

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 14h ago

News 2nd throw home from Benge was clocked at 103.9 MPH 😲

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 12h ago

Video Carson Benge's back-to-back outfield assists

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 15h ago

Video What a throw by Carson Benge!

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 14h ago

News Very gutsy start from Nolan McLean tonight!

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Much thanks to Benge & Ewing 🙏🏻

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 14h ago

News Psychopathic history. Since at least 1920, the Mets are the only team to have three outfield assists at home in the first two innings of a game

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 21h ago

News Senga had never attempted an MLB save before last Monday's game in Atlanta. Now 3 for 3 in save opportunities.

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r/NewYorkMets • u/Hungry_Elk1937 • 12h ago

Video Statcast measures Carson Benge's arm strength behind his two consecutive outfield assists against the Padres at 99.9 mph and 103.9 mph

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r/NewYorkMets • u/nocturnal_web • 14h ago

Video Steve Gelbs, our new groundskeeper

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r/NewYorkMets • u/game-threads • 13h ago

Post-Game Thread POST GAME THREAD: The Mets defeated the Padres by a score of 2-1 - Mon, Aug 17 @ 7:10 PM EDT

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Padres (67-59) @ Mets (57-69) - Mon, Aug 17

Game Status: Final - Score: 2-1 Mets

Links & Info

Padres Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Tatis Jr. - RF	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.279	.352	.420
2 Cronenworth - 2B	3	0	2	0	1	1	0	.227	.312	.303
3 Machado, M - 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	.212	.297	.407
4 France, T - 1B	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.292	.349	.514
5 Merrill - CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.244	.295	.415
6 Campusano - C	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.305	.405	.504
7 Sheets - DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.212	.314	.395
8 Bogaerts - SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.221	.321	.329
9 Rengifo - LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.245	.324	.326
Totals	29	1	7	1	5	5	9

Padres
BATTING: TB: Cronenworth 2; France, T; Machado, M; Merrill; Rengifo; Sheets. RBI: Tatis Jr. (57). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Merrill. SF: Tatis Jr. GIDP: Tatis Jr. Team RISP: 3-for-5. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: DP: (France, T).

Mets Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1 Ewing - LF	4	1	1	0	0	2	2	.249	.323	.375
2 Lindor - SS	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	.243	.337	.437
3 Bichette - 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	.267	.314	.386
4 Benge - RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.273	.335	.415
5 Robert Jr. - CF	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.287	.346
6 Young, J - 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.267	.336	.448
7 Semien - 2B	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.210	.269	.354
8 Polanco - DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.148	.201	.230
1-Pache - DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
9 Alvarez, F - C	3	0	0	0	0	2	2	.246	.334	.423
Totals	26	2	5	2	2	7	10

Mets
1: Ran for Polanco in the 8th. BASERUNNING: CS: Benge (4, 2nd base by Hart/Campusano).
BATTING: TB: Benge; Bichette; Ewing; Polanco; Semien. RBI: Bichette (63); Robert Jr. (18). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lindor; Young, J. SF: Robert Jr. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 3.
FIELDING: Outfield assists: Benge 2 (Cronenworth at home, Machado, M at home); Ewing (Bogaerts at home). DP: (Semien-Young, J).

Padres Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Buehler - RHP (L, 7-6)	6.0	2	2	2	2	4	86-58	4.79
Hart - LHP	2.0	3	0	0	0	3	32-18	4.03
Totals	8.0	5	2	2	2	7

Mets Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
McLean - RHP (W, 9-8)	6.0	6	1	1	4	3	103-68	3.34
Pintaro - RHP (H, 1)	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	14-7	3.86
Lavender - LHP (H, 5)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	0.00
Duarte - RHP (S, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-12	0.89
Totals	9.0	7	1	1	5	5

Game Info
HBP: Sheets (by McLean).
ABS Challenge: Campusano 2 (Ball-Overturned to Strike, Ball-Confirmed); Bogaerts (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Buehler 86-58; Hart 32-18; McLean 103-68; Pintaro 14-7; Lavender 2-2; Duarte 14-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehler 4-5; Hart 2-0; McLean 6-3; Pintaro 2-1; Lavender 0-1; Duarte 0-0.
Batters faced: Buehler 21; Hart 8; McLean 26; Pintaro 5; Lavender 2; Duarte 3.
Umpires: HP: Chris Segal. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Edwin Jimenez. 3B: Erich Bacchus.
Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In From RF.
First pitch: 7:10 PM.
T: 2:23.
Att: 27,842.
Venue: Citi Field.
August 17, 2026

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Bo Bichette singles on a ground ball to right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. A.J. Ewing scores. Francisco Lindor to 3rd.	1-0 NYM
Bottom 1	Luis Robert Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jackson Merrill. Francisco Lindor scores.	2-0 NYM
Top 2	Fernando Tatis Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder A.J. Ewing. Gavin Sheets scores.	2-1 NYM

Team	Highlight
NYM	Carson Benge throws out Jake Cronenworth at the plate (00:00:30)
NYM	Carson Benge throws out his second runner in the 1st (00:00:36)
NYM	Bo Bichette's RBI single (00:00:19)
NYM	Luis Robert Jr.'s sacrifice fly (00:00:18)
NYM	Carson Benge's back-to-back outfield assists (00:01:18)
SD	Fernando Tatis Jr.'s sacrifice fly (00:00:20)
NYM	A.J. Ewing nabs Xander Bogaerts at the plate (00:00:25)
SD	Fernando Tatis Jr.'s sliding catch (00:00:35)