New York MetsvsSeattle Mariners
NYM 7/SEA 1
Things to say
Mets beat the Mariners 7-1 at T-Mobile Park.
01
opener
Mets went into Seattle and just took it to them, 7-1. Bats finally woke up — they hung a crooked number early and never looked back. Mariners couldn't get anything going against New York's arm.
02
key player
Whoever the Mets ran out there got into his stuff — looked like he could've gone all nine if they let him.
03
hot take
Mariners are 33-30 and still feel like a .500 team pretending to be a contender. One run at home? That's a lineup problem, not a bad night.
04
deep cut
Mets are 27-35 and they just dropped seven on the road in a pitcher's park. That T-Mobile marine air usually kills the ball.
05
exit
Anyway — we'll see if the Mets can carry it into the next one or if this was just a getaway-day fluke.
The recap
Mets rolled into T-Mobile Park and put a 7-spot on the Mariners, and it never really felt close after the early innings. Seattle's bat went quiet — one run is one run, doesn't matter how you slice it — and the heart of the order just couldn't string anything together against New York's staff.
The Mets needed this one badly sitting at 27-35, and they got into Seattle's starter early enough that the manager went to the pen before he wanted to. Getaway-day energy in the Pacific Northwest, and the Mariners drop back under .500 territory at 33-30.