Carlos Carrasco had another short start Tuesday night, lasting just three innings as the Mets fell into a first-place tie in the NL East with a loss to the Miami Marlins.
— Carlos Carrasco had another short start Tuesday night, lasting just three innings as the The Marlins closed out New York not long after Atlanta completed an 8-2 victory over Washington. The Mets and Braves are both 97-58 with seven games left.
The Mets and Braves are scheduled to play a three-game series this weekend in Atlanta, though Hurricane Ian could force at least one postponement or a relocation of the series. Carrasco and Mets manager Buck Showalter both lamented the right-hander's inability to find his curveball to go along with his fastball and changeup.
Dylan Floro struck out all three batters in the ninth to earn his eighth save and preserve the win for starter Pablo Lopez , who allowed five hits and struck out five over six innings. "Words cannot describe what happened in that inning on my end," Bleier said."I don't know. It was wild." After retiring Alonso on a groundout, Bleier began arguing with plate umpire Ryan Blakney. First baseman Lewin Diaz tried steering Bleier to the dugout, but Bleier continued arguing and was ejected.