Morning Briefing: Rangers One Win Away From First Title

Good morning, Mets fans! 

The Texas Rangers are racing towards their first World Series title after an 11-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Texas holds a 3-1 lead with Game 5 being played Wednesday night at 8:03 p.m. on FOX. 

Home runs by Corey Seager and Marcus Semien led the way for a Rangers team who led 10-0 after the third inning, while Andrew Heaney pitched five innings of one-run ball to get the win for Texas. Semien’s three-run homer in the third inning was his second major contribution of the game. In the second, he clubbed a two-run triple. In total, he accrued five RBIs for the game. 

The Diamondbacks scored six runs in the final two frames, but the early inning onslaught from Texas proved to be too much. 

Joe Mantiply, who gave up one run in 1 1/3 inning, was credited with the loss for Arizona.

Latest Mets News

Craig Counsell, the free agent manager who is among the top candidates for the Mets vacant managerial position, has interest from the Houston Astros, according to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel. 

The Mets announced they claimed right-handed pitcher Penn Murfee off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Murfee underwent Tommy John surgery in July, but had a 1.29 ERA in 16 appearances. Learn more about Murfee here.

The Mets released more than 20 minor leaguers on Tuesday, according to Metsmerized’s Mike Mayer. 

Latest MLB News

The Rangers announced former Mets pitcher Max Scherzer and ALCS MVP Adolis García were removed from the team’s World Series roster due to injury. Scherzer was replaced by pitcher Brock Burke and García was substituted for Ezequiel Duran. 

Phil Nevin could interview for the Padres manager position this week, while Benji Gil is in preliminary discussions regarding the role, according to Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic. 

Gerardo Parra will serve as the Washington Nationals first base coach, while Ricky Gutierrez will be the team’s third base coach, according to Andrew Golden of the Washington Post. 

The Braves and former outfielder Jorge Soler are being sued for an incident dating back to Soler’s time with the team. The plaintiff is taking action in relation to facial injuries suffered from a ball the current Miami Marlin threw into the stands. 

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On This Date in Mets History 

1972: The Mets acquired George Stone in a trade from the Atlanta Braves. Stone won 12 games and had an ERA of 2.80 in the Mets pennant-winning 1973 season. 

Birthdays: Eric Hanhold (30)

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