{"id":30600,"date":"2025-07-01T19:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/30600\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:05:10","slug":"mets-weekend-beatdown-latest-in-nl-east-standings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/30600\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets&#8217; weekend beatdown latest in NL East standings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/82512841007-usatsi-3673423.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CC Sabathia on entering the Hall of Fame and wearing a Yankees cap on his plaque<\/p>\n<p>CC Sabathia will be enshrined into the Hall of Fame this July and tells USA TODAY Sports why his plaque will feature him wearing a Yankees cap.<\/p>\n<p>Sports Seriously<\/p>\n<p>In a little more than two weeks, the New York Mets went from comfortable division lead to the lowest of lows: A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/mets\/2025\/06\/29\/3-takeaways-as-ny-mets-misery-reaches-new-low-in-sweep-to-pirates\/84375652007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">three-game sweep<\/a> doled out by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/pittsburgh-pirates\/247\" data-autotag=\"2eef15a5-57b4-4893-87ad-643a9ae79899\" rel=\"noopener\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not even a players-only meeting could stop the carnage, as the Mets&#8217; response after a Saturday night airing of grievances was a 12-1 loss at PNC Park that capped a three-game set in which Pittsburgh outscored the Mets 30-4.<\/p>\n<p>Little wonder, then, that the Mets tumbled four places in USA TODAY Sports&#8217; power rankings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">NL CENTRAL: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/06\/29\/milwaukee-brewers-nl-central-standings\/84404488007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee keeps its secrets in &#8216;The Keg&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to call this a low point since it&#8217;s merely the end of June and the Mets are just 1 \u00bd games behind the similarly inconsistent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/246\" data-autotag=\"6232afb4-a4cc-4201-b3b1-1cbad0ddc72b\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> in the National League East. Yet on June 12, they held a 5 \u00bd-game lead and the confidence that injured pitchers such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/mets\/2025\/06\/25\/ny-mets-bullpen-wastes-frankie-montas-debut-loss-to-braves\/84332075007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frankie Montas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/mets\/2025\/06\/24\/sean-manaea-injury-ny-mets-pitcher-loose-body-elbow\/84342016007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sean Manaea<\/a> were coming back. Well, Montas gave up a half-dozen runs to the Pirates on Sunday and Manaea now has an elbow injury to add to his oblique recovery. And trusty fill-in Griffin Canning is now out for the year with an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n<p>A look at our updated rankings:<\/p>\n<p>1. Detroit Tigers (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tarik Skubal makes franchise history: 13 strikeouts and one hit over seven innings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Clayton Kershaw lined up for 3,000th strikeout at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. Houston Astros (+4)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They win the Tucker-Paredes-Smith Cup to cap a 25-10 stretch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ryan Pressly gets some home cooking in Houston as Astros <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=696863629786078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regale him<\/a> with old Johnny Cash intro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>5. Philadelphia Phillies (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ranger Suarez is dealing, as they say.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. New York Yankees (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Twelve runs of support a nice welcome back gift for Marcus Stroman.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>7. Tampa Bay Rays (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brandon Lowe&#8217;s career-best hitting streak reaches 16 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>8. New York Mets (-4)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Perhaps Jesse Winker &#8211; on rehab assignment for oblique injury &#8211; can save the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Quinn Priester joyride continues with 11-strikeout performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>10. <strong>St. Louis Cardinals (+3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sonny Gray throws first shutout since 2015 &#8211; both at Cleveland.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Closer Robert Suarez has hit a bump in the road.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>12. Toronto Blue Jays (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dare to dream: A four-game sweep of Yankees could put them alone in first place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>They drop a series at White Sox, and Justin Verlander still seeking first win as a Giant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HVAC pitchman Spencer Steer keys ninth-inning rally to take Padres series. That&#8217;s pretty cool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>15. Seattle Mariners (-1)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Big Bummer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/columnist\/bob-nightengale\/2025\/06\/15\/cal-raleigh-stats-mariners-johnny-bench\/84215671007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cal Raleigh<\/a> getting Barry Bonds treatment with four intentional walks over the weekend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>16. Arizona Diamondbacks (+2)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kinda need to firmly clear .500 before trade activity picks up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>17. Boston Red Sox (-1)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walker Buehler had an 11.07 ERA in five June starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>18. Texas Rangers (-)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An absolutely magnetic connection to the .500 mark.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>19. Cleveland Guardians (-2)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About time to toss them in the &#8220;deadline sellers&#8221; bucket.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>20. <strong>Minnesota Twins (-)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Royce Lewis once again set to return from injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>21. Los Angeles Angels (+1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-0355cf43-c0dd-4c5b-b2fa-ddd2e1953904\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mike Trout starting to muscle up a bit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-cbca2a61-8db1-46e0-9173-4422064ac063\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jurickson Profar returns Wednesday from 80-game PED ban &#8211; and they could probably use him.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>24. Miami Marlins (+2)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-46f548fc-1e00-46a7-a674-f4993d5d776d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After sweeping Arizona, just a half-game behind Atlanta for third place.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul id=\"block-6da7af0e-5701-464f-b04a-8c4c596f4a14\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coby Mayo finally clubs first career home run &#8211; off a position player.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>26. Washington Nationals (-1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-ca980762-9047-4e52-91a4-549f31c5729d\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fifth last-place finish in six years looking like a real possibility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>27. Pittsburgh Pirates (+1)28. Athletics (-1)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-3c23aedc-4fec-4b54-9386-e8e5b94cc754\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After seeing Rays&#8217; sweet temporary digs in Tampa, Yolo County will look even grimmer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>29. Chicago White Sox (-)<\/p>\n<ul id=\"block-51f68e99-40e0-44bf-9516-1ee7ff85d5b6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Luis Robert back on the IL with hamstring injury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CC Sabathia on entering the Hall of Fame and wearing a Yankees cap on his plaque CC Sabathia&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30601,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,4231,5356,1280,18570,1276,591,15908,26095,22900,20417,26081,4711,960,1271,10595,5048,2451,4439,1283,20167,10621,2442,2870,22967,26087,8591,26083,26093,26079,2044,19785,1284,17725,4230,2502,11562,5820,13247,26088,13765,2626,6375,4247,1266,644,663,1571,5382,942,405,403,50,5226,5225,5228,5227,26092,450,950,8037,1311,2083,20414,18766,12099,1886,26091,26084,26090,26097,2933,26089,11319,10596,633,877,20418,5741,26085,26094,1624,1306,1275,15776,8038,26096,26086,5054,10605,5056,1926,15779,62,1458,15777,10606,645,26082,780,646,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,26080],"class_list":{"0":"post-30600","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-angeles","10":"tag-atlanta","11":"tag-atlanta-braves","12":"tag-baltimore","13":"tag-baltimore-orioles","14":"tag-baseball","15":"tag-brandon","16":"tag-brandon-lowe","17":"tag-braves","18":"tag-brewers","19":"tag-cal","20":"tag-cal-raleigh","21":"tag-chicago","22":"tag-chicago-cubs","23":"tag-cincinnati","24":"tag-cincinnati-reds","25":"tag-city","26":"tag-colorado","27":"tag-colorado-rockies","28":"tag-cubs","29":"tag-diego","30":"tag-dodgers","31":"tag-francisco","32":"tag-giants","33":"tag-gray","34":"tag-jr","35":"tag-jurickson","36":"tag-jurickson-profar","37":"tag-justin","38":"tag-justin-verlander","39":"tag-kansas","40":"tag-kansas-city-royals","41":"tag-lewis","42":"tag-los","43":"tag-los-angeles-dodgers","44":"tag-lowe","45":"tag-luis","46":"tag-luis-robert-jr","47":"tag-manaea","48":"tag-mike","49":"tag-mike-trout","50":"tag-milwaukee","51":"tag-milwaukee-brewers","52":"tag-mlb","53":"tag-modular","54":"tag-modular-story","55":"tag-national","56":"tag-national-sports","57":"tag-neutral","58":"tag-new-york","59":"tag-new-york-city","60":"tag-news","61":"tag-newyork","62":"tag-newyorkcity","63":"tag-ny","64":"tag-nyc","65":"tag-orioles","66":"tag-overall","67":"tag-overall-neutral","68":"tag-padres","69":"tag-philadelphia","70":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","71":"tag-phillies","72":"tag-pirates","73":"tag-pittsburgh","74":"tag-pittsburgh-pirates","75":"tag-priester","76":"tag-profar","77":"tag-quinn","78":"tag-quinn-priester","79":"tag-raleigh","80":"tag-ranger","81":"tag-ranger-suarez","82":"tag-reds","83":"tag-robert","84":"tag-robert-suarez","85":"tag-rockies","86":"tag-royals","87":"tag-royce","88":"tag-royce-lewis","89":"tag-san","90":"tag-san-diego-padres","91":"tag-san-francisco-giants","92":"tag-scores","93":"tag-sean","94":"tag-sean-manaea","95":"tag-sonny","96":"tag-sonny-gray","97":"tag-spencer","98":"tag-spencer-steer","99":"tag-sport","100":"tag-sport-scores-u0026-statistics","101":"tag-sports","102":"tag-sports-news","103":"tag-statistics","104":"tag-steer","105":"tag-story","106":"tag-suarez","107":"tag-trout","108":"tag-u0026","109":"tag-united-states","110":"tag-united-states-of-america","111":"tag-unitedstates","112":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","113":"tag-us","114":"tag-usa","115":"tag-verlander"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}