3-1 loss in Game 1<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\nAlex Jackson celebrates after driving in a run during the Orioles\u2019 7-3 win over the Mets in Game 2 of a split doubleheader on July 10, 2025. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n
So much for the momentum that followed two victories in three games in the Subway Series last weekend and a comeback win against these Orioles on Tuesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Mets were flat offensively in the doubleheader \u2014 they went a combined 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position \u2014 and simply were overmatched by a team that began the day 10 games below .500.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brandon Waddell pitches during the second inning of the Mets\u2019 Game 2 loss to the Orioles. Getty Images<\/p>\n
But with Senga and his 1.47 ERA scheduled for a return Friday in Kansas City, and Manaea, last year\u2019s ace, slated to pitch as part of a piggyback with Clay Holmes on Sunday for his season debut, the Mets have a tangible reason to believe a strong final series before the All-Star Game is attainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey are a big part of our team,\u201d manager Carlos Mendoza said. \u201cTo get those guys before the [All-Star] break is important for us. We are going to need them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Waddell started the nightcap and pitched three innings in which he surrendered three earned runs on four hits with one walk. Hagenman relieved Waddell and allowed three runs, two of which were earned, over two innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Baltimore Orioles catcher Alex Jackson (70) slides to score during the sixth inning ahead of a tag by New York Mets catcher Hayden Senger (30) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Beginning Friday, the Mets will have their rotation of Senga, Manaea, Holmes, David Peterson and Frankie Montas aligned for the first time this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been looking for Sean this whole year,\u201d Brandon Nimmo said. \u201cWe want him to stay healthy and do some of the stuff he did for us last year. Senga, when he\u2019s out there he gives us a chance to win every time. You definitely like your chances with those guys going out there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Waddell flushed a two-run lead in the third when Jordan Westburg\u2019s two-run homer gave the Orioles a 3-2 lead. Alex Jackson doubled in a run before Westburg cleared the fence in left-center.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Colton Cowser delivered an RBI single in the fourth against Hagenman and Brett Baty\u2019s fielding error brought in the Orioles\u2019 fifth run. Hagenman and Richard Lovelady each allowed a run in the sixth.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Jordan Westburg (right) is greeted by catcher Alex Jackson (70) following his two run home run during the second inning of the Mets\u2019 Game 2 loss to the Orioles. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
Game 1 included a potential Mets casualty: Jesse Winker was removed after his first at-bat with back tightness, only two days removed from his return from the injured list following an oblique strain. Winker returned to New York for an MRI exam.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Negated was a strong performance by Peterson on a day he learned he had been selected to the NL All-Star team as a roster replacement for Robbie Ray. The left-hander pitched into the eighth and allowed one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Brett Baty of the New York Mets flips over the dugout railing after catching a foul ball hit by Jackson Holliday (not pictured) of the Baltimore Orioles in the eighth inning of game two of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 10, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. Getty Images<\/p>\n
But Mendoza removed Peterson at 90 pitches after he surrendered a leadoff single to Cowser in the eighth and disaster followed: Stanek fell behind 2-1 to pinch-hitter Gunnar Henderson, who jumped on a slider for a two-run homer. Stanek proceeded to walk the bases loaded before Ram\u00f3n Laureano\u2019s sacrifice fly gave the Orioles an insurance run.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c[Peterson] got through the seventh and with the lefty leading off, I knew it was going to be batter-to-batter,\u201d Mendoza said of his decision to remove his starter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juan Soto tosses his bat after being walked by by Tomoyuki Sugano during the fourth inning of the Mets\u2019 Game 2 loss to the Orioles. AP<\/p>\n
Mendoza added that he felt better with the idea of Stanek facing the Orioles\u2019 lefty pinch-hitters than Peterson against the right-handers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Peterson said he wasn\u2019t surprised to get removed after allowing the leadoff single in the eighth \u2014 Mendoza had told him he would be aggressive in his approach to the inning. Even so, Peterson would have liked the opportunity to continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI felt like I was in a good spot pitch-wise and I felt great physically,\u201d Peterson said. \u201cI figured he would give me a chance [after the leadoff single] or come to talk to me and see if I need a double play. But he made it clear that he was going to be aggressive and so I wasn\u2019t surprised when he came out and made the signal.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alex Jackson and Seranthony Dom\u00ednguez of the Baltimore Orioles celebrate after a 7-3 victory against the New York Mets during game two of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 10, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. Getty Images<\/p>\n
Stanek said mechanics were at the root of his meltdown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on what I have seen so far, I just got pretty rotational,\u201d Stanek said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t really staying on line.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BALTIMORE \u2014 Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea are scheduled for a return to the mound with the Mets…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":56022,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,1276,1266,405,403,1305,5226,5225,5228,5227,62,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-56021","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-baltimore-orioles","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-city","13":"tag-new-york-mets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkcity","16":"tag-ny","17":"tag-nyc","18":"tag-sports","19":"tag-united-states","20":"tag-united-states-of-america","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","23":"tag-us","24":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114832942026280040","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56021","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=56021"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56021\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}