<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0JnEIP_0wEX3tS500" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0JnEIP_0wEX3tS500" width="1210" height="806" ></figure><h2>Meet the Mets</h2><p>At 8:00 eastern tonight, Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets against the bullpen gaming Dodgers in game six of the National League Championship Series.</p><p>There’s a lot to talk about in the now, but when it comes to Pete Alonso, it’s hard not to constantly think of what’s next.</p><p>The Mets coming back to win the NLCS from the Dodgers isn’t impossible, it’s just a bit improbable.</p><p>For Francisco Lindor and Jesse Winker, this playoff run is a saga 15 years in the making.</p><p>The saga will go on for at least one more day as Carlos Mendoza revealed that Jesse Winker is most likely going to start at DH tonight. </p><p>Kodai Senga is available under any and all circumstances according to Carlos Mendoza.</p><p>As the Mets have clawed and scratched their way to game six, Mr. Smile has slowly fallen into the background and Captain Francisco Lindor has risen from the ashes.</p><p>Facing elimination in the Championship Series is a pretty useful time for Starling Marte to start hitting like it’s 2022 again.</p><h2>Around the National League East</h2><p>Getting smacked around by the Mets and having everyone grow a year older leaves the Phillies <b>wondering what the next part of the plan is</b>.</p><p>If Taylor Ward leaves Anaheim this offseason, don’t be shocked if the Braves are the ones trading for him.</p><h2>Around Major League Baseball</h2><p>It’s a nice time to look at some past teams who have overcome 3-1 series deficits for, uh, no reason in particular.</p><p>For the first time since 2009, the New York Yankees are the American League Champions.</p><p>With four homers on his line, including one in the deciding fifth game, Giancarlo Stanton was named ALCS MVP.</p><p>Not to completely be outdone, Juan Soto launched a homer of his own to enter the annals of baseball history and put the Yankees ahead.</p><p>Are the Yankees succeeding because of the old turtlenecks they dug out of storage? Yeah, maybe.</p><p>Dave Roberts wants it to be explicitly known that Shohei Ohtani will not be pitching in game six nor will he pitch in game seven.</p><h2>This Date in Mets History</h2><p>On this date in 2015, Daniel Murphy homered for the fifth game in a row as the Mets got out to a 3-0 NLCS lead over the Cubs.</p></div></body>

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Mets Morning News: Don’t let us win tonight

At 8:00 eastern tonight, Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets against the bullpen gaming Dodgers in game six of the National League Championship Series. There’s a lot to talk about in the now, but when it comes to Pete Alonso, it’s hard not to constantly think of what’s next.