Mets Morning News for April 12, 2026

Apr 9, 2026; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) on the field before the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images

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Folks, the vibes: they are bad. The Mets dropped their fourth straight game yesterday after Kodai Senga got knocked around by the Athletics to the tune of seven runs in 2 1/3 innings against the Athletics. To be fair, the bats did subsequently show the most life they’ve shown in quite some time, as home runs from Bo Bichette, Francisco Alvarez, and Jorge Polanco made it a 7-6 ballgame heading into the 8th inning. But Luke Weaver then got beaten up for the second straight outing, surrendering four runs—including a three-run homer from Tyler Soderstrom, his second bomb of the day—to send the Mets right back into the abyss. The final score was 11-6, and now they will simply try to stave off a series sweep.

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Prior to the game, the Mets called up veteran reliever Craig Kimbrel, who ended up contributing a scoreless inning in yesterday’s game. Richard Lovelady was designated for assignment in a corresponding move.

Francisco Lindor made another mental gaffe yesterday, and the Mets are struggling to explain why there have been so many of them from their star shortstop so far this season.

Devin Williams and Luke Weaver may be suiting up for a team doesn’t have a lot working for them right now, but they do have one thing on their side: the power of friendship.

Around the National League East

The Phillies fell behind early, but home runs from Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper propelled them to a 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks.

Starting pitcher Janson Junk surrendered five runs in the first three innings against the Tigers, and the Marlins never got much offense going and subsequently fell 6-1.

The Braves bats were shutout by the Guardians pitching staff in a 5-0 loss.

Nationals starter Foster Griffin didn’t allow a hit against the Brewers until the sixth inning yesterday, and Washington defeated Milwaukee 3-1.

Michael Harris II was placed on the paternity list prior to Atlanta’s game yesterday.

Around Major League Baseball

Adley Rutschman will miss some time with the Orioles due to left ankle inflammation.

Baltimore is not the only club who will be without their primary backstop for a while, as the Diamondbacks are placing Gabriel Moreno on the injured list due to a back issue.

Following a rough start on Friday, Astros pitcher Tatsuya Imai is getting examined for right arm fatigue.

Blue Jays DH George Springer left yesterday’s game after fracturing his toe on a foul boul.

One more injury note: Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña also left last night’s game due to knee tightness.

Finally, a non-injury piece of news: Fernando Tatis Jr. made his first career start at second base yesterday.

Don’t look now, but former Met Michael Wacha has a 0.43 ERA after tossing eight scoreless innings for the Royals yesterday.

José Ramírez’s homer against Atlanta yesterday gave him at least one home run against all other 29 MLB team.

The White Sox are promoting pitching prospect Noah Schultz to make his major league debut this week.

Yesterday at Amazin’ Avenue

Brian Salvatore and Chris McShane discussed the recent bullpen woes in the latest episode of Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series.

This Date in Mets History

On this date in 1962, the Mets enjoyed a ticker tape parade following their first game in franchise history the day earlier.