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The Mets’ timely two-game win streak came to a halt, as the Padres pounced on a struggling David Peterson to serve New York a 7-4 loss. Manny Machado delivered the definitive blow, crushing a sixth-inning grand slam to left field. Pete Alonso, Starling Marte, Juan Soto, and Francisco Alvarez each clubbed a solo home run, accounting for all the Mets lineup’s scoring. With just ten games left to play, the Mets now cling to a flimsy 1.5-game lead over the Diamondbacks (and a 2.0-game lead over the Reds and Giants).

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Luis Torrens was reinstated from the 10-Day Injured List, while Hayden Senger was optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse, the team ann

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