![]() Karen Warren/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 6 of48 Houston Astros center fielder Jose Siri (26) catches Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Manuel Margot’s line out during the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Houston. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 5 of48 Houston Astros Jose Siri (26) reacts after striking out during the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Houston. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 4 of48 Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa (1) catches Tampa Bay Rays Kevin Kiermaier (39) stealing second base during the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Houston. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 3 of48 Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado (15) gets up slowly after catching Tampa Bay Rays Brett Phillips’ bunt pop out in front of the Rays dugout during the fourth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Houston. Karen Warren/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of48 Tampa Bay Rays Brett Phillips (35) dives home as he tried to stretch his triple into an in the park home run, but was tagged at home by Houston Astros catcher Jason Castro during the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game at Minute Maid Park, Wednesday, September 29, 2021, in Houston. Bregman went 0-for-3 as the Astros managed just three hits. Lugo has never faced the Rays.Alex Bregman (2) reacts as he flies out to Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier during the seventh inning. Snell earned the win in his only career start against the Mets on July 7, 2018, when he tossed 7 1/3 scoreless innings in the Rays’ 3-0 victory at Citi Field. He gave up six runs over 1 2/3 innings but was taken off the hook when the Mets came back to beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 10-6. Lugo had the shortest start of his career. Snell allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings as the Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1, in the first game of a doubleheader. Neither Snell nor Lugo factored into the decision in their most recent starts last Thursday. So we’ve got to show up (Tuesday) and go out there and try to win out,” deGrom said. ![]() “You never want to be in that (situation), and we’ve been in it the last few years. “We’re not mathematically out of it and we’ve got games left, so now the goal has to be to win all those (and then) scoreboard watch,” said two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom, who took a hard-luck loss Monday despite tying a career-high with 14 strikeouts. The loss Monday not only ensured the Mets of their third non-winning season in the last four years, it also dropped them three games behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the race for the National League’s final wild-card spot and with three other teams - the Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies - to hurdle in between. New York enters Tuesday leading the majors in batting average (.273) and on-base percentage (.351) but has scored three runs or fewer in six of the last nine games, and lost all six of those games. The Mets (24-30) are losing and back-sliding at the worst possible time. “We’re getting closer,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said Monday night. Tampa Bay previously won the AL East in 20. The win, coupled with the New York Yankees’ 11-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, shrunk the magic number for the Rays (36-19). The Rays inched close to the American League East title and delivered another damaging blow to the Mets’ postseason hopes Monday night, when Nate Lowe homered and scored both runs and six Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a four-hitter in a 2-1 victory. Left-hander Blake Snell (4-1, 3.05 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound for Tampa Bay against New York right-hander Seth Lugo (2-3, 4.34). The Rays will look to clinch the third division title in franchise history Tuesday night, when they visit the Mets in the middle game of a three-game series. The New York Mets, meanwhile, could win six more games, but any celebrations are likely going to have to wait until at least next year. With one more win, the Tampa Bay Rays can celebrate a division title 10 years in the making.
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