Overview
- The Mets, who sealed a 5-2 win Sunday in San Francisco, used Luis Torrens’ eighth-inning pinch-hit two-run double to trigger a four-run rally and clinch the road series over the Giants.
- Boston’s slide deepened Sunday at Fenway when Jackson Merrill’s go-ahead eighth-inning homer lifted the Padres to an 8-6 win, leaving the Red Sox 2-7 after more rough outings from Ranger Suarez and a taxed bullpen.
- The Dodgers erased a five-run hole Sunday to beat the Nationals 8-6 and complete a sweep, even as Roki Sasaki struggled and Mookie Betts hit the injured list with a right oblique strain that Dave Roberts hopes will sideline him for less than the typical four to six weeks.
- Mets outfielder Juan Soto is day-to-day with a mild right calf strain and will be evaluated Tuesday, and Blue Jays rookie Addison Barger exited a 3-0 loss with bilateral ankle discomfort during Toronto’s 1-5 skid.
- Managers are already leaning on depth and late-inning bats in the season’s first week, with Boston weighing lineup tweaks and clubs scanning the minors for short-term help as early absences and volatile pitching shape results.