Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Mets
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 NYM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
Who won: Mets 3-2
The New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Citi Field. The Mets win the series 2-1. Pete Alonso went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Mets. Josh Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rays.
Recap · May 18
Alonso, Pham help New York Mets beat Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 for series win
Pete Alonso homered again and the New York Mets beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday to post consecutive wins for the first time in a month.
What it means
- Season series: NYM win series 2-1.
- Rays 13-10 on the road; Mets 9-9 at home.
Latest headlines
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Injuries and inactives
Rays1st in AL East- OutShane McClanahan SPForearm, Soreness, left
- 60-Day-ILEdwin Uceta RPShoulder, Strain, right
- 60-Day-ILGavin Lux LFShoulder, Inflammation, left
- 60-Day-ILJacob Melton LFHamstring, Strain, right
- 60-Day-ILJonathan Heasley RPElbow, Fracture, right
Mets5th in NL East- 15-Day-ILChristian Scott SPKnee, Inflammation, left
- 7-Day ILJared Young 1BConcussion
- 15-Day-ILJonathan Pintaro RPIllness
- 60-Day-ILReed Garrett RPElbow, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILTylor Megill SPElbow, Surgery, right
Probable starters
Rays1st in AL East
Taj Bradley SP
Probable starter · 5-8, 5.59 ERA, 129 K, 1.39 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Josh LoweRF
- 2Randy ArozarenaLF
- 3Harold RamirezDH
- 4Brandon Lowe2B
- 5Isaac Paredes1B
- 6Taylor Walls3B
- 7Luke Raley1B
- 8Christian BethancourtC
- 9Manuel MargotCF
Mets5th in NL East
Tylor Megill SP
Probable starter · 9-8, 4.70 ERA, 105 K, 1.58 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Brandon NimmoCF
- 2Francisco LindorSS
- 3Jeff McNeil2B
- 4Pete Alonso1B
- 5Brett Baty3B
- 6Tommy PhamLF
- 7Daniel VogelbachDH
- 8Eduardo Escobar3B
- 9Michael PerezC
The series
NYM win series 2-1
Last meeting: Mets 8, Rays 7 (May 17)
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Game info
- Venue
- Citi Field, Queens, New York · Attendance 29,946
- Officials
- CB Bucknor (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Segal (First Base Umpire), Ben May (Second Base Umpire), Jeff Nelson (Third Base Umpire)
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