{"id":2495762,"date":"2026-07-09T23:24:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2495762"},"modified":"2026-07-09T23:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T23:24:42","slug":"mets-take-first-series-in-nearly-a-month-with-win-over-inept-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/mets-take-first-series-in-nearly-a-month-with-win-over-inept-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mets take first series in nearly a month with win over inept Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>If only the Mets could face a clueless team like the Royals more often.<\/p>\n<p>If only they could get these kinds of results from the lineup more often.<\/p>\n<p>If only starters like Sean Manaea could pitch deep into games like he did Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe then it wouldn\u2019t have been nearly a month since the Mets previously won a series, before they did so again by beating the Royals 7-3 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>But in a lost season, like the one the Mets are in the midst of, you take what you can get.<\/p>\n<p>And against Kansas City, after they dropped as ugly a game as a team can draw up Tuesday, they won two in a row and have scored at least six runs for the fifth straight game for the first time this season.<\/p>\n<p>The offense was backed up by seven strong innings from Manaea in his longest outing of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a good feeling,\u2019\u2019 A.J. Ewing said of the series win. \u201cGuys are fired up. We\u2019ll try to keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manaea gave up three runs \u2014 two earned \u2014in seven innings and pitched well despite giving up a home run to Lane Thomas on the first pitch of the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Sean Manaea throws a pitch during the Mets\u2019 win over the Royals on July 9, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWe need length out of our rotation,\u2019\u2019 interim manager Andy Green said. \u201cWe\u2019re desperate for that. Outings like that set you up to win tomorrow\u2019s baseball game, and that\u2019s what we\u2019ve been missing to some degree: having multiple outings like those in a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manaea, in his longest outing of the season, allowed a leadoff homer to Bobby Witt Jr. in the fourth, but the Mets came back with a five-run fifth to take command of the game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Juan Soto flips his bat as he watches his home run ball in the seventh inning against the Royals on July 9, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Again, they got some help from the last-place Royals.<\/p>\n<p>After Tyrone Taylor \u2014 in the game after Mark Vientos <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/09\/sports\/mark-vientos-exits-after-taking-pitch-off-hand-in-mets-injury-concern\/\">was removed with an injury<\/a> from getting drilled in the right hand in the second inning \u2014 tied it with a leadoff homer in the fifth, the Mets rallied to take the lead.<\/p>\n<p>Brett Baty followed with a single, and after Luis Torrens lined out, A.J. Ewing singled and Juan Soto walked to load the bases. Bo Bichette gave the Mets a 3-2 lead with a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Carson Benge celebrates during the Mets\u2019 win over the Royals on July 9, 2026.\\ <span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Carson Benge, the recipient of a three-run Little League homer in Tuesday\u2019s loss, got another gift. He flared a single to center to score Ewing easily, but Thomas\u2019 throw from center to third base got away from Nick Loftin, which allowed Soto to score and let Benge get all the way to third.<\/p>\n<p>Benge then came home on Francisco Alvarez\u2019s single to make it 6-2, which knocked ex-Met Michael Wacha out of the game<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Latest Mets Trade Possibilities: Who Stays &amp; Who Goes? | Straight Outta Flushing\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6FcqEGOtBAQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Soto\u2019s 21st homer of the season to open the bottom of the seventh extended the lead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good game planning,\u2019\u2019 Jared Young said of what\u2019s helped spark the offense. \u201cEveryone is believing in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And for it to last, Young said the Mets have to \u201crealize we\u2019re being productive and have to keep doing the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll head into their final series before the All-Star break having won four of five as the Red Sox come to town, looking to resuscitate their season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product-spotlight product-spotlight-block wp-block-nypost-editor-product-spotlight\">\n<p>\n\t\t\tMEts merch shop\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tcelebrity.land receives revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and when you make a purchase.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re playing really good baseball,\u2019\u2019 Manaea said. \u201cYou see it offensively, pitching, from top to bottom. It\u2019s fun to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s something that hasn\u2019t been said often about these Mets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If only the Mets could face a clueless team like the Royals more often. If only they could get these kinds of results from the lineup more often. If only starters like Sean Manaea could pitch deep into games like he did Thursday. 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