orioles vs mets
The Orioles are down to their last 12 games of the 2026 season, including three this week against the Mets at Citi Field. They've fallen four back for the last Wild Card and three behind the Blue Jays for fourth place in the division.
The only consistency is their 36-39 record at home and on the road.
Pete Alonso returns to Queens, where he spent seven seasons. He hit 264 of his 299 home runs with the Mets and has three nights to attain an impressive milestone.
Only 170 players have reached the 300 mark, beginning with Babe Ruth and most recently including Shohei Ohtani.
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor also has hit 299 homers. Former outfielder Tim Salmon retired with 299 and former Orioles infielder Mark Reynolds with 298.
Alonso and Lindor could be the second pair of players in major league history to belt their 300th home runs in the same game, after Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye with the White Sox on April 13, 2009.
Alonso can become the 20th player in major league history to hit his 300th career homer against his former club.
Alonso is the sixth Oriole to reach 100 RBIs in his first season with the team after Frank Robinson, Albert Belle, Miguel Tejada, Nelson Cruz and Mark Trumbo.
Besides Alonso, the only other players to have at least 100 RBIs and 75 walks in his first season with the Orioles are Belle (1999) and Robinson (1966).
Carlos Narváez is catching tonight and Samuel Basallo is on the bench. Basallo is hitting .132 with a .435 OPS in 23 games in the second half.
Coby Mayo is at third base and Christian Encarnacion-Strand is the designated hitter. Heston Kjerstad is in right field.
Brandon Young is making his 26 th start. He's posted a 3.71 ERA, lowest in the rotation, and seems assured of receiving votes for Most Valuable Oriole.
Young is trying to bounce back from a rough outing against the Guardians, when he allowed six runs and eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Left-handers are hitting .227/.311/.397 against Young, but right-handers are hitting .301/.340/.447.
Young faced the Mets last season at Camden Yards and allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings. Ronny Mauricio homered.
Alonso homered off Bryan Baker in the eighth inning in the Mets' 7-6 win.
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