Mets look to 点火（する） 罪／違反, 回避する sweep vs. Padres
Ten of the 26 players on the New York Mets' roster Saturday weren't with the team last season. Nor was 経営者／支配人 Buck Showalter and most of his coaching staff.
But is history about to repeat itself anyway for the Mets?
New York will look to stay 頂上に the 国家の League East and 避ける 存在 swept in a three-game series for the first time this season Sunday night when it hosts the San Diego Padres in the finale of the 始める，決める.
The Mets' Carlos Carrasco (10-4, 4.27 ERA), who is 捜し出すing his 100th career 勝利，勝つ, is scheduled to …に反対する All-星／主役にする Joe Musgrove (8-2, 2.42) in a 戦う／戦い of 権利-handers.
Manny Machado 攻撃する，衝突する a two-run ホームラン in the sixth inning to 解除する the Padres to a 2-1 victory on Saturday.
The loss was the third straight for the Mets, who have been in first place in the NL East for 103 連続した days. But New York's lead over second-place Atlanta is 負かす／撃墜する to a half-game after the 勇敢に立ち向かうs rolled to a 7-2 勝利，勝つ over the Los Angeles Angels.
Last season, the Mets led the NL East for 103 days but finished 77-85 and in third place in the 分割, 11 1/2 games behind the 結局の World Series 支持する／優勝者 勇敢に立ち向かうs. The 103 days 頂上に a 分割 were the most in history for a team that finished with a losing 記録，記録的な／記録する.
Finishing above .500 likely shouldn't be a problem for the Mets, who are 58-37 and began Saturday with a 99.7 パーセント chance of making the 拡大するd プレーオフs, per Baseball 言及／関連.
But a suddenly sputtering 罪／違反 -- New York 階級s の中で the 底（に届く） six in Major League Baseball in several 部類s, 含むing 打率, OPS and runs per game, since June 7 -- is a short- and long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 worry for a team that looked like a World Series 競争相手.
"They 人物／姿／数字d out a way to 押し進める two across; usually, that doesn't stand up," Showalter said of the Padres. "We've 攻撃する，衝突する a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す here where (runs are) hard to come by. And I have a lot of 信用／信任 that will change."
The Padres' 信用／信任 might be improv ing after their fourth 勝利，勝つ in five games. San Diego had lost 10 of its previous 14.
The 勝利，勝つ Saturday symbolized the 最近の 決まり文句／製法 for the Padres, who have 得点する／非難する／２０d more than four runs once in the last five games but have 降伏するd three runs or いっそう少なく in each contest.
Blake Snell and a quartet of relievers 連合させるd on an eight-攻撃する，衝突する 業績／成果 on Saturday.
"That one mistake, we were able to take advantage of it, and that's what good baseball is," said Machado, who went 深い off of Chris Bassitt. "We've got to take advantage of those 状況／情勢s, and we're definitely doing that the last couple of days."
Carrasco earned the victory in his most 最近の start July 14, when he threw six scoreless innings against the Chicago Cubs.
Musgrove, who threw a scoreless inning for the 国家の League in Tuesday's All-星／主役にする Game, will make his first start since July 13. He received a no-決定／判定勝ち（する） in that contest after 許すing five runs on nine 攻撃する，衝突するs in five innings in the Padres' 10-6 loss to the Colorado Rockies.
Carrasco 直面するd the Padres for the first time in his career June 6, when he earned the 勝利，勝つ after 許すing two runs over seven innings in the Mets' 11-5 victory.
Musgrove is 1-4 with a 5.63 ERA in five games (four starts) against New York.
--Field Level マスコミ
