The Mets, on the other hand, face a gauntlet of baseball's best teams: the Brewers, Phillies, San Diego Padres, Dodgers. It's as if the Mets have to run a double marathon and the Yankees are doing a corporate fun run. The Yankees have a better shot of lasting because the challenge is simply not the same.

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It's no secret that the New York Yankees have been having a tough go of it. They've lost the lead they once had on the AL East and are a hair's beadth away from

Pete Alonso is the New York Mets' new franchise home run leader. A former New York Met made a bold claim about Alonso after the record-breaking homer.

Pete Alonso proved himself to be the Mets franchise's preeminent power hitter when he set the club record with his 253rd home run on Aug. 13, 2025.

Instead, the Mets flushed a six-run lead — surrendering 11 unanswered — in an embarrassing 11-6 loss at Citi Field. The loss was the Mets’ 12th in 14 games and negated the positive vibes from a night earlier when the team snapped a seven-game losing streak and watched Pete Alonso become the franchise’s all-time home run leader .

After a 12th defeat in 14 games, the Mets' lead on a playoff spot is down to a single game over the Cincinnati Reds.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on August 13, 2025 on ESPN.

There is a full slate of MLB games taking place on Wednesday, Aug. 13, including six day games and a contest on Prime Video between the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins.

Braves vs. Mets. When: Aug. 13, 2025 (8/13/25) Time: 7:10 p.m. ET. Where: Citi Field. TV: SNY, FS1. Live stream: Dir

Its Wednesday, August 13 and the Twins (56-63) are in the Bronx to take on the Yankees (64-56). Joe Ryan is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Cam Schlittler for New York. With wins in 29 of the last 40 games against the Twins,

The Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees meet Tuesday for the second game of their 3-game series at Yankee Stadium.