The Mets (75-65) fell to the Detroit Tigers (81-60) by a score of 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Here are the takeaways…
— Clay Holmes allowed an early unearned run thanks to a Hayden Senger catcher's interference call that extended the second inning, but the right-hander was mostly effective, if not efficient. Holmes had some good swing-and-miss stuff, striking out six Tigers, but he ran his pitch count up to 85, and his afternoon ended after his second walk of the fifth inning. Lefty Gregory Soto was called upon to try to get out of the jam, but a wild pitch and two-run single by Riley Greene gave the Tigers a 3-1 lead.
Holmes went 4.2 innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits while striking out six and walking three.
— It was a good day at the dish for Pete Alonso. After grounding a single in his first at-bat, Alonso put the Mets on the board in the third inning thanks to a two-out RBI double to right-center — his 35th two-bagger of the season. Alonso ended up with three hits on the afternoon, the only Met with multiple base knocks.
— Starter Casey Mize limited the Mets to one run over 5.0 innings, but the visiting squad had a prime opportunity against the Tigers' bullpen in the top of the sixth. A Juan Soto walk and Alonso's third hit of the game put two runners on with nobody out, and Mark Vientos would cash in with an RBI single to left off of Tommy Kahnle to cut the lead to one run. But with the bases loaded and one out, Starling Marte went after the first pitch he saw, grounding into a 5-4-3 inning-ending double play.
— Ryan Helsley's nightmare tenure with the Mets continued in the bottom of the seventh. After allowing a leadoff single and walk, Helsley, while struggling with his command, grooved a fastball to Kerry Carpenter, who lined a three-run homer just over the wall in the right, making it a four-run game.
Helsley has now given up 14 earned runs in 11.0 innings since being acquired at the trade deadline.
Game MVP
Carpenter, whose three-run blast broke the game open and killed any momentum the Mets had been building.
Highlights
Jeff McNeil gets Spencer Torkelson trying to advance! pic.twitter.com/tVPubOIabw
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Pete Alonso's 113th RBI of the season ties the game at 1! pic.twitter.com/EmrKT0nbPX
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Two strikeouts for Clay Holmes in a 1-2-3 third inning 💪 pic.twitter.com/vGeXBBENFR
— SNY (@SNYtv) September 3, 2025
Mark Vientos gets the Mets within a run after an RBI single pic.twitter.com/92rYTFD9fA
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Upcoming Schedule
The Mets are off on Thursday before beginning a three-game series against the Reds in Cincinnati on Friday at 6:40 p.m. on SNY.
David Peterson will face fellow lefty Andrew Abbott.
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