The Mets smashed six more home runs on Saturday and Clay Holmes pitched six innings for the first time in more than two months as New York defeated the Braves, 9-2, in Atlanta.

There are plenty of reasons why the Mets have struggled the way they have to this point in their season, especially over the past month. Juan Soto isn’t close to being a big one. Or some kind of big bust.

NEW YORK -- A week after his final appearance with the New York Mets, right-hander Paul Blackburn signed with the Yankees on Thursday to provide bullpen depth for the American League wild-card leaders.

Mets pitching prospect Jonah Tong made his second Triple-A start Saturday night and continued to impress, tossing six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.

Frankie Montas’ rocky first season with the New York Mets has taken yet another blow. On Saturday afternoon, the Mets announced that Montas was placed on the 15-day injured list — retroactive to Aug.

With the Mets and Braves playing their second game of their series Saturday, here are the lineups for both sides.

Nick Allen is getting a rare day off, as Vidal Brujan will get a chance to play at shortstop. The former top prospect has over 300 innings under his belt at short, but probably isn’t best suited to play there for more than a spot start.

It's no secret that New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso has a player option in his contract after this 2025 season, where he can opt out of the final year and $24