The Mets looked like they were well on their way to a seventh straight victory as Clay Holmes left the mound. For the third time in his last four starts, the right-hander had allowed just one run. He exited the game after five innings of work with his team up 5-1. Then disaster ensued.

Danny Jansen's two-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning Friday night as the Tampa Bay Rays handed the New York Mets a rare home loss with a 7-5 decision in the opener of a three-game set.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on June 13, 2025 on ESPN.

It doesn’t look like the Mets will be in the market for an ace at the deadline, but at some point they're going to hit a snag.

The New York Mets came into Thursday with a five-game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East, and how that race for the divisional crown shakes out could be determined by how both teams handle the MLB trade deadline.

New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, the major league ERA leader, was diagnosed with a Grade 1 strain of his right hamstring, hours after he was placed on the 15-day injured list

Kodai Senga’s hamstring strain is Grade 1, the least severe, meaning the right-hander will be shut down for about the next two weeks before being re-evaluated and ramped up to return. This places Senga’s timeline to be back in the Mets’ rotation in the second half of July.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Mets MLB game to be played on June 14, 2025 on ESPN.

Preview the June 14 matchup between the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays with odds over/under, game spread, betting lines and more.

The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Mets looking to Tylor Megill (5-4), and Drew Rasmussen (5-4) answering the bell for the Tampa Bay Rays. Before this Mets vs. Rays matchup,