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Mets' Mark Vientos: Not in lineup for second game
Mark Vientos is absent from the lineup for the second game of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, Tim Britton of The Athletic reports.Vientos will get a breather for the second game after the New York Mets wrapped up a playoff spot with their win in the first contest. Jose Iglesias will shift over to third base while Eddy Alvarez gets a start at second base.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Belts 26th homer
Mark Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to Atlanta.The 24-year-old spoiled Spencer Schwellenbach's shutout bid in the seventh inning when he drove the first pitch he saw the other way for a 346-foot homer. Vientos has had an up-and-down September, but he's racked up seven hits in the last six games, including a double and two long balls, despite striking out 11 times in 25 plate appearances. He's overall had a successful first extended look at big-league pitching, posting a .270/.328/.523 slash line with 26 home runs and 68 RBI in 107 contests this season, but the New York Mets may need a little more from him if they're going to hang onto a wild-card spot.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Hits two homers, including walk-off
Mark Vientos went 3-for-5 with two home runs, four RBI and an additional run scored in Friday's 6-4 win against Cincinnati.The New York Mets' third baseman opened the game's scoring when he laced a 368-foot, two-run homer off opener Fernando Cruz in the first inning. Vientos then capped the game's scoring when he cracked a walk-off, 401-foot, two-run blast in the 10th. The 24-year-old has been a significant source of power this season, as he's now slashing .289/.342/.563 with 24 homers, 62 RBI and 50 runs scored across 368 plate appearances in 91 games. Vientos now has multiple hits in four of his past five games.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Idle Monday
Mark Vientos isn't in the New York Mets' lineup for Monday's game versus the Red Sox.After going 5-for-14 with an RBI during New York's last series against the White Sox, Vientos will get a chance to rest during Monday's series opener. Jose Iglesias will start at the hot corner instead and bat fifth.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Getting breather Thursday
Mark Vientos isn't in the New York Mets' lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks.Vientos will get a chance to rest Thursday after slashing .256/.273/.442 with two homers and seven RBI over his last 10 games. Jose Iglesias will take his place at the hot corner and bat seventh.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Goes deep Sunday
Mark Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres.Vientos took Jason Adam deep to center in the seventh inning for one of two extra-base hits the New York Mets had all afternoon. It's the third time in his last five games with multiple hits and he's now tied for fourth among all third basemen with 21 homers despite having just 332 plate appearances. Vientos has seen himself batting from the two-hole the last 10 games, and while he owns a .977 OPS over that span, he's also striking out 44.9 percent of the time compared to 24.7 percent before the lineup change. The 24-year-old is enjoying a breakout campaign, slashing .277/.334/.551 with 41 extra-base hits, 55 RBI, 44 runs and a 25:92 BB:K.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Two hits, three RBI in win
Mark Vientos went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Thursday's win over the Padres.Vientos doubled home the New York Mets' first run of the game in the opening frame and later added a two-run single in the top of the ninth to extend his team's lead to four runs. It marked the second consecutive multi-hit effort for the third baseman and the fourth in his last eight games. Vientos also extended his hitting streak to 10 games with Thursday's performance, and he's now driven in at least one run in three straight.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Homers twice Thursday
Mark Vientos went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs and three total RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the A's.Batting out of the two-hole for the first time this year, Vientos certainly made a case to stay at the top of the order -- the third baseman launched a two-run homer off Mitch Spence in the third inning before adding a solo shot off Michel Otanez in the fourth. Vientos had cooled off a bit after a hot start to his season. Thursday's performance was his first multi-hit game since July 26 -- he'd gone 10-for-50 (.200) in the following 15 contests heading into Thursday. Still, it's been an impressive campaign overall for Vientos, who's established himself as a regular in the New York Mets' lineup. He's now slashing .275/.333/.557 through 288 plate appearances with 19 homers, 48 RBI and 38 runs scored.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Back in action Wednesday
Mark Vientos (ankle) will start at third base and bat seventh in Wednesday's game versus the Athletics.Vientos missed the previous two contests with left ankle soreness, but he's feeling well enough to give it a go Wednesday. The young infielder has struggled so far at the plate in August, going just 5-for-30.
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Mets' Mark Vientos: Sitting again Tuesday
Mark Vientos (ankle) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Athletics, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.The 24-year-old was a late scratch from Sunday's lineup against the Mariners due to left ankle soreness, and he'll sit for a second consecutive game Tuesday. According to Laura Albanese of Newsday, Vientos is expected to be available off the bench and should rejoin the lineup Wednesday. Jose Iglesias will receive a start at third base and bat seventh.