POSTCAST: Bats Break Out For Nine Runs, Jonah Tong Makes FIRST Start Of 2026

Locked On Mets - Daily Podcast On The New York Mets · Sep 7, 2026 · 19m

Behind a great day from the bats, Jonah Tong made his first start of the 2026 season and the New York Mets won the opener of the series from the Miami Marlins, 9-4.

The story of this one is Jonah Tong. We saw a lot from Tong in just these five innings. The good was the stuff played early and helped him strikeout the first four batters of the game. The bad was that the next four hitters combined to put up a four spot against Tong in the 2nd. And perhaps the best part of the start was how Tong responded to that frame, putting up three more zeros.

16 hits and 9 runs is what the offense produced…