Alvarez powers through pain, back in the Mets lineup after a scary scare from a 100 MPH pitch. He’s dealing with a sprained right-thumb UCL requiring offseason surgery and a broken left pinky, yet he’s set to start again. Luis Torrens returns behind the plate, while Hayden Senger heads down; Tyrone Taylor nears a rehab assignment as New York pushes for October. In the minors, Tong, Benge, Peña and Calvo earned awards, underscoring a deep Mets pipeline. Yedlimar De Jesus makes history at Monroe University as the first Puerto Rican woman to play college baseball with men.