The Mets put up a pair of crooked innings to earn the series win against the Mariners at the Little League Classic.

Nolan McLean's major-league debut on Saturday gave the Mets some positive energy, which the club carried over into Sunday night.

Carlos Mendoza, the Mets manager, was excited to see a Little League World Series team from his Venezuelan hometown.

Seattle begins the series 1.5 back of the Astros for first place in the AL West, and are sitting 2.5 games up in the Wild Card race. One ray of hope for the Mets is that the Mariners have been substantially better at home than on the road, but at .500 away, they’re not exactly at an automatic disadvantage or anything of the like.

Alvarez stayed in the game after his double in the seventh inning. He did not come out to catch in the eighth inning of the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Mariners in the MLB Little League Classic. Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Alvarez would return to New York for an MRI.

The Mets have another injury concern on their hands as their NL playoff chase picks up following Sunday's 7-3 win over the Mariners.

Cal Raleigh and the Mariners took on the Mets in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. Raleigh made special gear for the occasion.

The Seattle Mariners' superstar catcher is up to 47 home runs after going deep on Sunday night against the New York Mets in the Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The MLB record for single-season home runs by a catcher is 48,