The Seattle Mariners face the New York Mets in the finale of a 3-game set Sunday in the Little League Classic at Journey Bank Ballpark.

The first pitch was a ball. The second, Rodríguez lined toward McLean, who fielded the ball on one hop behind his back, and then had the presence of mind to throw to second for a chance at a double-play.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets and Seattle Mariners meet on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1. New York has a 65-58 record overall and a 40-24 record in home games. The Mets have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .320.

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Luis Castillo didn't have his best stuff on Friday night, though the M's still walked away with an 11-9 win over t

Nolan McLean's call-up might be just what the Mets need, but that shouldn't be the case for MLB's second biggest payroll.

Nolan McLean is as advertised. In fact, in his MLB debut, he had a start only matched by one of the most-hyped young pitchers in Mets history. McLean went 5.1 innings on Saturday and struck out eight without allowing a run.

www.si.com/mlb/mets New York Mets star Francisco Lindor makes history Actress Loni Anderson, who starred as receptionist Jennifer Marlowe on WKRP in Cincinnati, died on Sunday at the age of 79. Her cause of death is from "an acute prolonged illness," Anderson's publicist Cheryl J. Kagan said, per The Hollywood Reporter.