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Brooks Raley has added a strong lefty presence to the Mets’ bullpen since returning from the injured list in July, but the veteran reliever had his first rocky outing of the season in Friday’s 11-9 loss to the Mariners .

After 10 consecutive scoreless appearances following his activation from the IL in the wake of 2024 Tommy John surgery, Raley was charged with three earned runs after allowing one inherited runner from Ryan Helsley to score in the Mariners’ five-run seventh inning.

“Guys are working hard, there’s no doubt about that. All of us want the ball with the game on the line,” Raley said. “

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