The Seattle Mariners set a franchise record with nine doubles Friday night, when the New York Mets inched closer to a far more ignoble feat.

The Mets will once again attempt to snap out of their freefall Saturday afternoon when they host the Mariners in the middle contest of a three-game interleague series.

Nolan McLean is expected to make his big league debut for the Mets against fellow right-hander Bryan Woo (10-6, 3.08 ERA).

Dominic Canzone delivered the tiebreaking RBI single during a five-run seventh inning Friday night for the Mariners, who overcame a pair of deficits to beat the Mets 11-9.

The Mets took their 14th loss in 16 games dating back to July 28. New York hung on to its half-game lead over Cincinnati in the race for the last National League wild-card berth after the Reds

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