Front Row Seat: San Diego FC & Club Tijuana face off in the Baja Cup tonight

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San Diego FC Hosts Club Tijuana in Inaugural Baja Cup - San Diego FC
San Diego enters the Baja Cup sitting first in the West and second in the Supporters’ Shield standings. The Club will look to bounce back after a 3-1 home defeat to Minnesota United FC on Saturday, with only four MLS regular season matches remaining before the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Club Tijuana arrives in San Diego following a Sunday night Liga MX fixture against Atlético San Luis. Currently in sixth place in the Liga MX standings with 13 points, Xolos bring a competitive edge and will showcase rising Mexican talent Gilberto Mora alongside veteran leadership as the clubs meet in this first-of-its-kind cross-border clash.

San Diego FC eyes ‘double mission’ ahead of Tuesday’s friendly against Xolos - San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego FC coach Mikey Varas talked Monday about staying in the moment, but admitted there’s “a little bit of a double mission” this week. Varas has divided his roster into two groups: One will face Tijuana, while the other will practice on Tuesday with Atlanta in mind. The two units will reunite on Thursday before traveling east.

Tuesday’s friendly will be about “making our squad bigger and giving some guys some playing time,” Varas said.

Amid the Collapse of Their Pitching, the Mets Are Barely Hanging On - FanGraphs
Once upon a time — as of June 12, to be exact — the Mets had the best record in the majors (45-24) and a 5 1/2-game lead over the Phillies in the NL East. That afternoon, however, their rotation took a major hit when Kodai Senga strained his right hamstring. He hasn’t fully recovered his form, and it’s been mostly downhill for the Mets since then, even with their attempts to fortify their bullpen at the trade deadline, the arrival of some impressive rookie starters, and an MVP-caliber stretch by Juan Soto. The team entered Sunday on an eight-game losing streak that pushed them to the brink of elimination from the NL East race, and in danger of falling out of the third NL Wild Card spot.