A.J. Ewing hits 1st big league home run and Mets beat Tigers 9-4

NEW YORK (AP) — A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win on Thursday.

Ewing, who was promoted prior to the series opener Tuesday, hit a 405-foot shot off Keider Montero (2-3) leading off the third. He was 3 for 9 with three RBIs and four walks against the Tigers as the Mets recorded their first sweep since taking three straight from the Philadelphia Phillies in August.

Brett Baty hit a two-run homer in the fourth and Juan Soto laced a tie-breaking RBI single off Tyler Holton in the fifth, one pitch before Mark Vientos’ two-run shot.

Hayden Senger added a safety squeeze in the sixth and Soto and Marcus Semien went deep in the seventh and eighth.

Nolan McLean (2-2) gave up Gage Workman’s three-run homer in the first but lasted seven innings as he ended his winless streak at six starts. He allowed six hits, walked three and struck out seven.

Dillon Dingler homered in the eighth for Detroit.

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch was ejected after a replay review confirmed Workman was thrown out at third trying to advance on Zach McKinstry’s bloop single in the fourth — one of four times a replay review didn’t benefit the Tigers.

Baty’s blast stood upon a crew chief review while the Mets successfully challenged a safe call on McLean’s pickoff of Wenceel Pérez in the fifth as well as a caught stealing call on Carson Benge just before Soto’s tie-breaking hit.

Montero gave up four runs and struck out two in 4 2/3 innings.

Detroit: RHP Ty Madden (0-0, 2.45 ERA) pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays and RHP Trey Yesavage (1-1, 0.68 ERA) on Friday at home.

New York: RHP Clay Holmes (4-3, 1.86 ERA) pitches in the Subway Series against RHP Cam Schlittler (5-1, 1.35 ERA) and the New York Yankees.

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Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch argues with an umpire during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Detroit Tigers center fielder Wenceel Perez (46) fails to catch a two-run home run ball hit by New York Mets' Brett Baty during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean (26) reacts during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Mets designated hitter Juan Soto (22) hits a home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Mets' A.J. Ewing (9) celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s parliament dissolved early Friday after passing a marathon of bills in the last moments of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition.

The Knesset, which was scheduled to break for its summer recess on Friday, will not reconvene before the elections scheduled on Oct. 27.

The expected dissolution comes as Netanyahu is struggling to hold onto power ahead of the next elections as Israel grinds toward the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack that sparked nearly three years of war. Israeli polls are showing a groundswell of support for opposition parties, led by former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and a popular centrist former military chief.

Over the past week, the Knesset passed several controversial laws in marathon sessions as Netanyahu attempted to ram through several of his pet projects.

Earlier this week, the Knesset passed two bills that effectively halt the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men in the military in an attempt to ensure ultra-Orthodox parties join Netanyahu’s coalition in the next government.

The Knesset also recently passed several bills connected with Netanyahu’s attempts to overhaul the judiciary, including increasing government control over broadcast media and weakening the role of the attorney general. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara has opposed the overhaul, and been a frequent target of Netanyahu and the Israeli right.

“We are completing a four-year term, we passed nine budgets and hundreds of bills, I thank you for the trust you placed in me, through which together we succeeded in maintaining a four-year term,” Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said as he announced the dissolution.

Completing a full, four-year term is a rare occurrence throughout Israeli history.

The last time Israel’s government fulfilled a full term without breaking for early elections was in 1988. Israel has no term limits, and Netanyahu has served more terms than any other prime minister in Israel’s history, but it is rare even for him to finish a full, four-year term.

Between 2019 and 2022, Israelis went to the polls five times. Israel holds elections on average every 2.4 years, making it second-lowest ranked country in the OECD for periods between elections, a marker of political instability, according to the Israel Democracy Institute.

Israeli lawmakers attend a parliamentary session in Jerusalem for a vote on a bill that would change the authority and responsibilities of the attorney general Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)