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Mets News and Morning Links 4/11/2022

 



Good Morning. Happy Birthday to Wally Whitehurst and Bret Saberhagen. Mets lose to Nationals 4-2, Syracuse is rained out, Binghamton, Brooklyn, and St. Lucie all lose.

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Nationals 4 Mets 2 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo CF 0 for 5, 2 Ks; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 3, HR, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Robinson Cano 2B 0 or 4, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 0 for 4, 1 K; Eduardo Escobar 3B 1 for 4, double; Dominic Smith DH 0 for 2, 2 walks, 1 K; Mark Canha LF 3 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K; Jeff McNeil LF 1 for 3, 1 walk; Tomás Nido C 1 for 3, 2 Ks; Carlos Carrasco 5.2 innings, 1 run - earned, 2 hits, 1 HR, no walks, 5 Ks; Chasen Shreve 1.1 innings, 1 run - earned, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 K; Trevor Williams (L, 0-1) 2 hits, 2 unearned runs;

Today's Game:

Mets (3-1) @ Phillies (2-1), 6:45 pm

PHI: Ranger Suarez (#55, 26, LHP, 0-0, )

NYM: Taijuan Walker (#99, 29, RHP, 0-0, )

213 Miles From Shea: Game Preview: Mets @ Phillies

Tim Healey Newsday: "The Nationals won, 4-2, after rallying for three runs in the eighth inning against lefthander Chasen Shreve and righthander Trevor Williams, the last members of the Mets’ Opening Day roster to appear in a game...Nelson Cruz had the go-ahead two-run single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. The Mets suffered their first loss of the season, missing their chance for a four-game sweep."

NY Post: Bullpen, Pete Alonso error cost Mets in loss to Nationals. "The Mets first baseman’s throw on a grounder pulled Francisco Lindor off second base and helped extend the inning for the Nationals, allowing them to score the go-ahead runs...Alonso’s underhand throw to the plate on Lucius Fox’s safety squeeze earlier in the inning. Dee Strange-Gordon beat that throw for the tying run."

Jason Fry Faith and Fear in Flushing: Spaces In Between. "One of the earliest lessons for a baseball fan is that you cannot, in fact, win them all...Squint a little and there was a lot to like...On Sunday Carrasco looked much more like the inspirational figure who’d been a Cleveland favorite..." 

Brian Joura Mets360: "Carrasco was terrific in the game. While he allowed the first-inning run, he finished by retiring the last 15 batters he faced. He had a good fastball but ended up throwing twice as many off-speed pitches, which allowed him to keep batters off balance all game long."

Metstradamus: "The good news is that despite the lack of runs, the Mets are taking much better at-bats so far this season than they did last season. Last season’s constant was that the team was swinging at balls and watching hittable strikes go by. It isn’t like that this time around." 












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Syracuse Mets and RailRiders postponed Sunday, 4/10 - makeup 6/8.

Game Recap and Highlights: Binghamton loses to Hartford 10-8; Box Score; 4/10/2022: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Pre-Game Notes;





Brooklyn Cyclone Pre-Game Notes: 4/10/2022;


Daytona Tortugas Avoid Sweep, Beat St. Lucie Mets 9-2; Box Score;


No games scheduled today for the Mets affiliates.  Syracuse heads to Columbus to start their first road series, rest of teams have their home openers tomorrow.

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New York Mets signed free agent Brett Butler on April 11, 1995.

New York Mets signed free agent Claudio Vargas on April 11, 2008.

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1962

After being rained out the previous night and with some players getting stuck in an elevator, the Mets make their National League debut in St. Louis, losing to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium, 11-4. The defeat will be the first of a record-setting 120 losses the New York expansion team will suffer this season.

1971

Jerry Grote hits a walk-off homer in the 11th inning off Wayne Granger at Shea Stadium. The New York catcher's game-ending round-tripper accounts for the only run scored in the Mets' 1-0 victory over Cincinnati.

2003

In the first of its 'home' games at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Expos rout David Cone and the Mets, 10-0. The Montreal franchise, which is now owned by major league baseball, will play 22 games in the commonwealth this season as a new venue is sought for the poorly-attended Canadian team.

2006

At the home opener at RFK Stadium prior to the hometown team's 7-1 loss to the Mets, Dick Cheney, wearing a red-and-blue Nationals jacket, becomes the eighth sitting vice president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. After the the veep is greeted with a chorus of loud boos, he bounces the pitch in front of home plate, throwing the ball from directly in front of the pitching mound.

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1962 - The New York Mets play their first game and lose, 11 - 4, to the Cardinals in St. Louis. Gil Hodges and Charlie Neal provide bright spots for the Mets, hitting the first two home runs in the new franchise's history.

1963 - Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves becomes the all-time winningest left-handed pitcher in major league history. Spahn's 6 - 1 victory over the New York Mets gives him 328 career wins, moving him ahead of Eddie Plank as the all-time winningest left-hander. Except for Duke Snider's home run, no Mets get past second base.

2001 - Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves is almost flawless for seven innings, combining with a pair of relievers to pitch a one-hitter in a 2 - 0 victory over the New York Mets. The Mets wind up with only one runner against Maddux, Mike Remlinger and John Rocker, when Todd Zeile lines a single about a foot beyond second baseman Quilvio Veras's glove with one out in the 2nd inning.

2006: Minor league pitchers Waner Mateo (Mets), Ryan Rafferty (Royals), Ramón Ramirez and Justin Mallett (Reds), are suspended 50 games each by the Commissioner's office for violating baseball's minor league drug program, the first penalties since the sport toughened its rules during the offseason.

2012: Two anniversaries clash in New York, as the Mets celebrate a half century of existence, and Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg the second anniversary of his professional debut. Strasburg has the upper hand, pitching 6 scoreless innings to earn his first win of the year, 4 - 0. His opponent Johan Santana, also coming back from arm surgery, gives up a single run in 5 innings when Mark DeRosa scores on a wild pitch in the 2nd, but it's enough to saddle him with the loss.

2015: Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia is the latest major league player to be suspended for testing positive for a steroid as he is handed an 80-game penalty. He is the fourth pitcher to incur the penalty in a two-week span, following Ervin Santana, David Rollins and Arodys Vizcaino.

2017 - Yoenis Cespedes hits three home runs to lead the Mets to a 14 - 4 win over the Phillies. He is the first player in team history with two three-homer games. His effort is part of a seven-homer night as Lucas Duda goes deep twice, and Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis d'Arnaud hit one out each.

Centerfield Maz:

Remembering Mets History (1971) Jerry Grote Hits A Walk Off HR

2000 N.L. Champion Mets Pitcher: The Left Handed Bobby Jones (2000-2002)

Jay Bruce: Former Mets Outfielder (2016-2018)



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