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Mets News and Morning Links 4/26/2022

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Amos Otis, Mike Scott, and Lou Thornton.  Mets score 5 in 9th, beat Cardinals 5-2, Good news on Jacob deGrom and Taijuan Walker and Max Scherzer does a Q&A.

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Mets 5 Cardinals 2 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo; 1 for 5, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 K; Pete Alonso; 2 for 4; Eduardo Escobar 2 for 4, 1 run scored; Jeff McNeil; 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 1 run scored; Dominic Smith; 1 for 1, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored; Max Scherzer; 7 innings, no runs, 2 hits, 1 walk, 10 Ks; Trevor May (W, 1-0) 1 inning, 2 runs - earned, 3 hits, 1 walk, 1 K; Edwin Díaz; (S,2) 1 inning, no runs, 1 walk, 2 Ks;

Faith and Fear in Flushing: A Banquet and Then a Food Fight. "Max Scherzer — he of the chewing-up-glass intensity, terminal hat head and relentless dugout pacing — simply annihilated the Cardinals’ tough lineup, trotting up his ungodly array of pitches and looking like he could do whatever he wanted with them. His counterpart, Miles Mikolas, might not have been as flashy but was every bit as good, befuddling a tough Mets lineup."

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets erupt for improbable five-run rally in ninth inning to beat Cardinals. Mark Canha’s grounder to third base in the ninth should have been the final out of a Cardinals shutout, but Gold Glover Nolan Arenado, perhaps confused by Eduardo Escobar running toward the base, took a few steps toward third and fired errantly to first. The Mets were alive and didn’t stop until they had scored five runs.

Brian Joura Mets360: "Everyone rightly points out all of the games the Mets have played against weak clubs. But they’re now 6-2 against the Giants, Phillies and Cardinals." 


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MLB.com: Scherzer Q&A: Which stat matters the most? "...if there is a number I want to pride myself on, it's first-pitch strikes. I love throwing strike one."  

Tim Healy Newsday: Steven Matz says he and Mets never had a deal this offseason. “I knew there was a good chance [of signing with the Mets], but I really wasn’t sure,” he said. “When the Cardinals came and offered me what they did, I was really excited. That was ultimately the final one. It wasn’t like I made a commitment or anything. That is how it went.”

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Minor League Baseball:

Here are your Mets Minor League Stat Leaders: 

Hits:

Alex Ramirez 21; Brett Baty 17; Ronny Mauricio 16; Rowdey Jordan 15; Stanley Consuegra 14; 

Runs Scored:

Brett Baty 11; Omar De Los Santos 10; Daniel Palka 9; Francisco Ãlvarez 9; 

Doubles:

Shervyen Newton 8; Ronny Mauricio 7; Brett Baty 6; Rowdey Jordan 5; 

Home Runs:

Daniel Palka 5; Francisco Ãlvarez 4; Carlos Domínguez 3; Travis Blankenhorn 3; 

RBIs: 

Daniel Palka 17; Francisco Ãlvarez 12; Carlos Domínguez 11; Rowdey Jordan 10; Luke Ritter 9; 

Walks: 

JT Schwartz 12; Luke Ritter 10; Wyatt Young 10; Khalil Lee 8; Matt Rudick 8; Nick Meyer 8; Rowdey Jordan 8; 

Stolen Bases: 

Quinn Brodey 6; Omar De Los Santos 5; Khalil Lee 5; Matt Rudick 5; Nick Meyer 4; 

Wins: 

Anthony Vizcaya 2; Grant Hartwig 2; Nathan Lavender 2; Oscar Rojas 2; 

K’s:

Jose Butto 20; Oscar Rojas 19; Calvin Ziegler 17; Alex Valverde 16; Jose Chacin 16; Mike Montgomery 16; Nick Zwack 15;

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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National Pastime.com:

1977

The Rangers trade Lenny Randle, under suspension for the spring training altercation in which he fractured manager Frank Lucchesi's cheekbone, to the Mets for a player to be named later (infielder Rick Auerbach) and cash. Joe Torre, the New York's new skipper, replacing Joe Frazier, shifts the 28-year-old second baseman to third base.

1988

Keith Hernandez hits two homers and drives in seven runs to reach the 1000 RBI milestone. The Mets' first baseman's offensive output, which includes an eighth-inning grand slam off Charley Puleo, contributes to the Mets' 13-4 rout of the Braves at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.

 

1995

In the debut of Coors Field, the Rockies defeat the Mets in 14 innings, tying the National League record for the number of innings played in a season opener. After New York's first baseman Rico Brogna collects the ballpark's first home run, a fourth-inning line drive off Bill Swift, Dante Bichette ends the contest with a walk-off blasting the 14th frame, giving Colorado a dramatic come-from-behind 11-9 victory.

2006

At the age of 47, Julio Franco becomes the second-oldest player to steal a bag when he swipes second base in the eighth inning of the Mets' 9-7 victory over the Giants at AT&T Park. In 1909, Arlie Latham, who played two games at second base for the Giants, purloined a sack as a 49-year old.

 

2012

Using a home-grown starting lineup for the first time since 1971, New York beats Miami when Heath Bell walks four batters in the ninth inning, including Justin Turner's 13-pitch at-bat that knots the score before he gives up a game-winning two-out single to the rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Forty-one years ago, Gil Hodges used a lineup of all former Mets farmhands that included Ed Kranepool, Bud Harrelson, Tim Foli, Ted Martinez, Mike Jorgensen, Duffy Dyer, John Milner, and Jerry Koosman.

1995 - A number of Major League Baseball teams open their season, reduced to 144 games because of the strike. Coors Field, the National League's first new baseball-only park in 23 years, opens in dramatic fashion in Denver, Colorado, as Dante Bichette of the Rockies hits a three-run home run to defeat the visiting Mets in 14 innings, 11 - 9, tying the National League record for most innings played in a season opener.

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