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Mets News and Morning Links 4/8/2022

 



Good Morning.  Born Today Gary Carter and Happy Birthday Timo Perez and Jeff McNeil. Mets win Opener as Tylor Megill throws 5 scoreless, Syracuse Mets play 2 today after yesterday's rain out and the rest of the Mets minor league teams open tonight.

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Mets 5 Nationals 1 (Box Score) Starling Marte RF 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 caught stealing; J.D. Davis DH 1 for 4, double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 3 Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 HBP; Eduardo Escobar 3B 1 for 4, double, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Robinson Cano 2B 2 for 3, 2 runs scored, 1 walk; Mark Canha CF-LF 2 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, ; Jeff McNeil LF-2B 2 for 4, 1 RBI1 K; James McCann C 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 2 HBP; Tylor Megill (W, 1-0) 5 innings, no runs, 3 hits, 6 Ks; Trevor May 1 inning, 1 run - earned, 3 hits, 1 HR; Adam Ottavino 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Seth Lugo 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K; Edwin Diaz 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K; 

SNY.TV What's next: The Mets and Nationals play the second game of their series on Friday at 7:05 p.m., with Max Scherzer taking on fellow right-hander Josiah Gray.

213 Miles From Shea: Game Preview: Mets @ Nationals.

Mike Puma NY Post: "With Megill’s fastball popping and extended innings for their lineup in vogue, the Mets rolled to a 5-1 victory at Nationals Park and continued the franchise’s Opening Day dominance. The Mets improved to 40-21 all-time in openers for a .656 winning percentage that is by far MLB’s best."

Mets.com: Megill gets big K of Soto, rises to occasion. "a run of poor luck resulted in a first-and-third, one-out predicament with Soto sauntering to the plate...Megill decided to attack one of baseball’s most potent hitters. He sequenced a changeup for a strike, then another one away. A fastball fouled back, then another one inside. Finally, Megill delivered his pièce de résistance: a 98-mph fastball up in the zone, which Soto swung through for strike three."

SNY.TV: "Megill allowed just three hits while striking out six Nats without a walk. Considering that he didn’t know for sure he was going to start until Wednesday, Megill gave the Mets everything they could have hoped for from their Opening Day starter."

Brian Joura Mets360: "Megill hit 99 mph with his fastball and didn’t seem fazed at all with the Opening Day start. He pitched out of trouble in one inning but otherwise looked in complete control. It seemed like he was going to come out for the sixth inning but a long top half of the inning put that idea to bed."

Metstradamus: "And before you start complaining that Megill only went five innings and 68 pitches: look, I’m not stretching anyone out too fast after a shortened spring training because club owners wanted to fight for every dollar imaginable so they could not spend it on payroll (looking squarely at you, Cincinnati). Teams have a 28 man roster. The Mets have 14 pitchers. Let ’em pitch."

Amazing Avenue: Final Score: Mets 5, Nationals 1—Cy-lor Megill.

Metsmerized: Tylor Megill Leads Mets to 5-1 Opening Day Triumph.

Mets Junkies: MetsJunkies Recap: Megill Shines in Opening Day Start.

Mets Daddy: Mets Opening Day Tylor Winning Continues.

Mike's Mets: And So It Begins.





















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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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1984

A pitch thrown by Mike Torrez, in the Mets' 3-1 victory over Houston at the Astrodome, damages Dickie Thon's face, compromising the promising 25 year-old shortstop's career. The orbital bone around the left eye is broken by the remorseful right-hander's fastball, ending the infielder's season and impacting his future as a major leaguer due to problems with depth perception as a result of the injury.

1988

Gary Carter, celebrating his 34th birthday with a 3-for-3 day including a home run, is doubled off second base after Howard Johnson lines out to right field to end the game on a bizarre play. Shortstop Juan Samuel, who had started to throw the relay from outfielder Chris James back to the mound, tags the Mets' catcher straying off the bag for the final out in the Phillies' 5-1 victory at Veterans Stadium.

 

2000

Blue Jay southpaw David Wells' nine-hit complete game 4-0 shutout against Texas at The Ballpark in Arlington snaps Kenny Rogers' 19-game home winning streak. 'The Gambler's' accomplishment, compiled while hurling for the Yankees, A's, Mets, and Rangers, is the third-longest in major league history.

2005

Jimmy Carter, who was not invited by the current administration to be part of the American delegation for today's funeral of Pope John Paul, attends the home opener at Turner Field. The former president and his wife Roslyn, who both stayed for the entire game, enjoy watching the Braves beat the Mets, 3-1.

 

2008

In the last home opener at Shea Stadium, the Mets are beaten by a pitcher who is older than their ballpark. Jamie Moyer pitches six strong innings, giving the 46 year-old the victory in the 45 year-old stadium when the Phillies rally to beat the Mets, 5-2.

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1969: Four expansion teams make their debuts. The Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres all win their inaugural games. At Shea Stadium, the Expos defeat the New York Mets, 11 - 10, to keep the Mets winless for openers. Pitcher Dan McGinn hits the Expos' first home run as the key hit, a three-run home run by Coco Laboy, is given up by Canadian-born Mets reliever Ron Taylor.

2008: Chase Utley ties a major league record by being hit by pitch three times in a game as the Phillies top the Mets, 5 - 2. Utley is hit by an Oliver Perez pitch in the 1st inning and is again plunked by Perez in the 4th. In the 7th, he is hit by Scott Schoeneweis to tie the record. 

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