Mets News and Morning Links - 8/18/2022

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Pat Misch and Justin Wilson.  Mets beat Braves 9-7 as Baty goes deep in debut, and Marte homers twice.  Brooklyn wins, Syracuse, Binghamton and St. Lucie lose.

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8/17/2022 Box Score: Mets 9 Braves 7Starling Marte RF 3 for 5, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored; Francisco Lindor SS, 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI; Pete Alonso 1B, 1 for 5, 2 RBIs (#'s 98 and 99), 1 run scored, 1 stolen base; Jeff McNeil 2B, 3 for 5, double, 1 run scored; Brett Baty 3B 1 for 4, HR, 2 RBIs; Max Scherzer (W,9-2) 6.1 innings, 4 runs - all earned, 3 hits, 3 walks, 8 Ks; Adam Ottavino 2/3 inning, 1 run - earned, 1 hit, 1 HR, 1 walk; Edwin Diaz 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Trevor May, 1 inning, 2 runs - both earned, 3 hits, 2 Ks; 





Before the game, the Mets made the following Roster MovesINF Brett Baty and LHP Sam Clay were brought up from Syracuse; INF Eduardo Escobar has been placed on the 10-Day IL; RHP R.J. Alvarez designated for assignment; LHP Camrin Opp transferred to AA Binghamton from A+ Brooklyn; RHP Jordan Yamamoto transferred from AA Binghamton to AAA Syracuse; Brooklyn Cyclones activated 1B JT Schwartz from the 7-day injured list; CF Travis Jankowski assigned to Syracuse Mets; Syracuse Mets activated LHP Josh Walker from the 60-day injured list. 

NY Post:

Mets’ Max Scherzer stayed ‘locked in’ during rain delay

Mets’ Taijuan Walker could miss start despite ‘good news’

Brett Baty’s special night latest chapter in Mets’ storybook season

Mets hold off Braves after Brett Baty homers in first MLB at-bat

Yankees four-time All-Star Dellin Betances retires

Ballnine: Little Falls, Big Dreams. Kevin Kernan looks back at the Little falls Mets, the Met NYPL affiliate from 1977 to 1988.

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Game Recap and Highlights: Syracuse battles back to tie game at 7 but loses 8-7 as X-Syracuse Met Homers twice

8/17/22 - Box Score: Charlotte Knights 8 Syracuse Mets 7Travis Jankowski CF 0 for 5, 3 Ks; Francisco Alvarez C 1 for 4, 1 walk, 1 K; Dominic Smith 1B 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Mark Vientos 3B 1 for 5, 1 run scored; Khalil Lee RF 2 for 3, HR, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Josh Walker (L, 0-1) 1 inning, 1 run - earned, 2 hits, HR, 2 Ks; x-Syracuse Met Mark Payton, 2 for 3, 2 HRs, 3 runs scored, 2 RBIs, 2 walks; 

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap: Ponies Blanked by Squirrels 9-0 Wednesday Night

8/17/2022 Box Score: Richmond Flying Squirrels 9 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 0Ronny Mauricio SS 0 for 4, 2 Ks; Brandon McIIwain CF, 1 for 2, 2 walks, 1 K; Carlos Cortes LF 1 for 2, Triple;

Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes - 8/17/2022

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MiLB.com/Brooklyn: Clones Score Early, Hold on Late in 7-5 Win over Renegades. "Jose Peroza and William Lugo each had three hits to pace the Brooklyn bats. Peroza is now batting .348 (16-46) in August with nine RBI in 14 games for the month."

8/17/2022 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 7 Hudson Valley Renegades 5

Brooklyn Cyclones Pre-Game notes - 8/17/2022

St. Lucie Mets:

Game Recap: Flying Tigers Hold Off St. Lucie Mets, 4-3

8/17/2022 Box Score: Lakeland Flying Tigers 4 St. Lucie Mets 3Blaine McIntosh 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 1 K; Chase Estep 3B, 1 for 5, double, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; 

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New York Mets purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965.


New York Mets traded Brett Butler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995.


1996
After arriving at the ballpark feeling ill, Padres' third baseman Ken Caminiti, refusing to be taken out of the lineup, goes on to hit two home runs and drives in four runs in the teams 8–0 win over the Mets at Mexico's Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. The eventual National League MVP, a food poisoning and dehydration victim, recovers when he receives two liters of fluids and eats a Snickers bar before the start of the game.
2002
In a pregame ceremony, Tommy Agee is inducted posthumously into the Mets Hall of Fame. The Mets' center fielder (1968-72) is best remembered for his two great catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.

2011
Mike Jacobs becomes the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30 year-old Rockies minor league first baseman, who has played for the Mets, Marlins, and Royals, is handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH.


1966 - Pittsburgh 3B Jose Pagan ties the modern National League record for errors in an inning with 3, but Pittsburgh coasts to a 9 - 3 win over the Mets.

1979: The Yankees sell Ray Burris (1-3) to the Mets.

1982: The Reds play 14 innings and overcome a 5 - 1 Mets lead to win, 7 - 6. Cesar Cedeno singles in the winning run.

2002:  In a pregame ceremony, Tommy Agee is inducted posthumously in to the New York Mets Hall of Fame. The center fielder, who played with the team from 1968 to 1972, is best remembered for two his great two catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.

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