Mets News and Morning Links - 8/20/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Brooklyn Cyclones Matt O'Neill. Mets beat Phillies 7-2, Brooklyn gets walk off win, Mets top Draft Pick Kevin Parada debuts for the FCL Mets, Syracuse, Binghamton and St. Lucie fall.

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Box Score: Mets 7 Phillies 2; Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Starling Marte RF 2 for 5, 2 doubles, 2 runs scored, 1 stolen base (home);  Francisco Lindor SS 3 for 5, 1 run scored, 1 K, 1 stolen base; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 5, 1 HR, 1 double, 1 run scored, 3 RBIs (#'s 100-102); Jeff McNeil LF 1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 K; Brett Baty 3B 1 for 3, 2 RBIs, 1 walk, 1 K; Chris Bassitt P (W, 11-7) 6 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 4 Ks; 

SNY on YouTube: Game Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: Chris Bassitt Post Game Reaction.

SNY on YouTube: Pete Alonso Post Game Reaction.

"Hopefully we can keep the momentum up for game one tomorrow"

Pete Alonso joins @mmargaux8 to talk about the Mets' win on Friday pic.twitter.com/27bqEqoNpn

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 20, 2022

Buck Showalter talks about Pete Alonso:

"You look up there and see 100 [RBI] next to his name in the middle of August, it's impressive. He and Francisco, they're just an honor to watch play every day" pic.twitter.com/hjeWK1Tg0r

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 20, 2022

💯🐻‍❄️ pic.twitter.com/xWJgZIZYYY

— New York Mets (@Mets) August 19, 2022

Aaron Nola on Pete Alonso: “He’s a good hitter, man. Smart, (and) you can tell when he’s up at the plate. I feel like he remembers what you threw against him.”

Story: https://t.co/m5UCjCukjX

— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 20, 2022

NY Post:

Mets’ Chris Bassitt remains on roll despite end of scoreless streak

Mets rookie Brett Baty: Francisco Alvarez deserves No. 1 prospect ranking

Max Scherzer: All Mets pitchers making most of opportunity

Pete Alonso comes up big for Mets again in victory over Phillies

Mets’ Starling Marte steals home in massive play against Phillies

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Mola Ram Approved "One thing the Mets have accomplished this season is that they have completely ripped Aaron Nola’s heart out of his chest and showed it to him."

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Syracuse Mets:

Game Recap and Highlights: Syracuse rally falls one run short in 12-11 loss "After Harol González worked a 1-2-3 top of the first in his first start of the season for Syracuse, the second frame proved to be his demise...The inning would chase González from the game, finishing his start with seven runs allowed on seven hits in just one and one-third innings." 

Box Score: Charlotte Knights 12 Syracuse Mets 11

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap: Ponies Doubled Up by Squirrels Friday Night in Richmond

8/19/2022 Box Score: Richmond Flying Squirrels 8 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4

Brooklyn Cyclones:

MiLB.com/Brooklyn: The Cyclones Walk-Off With a Win Thanks to Rudick's Heroics.

8/19/2022 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 3 Hudson Valley Renegades 2

Jaylen Palmer to the moon 🌙

With @NEMS_FYL doing the PA #BINGBONG

Brooklyn leads 2-0 over Hudson Valley. #amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/GQzcXQKoct

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 19, 2022

Welcome to Brooklyn Trey McGloughlin! After Hudson Valley knotted things up at 2-2, the newest Cyclone was summoned from the bullpen with runners and second and third.

The result? A trey - K! #amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/mIZzAFzrEH

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 20, 2022

Matt Rudick walks it off for @BKCyclones as they beat Hudson Valley 3-2 and vault back to 1st Place. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @BTB_MikeII @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/f3pb3mMrCl

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) August 20, 2022

St. Lucie Mets:

Game Recap: Flying Tigers Wins 3rd Game in a Row Over St. Lucie Mets "Omar De Los Santos hit a line drive two-run homer to left field in the third inning to give the Mets a brief 2-1 lead. It was his 14^th home run of the season. De Los Santos now has 40 extra base hits to go along with 62 stolen bases. "

8/19/2022 Box Score: Lakeland Flying Tigers 6 St. Lucie Mets 2 

FCL Mets:

Box Score: FCL Mets 3 FCL Astros Orange 0; Jett Williams SS 0 for 3, 1 run scored; Kevin Parada C 2 for 3, double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Rhylan Thomas RF 0 for 3; Jacob Reimer DH 2 for 2, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Nick Morabito CF 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 walk;

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Cliff Cook (1936)
• Cory Sullivan (1979)
• Lance Broadway (1983)
• Ezequiel Zabaleta (1995)
• Matt O'Neill (1997)
• Nixon Silva (1999)

Died on this date:

• Doc Edwards (2018)

Transactions:

New York Mets purchased Bill Connors from the Chicago Cubs on August 20, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Ray Burris from the New York Yankees on August 20, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Larry Bowa on August 20, 1985.

New York Mets traded Sean Henry and Jose Castro to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Conine on August 20, 2007.

New York Mets released Livan Hernandez on August 20, 2009.

New York Mets claimed Heath Hembree on waivers from the Cincinnati Reds on August 20, 2021.

National Pastime.com: 

1963

In his first major league start, Grover Powell blanks the Phillies in the Mets' 4-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium. The shutout will be the only big league win for the 21 year-old right-hander, who after pitching four more scoreless innings in his next appearance will appear to lose his effectiveness when he is struck in the face by a line drive hit by Pittsburgh first baseman Donn Clendenon.

1985

Dwight Gooden, going the distance in the Mets' 3-0 victory over San Francisco at Shea Stadium en route to his 13th consecutive win, whiffs 16 batters to become the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons. The 20 year-old sophomore, who improves his record to 19-3 with his sixth shutout of the year, matches the feat accomplished by Herb Score of the Indians in the American League in 1955 and 1956.

1989	It's a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twins for pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.
1998	At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit fifty home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac's seventh-inning solo shot, the second of back-to-back round-trippers off Willie Blair, helps to defeat the Mets, 2-0.

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1973 - In New York, the Reds score five runs in the 16th to beat the Mets, 8 - 3. Each team scores in the 13th.

1978 - At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5 - 4 victory over the Mets.

1980: The Giants beat the Mets, 2 - 1, but lose Jack Clark for a month after a Mark Bomback pitch breaks a bone in his left hand.

1982: In Atlanta, the Braves top the Mets, 6 - 4, as Brett Butler makes his debut for the Braves. Butler has a single and RBI.

1989: Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets' 5 - 4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.

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