Mets News and Morning Links - 8/27/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to Mike Maddux and Brian McRae. Mets beat Rockies 7-6 as Pete walks it off in 9th, Binghamton and Brooklyn win, Syracuse falls and St. Lucie gets postponed.

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Box Score: Mets 7 Rockies 6:

From the Mets - Rockies - Post Game Notes:

Mets: Earned their sixth walk-off win of the season and sixth ever walk-off win against the Rockies (Last: 9/8/14).

Pete Alonso (2-5, RBI): Laced a walk-off single...Was his sixth career walk-off RBI and second this season.

• Has a franchise record 25 game-winning RBI, passing Keith Hernandez's previous record of 24 set in 1985.. Since 1954, only three players have had more game-winning RBI in a season: Willie Mays (27, 1962), Joe Torre (27, 1971) and Jim Gentile (26, 1961).

Mark Canha (2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R): Hit a game-tying double in the eighth...Gave the Mets the lead with an RBI double in the sixth...Has three game-tying hits and two go-ahead hits in his last seven games.

• Is batting .412/.474/.882 with 10-extra base hits in his last 11 games and 15 RBI in his last 17 games.

Jeff McNeil (2-4, R): Is batting .411 (39-95) in August, the best mark in the majors...His 39 hits are the most in a calendar month for his career, passing his previous high set in June, 2019.

Starling Marte (1-4, 3B, 2 RBI): Laced a two-run triple in the fifth...Was his fifth triple of the season, tied for second in the NL and sixth in MLB...Has 51 career triples, tied with Kevin Kiermaier and Mike Trout for fifth-most among active players.

Brett Baty (1-4, HR, RBI, R): Hit his first career home run at Citi Field with a solo shot to start the third.

Chris Bassitt (7.1 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, BB, K): Joined Taijuan Walker as the only Met with a start of 7.0+ innings and one strikeout this season.

James McCann (2-3, R): Picked up his first multi-hit game since 5/3 vs. ATL.

Eduardo Escobar: Went 0-3 at designated hitter in the second game of his rehab assignment with Brooklyn (A+).

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Game Recap: Worcester’s 11-run seventh inning dooms Syracuse 12-8

8/26/22 - Box Score: Worcester Red Sox 12 Syracuse Mets 8

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap: Ponies Pitchers Lead the Way in Win Over Reading

18/26/2022 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 3 Reading Fightin Phils 1

Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes - 8/26/2022

Brooklyn Cyclones:

8/26/2022 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 7 Jersey Shore Blue Claws 5

St. Lucie Mets:

St. Lucie Mets, P.B. Cardinals Postponed on Friday The teams will play 2 today.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Mike Maddux (1961)
• Brian McRae (1967)

Transactions:

New York Mets signed free agent Jerry Koosman on August 27, 1964.

New York Mets traded David Cone to the Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson on August 27, 1992.

New York Mets traded Dan Wheeler to the Houston Astros for Adam Seuss on August 27, 2004.

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1974

At Shea Stadium, Benny Ayala becomes the first National Leaguer in 13 years to hit a home run in his first major league at-bat. The Mets rookie goes deep off Astros' hurler Tom Griffin in New York's 4-2 win.

1986

With one out in the bottom of the eleventh inning and the visiting Mets ahead of the Padres, 6-5, Lenny Dykstra's throw nails Gary Templeton at the plate when he tries to score from second base on Tim Flannery's single to center field. Knocked on his back by the runner, catcher John Gibbons, from a prone position, throws a strike to Howard Johnson, who tags out Flannery, trying to get to third base, to end the game with an unusual 8-2-5 double play.

2013

Marlon Byrd is traded by the Mets, along with John Buck and cash, to the Pirates for a player to be named later (Vic Black) and minor leaguer Dilson Herrera. Although the outfielder is no longer on the roster, the team follows through on its planned promotion, giving away Marlon Byrd T-shirts before tonight's game.

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1969: New York's 4 - 1 win at San Diego, its 74th of the year, sets a club record; Chicago loses for the 7th time in the last eight games, a 6 - 3 loss to the Reds' Tony Cloninger. Ken Holtzman is the loser. Chicago is now just two games ahead of the Amazing Mets.

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