Mets News and Morning Links - 8/6/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Wilmer Flores.  Mets lose to Braves 9-6; Francisco Alvarez Homers in Syracuse win, Binghamton wins two, Brooklyn and St. Lucie win, The FCL Mets fall.

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Box Score: Braves 9 Mets 6;

From the Braves 9 Mets 6 - Post Game Notes:

Mets: Ended a streak of 27 games allowing five or fewer runs...Was the longest such streak by a team this season and was the longest such streak in franchise history.

Jeff McNeil (2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R): Hit a solo homer in the ninth...21 of his 43 career home runs have come on the first pitch.

Extended his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single in the fifth...Is batting .429 (13-35) during that span.

Brandon Nimmo (2-5, 2B, RBI): Put the Mets on the board with an RBI single in the second...Has four multi-hit games over his last eight contests.

Francisco Lindor (2-5, R): Has reached base safely in 12 straight games...Is batting .400 (18-45) during that span.

Eduardo Escobar (1-2, RBI): Laced a pinch-hit RBI single in the fifth...Was his first pinch-hit RBI since 10/3/21.

Darin Ruf (1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R): Smacked a pinch-hit two-run double in his first career at-bat as a Met in the fifth

Trevor Williams (4.0 IP, 4 H, BB, 2 K): Has a 1.29 ERA (4 ER/28.0 IP) in 12 relief appearances this season...Has not allowed a run in his last 17.0 innings.

Taijuan Walker (L,9-3) (1.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER): Was the second time in his career allowing eight or more runs in a start...Allowed nine runs on 4/10/15 with Seattle.

SNY on YouTube: Game Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: Taijuan Walker Post Game reaction.

"I know I need to be ready for every opportunity like that"

Darin Ruf was asked about staying ready despite not starting the game: pic.twitter.com/fEBN5VjHQn

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 6, 2022

"He's a very valuable guy for us this year"

Buck Showalter shouts out Trevor Williams for his four shutout innings out of the bullpen tonight: pic.twitter.com/Qk6YyRtcS2

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 6, 2022

Tomorrow's starting pitchers:

Game 1: David Peterson
Game 2: Max Scherzer pic.twitter.com/ia0DXU9Wlx

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 6, 2022

.@AnthonyDiComo thinks that so far, Edwin Díaz is having the best season by a Mets reliever of all-time 👀 https://t.co/FbYw0oej6S

➡️ Tri-State @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/W3PUFDc3Zl

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 6, 2022

Prior to tonight's game, @SteveGelbs caught up with Austin Riley to discuss his contract extension, his emergence over the last couple years, and just how tough it is to face Edwin Díaz: pic.twitter.com/Omhs4kZH7j

— SNY (@SNYtv) August 6, 2022

Today's Games:

Braves (64-43) @ Mets (67-39), 1:10 pm

NYM: David Peterson (#23, 26, LHP, 5-2, 3.54)
ATL: Jake Odorizzi (#12, 32, RHP, 4-3, 3.75)

Braves (64-43) @ Mets (67-39), 7:10 pm

NYM: Max Scherzer (#21, 37, RHP, 7-2, 2.13)
ATL: Max Fried (#54, 28, LHP, 10-3, 2.58)

NY Post.com:

Mets’ Trevor Williams saves bullpen after Taijuan Walker’s implosion

Braves’ young stars answer Mets’ challenge in rebound win

Why Mets think Edwin Diaz belongs in Cy Young coversation

Mets’ Daniel Vogelbach taking plate discipline to new level

Mets prove they’re different team even in defeat

Darin Ruf, Eduardo Escobar tease new Mets roles with big hits against lefty

Taijuan Walker’s disastrous start dooms Mets in high-scoring loss to Braves

SNY.TV:

Mets' Taijuan Walker points to command issues after loss to Braves: 'I didn’t do my job today'

Mets takeaways from Friday's 9-6 loss to Braves, including Taijuan Walker's rough first inning

Noah Syndergaard 'looking forward to' facing Mets with Phillies

Francisco Alvarez crushes two-run HR for Syracuse Mets | Mets Minor Leagues

The NY Daily News:

Braves wallop Mets with 8 early runs, hold off comeback attempt, 9-6

Mets platoons give them options for any scenario

Newsday:

Taijuan Walker has worst start in Mets' loss to Atlanta

Mets manager Buck Showalter learned to use time wisely a long time ago

Metstradamus:

A Bad Start And A Bad Decision

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Game Recap and Highlights: Alvarez HRs - Syracuse powers its way to 6-3 win

8/5/22 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 6 Leigh High Valley IronPigs 3

Francisco Álvarez has hit a home run.

We assure you, this is not a scheduled tweet. pic.twitter.com/7pHOPAjfHe

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) August 6, 2022

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap and Highlights: Rumble Ponies Sweep Patriots in Friday Doubleheader

PRESS RELEASE: Brett Baty Named MiLB Player of the Month for July

8/5/2022 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 10 Somerset Patriots 5 - Reg Game

8/5/2022 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 11 Somerset Patriots 8 - Suspended Game

8/5/2022: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

OH MY GOODNESS, @baty_brett! 😱

The @RumbleponiesBB game was suspended in the top of the third due to rain…but that didn’t stop Baty from blasting two homers in as many innings. pic.twitter.com/Oi7FXbXrF8

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) August 5, 2022

No-no no more

No. 3 @Mets prospect Ronny Mauricio breaks up a no-hit bid with a towering three-run blast for @RumblePoniesBB. pic.twitter.com/jnrT6hbfOF

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 6, 2022

Brooklyn Cyclones:

8/5/2022 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 2 Winton-Salem Dash 0

Brooklyn Cyclones Pre-Game notes - 8/5/2022

"That was absolutely disgusting..."

It's going well for @keyshawn_askew

Three strikeouts in 2.0 innings so far for his Cyclones debut. #AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/hLKvs4h3Th

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 5, 2022

Jose Peroza opens the scoring with the @TDBank_US Double of the Game in the bottom of the 2nd.

Since July 9th, Peroza is batting .310 (22-71). #amazinstartshere pic.twitter.com/9MYt78VXNG

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 6, 2022

Three Cyclones pitchers combined to shut out the Winston-Salem Dash on Friday night.

Keyshawn Askew struck out six in his Cyclones debut and David Griffin tossed 3.2 shutout frames out of the bullpen to get the win.

Recap: https://t.co/CyEjEXWrrb#AmazinStartsHere pic.twitter.com/VuxySkhgQN

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) August 6, 2022

St. Lucie Mets:

Game Recap: St. Lucie Mets Come Back from Down 6, Clip Tortugas in 10

8/5/2022 Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 8 Daytona Beach Tortugas 7 

FCL Mets:

8/5/2022 Box Score: FCL Astros Orange 9 FCL Mets 7

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Clem Labine (1926)
• Herb Moford (1928)
• Victor Zambrano (1975)
• Wilmer Flores (1991)

Died on this date:

• Bob Miller (1993)

Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Ralph Terry from the Kansas City Athletics on August 6, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Wilmer Flores on August 6, 2007.

New York Mets traded Greg Veloz to the Washington Nationals for Anderson Hernandez on August 6, 2009.

National Pastime.com: 

1988	Jim Gott balks three times in the eighth inning, two of which allow a runner to score from third base. The Pirates relief pitcher's poor form on the mound proves to be the difference in the Mets' 5-3 victory over the Bucs at Three Rivers Stadium.
2003	Three weeks after trading for Armando Benitez with the crosstown Mets, the Yankees trade the much maligned reliever to the Mariners. In return, the Bronx Bombers get back 36 year-old Jeff Nelson for his second tour with the team.

 

2006

The Mets continue to make a commitment to their young players, signing 23 year-old David Wright to a $55 million, six-year contract extension. The third baseman joins shortstop Jose Reyes, also 23, who inked a long term deal with the club three days ago worth $23.25 million over the four years of the extension of the Dominican's contract.

Baseball Reference:

1969: Jim Merritt pitches the Reds back into first place in the National League West with a 3 - 2 win against the Mets.

1970: For the second and last time in his career, Lou Brock steals home, teaming up with Joe Hague on a double steal in the 1st inning against the Mets in St. Louis. Nelson Briles wins, 3 - 0, stopping Tom Seaver's nine-game win streak.

1975: The Mets fire manager Yogi Berra, promoting coach Roy McMillan as interim skipper.

1986: The Mets release outfielder George Foster, the last National League player to hit 50 home runs in one season. Foster will play 15 games for the White Sox before retiring for good.

2017: The Dodgers complete their first-ever season sweep of the Mets with an 8 - 0 win on a combined one-hitter by Hyun-Jin Ryu, Tony Cingrani and Kenley Jansen. New York only places two men on base all day: Travis d'Arnaud who hits a single in the 3rd, and Brandon Nimmo who draws a walk in the 9th. Meanwhile, Cody Bellinger hits his 32nd homer and Justin Turner, who also homers, improves his National League-leading batting average to .349. As the Associated Press puts it: "Los Angeles crushed the Mets like refuse in a trash compactor, outscoring them 57-15 over seven games and outhomering them 25-11."

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