Mets News and Morning Links - 8/7/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Kirk Nieuwenhuis. Mets sweep Day/Night from Braves.  St. Lucie and Brooklyn win, Syracuse, Binghamton and the FCL Mets lose.

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Before the first game the Mets made the following roster moves: 

RHP Tommy Hunter has been placed on the 15-Day IL with low back tightness. 

LHP David Peterson has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. 

RHP Yoan López has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and will serve as the team’s 27^th man. 

Box Score: Game 1 - Mets 8 Braves 5; 

From the Mets 8 Braves 5 - Post Game 1 Notes:

David Peterson (W,6-2) (5.1 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 5 K): Earned his sixth win of the season, tying a career-high set in 2020.

• Has a 2.39 ERA (10 ER/37.2 IP) over his last seven starts...Has 54 strikeouts during that span, the most strikeouts by a Mets left-handed starter over a seven-game span since Johan Santana struck out 60 batters in seven starts from 4/12/09 - 5/16/09.

Jeff McNeil (2-5, RBI): Extended his hitting streak to nine games with an RBI single in the third...Is batting .425 (17-40) during that span.

• Is batting .340 (32-94) with runners in scoring position this season, including a .333 (14-42) average with runners in scoring position and two outs.

Francisco Lindor (3-4, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R): Has reached base safely in his last 13 games with a .429/.500/.714 slashline during that span.

Daniel Vogelbach (1-2, RBI, BB): Lined an RBI single in the first...Has reached base safely in 11 of his first 12 games as a Met.

Pete Alonso (1-4, RBI, BB): Roped an RBI single in the first to put the Mets on the board.

James McCann (1-3, RBI, R BB): Had an RBI single in the seventh...Was his first hit and RBI since returning from the Injured List.

Mets YouTube Channel: Game 1 Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: David Peterson's Post Game reaction.

After the Game the Mets announced the following roster moves: 

LHP David Peterson has been optioned to Triple-A Syracuse. 

RHP Adonis Medina has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. 

Box Score: Game 2 - Mets 6 Braves 2:

From the Mets 6 Braves 2 - Post Game 2 Notes:

Mets: Move to 11-3 in seven doubleheaders this season...Was their fourth double-header sweep of the season, matching their total from 2021...Have not been swept in 22 consecutive doubleheaders,

Francisco Lindor (1-3, R, BB): Has reached base safely in 14 straight games, his longest on-base streak since he reached base safely in 15 straight games from 9/11/20 - 9/26/20.

• Has scored a run in nine straight games, the longest streak by a Met since Jeff McNeil scored in 10 straight games from 7/3/19 - 7/18/19.

Pete Alonso (3-4, RBI, R): Hit a bloop RBI single in the second...Drove in the game-winning run of both games of the doubHas 11 RBI with the bases loaded, tied for fifth in the NL...Is tied with Aaron Judge for the major league lead with 93 RBI...His 342 career RBI are tied with Mookie Wilson for 22nd all-time in franchise history.

Max Scherzer (7.0 IP, 4 H, 11 K): Earned his 198th career win...Matched a season-high with 11 strikeouts for the third time this season.

• Picked up his 109th career game with 10 or more strikeouts, breaking a tie with Pedro Martinez for fourth-most in MLB history...Is one shy of tying Roger Clemens for third all-time.
• Has two starts with 11 strikeouts and no walks this season, tied with Gerrit Cole, Shohei Ohtani and Pablo Lopez for the most such starts in MLB.
• Is the fourth Mets pitcher age 38 or older with a double-digit strikeout game...Tom Glavine (three times), Al Leiter and Orlando Hernández are the others.

Mets YouTube Channel: Game 2 Highlights:

Mets YouTube Channel: Game 2 Post Game Reaction.

NY Post:

Buck Showalter ‘anxious’ to see Jacob deGrom’s return to Citi Field

Mets piling up wins by playing old-school gritty baseball

Luis Guillorme’s latest defensive gem helps lead Mets to sweep

David Peterson delivers again for Mets in Game 1 victory

Max Scherzer, Pete Alonso propel Mets to key sweep over rival Braves

David Peterson, Francisco Lindor power Mets to Game 1 win over Braves

Yankees, Mets fans listening to radio isn’t worst-case for streaming service games

Daniel Vogelbach on folk hero status, family motivation, ‘wild’ baseball journey

Newsday:

Gutsy throw by Luis Guillorme keeps Atlanta off board

Max Scherzer, Francisco Lindor, David Peterson spearhead sweep of Atlanta

Mets continue to show they won't be an easy out

Francisco Lindor lifts Mets to Game 1 win over Atlanta

Peterson impresses in spot start for Mets

Albanese: Mets' Peterson is just what the options doctor ordered

Francisco Lindor lifts Mets to Game 1 win over Atlanta

Tylor Megill accepting of new role in Mets' bullpen when he returns from injury

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Game Recap: Lehigh Valley edges out Syracuse, 7-4, for fourth IronPigs win of the week

8/6/22 - Box Score: Leigh High Valley IronPigs 7 Syracuse Mets 4

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

Game Recap: Ponies Fall to Patriots in Low Scoring Contest Saturday Night in NJ

8/6/2022 Box Score: Somerset Patriots 4 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2

8/6/2022: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones:

8/6/2022 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 3 Winton-Salem Dash 1

Brooklyn Cyclones Pre-Game notes - 8/6/2022

St. Lucie Mets:

Game Recap: De Los Santos Key Single Helps St. Lucie Mets Beat Tortugas, 3-1

8/6/2022 Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 3 Daytona Beach Tortugas 1 

FCL Mets:

8/6/2022 Box Score: FCL Nationals 2 FCL Mets 0

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

• Danny Graves (1973)
• Tyler Yates (1977)
• Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1987)

Died on this date:

• Don Baylor (2017)

Transactions:
New York Mets traded Frank Thomas to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Kroll and Wayne Graham on August 7, 1964.

New York Mets released George Foster on August 7, 1986.

New York Mets released Shane Spencer on August 7, 2004.

New York Mets claimed Ricky Ledee on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 7, 2006.

New York Mets released Alex Cora on August 7, 2010.

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1962	The 29-81 Mets are mathematically eliminated from finishing in first place with their 7-5 loss to Los Angeles in Chavez Ravine. After the game, New York manager Casey Stengel calls a meeting and jokes with his players that they can loosen up and relax now that they are out of the pennant race, which they promptly do, winning just eleven more games during the last two months of the season.
2005	In the battle of the Zambranos, the Mets' Victor is victorious when he defeats Carlos and the Cubs at Shea Stadium, 6-1. In addition to sharing the same last name, the two Venezuelan pitchers, who are not related, also wear the same number (38), enter the game with the same number of career wins (41), play for teams which started the series with the same record (54-54), as well as being both switch hitters and throwing right-handed.
2014	The Mets freshman Jacob deGrom establishes a franchise mark for rookies when he throws 67.1 innings, a span of 10 games, without allowing a home run. The 26 year-old right-hander's streak ends when Ian Desmond takes him deep in the second inning of the team's 5-3 loss to Washington at Nationals Park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baseball Reference:

1963: In the Mets' 7 - 3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, Jim Hickman hits for the cycle, doing it in order. Both are firsts for the New York Mets.

1964: The 10th-place Mets send 1B Frank Thomas to the National League-leading Phils (1 1/2 games ahead of the Giants) for P Gary Kroll, OF Wayne Graham, and cash. Thomas, seemingly the answer to the Phils' first base problem, rides the Mets' team bus to Philadelphia, then finds out he has been traded. He then drives in two runs as the Phils top the Mets, 9 - 4. The Phils will take the next two games with Thomas collecting five RBIs in the sweep.

1972: When Cleon Jones misses a shoestring catch in the bottom of the 13th inning, Ted Sizemore races around with an inside-the-park homer to give the Cards a 3 - 2 win over the 2nd-place Mets. Diego Segui, in relief of Bob Gibson who pitches 10 innings, is the winner. Mets 2B Ken Boswell has no fielding chances to tie a major-league record for an extra-inning game.

1984: The Cubs sweep a pair from the visiting Mets, winning 8 - 6 and 8 - 4. Rick Sutcliffe (9-1) beats Ron Darling (10-5) in the opener, benefiting from a six-run 5th inning. Keith Moreland hits a three-run home run and Ron Cey a two-run shot in the 5th. A five-run 4th in the second game propels Chicago to the win for reliever Tim Stoddard. Lee Smith notches his 25th save.

1992: The Mets obtain OF Kevin Bass from the Giants for a player to be named. 

1993: The Mets' Bret Saberhagen injures his left knee and will miss the rest of the season. 

2009: Everth Cabrera of the Padres hits a 9th-inning walk-off grand slam off Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez for a 6 - 2 win.

2011: Dan Uggla extends his hitting streak to 28 games as the Braves defeat the Mets, 6 - 5. He has to wait until the 8th inning to deliver a single to keep the streak alive; his teammate Freddie Freeman is not so fortunate, as an 0-for-4 day ends his streak at 20 games. It is the first time a pair of teammates have had simultaneous 20-game streaks since Mickey Rivers and Al Oliver with the 1980 Texas Rangers. The real hero for the Braves, though, is the man Mets fans love to hate, Chipper Jones, who drives in the winning run with a 9th-inning single off Bobby Parnell.

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