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Mets News and Morning Links - 4/9/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Graeme Lloyd and Eric Campbell. Mets beat Marlins, Syracuse wins 2, Binghamton, Brooklyn and St. Lucie fall.

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Box Score: Mets 5 Marlins 2 

From Yesterday's Post Game Notes: 

  • Mets: Have won their first two home games of the season for the first time since 2018...Is the 12th time in franchise history the Mets have won their first two home games of the season...Was the first time in Citi Field history that the first two home games of the year have been sellouts.
  • Kodai Senga (6.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K): Has 14 strikeouts in the first two starts of his career, tied with Steven Matz for the second-most by a Met to begin their major league career.
  • Pete Alonso (1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB): Blasted a two-run homer in the fifth...Has five home runs this season through nine games, tied with John Buck (2013) Jeff Kent (1994) and Darryl Strawberry (1987) for the second-most by a Met in their first nine games of the season...Dave Kingman owns the franchise record for most home runs through the first nine games of the season with seven.
  • Jeff McNeil (1-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB): Put the Mets on the board after drawing a bases loaded walk in the first.
  • Eduardo Escobar (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R): Lined a two-homer in the sixth, snapping an 0-8 drought with runners in scoring position to start the season.


Today's Game: Marlins (3-6) @ Mets (5-4), 1:40 pm

NYM: Carlos Carrasco (#59, 36, RHP, 0-1, 11.25)
MIA: Braxton Garrett (#29, 25, LHP, 0-0, 6.00)

Brian Joura Mets360.com: "Kodai Senga didn’t have to wait 20 minutes to take the mound in his second start. The result was a smooth first inning and a fine six innings. Combined with long balls from Pete Alonso and Eduardo Escobar, it all added up to a 5-2 win for the Mets Saturday afternoon at Citi Field." (Subscription required)

Metstradamus: Meeting The Moment - "Kodai Senga seems like he’s going to be the focal point of any game that he pitches. Considering the fact that he chose to pitch in the most intense media market in the world, I’m sure he’s fine with that." 

Tim Britton The Athletic: "On a day when the Mets, finally, started to show some depth in their lineup, Alonso served up a reminder that he remains its central force — the one player capable of consistently altering the landscape of a game in the span of a single pitch. Through nine games, Alonso has five home runs. His 25 teammates have five as well." (Subscription required)

Anthony Rieber Newsday: Mets roll past lowly Marlins again. "The Mets improved to 5-1 against Miami (and 5-4 overall). As the Mets continue to face and beat the Marlins, those three demoralizing defeats in Milwaukee last week are starting to fade away like one of Senga’s ghost forkballs."

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New York Mets claimed Greg Goossen on waivers from the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 9, 1965.

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1985

The Mets' offseason acquisition of Gary Carter pays immediate dividends when he connects for a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth inning, giving his new team a 6-5 victory over St. Louis on Opening Day at Shea Stadium. The 31 year-old All-Star catcher is the first player to end his first contest with a New York team with a round-tripper.

1985

Tom Seaver establishes a big-league record with his 15th Opening Day assignment, earning the victory in the White Sox's 4-2 win over Milwaukee at County Stadium. The right-hander, who also got the first-day nods from the Mets (1968-77, 1983) and Reds (1978-79, 1981), will extend the mark previously held by Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators to 16 next season.

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1987 - Gary Carter drives in his 1,000th career run with an 8th-inning single that scores Lenny Dykstra as the Mets defeat Pittsburgh, 4 - 2.


1990: The Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the New York Mets, 12 - 3, at Shea Stadium. It is the Mets' first loss in a season opener at home in 21 years.


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