Mets News and Morning Links - 6/3/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Ed GlynnBarry Lyons, and Carl Everett. Chris Bassitt beats Justin Verlander in Pitching duel, St. Lucie Sweeps a Double Header, while Syracuse, Binghamton and Brooklyn fall.

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Box Score: Toronto Blue Jays 3 Mets 0

  • Mets: Were shut out for the eight time this season...Saw their eight game home winning streak come to an end...Was their longest winning streak at home since winning nine straight from May 18 - June 14, 2022...Suffered their first loss when the starter goes 6.0 or more innings...Won their first 16 games of the season when the starter went 6.0 more innings.
  • Jeff McNeil (1-4, 2B): Laced a double in the first...Was his first extra-base hit since homering on May 1 vs. Atlanta (28 games).
  • Starting Pitching: Verlander's quality start tonight was the eighth in the Mets last 12 games, as many as the team had in its first 46 games of the season before this stretch...New York's rotation has a 2.90 ERA (23 ER/71.1 IP) over this 12-game span.
  • Justin Verlander (6.0 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 8 K): Threw 117 pitches, the most in a single game in the majors this season and Verlander’s most since September 1, 2019, also against Toronto, when he no-hit the Blue Jays on 120 pitches while with Houston...Was the most by a Mets pitcher in a single game since Jason Vargas threw 117 pitches in a complete game shutout on June 5, 2019 vs. San Francisco...Are the most in a game by a pitcher age 40 or older since R.A. Dickey threw 121 pitches on August 30, 2017...Is the most by a Mets pitcher age 40 or older since Bartolo Colon threw 121 pitches on July 14, 2014...Courtesy of Sarah Langs.
  • Chris Bassitt (7.2 IP, 3 H, 8 K): Threw 7.2 shutout innings in his return to Citi Field...Has four starts of 7.0 or more shutout innings this season, tied with Eduardo Rodriguez for the most in the majors this season...Has allowed four or fewer hits in each of those starts...All Mets pitchers have combined for two such starts this season.











Today's Game:

Blue Jays (31-27) @ Mets (30-28), 4:10 pm

NYM: Tylor Megill (#38, 27, RHP, 5-3, 4.67)
TOR: José Berríos (#17, 29, RHP, 5-4, 3.86)


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  • Francisco Álvarez Is Catching On they note that "he hit .292/.363/.667 with seven homers in May, including five in an eight-game span from May 17–26. For the month, he led the team’s regulars in slugging percentage and placed second in homers behind Pete Alonso."

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New York Mets selected Darryl Strawberry in first round (first pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Rick Ownbey in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Ronn Reynolds in fifth round of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected John Gibbons in first round (24th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Billy Beane in first round (23rd pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1980.

New York Mets selected Gregg Jefferies in first round (20th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 1985.

New York Mets selected Jason Jacome in 12th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Joe Crawford in 17th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Bill Pulsipher in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Jason Isringhausen in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1991.

New York Mets selected Vance Wilson in 44th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Benny Agbayani in 30th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1993.

New York Mets selected Tyler Walker in second round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Eric Cammack in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Roach in 20th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Jason Phillips in 24th round of free agent draft on June 3, 1997.

New York Mets selected Lastings Milledge in first round (12th pick overall) of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Brian Bannister in seventh round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets selected Carlos Muniz in 13th round of free agent draft on June 3, 2003.

New York Mets released Chan Ho Park on June 3, 2007.

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1969

Tom Seaver strikes out 14 batters in eight innings en route to the Mets' 5-2 win over L.A. at Shea Stadium. The victory, fueled by Ed Kranepool's two home runs, improves the second-place team's record to 24-23, the latest they have been above .500 in franchise history.

1980

The Mets select 18 year-old Darryl Strawberry as the team's number one pick in the June draft. During his stormy eight-year tenure with the team, the 6' 6" outfielder will establish franchise records with 252 homers and 733 RBIs.

1981

Returning as a free agent after a two-year absence from the game, Royals catcher Jerry Grote hits his first home run since 1976. The former Astro and Mets backstop's grand slam helps Kansas City overcome the Mariners, 12-9.

1990

Appearing as a pinch-hitter in the top of the eighth inning, Dave Liddell, playing in his only major league game, singles in his lone plate appearance. The Mets' 23 year-old catcher will stay in the contest, catching the remainder of the team's 6-3 loss at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium.

2012

In a pregame ceremony at Citi Field, John Franco becomes the 26th member of the Mets Hall of Fame. The former southpaw reliever, who also played for Cincinnati and Houston, leads all lefties in all-time saves with 424, which includes 276 for the Mets, a franchise record.

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2006 - In a long day at Shea Stadiumrookie catcher Eliezer Alfonzo hits a two-run home run for his first major league hit, helping the San Francisco Giants to a 6 - 4 victory over the New York Mets in the first game of a doubleheader, which ends after 3 hours, 12 minutes. In the second game, already delayed 2 1/2 hours by rain, the Mets win 3 - 2, in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Lastings Milledge scores the winning run on a short sacrifice fly by Chris Woodward. The twin bill ends close to 11 p.m. ET.

2012The Mets complete a three-game sweep of the Cardinals with a 6 - 1 win to reach a virtual tie for first place in the NL EastJon Niese strikes out a career-high 10 batters in 6 innings before leaving because of an accelerated heart beat. Kirk Nieuwenhuis hits a homer and drives in 3 runs. The Cards lost the first two games of the series by shutout, including Johan Santana's no-hitter on June 1st, and finally end their 26-inning scoring drought in the 8th, on an RBI single by Adron Chambers.

2016The Marlins get some unwanted publicity when they are the first to publicly announce the death of boxing great Muhammad Ali on the Marlins Park scoreboard at the end of tonight's game against the Mets. Team President David Samson had heard the news from a person close to Ali, but had not realized the family had not made the news public when he calls on the scoreboard operators to pay tribute.

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