Mets News and Morning Links - 7/3/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Danny Heep, and Moises Alou.  Mets Beat Giants, Binghamton wins, Brooklyn and St. Lucie fall - Syracuse rained out.

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7/2/2023 Box Score: Mets 8 Giants 4 Brandon Nimmo CF 0 for 3, 2 runs scored, 1 walk, 1 K; Tommy Pham LF 3 for 4, double, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk;  Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 3, 2 walks; Pete Alonso DH 2 for 4, double, HR (25th), 2 runs scored, 3 RBIs, 1 walk, 1 K; Jeff McNeil 2B 2 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K; Starling Marte RF 1 for 5, 1 RBI, 1 K; Mark Canha 1B 2 for 4, HR (6th), 1 RBI, 1 run scored; Brett Baty 3B 1 for 3, 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez C 0 for 3, 1 walk, 1 run scored; David Peterson 4 innngs, 1 run - earned, 3 hits, 3 walks, 3 Ks; Grant Hartwig (W,1-1) 2 innings, no runs, 2 hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Jeff Brigham 1/3 inning, 3 runs - all earned, 2 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk, 1 K; Dominic Leone 1/3 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 1 K; Brooks Raley 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks; Adam Ottavino 1/3 inning, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K; David Robertson 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks;

From the Mets 8 Giants 4 Post Game Notes:

• Mets: Won their first series since their three-game sweep of the Phillies from May 30 - June 1...Won consecutive games for the first time since June 14 - 16...Have won five of the last seven season series against the Giants. 
• Pete Alonso: Put the Mets on the board with a bases-loaded walk in the third after working a 10-pitch at-bat...Hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning, his 25th of the season...Moves into sole possession of third in the majors with 25 home runs and third in the National League with 58 RBI.
• Tommy Pham: Hit an RBI double in the fourth inning...Extended his hitting streak to six games (.591, 13-22, 2 HR, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 6 R)...Pham has an extra-base hit in five of his last six games...Has 16 hits over his last nine games.
• Mark Canha (2-4, HR, RBI, R, SB): Hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his sixth of the year...Was his first home run since June 1 vs. PHI.
• David Peterson (4.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 BB, 3 K): Allowed one run or less in his second consecutive start for the first time this year.
• Grant Hartwig (2.0 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 K): Earned his first major league win.

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets - Giants Game highlights. 

Mets YouTube Channel: Locker Room Reaction. 

Buck Showalter talks about what it feels like to win their first series in over a month: pic.twitter.com/wgj6JKW3K6

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 3, 2023

PRESS RELEASE: PETE ALONSO NAMED TO NL ALL-STAR TEAM - Pete also announced later that he will take part of the HR Derby this year.

NY Post:

• Mets’ Tommy Pham continues hitting tear after lineup shift: ‘Fits a lot of places right now’
• Mets’ Jose Quintana to make fifth rehab start after brief Triple-A outing
• Mets survive late Giants rally to win first series in over a month
• Fan escorted off field after apparent fall during Mets-Giants at Citi Field in bizarre scene
• Giants’ J.D. Davis critical of Mets’ instability: A lot of players were ‘in survival mode’

Mets.com:

• Alonso, Pham slug Mets to much-needed series win
• Game story: Mets take series behind Pham, Alonso ▶️
• All-Star Alonso set to go for 3rd HR Derby crown
• Injuries & Moves: Quintana to return after ASG
• Senga looks to keep Mets rolling

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Mets all-star to compete in Home Run Derby, seeks third win
• Padres, Mets running out of time to turn around disappointing seasons
• David Peterson gives Mets’ offense room to work in Sunday’s start
• Mets bounce back to start July with series win
• Fan falling onto warning track delays New York Mets-San Francisco Giants game on ESPN
• Erratic, inconsistent Wood sends SF Giants to second straight loss vs. Mets

Metsmerized:

• Mets Beat Giants 8-4, Win First Series In A Month
• Pete Alonso Will Participate In Home Run Derby, All-Star Game
• Identifying Two Intriguing Mets’ Prospects At Each Minor League Level
• Paul Gervase Continues To Make Noise Within The Organization
• Justin Verlander Dominates To Begin July
• Mets Minors Recap: Alex Ramírez Records Multiple Hit Game
• Taking A Look At José Quintana’s Rehab Performances

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets 8, Giants 4—The Mets won a series
• Pete Alonso named an All-Star reserve, will participate in Home Run Derby
• Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series: Is This The End?

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Everything But the 6:44

Mets360:

• Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Giants 4 (7/2/23)
• Dissecting an intriguing comment on the state of the Mets from the Mayor of Panic City

Mack's Mets:

• The Daily Mets Minor League Update - July 1st
• Tom Brennan -I’ll Say It Again: MOVE ATLANTA TO NL CENTRAL
• Draft News:

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Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Press Release: Rain postpones Mets and RailRiders on Sunday, series finale scheduled for Monday "Details regarding the rescheduling of Sunday's game will be announced at a later date."

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Strong Pitching Leads Ponies to Victory Over Hartford
• Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 4 Hartford Yard Goats 1
• 7/2/2023: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Luis Moreno (W,6-2) Ks 7 as the @RumblePoniesBB win 4-1. 5+ innings, 1 run - earned, 4 hits, 3 walks - last 5 appearances 27 innings, 4 runs allowed, 35 Ks #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules pic.twitter.com/IQNcqXzDfq

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 2, 2023

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Box Score: Jersey Shore Blue Claws 11 Brooklyn Cyclones 6
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 7/2/2023

Stanley Consuegra T-Rexxxxed this ball on Dinosaur Day.

111.4 MPH Off the Bat to get Brooklyn within a run at 4-3 after four innings. #AmazinStartsHere #LGM pic.twitter.com/gVPDg5B95F

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) July 2, 2023

@BKCyclones fell 11-6 to Jersey Shore when the Blue Claw scored 6 in the 9th after the Cyclones took the lead on a great double steal by Omar De Los Santos and Abraham Almonte #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules pic.twitter.com/JU1fIGufY5

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 3, 2023

St. Lucie Mets:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Dunedin Blue Jays Clip St. Lucie Mets 2-1 in 11 Innings
• Box Score: Dunedin Blue Jays 2 St. Lucie Mets 1

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Frank Tanana (1953)
• Danny Heep (1957)
• Moises Alou (1966)
• Tommy Hunter (1986)
• Michel Otanez (1997)

Died on this date:

• Gary Kolb (2019)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded John Hudek to the Cincinnati Reds for Lenny Harris on July 3, 1998.

Cincinnati Reds claimed Andy Phillips of the New York Mets on waivers on July 3, 2008.

Carlos Gomez granted free agency on July 3, 2019.

National Pastime.com: 

1996	In a 10-6 Mets victory over Philadelphia, Alex Ochoa enjoys a 5-for-5 day at Veterans Stadium. With his eighth-inning homer, the 24 year-old right fielder becomes the sixth player in franchise history to hit for the cycle.

Baseball Reference:

1980: The Tulsa Drillers score three runs on a fly out in a 7 - 1 win over the Jackson Mets. With the bases loaded, Ron Gooch flies out to Archie Amerson. Amerson's throw home to get Mike Jirschele is off-target and the ball bounces away from C Stan Hough as Jirschele and George Wright score. Jackson pitcher Tom Thurberg recovers the ball but his throw is wild as well and hits on-deck batsman Phil Klimas. Mel Barrow charges home with the third run of the play, having legged it from first base.

1994: The Mets' Rico Brogna breaks up Andy Benes's no-hit bid with a double in the 8th inning. The Padres win, 7 - 0, as Benes fans 13 and walks only one in his one-hitter. He also drives home three runs with a double of his own.

2000: The Marlins defeat the Mets, 2 - 0, on Derrek Lee's two-run homer in the 9th, off Turk Wendell. Jesus Sanchez, 0-6 versus New York, is the winner. The loss ends C Mike Piazza's streak of 15 consecutive games with an RBI, two short of the major league mark.

You tube:

7/3/16: Syndergaard, Flores lead Mets in rout of Cubs. Wilmer Flores went 6-for-6 with two home runs and four RBIs and Noah Syndergaard tossed seven dominant innings in the Mets' win.

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