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Mets News and Morning Links - 8/14/2023

 


Good Morning.  Mets win 2nd game of year against Braves, Brooklyn gets their 10th Shutout of the year, St. Lucie wins, Syracuse and Binghamton fall.

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Box Score: Mets 7 Braves 6 Brandon Nimmo LF 2 for 5; Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 K; Jeff McNeil 2B 3 for 5, 1 run scored, 1 RBI; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Mark Vientos 3B 1 for 3, double, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Rafael Ortega CF-RF 3 for 4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs scored, 1 K; Kodai Senga (W,9-6) 6 innings, 3 runs - all earned, 4 hits, 2 walks, 7 Ks; Grant Hartwig 1.1 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 2 hits, 1 HR; Brooks Raley 1/3 inning, 1 run - earned, 1 hit, 1 HR, 1 walk; Drew Smith 1/3 inning, no runs, no hits; Adam Ottavino (S,1) 1 inning, no runs, no hits;

  • Mets: Snapped a six-game losing streak against Atlanta...Are 19-18 in one run games this season.
  • Kodai Senga: Earned his ninth win of the season, tied with J.P. France and Tanner Bibee for the most in the majors among rookies...Is the most by a Mets rookie hurler since Steven Matz won nine games in 2016...Has 11 games with seven or more strikeouts, tied with Jacob deGrom for the fourth-most by a Mets rookie in franchise history... Is one strikeout shy of becoming the seventh rookie in franchise history to record 150 or more strikeouts in a season.
  • Rafael Ortega: Laced a two-run single in the fifth with the bases loaded...Owns a .529 (9-17) career average with the bases loaded...Was his ninth career three-hit game and his first since August 4, 2022 with Chicago-NL.
  • Jeff McNeil (3-5, RBI, R): Put the Mets on the board with an RBI single in third...Extended his hitting streak to seven games with a single in the first...Is batting .370 (10-27) during that span...Owns a .370 (37-100) average against Atlanta since the start of the 2022 season.
  • Fifth Inning: Scored six runs in the frame, including two bases-loaded walks and a bases-loaded catcher interference...Was the fifth time New York has scored six or more runs in an inning this season and the first time since scoring six runs in the top of the fourth on May 28 at Colorado. 
  • Roster Moves: Elieser Hernández has been transferred to the 60-day IL...Edwin Uceta has been returned from rehab, reinstated from the IL, and optioned to Triple-A Syacuse.
From the Braves Pre-Game Notes(updated with last night's win):
  • Atlanta is 8-2 in ten games with New York this season,...The Braves have won 14 of the last 17 games with New York dating to last season, outscoring the Mets 124-61 (+63) over the stretch.
  • Atlanta has not lost a series to an N.L. East opponent this season, going 8-0-1 in divisional sets...The Braves split four games with the Phillies, May 25-28.




Today's Game:

Pirates (53-65) @ Mets (53-65), 7:10 pm

NYM: Carlos Carrasco (#59, 36, RHP, 3-6, 6.42)

NL East Standings:
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB Strk
1Atlanta Braves7542.641--L 1
2Philadelphia Phillies6554.54611.0L 2
3Miami Marlins6257.52114.0W 2
4New York Mets5365.44922.5W 1
5Washington Nationals5366.44523.0W 3
Average6156.520
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/14/2023.

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Transactions:
New York Mets signed free agent Barry Jones on August 14, 1992.

New York Mets traded Pedro Beato to the Boston Red Sox for Kelly Shoppach on August 14, 2012.

New York Mets released Adeiny Hechavarria on August 14, 2019.

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1962

Al Jackson goes the distance in the Mets' 15-inning loss to Philadelphia. The hard-luck lefty, throwing an astounding 215 pitches, gives up only six hits, including a two-run single third baseman Mel Roach in the fifteenth frame, which proves to be the difference in his 3-1 defeat at the Polo Grounds.

1962 Al Jackson Baseball Card (Topps # 464 )

1964

In a battle of teenagers at Shea Stadium, 19 year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool homers twice off 18 year-old Phillies' starter Rick Wise. The young Philadelphia right-hander will prevail to earn the victory in the team's 6-4 decision over the Mets.

1981

Dave Kingman's home run, a monstrous blast estimated to have traveled 515 feet and will remain, the longest round-tripper ever hit in the 44-year history of Shea Stadium. Kong's tape-measure home run, a solo shot over the left-center wall, comes in the fourth inning off Larry Christenson in the Mets' 8-4 loss to Philadelphia.

2003

Despite a massive blackout in the Northeast, the game between the Mets and the Giants at Shea Stadium is the only postponement on the major league schedule. Although Detroit, Toronto, and Cleveland were without electricity, the Tigers, Blue Jays, and Indians either had the day off or played on the road.

 

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1967: After whipping the Mets eight straight times, Jim Bunning finally loses to the New Yorkers. The Mets beat Philadelphia, 8 - 3.

1969: The eventual World Champ Mets drop to third place, nine and half games behind the front-running Cubs.

1981: Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off Mike Scott as Philadelphia beats the Mets, 8 - 4.

1991: Jeff Reardon of the Red Sox and Lee Smith of the Cardinals both reach the 30-save level for the 6th consecutive season, tying the major league record. Reardon notches his in a 2- 1 win over Cleveland, while Smith saves St. Louis' 5 - 4 victory over the Mets.

2011:  The Diamondbacks beat the Mets, 5 - 3, but lose pitcher Jason Marquis for the rest of the season. Marquis is hit on the shin by a batted ball hit by Angel Pagan in the 3rd inning. Thinking it's only a bad bruise, Marquis continues pitching through the pain into the 4th inning, when he collapses while throwing a pitch that plunks Josh Thole. He is diagnosed with a fractured right fibula.

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