Mets News and Morning Links - 8/15/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Duffy Dyer and Oliver Perez.  Mets beat Braves 7-2 as bullpen throws 6 scoreless and Francisco Lindor etches 20/20 season.  The full minor leagues resume tonight with Blade Tidwell on the mound. 

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Box Score: Mets 7 Pirates 2 Brandon Nimmo LF 2 for 5, HR(16th), 1 RBI, 2 runs scoredFrancisco Lindor SS 2 for 3, double, 2 runs scored, 1 stolen base (20th), 1 walkPete Alonso 1B 1 for 3, double, 1 RBI, 1 walkJeff McNeil RF 1 for 3, 2 RBIsFrancisco Alvarez C 0 for 4, 2 KsDaniel Vogelbach 1 for 2, HR (9th), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 walks, 1 KMark Vientos 0 for 4, 2 KsJonathan Arauz 2B 1 for 4, HR (1st), 2 RBIs, 1 run scoredCarlos Carrasco 3 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 4 hits, 3 walks, 5 Ks; Tyson Miller (W,1-0) 2 innings, no hits, no runs, 2 walks; Sam Coonrod 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Phil Bickford 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walkTrevor Gott 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 KsAdam Ottavino 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks

  • Mets: Have won two straight following a three-game skid...Have won eight of their last 10 games against the Pirates.
  • Pete Alonso: Ripped an RBI double down the left field line in the first to put the Mets on the board...Is tied with Keith Hernandez for 10th in franchise history with 468 RBI...Is hitting .305 (25-82) with 15 extra-base hits, 25 RBI, 15 runs, 11 walks and a 1.122 OPS in his last 23 games.
  • Daniel Vogelbach: Hit a solo home run in the second...Has gone 4-10 (.400) in his last four games with two home runs and four RBI.
  • Jeff McNeil: Extended his hitting streak to eight games (.367,11-30) with an RBI single in the third inning...Tied his season-high hitting streak and tied the longest streak by a Met this season...Also drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to left in the fifth...Has 20 RBI in his last 38 games after tallying 21 RBI through his first 80 games of the season.
  • Jonathan Araúz: Launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning, his sixth career homer and first with the Mets...Was his first home run since June 26, 2022 with Baltimore.
  • Brandon Nimmo: Belted a solo homer to center in the sixth, his 16th of the year...Is one home run shy of his career high set in 2018...Was his first homer in 67 at-bats since a two-run blast at Fenway on July 21.
  • Francisco Lindor (2-3, 2 R, SB, BB): Stole third base in the fifth inning, his 20th stolen base of the season...Is his third 20-20 season (also: 2018 and 2019)...Became the first Met to record 20 stolen bases and 20 home runs since Carlos Beltrán stole 25 bases and recorded 27 home runs in 2008.
  • Sam Coonrod: Threw 1.0 scoreless inning in his Mets debut after starting the season on the Injured List with a lat strain.




8/14/2023 Mets Roster Moves - Matt Rudick back to the IL 

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New York Mets traded Shawn Estes to the Cincinnati Reds for Raul GonzalezPedro FelicianoBrady Clark and Elvin Andujar on August 15, 2002.

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1962

In the first game of a Polo Grounds doubleheader, Don Demeter hits home runs off two different pitchers named Bob Miller. The outfielder's third-inning round-tripper off Mets' right-handed starter Robert Lane Miller and his homer in the ninth off southpaw Robert Gerald Miller contribute to the Phillies' 9-3 victory over the Amazin's.

1962

Choo Choo Coleman and Jim Hickman tie a major league record by each hitting a home run as a pinch-hitter as teammates in the same game. The Amazin' Mets still manage to lose to the Phillies, an 8-7 defeat in 13 innings at the Polo Grounds.

1965

"Now, ladies and gentlemen, honored by their country, decorated by their Queen, loved here in America, here are the Beatles!”- ED SULLIVAN, Variety show host introducing the Beatles.

With Beatlemania in full force, the Fab Four play Shea Stadium, the home of the Mets, marking the first time a rock band headlines a stadium venue. Screams drown out the band's very memorable performance in front of a sold-out crowd of 56,000 that features a 30-minute set of 12 songs.

1970

With the bases loaded and one gone in the bottom of the ninth with a 2-1 lead, Tom Seaver strikes out Bob Tillman for the apparent second out, but Jerry Grote's passed ball allows Tony Gonzalez to score the tying run for the Braves. In his effort to cut down the runner at home, the Mets catcher overthrows Seaver, who is covering the plate, bringing in Rico Carty home from third base with the winning tally giving Atlanta a stunning 3-2 victory, thanks to the two runs scored on a called third strike.

2005

Felix Hernandez becomes the first teenager to strike out at least ten batters since Dwight Gooden accomplished the feat with the 1984 Mets. The 18 year-old Mariner rookie righty K's 11 batters as the Mariners rout the Royals, 11-3.

2006

Joining Jim Hickman (1965), Dave Kingman (1978), Caudell Washington (1980), Darryl Strawberry (1985), Gary Carter (1985), and Edgardo Alfonzo (1999), Jose Reyes, in an 11-4 loss to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, becomes the seventh Mets player to hit three homers in a game. Like all his predecessors, his trifecta takes place on the road.

2011

At Petco Park, Jason Isringhausen becomes the 23rd major league pitcher to record 300 career saves when the Mets defeat San Diego in 10 innings, 5-4. The 38 year-old right-handed closer is the third pitcher, along with John Franco (1996) and Billy Wagner (2006), to achieve his 300th save wearing a Mets uniform.

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1962 - Pinch-hit home runs by the Mets' Choo Choo Coleman (6th inning) and Jim Hickman (8th) tie the major-league record for pinch home runs by one club in one game, but the Mets still lose to the Phils, 8 - 7, in 13 innings. Winning pitcher Chris Short singles and scores the winning run. The Phils cop the opener, 9 - 3 behind a Johnny Callison homer and two by Don Demeter. 

1976 - On Bud Harrelson's wedding day, he scores the only run as the Mets nip the Reds, 1 - 0. He gets married a few hours after the game. 

1999: The Mets defeat the Giants, 12 - 5, behind Kenny Rogers' complete game victory. It is the first complete game of the year for the Mets, who have gone 139 consecutive games without a complete game. They fall one short of the major-league record of 140 set by the Angels earlier this season. 

2001: The Mets lose their 5th straight game, falling to the Padres by a score of 2 - 1. San Diego's Trevor Hoffman gets the save, becoming the 14th pitcher in history to reach the milestone of 300 saves. He also ties John Wetteland as the second-fastest to reach the mark.

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