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Mets News and Morning Links - 8/16/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Mike Jorgensen, Rick Reed and Roger Cedeno.  Mets lose to Pirates, Baty drives in 5 in Syracuse win, Brooklyn, Binghamton and St. Lucie fall.

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8/15/2023 Box Score: Pirates 7 Mets 4 Brandon Nimmo LF 2 for 4, HR (17th), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 4, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 0 for 4, 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez C 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Mark Vientos DH 0 for 2; DJ Stewart PH-DH 2 for 2, HR (2nd), 2 RBIs, 1 run scored; Jonathan Arauz 1 for 4, HR (2nd), 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; David Peterson 3.2 innings, 1 run - earned, 3 hits, 1 HR, 6 walks, 5 Ks; Jose Butto (L,0-2) 3 runs - all earned, 2 hits, 5 Ks; Grant Hartwig 1/3 inning, 3 runs - all earned, 2 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP; Drew Smith 1.1 inning no runs, 1 hit, 3 Ks; Brooks Raley 1 inning, no runs, 1 hit;

From the Pirates 7 Mets 4 Post Game Notes:

  • Mets: Fall to 4-11 in August.
  • Brandon Nimmo: Slugged his 17th homer, matching his single-season career-high mark set in 2018, with a leadoff solo shot to right...Was his third leadoff home run this season and the tenth of his career...Extended his hitting streak to seven games...Is batting .407/.484/.667 with two homers and three runs during that stretch...His 43 hits against left-handed pitchers are the fourth-most in the majors.
  • Jonathan Araúz: Smacked a solo home run in the seventh inning, going back-to-back with DJ Stewart...Was the seventh time the Mets have hit back-to-back home runs...Has homered in consecutive games.
  • DJ Stewart: Launched a two-run homer into the second deck in the seventh inning, the first pinch-hit home run of his career...Broke an 0-for-14 hitless streak.
  • David Peterson: Has a 2.41 ERA (9 ER/33.2 IP) in 12 outings since being recalled from the minors on June 27...Issued a career-high six walks. 
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NL East Standings:
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB Strk
1Atlanta Braves7742.647--W 2
2Philadelphia Phillies6555.54212.5L 3
3Miami Marlins6358.52115.0L 1
4New York Mets5466.45023.5L 1
5Washington Nationals5367.44224.5L 1
Average6257.520
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/16/2023.

Today's Game:

Pirates (54-66) @ Mets (54-66), 1:10 pm

NYM: Tylor Megill (#38, 27, RHP, 6-6, 5.64)
PIT: Johan Oviedo (#24, 25, RHP, 6-12, 4.42)

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New York Mets sold Gerry Arrigo to the Cincinnati Reds on August 16, 1966.

New York Mets signed free agent Jose Reyes on August 16, 1999.

New York Mets traded Mark Little to the Arizona Diamondbacks for P.J. Bevis on August 16, 2002.

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1996

Due to a conflict with the Republican National Convention in San Diego, the first major league game ever played outside of the United States or Canada takes place in Monterrey, Mexico, with the 'home team' Padres out-slugging the Mets at Estadio de Beisbol, 15-10. Fernando Valenzuela, a native of the Mexican city of Navojoa, opens the three-game series and goes six innings to get the victory for the first-place Friars.

2007

Jose Reyes becomes the first infielder and tenth player overall in the modern era (post-1898) to steal sixty bases in three consecutive seasons. The Mets shortstop, who will swipe 78 sacks this season, steals second base in the second inning for the second time in a 10-7 loss to the Pirates at PNC Park.

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1987: The wind is blowing out at Wrigley Field as the Mets pound the Cubs, 23 - 10, setting a club record for runs scored in a game.

1996: San Diego OF Steve Finley homers in the Padres game against the Mets in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. By doing so, he becomes the first major league player to have homered in three different countries, having previously hit four-baggers in the USA and Canada. The Padres win the first regular-season game to be played outside of the US or Canada, 15 - 10, belting four homers. Leadoff batter Tony Gwynn is 3 for 5 and will repeat it tomorrow in the 7 - 3 loss to the Mets.

2001: The Padres defeat the Mets, 6 - 5. San Diego rookie P Jeremy Fikac gets the win in his major league debut as he strikes out the side in his only inning. In 2004, he will also get a win his final major league appearance in an otherwise unremarkable career.

2017 - Short of infielders because of injuries, the Mets start catcher Travis d'Arnaud at third base in their game against the Yankees. However, as d'Arnaud has never played the position professionally, manager Terry Collins decides to switch him and starting second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera every time a right-handed batter comes up, in order to minimize the chance of a ball actually being hit towards the improvized infielder. The two end up exchanging positions 18 times as the Yankees prevail, 5 - 3, making for an unusual boxscore that reads "Cabrera 2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b" and "d'Arnaud 3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b-2b-3b".

2018: Just two weeks after suffering a 25 - 4 loss, the worst in team history, the Mets turn around and defeat the Phillies, 24 - 4, in the first game of a doubleheader, setting team records for runs and hits (25). Coming on the back of a 16 - 5 win over the Orioles the day before, the win also marks the first time they score at least 15 runs in back-to-back games. Jose Bautista, who does not even start the game, leads the offense with a grand slam and 7 RBIs. However, the Mets return to form in the nitecap, losing 9 - 6.

2021 - By hitting a triple for the Mets, Pete Alonso ends a record streak of 68 games without the team getting a three-base hit.

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