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Mets News and Morning Links - 8/17/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday FCL Pitcher Wilson Esterlin. Mets beat Pittsburgh behind DJ Stewart's HRs, Syracuse wins, Binghamton, Brooklyn, St. Lucie and the FCL Mets fall.

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Box Score: Mets 8 Pirates 3 Brandon Nimmo LF 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 walks; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 5, 2 RBIs; Pete Alonso 1B 1 for 4, HR (36), 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil 2B 1 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk; DJ Stewart RF 2 for 4, 2 HRs (3rd and 4th), 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored; Rafael Ortega 2 for 3, double, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 walk; Tylor Megill (W,7-6) 5 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 5 hits, 1 HR, 4 walks, 5 Ks; Phil Bickford 1 inning, 1 run - earned, 2 hits; Brooks Raley 1 inning, no runs, no hits; Trevor Gott 1 inning, no runs, no hits; Adam Ottavino 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K; 

  • Mets: Finished the homestand with a 5-5 record...Have scored at least seven runs in three of their last four games.
  • DJ Stewart: Launched a solo shot to right field in the second inning... Also blasted a two-run homer to right center in the fifth...Was the third multi-homer game of his career (Last: August 12, 2021 with Baltimore)...Has four hits in his last six at-bats after being held hitless in his previous 14 at-bats.
  • Pete Alonso: Belted a solo homer to left in the seventh inning...Has 469 career RBI, passing Keith Hernandez for 10th-most in franchise history.
  • Francisco Lindor: Lined a two-run single with the bases loaded in the second inning...Is batting .600 (6-10) with 16 RBI with the bases loaded this season...His 16 RBI with the bases loaded are tied for fourth in the NL and tied for eighth in the majors.
  • Brandon Nimmo: Extended his hitting streak to eight games with an RBI single in the fourth...Is batting .400 (12-30) during that span.
  • Tylor Megill: Has pitched to a 5-2 record with a 3.49 ERA (19 ER/49.0 IP) in nine home starts this season.

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Today's Game:

Mets (55-66) @ Cardinals (54-67), 7:15 pm

STL: Adam Wainwright (#50, 41, RHP, 3-7, 8.78)
NYM: José Quintana (#62, 34, LHP, 0-4, 3.03)

NL East Standings:

Rk Tm W L W-L% GB Strk
1Atlanta Braves7842.650--W 3
2Philadelphia Phillies6655.54512.5W 1
3Miami Marlins6359.51616.0L 2
4New York Mets5566.45523.5W 1
5Washington Nationals5467.44624.5W 1
Average6357.522
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/17/2023.

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New York Mets traded Tom Wilson to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Tony Socarras on August 17, 2004.

New York Mets traded Anderson Hernandez to the Washington Nationals for Luis Ayala on August 17, 2008.

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1968

After four tries, the Mets still haven't scored a run when Jim McAndrew starts a game with their 1-0 loss to Houston at Shea Stadium. In his first four major league appearances, the 24 year-old rookie right-hander has a puny 1.82 ERA, but is 0-4 due to the team dropping two 2-0 and two 1-0 decisions.

1969

The Mets sweep a doubleheader from the Padres for the second consecutive day, beating San Diego 3–2 in both ends of the Shea Stadium twin bill. Yesterday, behind solid starts by Tom Seaver and Jim McAndrews, the Amazins’ beat the Friars respectively, 2-0 and 2-1.

1973

At Shea Stadium, 42 year-old Willie Mays hits his 660th and final home run of his career off Cincinnati southpaw Don Gullett. The Mets first baseman, who played 21 seasons roaming the outfield for the Giants before coming home to New York last season, is third on the all-time home run career list behind Babe Ruth (714) and Hank Aaron (703).

2014

Michael Cuddyer is the 30th player to hit for multiple cycles, but becomes only the third player to accomplish the feat in both the American and National League, joining Bob Watson (Astros, 1977, and Red Sox, 1979) and John Olerud (Mets, 1997, and Mariners, 2001). The rare baseball occurrence is completed with an eighth inning double off Reds reliever Manny Parra, who yielded three of the hits in the outfielder's first cycle in 2009, pitching for the Brewers in a game against the Twins.

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1973 - At Shea Stadium, 42-year old New York Mets outfielder Willie Mays hits the 660th and final home run of his career off Reds lefty Don Gullett. Third-string catcher Hal King belts a pinch-hit homer in the top of the 10th inning giving Cincinnati a 2 - 1 victory.

1982 - Cincinnati's Mario Soto fans 15 Mets in a 9 - 2 victory to raise his league-leading strikeout total to 209. Soto walks none. He will finish the season with 274 strikeouts, second only to Steve Carlton's.

2010: The Mets place closer Francisco Rodriguez on the disqualified list and will not pay him until he is able to pitch again. He suffered a season-ending thumb injury punching his father-in-law last week, an action for which he faces criminal assault charges. The Mets may still try to void the last year of his contract as well, worth $11.5 million, although such a decision would be certain to be contested by the Players union.

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