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Mets News and Morning Links - 8/18/2023

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Pat Misch and Justin Wilson. Mets beat Cards behind Jose Quintana, Binghamton wins behind Luis Moreno, Syracuse and Brooklyn fall, St. Lucie is postponed and the FCL Mets win their Division.

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8/17/2023 Box Score: Mets 4 Cardinals 2 Brandon Nimmo LF 2 for 4, double, 1 walk; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 4, double, 1 RBI, 2 Ks; Jeff McNeil 1 for 4, double, 1 RBI; Pete Alonso 1 for 3, HR (37th), 2 RBIs; Francisco Alvarez C 0 for 3, 1 walk;  Tim Locastro PH-CF 1 for 1, HR (1), 1 RBI, 1 run scored; Jose Quintana (W,1-4) 6 innings, 2 runs - both earned, 3 hits, 1 HR, 4 walks; Drew Smith 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk; Grant Hartwig 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Trevor Gott (S,1) 1 inning, no runs, 2 hits, 1 K; 


From the Mets 4 Cardinals 2 Post Game Notes:
  • JOSÉ QUINTANA made his 6th start of the season (295th career start), first against the Cardinals in 2023 and 13th career start vs. St. Louis (6-4)...retired the first 10 Cardinals batters of the game...home run allowed to TYLER O’NEILL in the 7th inning ended a 22.1 consecutive scoreless innings streak at Busch Stadium dating back to Sept. 6, 2022 that included the 2022 NL Wild Card Series...home run also ended a 97.1 homerless innings streak, longest active in Major League Baseball...logged his 5th consecutive quality start.
  • BRANDON NIMMO extended his hitting streak to nine games, longest by a Met this season...reached base safely three times.
  • JEFF McNEIL has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games.
  • TIM LOCASTRO hit his 8th career home run, three of which have been pinch hit homers.
  • PETE ALSONSO belted his 37th home run of the season in the 4th inning, a two-run shot that gave him 91 RBI to surpass OZZIE ALBIES for 2ndmost in the NL.
  • THE METS snapped a seven-game road losing streak...have won five of their last six games at Busch Stadium (May 5, 2021-present).






8/17/2023: Mets Roster Moves: Vientos to the IL; Abraham Almonte back up

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 Mets5666.45923.0W 2
5Washington Nationals5567.45124.0W 2
Average6357.524
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/18/2023.

Today's Game:

Mets (56-66) @ Cardinals (54-68), 8:15 pm

STL: Zack Thompson (#57, 25, LHP, 2-4, 3.96)

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Giants (64-57) @ Braves (78-42), 7:20 pm

ATL: Spencer Strider (#99, 24, RHP, 13-4, 3.75)

SFG: Alex Cobb (#38, 35, RHP, 6-4, 3.62)

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Marlins (63-59) @ Dodgers (74-46), 10:10 pm

LAD: Tony Gonsolin (#26, 29, RHP, 8-4, 4.24)

MIA: Sandy Alcantara (#22, 27, RHP, 5-10, 4.09)

Phillies:

Phillies (66-55) @ Nationals (55-67), 7:05 pm

WSN: Joan Adon (#60, 24, RHP, 1-0, 5.14)

PHI: Michael Lorenzen (#22, 31, RHP, 7-7, 3.23)

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New York Mets purchased Dave Eilers from the Milwaukee Braves on August 18, 1965.

New York Mets traded Brett Butler to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Scott Hunter and Dwight Maness on August 18, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Yolmer Sanchez on waivers from the Boston Red Sox on August 18, 2022.


1996
After arriving at the ballpark feeling ill, Padres' third baseman Ken Caminiti, refusing to be taken out of the lineup, goes on to hit two home runs and drives in four runs in the teams 8–0 win over the Mets at Mexico's Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey. The eventual National League MVP, a food poisoning and dehydration victim, recovers when he receives two liters of fluids and eats a Snickers bar before the start of the game.
2002
In a pregame ceremony, Tommy Agee is inducted posthumously into the Mets Hall of Fame. The Mets' center fielder (1968-72) is best remembered for his two great catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.

2011
Mike Jacobs becomes the first professional baseball player to be suspended for testing positive for human growth hormone. The 30 year-old Rockies minor league first baseman, who has played for the Mets, Marlins, and Royals, is handed a 50-game suspension for his involvement with HGH.


1966 - Pittsburgh 3B Jose Pagan ties the modern National League record for errors in an inning with 3, but Pittsburgh coasts to a 9 - 3 win over the Mets.

1979: The Yankees sell Ray Burris (1-3) to the Mets.

1982: The Reds play 14 innings and overcome a 5 - 1 Mets lead to win, 7 - 6. Cesar Cedeno singles in the winning run.

2002:  In a pregame ceremony, Tommy Agee is inducted posthumously in to the New York Mets Hall of Fame. The center fielder, who played with the team from 1968 to 1972, is best remembered for two his great two catches in Game 3 of the 1969 World Series.

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