Mets News and Morning Links - 8/31/2023

 


Good Morning.  Born today Claudell Washington. Happy Birthday to Pat Howell and Hideo Nomo. Mets beat Rangers in 10, Binghamton wins, Syracuse falls, Brooklyn is postponed and reports say that Ronny Mauricio is being called up.

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Box Score: Mets 6 Rangers 5

From the Mets 6 Rangers 5 Post Game Notes

  • Mets: Earned their sixth walk-off win of the season and their fifth against an Interleague opponent...Are tied for the most such walk-off wins in a season with the 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks...Was their first ever walk-off win against Texas...Are 7-2 in extra innings this season...Are 17-4 in extra innings since 2022, the best record in the majors during that span...Have hit 173 home runs, surpassing their total from last season (170).
  • DJ Stewart: Drove in the winning run after being hit by a pitch in the 10th...Was his first career walk-off RBI...Was the Mets fourth-ever walk-off hit by pitch (Last: Michael Conforto, 4/8/21 vs. Miami)...Became the tenth player in franchise history with a multi-homer game and a walk-off RBI in the same game...Courtesy of Elias...Smacked a game-tying two-run homer in the eighth...Launched a solo homer to right to go back-to-back with Vogelbach in the second...Is the first Mets player with eight or more homers in a 13-game span since Neil Walker in April 2016...Courtesy of Sarah Langs.
  • Daniel Vogelbach: Put the Mets on the board with a solo homer in the second...Is batting .295/.426/.705 with six home runs over his last 16 games.
  • Denyi Reyes: Pitched a career-high 5.1 innings.
  • Jeff Brigham: Threw 2.0 scoreless innings to earn his first win of the season...Escaped a bases-loaded no-out jam in the tenth...Was his first win since September 26, 2019, also at Citi Field, against the Mets.

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets Vs. Rangers Highlights



SNY on YouTube: DJ Stewart Post Game Interview.



Mets YouTube Channel: Locker room reaction

National League East Standings
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB Strk
1Atlanta Braves8745.659--W 3
2Philadelphia Phillies7459.55613.5L 1
3Miami Marlins6667.49621.5L 2
4Washington Nationals6272.46326.0L 1
5New York Mets6173.45527.0W 1
Average7063.526
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 8/31/2023.

8/30/2023: Mets Roster Moves: Reyes up, Coonrod optioned to AAA

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  • St. and Tamp are schedule to play today at 6:30 after the first two games were cancelled due to Hurricane Idalia.  

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New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers on August 31, 1967.

New York Mets traded Jerry Grote to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dan Smith and Randy Rogers on August 31, 1977.

New York Mets traded Pete Harnisch to the Milwaukee Brewers for Donny Moore on August 31, 1997.

New York Mets sold Tim Spehr to the Kansas City Royals on August 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Jeff Francoeur to the Texas Rangers for Joaquin Arias on August 31, 2010.

New York Mets traded Erik Manoah to the Los Angeles Angels for Fernando Salas on August 31, 2016.

New York Mets traded Ryder Ryan to the Texas Rangers for Todd Frazier on August 31, 2020.

New York Mets traded Kevin Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for Miguel Castro on August 31, 2020.

New York Mets purchased Robinson Chirinos from the Texas Rangers on August 31, 2020.

2002
Losing their 13th consecutive game at Shea Stadium, the Mets complete the worst month at home in National League history. With the 1-0 loss to Randy Wolf and the Phillies, the Amazins' join the Seattle Pilots (August-1969) and the Tigers (September-1996) as teams that have not won a home game in a calendar month with at least ten games.


2012: In Miami, R.A. Dickey of the Mets wins his 17th with a 3 - 0 shutout.

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