Mets News and Morning Links - 9/15/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday to John Pacella. Kodai Senga 10 Ks and Mets Bats deliver 11-1 win, Mike Vasil with a win for Syracuse and Binghamton Walks it off.

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Box Score: Mets 11 Diamondbacks 1 

• Brandon Nimmo*; CF 2 for 4; double; 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 1 K;
• Tim Locastro; LF 1 for 1; 1 run scored;
• Francisco Lindor#; SS 0 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Jonathan Araúz#; PH-SS 1 for 1; HR; 1 run scored; 3 RBIs;
• Pete Alonso; 1B 1 for 4; double; 2 runs scored; 1 RBI; 1 walk;
• DJ Stewart*; RF 1 for 5; 1 run scored; 2 RBIs;
• Jeff McNeil*; 2B 1 for 4; HR(9th); 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 1 K;
• Francisco Alvarez; C 1 for 4; double; 1 RBI; 3 K;
• Rafael Ortega*; DH 1 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Mark Vientos; 3B 1 for 3; 2 run scored; 1 walk;
• Rafael Ortega*; LF-CF 0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Kodai Senga; (W, 11-7) 6 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 2 walks; 10 Ks;
• Phil Bickford;  1 inning; no runs; 1 K;
• Jeff Brigham;  2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; 2 Ks; 

From the Mets 11 Diamondbacks 1 Post Game Notes:

• Mets: Have won each of their last two series at Citi Field, going 5-2 against Seattle and Arizona.
• Kodai Senga: Earned his 11th win this season, tied with Hunter Brown and J.P. France for the most among qualified rookies...Is the first Mets rookie to have at least 11 wins since Dillon Gee (13) in 2011...Fanned 10 batters for the fifth time this season, tying Noah Syndergaard for the second-most double-digit strikeout games by a Mets rookie in club history, second only to Dwight Gooden (15).
• Jeff McNeil: Launched a two-run homer to right in the fifth inning, is hitting .307 (43-140) with 23 runs, six doubles, one triple, five home runs and 15 RBI over his last 35 games.
• Pete Alonso: Laced an RBI double to left in the fifth inning...Is batting .293 with a 1.107 OPS and 12 RBI in September.
• DJ Stewart: Smacked a two-run single to right in the fifth...Has 23 RBI in his last 22 games.
• Francisco Alvarez: Smoked an RBI double to left in the seventh...Has six RBI in his last seven games.
• Jonathan Araúz: Belted a three-run homer in the eighth, his first career pinch-hit home run.

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets Vs. Diamondbacks Highlights. 

Mets YouTube Channel: Locker Room Reaction. 

96-year-old Maybelle Blair has received the Amazin’ Mets Foundation Legacy Award 👏

She was a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League pic.twitter.com/vGEAt2Hr1S

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2023

Starling Marte presents Mets jerseys to Los Tigres del Licey and Las Águilas Cibaeñas

The two teams will be playing in the first ever Dominican Winter League Series that will be held November 10-12 at Citi Field pic.twitter.com/AyOI45RVVP

— SNY (@SNYtv) September 14, 2023

The Mets have claimed Anthony Kay off waivers from the Cubs

He was traded by the Mets to the Blue Jays in the Marcus Stroman deal back in July 2019 pic.twitter.com/upVqWc4YOE

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 14, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be represented by the same agent as Kodai Senga and Edwin Diaz when he comes to MLB, per @martinonychttps://t.co/Dn8CD0gU0N pic.twitter.com/9s2MMYsBNo

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 14, 2023

"Always a good sign when Edwin Díaz is on the Citi Field mound" - Gary Cohen pic.twitter.com/z51SccQifp

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 14, 2023

🎵METS 1 MINUTE SERIES RECAP🎵

Had to cover 4 games in this one😬

We played spoiler, and Kodai Senga is an ace. #LGM #MetsTwitter #Mets pic.twitter.com/MMxmhdqbGj

— Jordan Simpson (@jrsimpsonmusic) September 15, 2023

How will David Stearns handle Pete Alonso's future?@ConnorJRogers and @PSLToFlushing discuss on the latest episode of the Mets Pod: https://t.co/pPtQPn2wjn

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— SNY (@SNYtv) September 15, 2023

National League East Standings

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	Strk
1	Atlanta Braves	96	50	.658	--	W 2
2	Philadelphia Phillies	79	67	.541	17.0	L 2
3	Miami Marlins	75	72	.510	21.5	L 1
4	New York Mets	68	78	.466	28.0	W 3
5	Washington Nationals	65	82	.442	31.5	L 3
	Average	76	69	.523

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/15/2023.

Today's Game:

Reds (76-72) @ Mets (68-78), 7:10 pm

NYM: David Peterson (#23, 27, LHP, 3-8, 5.34)
CIN: Hunter Greene (#21, 23, RHP, 4-6, 4.43)

9/14/2023: Mets Roster Moves - Mets claim Anthony Kay off Waivers

9/14/2023: Additional Mets Roster Move: José Peroza promoted to AAA Syracuse

Newsday:

• Healey: The Mets' Paul Sewald lesson isn't what you think “If the Mets want to be the East Coast Dodgers, successful reclamation projects are a noteworthy piece of that, somewhere on the list below having a payroll around $300 million. The sport is littered with examples of the best, smartest, most successful organizations finding gems in the scrap heap.
• Mets' Kodai Senga dominates in win over D-backs as ERA dips under 3.00
• Mets claim Stony Brook native Anthony Kay off waivers
• Ronny Mauricio needs to be next man up at third base

NY Post:

• Mets’ Brett Baty is day-to-day with left groin strain
• Kodai Senga leads dominant Mets win over Diamondbacks
• David Stearns’ first Mets bar will be a low one to clear

Mets.com:

• 'Senga all day': Kodai (10 K's) boosts case for awards
• Game Story: McNeil homers in 5-run 5th ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Baty (left groin strain) day to day
• Mets honor women's baseball trailblazer Maybelle Blair
• Dominican baseball's fiercest rivalry makes its way to Queens
• Peterson, Mets set to welcome Reds
• The Mets prospect the Pipeline staff wants to see in Fall League - For the Mets - Drew Gilbert "Gilbert has been stellar since the trade, slashing .327/.421/.555 with six homers in 31 games for Double-A Binghamton."
• MLB Pipeline Pitching Lab: Blade Tidwell

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Mets pile on D-backs, take three of four in series
• Spoiler role suiting Mets well; Reds visit next
• Mets Star Prospect Could Make Opening Day Roster
• Arizona Diamondbacks hammered by NY Mets, drop 3 of 4 in series
• 5 Mets prospects on Baseball America's updated Top 100 list

Metsmerized: 

• Kodai Senga Stymies D-Backs in Mets’ 11-1 Blowout Win
• Anthony Kay Returns to Mets Organization
• Five Mets On Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects List
• Red Sox Fire Chaim Bloom
• Joey Lucchesi Gives Mets Another Strong Start
• Baseball America: Marco Vargas, Ronald Hernandez Among Best FCL Prospects
• Mets Minors Recap: Christian Scott Looks Good in Short Start

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets 11, Diamondbacks 1 - Kodai Cy-enga?
• A Pod of Their Own: A conversation with Chelsea Sherrod
• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 9/14/23: Palka power

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• A Good Curve At Last

Mets360:

• Gut Reaction: Mets 11, Diamondbacks 1 (9/14/23)
• A chat on the loaded Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Metstradamus:

• Pro Tips On Seating And Food (And Kodai Senga On The Side)

Kiner's Korner:

• Mets,Senga send Diamondbacks slithering back to Arizona after 11-1 win, taking 3 of 4 in the Series.

Mack's Mets:

• Mike's Mets - The One That Didn't Get Away
• Paul Articulates – If it is working, don’t change it.
• Tom Brennan - Nick Morabito, Joey,, Mark, and Pete

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Syracuse:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Mike Vasil Strikes Out Ten as Syracuse Beats Worcester for Second Straight Night
• 9/14/2023 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 8 Worcester Red Sox 5
• Wyatt Young*; SS 1 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Brandon McIlwain; LF 3 for 5; double; 1 run scored; 2 RBIs;
• Daniel Palka*; 1B 1 for 5; 1 RBI; 1 K;
• Abraham Almonte#; RF 0 for 5; 1 RBI;
• Carlos Cortes*; DH 0 for 5; 4 K;
• Lorenzo Cedrola; CF 1 for 3; double; 1 run scored; 1 walk;
• José Peroza; 2B 2 for 4; HR, 2 runs scored; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Matt O'Neill; C 0 for 5; 1 run scored; 2 Ks;
• Jaylen Palmer; 3B 1 for 2; HR, 2 runs scored; 1 RBI; 2 walks;
• Mike Vasil; (W, 4-4) 6 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 2 walks; 10 Ks;
• Tyler Thomas*;  0.2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Dedniel Núñez; (S, 1) 2.1 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 1 walk; 3 Ks; 

Mike Vasil with a big bounce back night for the @SyracuseMets 6+ innings, No runs, 3 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP, 10 Ks (AAA highest), 92 pitches, 52 strikes - 93.8 mph top velo. He leaves with 2 on in the 7th. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules… pic.twitter.com/rALjjH55jB

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 15, 2023

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Jordan Rockets Walk-Off Two-Run Double for Binghamton to Defeat Reading
• 9/14/2023 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 2 Reading Fightin Phils 1
• Luisangel Acuña; 2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks;
• Jett Williams; SS 0 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Drew Gilbert*; DH 2 for 3; 2 doubles; 1 walk;
• Jeremiah Jackson; 3B 0 for 4; 3 Ks;
• Rowdey Jordan#; LF 1 for 4; double; 2 RBIs;
• Mateo Gil; 1B 1 for 3; 1 K;
• Agustin Ruiz*; RF 0 for 3; 2 Ks;
• Hayden Senger; C 0 for 3;
• Rhylan Thomas*; CF 1 for 3; 1 run scored;
• Joander Suarez;  5 innings; no runs; 3 hits; 2 walks; 9 Ks;
• Brendan Hardy;  2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hits; HR; 4 Ks;
• Paul Gervase; (W, 2-0) 2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 6 Ks; 

• Today's Binghamton Rumble Ponies Lineup - 9/14/2023
• 9/14/2023: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes
• Press Release: Raleigh, Daubach, and Morgan are 2023 Binghamton Baseball Shrine Inductees

Joander Suarez' night is done for the @RumblePoniesBB, 5 innings, No Runs, 3 hits, 2 walks, 9 Ks - 83 pitches, 43 strikes. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/dDi6tIDyQO

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 14, 2023

Two doubles the other way so far tonight for Drew Gilbert! pic.twitter.com/SPRtvfZ6Fw

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) September 14, 2023

Rowdey does it! A 2-out, 2 run double walks it of for the @RumblePoniesBB. They win 2-1. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/xeacbkq3Ow

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 15, 2023

⚾ AA-Mets vs. AA-Yankees in the playoffs! The teams' top prospects face off in the Northeast Division Championship Series beginning in Binghamton on Tuesday, September 19th. See you in Rumbletown!

🎟️ https://t.co/hQru3o5uIz#RoadToThePlayoffs | #PackTheHouse pic.twitter.com/3HrJVem0U2

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) September 15, 2023

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Charley Smith (1937)
• John Pacella (1956)
• Satoru Komiyama (1965)
• Doug Simons (1966)
• Jason Hardtke (1971)

Died on this date:

• Bill Sudakis (2021)
• John Stearns (2022)

Transactions:

New York Mets traded Shane Young and Jeff Richardson to the California Angels for John Candelaria on September 15, 1987.

National Pastime.com:

1963	Inspired by their fans, the Mets hold the first of many Banner Days. The Polo Grounds event allows the 'New Breed' to display their creative ideas with signs, including some with a negative tone, with a parade on the field between games of a doubleheader against the Colt .45s.
1969	Cardinal hurler Steve Carlton fans nineteen batters, including three in the final frame, to establish a new major league mark for strikeouts for a nine-inning game. Lefty's performance is spoiled when Ron Swoboda's pair of two-run homers proves to be the difference in the Redbirds' 4-3 loss to the Mets at Busch Stadium.

1975	Mike Vail ties the National League rookie record as the outfielder hits in his twenty-third consecutive game. The Mets' late-season call up's streak matches the 1948 freshman performances of Richie Ashburn (1948, Phillies) and Alvin Dark (1948, Braves).

Baseball Reference:

1987 - Mets 1B Keith Hernandez collects his 2,000th ML hit as New York pounds Chicago 12 - 4. Earlier in the day the 2nd-place Mets obtained pitcher John Candelaria from the Angels for a pair of minor leaguers.

1994 - The Mets are informed that P Dwight Gooden is in violation of his aftercare program for substance abuse.

1997: The Mets, 1 - 0 winners yesterday on a home run by diminutive Luis Lopez, use the long ball today to tie the Phils. New York collects four home runs in the 7th and 8th to tie at 6 apiece, then stitch six straight singles in the 10th to score 5 and win, 10 - 5. In the nitecap, the Mets lose, 2 - 1 to Darrin Winston, a 31-year-old rookie released by the Mets in the spring.

2014: The Mets' Jacob deGrom ties a major league record when he strikes out the first eight batters he faces before his opponent on the mound for the Marlins, Jarred Cosart, singles to right. DeGrom ties the record set by Jim Deshaies in 1986. He strikes out 13 in 7 innings but ends up with a no-decision as the Marlins win, 6 - 5.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1973) Mets Take Two of Three from Cubs & 2.5 Games Out of First Place
• Remembering Mets History (1969) Ron Swoboda Spoils Steve Carltons 19th K Record Performance
• Orel Hershiser: 1999 Mets NL Wild Card Pitcher (1999)

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