Mets News and Morning Links - 9/23/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Pete Harnisch and Trevor May.  Mets eliminated in loss to Phils, Syracuse wins on a walk-off walk and Binghamton names their Game 1 starter.

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Box Score: Phillies 5 Mets 4

• Brandon Nimmo*;  CF 1 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 2 walks;
• Francisco Lindor#;  SS 1 for 5; HR (27^th); 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 2 Ks;
• Jeff McNeil*;  RF 1 for 4; 1 walk;
• Pete Alonso;  DH 1 for 5; double; 1 RBI; 3 Ks;
• Ronny Mauricio#;  2B 0 for 4;
• Brett Baty*;  3B 1 for 4; Baty (9^th); 1 run scored; 1 RBI;
• Mark Vientos;  1B 0 for 4; 1 K;
• Rafael Ortega*;  LF 2 for 3; 1 run scored;
• Daniel Vogelbach*;  PH 0 for 1;
• Tim Locastro;  LF 0 for 0;
• Omar Narváez*;  C 1 for 2; 1 K;
• Francisco Alvarez;  PH-C 0 for 2; 1 K;
• Tylor Megill;  6 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 5 hits; 1 walks; 6 Ks;
• Phil Bickford;  1 innings; 1 runs; 2 hits; 1 walks; 1 Ks;
• Drew Smith;  1 innings; no runs; 1 hits; 1 Ks;
• Brooks Raley*;  1 innings; no runs; 1 walks;
• Adam Ottavino; (L, 1-6) 0 innings; 1 runs; 1 hits; 1 walks; 

MLB You Tube Channel: Mets @ Phillies Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: Brett Baty Post Game Interview.

Buck Showalter's Post Game Comments:

National League East Standings

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	Strk
1	Atlanta Braves	99	55	.643	--	W 2
2	Philadelphia Phillies	85	69	.552	14.0	W 3
3	Miami Marlins	79	75	.513	20.0	L 2
4	New York Mets	71	83	.461	28.0	L 2
5	Washington Nationals	68	87	.439	31.5	L 2
	Average	80	73	.521

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/23/2023.

Today's Game:

Mets (71-83) @ Phillies (85-69), 4:05 pm

PHI: Zack Wheeler (#45, 33, RHP, 12-6, 3.63)
NYM: José Quintana (#62, 34, LHP, 3-5, 3.02)

NY Post:

• Mets’ Jeff McNeil finishing 2023 on strong note after brutal start
• Tylor Megill reaches impressive season durability mark in Mets’ loss
• Mets’ season hits latest low with official elimination from playoff contention

Mets.com:

• Baty's mini-hot streak bringing confidence down the stretch
• Game Story: Baty knots it up with homer in 9th ▶️
• Lindor: Clemente nod a privilege and an honor
• Injuries & Moves: Battenfield up for bullpen depth
• Quintana looks to help Mets bounce back vs. Phillies
• 82nd loss marks a result the 101-win Mets never expected

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Mets' Brett Baty is learning from past mistakes as he looks to end season on high note
• Mets eliminated from playoffs after entering season with MLB-highest $331M payroll
• Mets 2023 transaction tracker: New York options RHP Jeff Brigham, recalls RHP Peyton Battenfield
• Deep Dive on Blade Tidwell, who has stuff and swagger of front-line starter

Metsmerized:

• Morning Briefing: Lindor Breaks Mets’ Shortstop Single-Season Homer Record
• Phillies Spoil Mets’ Late-Game Heroics With 5-4 Walk-Off Win
• MMO Game Chat: Mets vs Phillies, 7:05 PM
• The Fight for Backend of the 2024 Rotation
• Spirit of ’73: Jon Matlack
• Kevin Parada Among Nine Mets Playing In Arizona Fall League
• Mark Vientos Maintains Power Surge Against Phillies
• Mets Minors Recap: Dominic Hamel, Mike Vasil Finishing Season Strong

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 9/22/23: A walk off, in the literal sense
• Phillies 5, Mets 4-Mets rally late against Phillies but lose anyway
• Open thread: Mets vs. Phillies, 9/22/23
• This Week in Mets Quotes: Big Sexy retires as a Met, says Mets fans accepted and supported him the most in his career
• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 9/22/23: Dominant Dominic

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Sharing Horizons Not So New to Us

Mets360: 

• Gut Reaction: Phillies 5, Mets 4 (10 INN) 9/22/23
• It took four months but Jeff McNeil has become the hitter he should be

Metstradamus:

• Ring The Bell That Tolls For Thee

Kiner's Korner:

• Mets waste comeback, fall to Phillies in 10 and get mathematically eliminated from playoff spot

Mets Daddy:

• Mets Autopsy An Indictment Of Buck Showalter And Other Takeaways

Mack's Mets:

• Reese Kaplan -- Not a Lot of Chips Available to Trade
• Tom Brennan - When You Downgrade, Be Equally Prepared to Upgrade
• Reese Kaplan -- You Don't Deal From Weakness to Build Strength

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Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Game Recap: Syracuse’s 14th walk-off win in 2023 is 4-3 victory over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in ten innings on Friday night
• 9/22/2023 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 4 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 3
• Danny Mendick; DH 1 for 6; 1 K;
• Brandon McIlwain; RF 0 for 2; 1 RBI; 4 walks; 1 K;
• Jonathan Araúz#; SS 0 for 5; 1 K;
• Joe Suozzi; 1B 0 for 4; 1 walk; 1 K;
• José Peroza; 3B 1 for 3; 2 run scored; 2 walks; 2 Ks;
• Jaylen Palmer; LF 2 for 5; double; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 2 Ks;
• Wyatt Young*; 2B 3 for 5; double; 1 run scored; 1 RBI; 1 K;
• Lorenzo Cedrola; CF 2 for 3; 1 RBI;
• Matt O'Neill; C 0 for 4; 2 Ks;
• Daniel Palka*; PH 0 for 1;
• Vinny Nittoli;  2 innings; no runs; 4 Ks;
• Tyler Thomas*;  2.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 4 hits; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Nolan Clenney;  2.2 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 4 Ks;
• Dedniel Núñez;  1 innings; no runs; 1 hit;
• Eric Orze; (W, 3-4) 2 innings; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks; 

• Today's Syracuse Mets Lineup - 9/22/2023

After loading the bases with no outs, it looked like the AAA Yanks might get out of the inning after they put 5 men on the infield to induce a force out at home and a popup. But Brandon McIlwain with the bases loaded walk with for @SyracuseMets 4-3 in 10. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter… pic.twitter.com/O1hXyrbpgp

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 23, 2023

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies have announced that Blade Tidwell will start game 1 of the Eastern League Championship Series this Sunday at 5:35 PM. Blade went 3 and 3 for the @RumblePoniesBB with a 4.72 ERA, 41 Ks in 34.1 innings. Overall in 2023, he was 11-6 with a 3.57 ERA,… pic.twitter.com/DhvKizLOlP

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 23, 2023

Arizona Fall League:

9 Mets players have been announced for the Arizona Fall League:

C Kevin Parada; 1B JT Schwartz; INF/OF Rowdey Jordan; INF D'Andre Smith; P Nolan Clenney; P Jordan Geber; P Trey McLoughlin; P Brandan Hardy; and P Tyler Thomas.

The first game is scheduled for Monday, October 2nd.

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Pete Harnisch (1966)
• Gonzalez Germen (1987)
• Trevor May (1989)

Died on this date:

• Bob Shaw (2010)

Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Bob Miller from the Detroit Tigers on September 23, 1973.

National Pastime.com:

1962

In his first major league start, 17 year-old first baseman Ed Kranepool gets his first hit, an eighth-inning double at the Polo Grounds in the Mets' 2-1 walk-off victory over Chicago. When the former James Monroe High School standout retires, he will be the franchise leader in eight offensive categories, including collecting 1418 hits during his 18 seasons with the team.

1969

Exactly one year after their manager suffered a heart attack in the dugout during a game against Atlanta, the Mets give Gil Hodges a reason to breathe a bit easier when the team clinches a tie for the NL East flag by beating the Cardinals, 3-2, on an 11th inning walk-off single stroked by Bud Harrelson off Bob Gibson. Prior to the Shea Stadium victory, Linton H. Bishop, Jr., the skipper's cardiologist, had sent him a telegram that read, "Happy to see you're No. 1. Hope your team does as well as your heart."

2008	Jose Reyes collects his 200th hit of the season with a bases-loaded triple in a much-needed Mets 6-2 victory over the Cubs at Shea Stadium. The 25 year-old shortstop joins Lance Johnson (1996) as one of the only two players in franchise history to reach the esteemed plateau.

Baseball Reference:

1964: The Mets surprise the Cards and Roger Craig, 2 - 1, scoring the winner on an error. The Cards' only run is Bill White's homer off Galen Cisco. Cards manager Johnny Keane is quoted as saying he has no idea whether he will be asked to return as Cards manager next year.

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