Mets News and Morning Links - 9/24/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Hubie Brooks, Bernard Gilkey, Hunter Strickland, and Drew Smith. Mets fall to Phillies, Syracuse comeback comes up short and Binghamton is ready to Rumble in the 2023 Eastern League Championship Series.

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Box Score: Phillies 7 Mets 5 

• Brandon Nimmo*; CF 1 for 5; Triple; 1 run scored; 2 RBIs; 2 Ks;
• Francisco Lindor#; SS 1 for 4; 1 RBI;
• Jeff McNeil*; LF 2 for 4;
• Pete Alonso; 1B 0 for 4; 1 K;
• DJ Stewart*; RF 0 for 1; 1 run scored; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Ronny Mauricio#; 2B 1 for 4; 1 run scored; 2 Ks;
• Brett Baty*; 3B 2 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 K;
• Mark Vientos; DH 1 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 K;
• Omar Narváez*; C 1 for 3; 1 K;
• Francisco Alvarez; PH 0 for 1;
• José Quintana*; (L, 3-6) 6 innings; 6 runs; 5 ERs; 8 hits; 10 Ks;
• Reed Garrett;  2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 1 K; 

MLB YouTube Channel: Mets @ Phillies Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: Jose Quintana Post Game Reaction.

SNY on YouTube: Buck Showalter's Post Game Reaction.

National League East Standings

Rk	Tm	W	L	W-L%	GB	Strk
1	Atlanta Braves	99	55	.643	--	W 2
2	Philadelphia Phillies	86	69	.555	13.5	W 4
3	Miami Marlins	80	75	.516	19.5	W 1
4	New York Mets	71	84	.458	28.5	L 3
5	Washington Nationals	68	87	.439	31.5	L 2
	Average	80	74	.522

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/24/2023.

Today's Game:

Mets (71-84) @ Phillies (86-69), 6:05 pm

PHI: Cristopher Sánchez (#61, 26, LHP, 2-5, 3.55)
NYM: José Butto (#70, 25, RHP, 1-2, 3.09)

NY Post: 

• Mets may try to increase Kodai Senga’s inning’s usage next season
• Mets’ Brett Baty trying to end season with surge at plate
• Ex-Met Zack Wheeler haunts his old team with solid outing for Phillies
• New York’s baseball-less October is worse than October heartbreak
• Regular season 2023 MLB awards: Dodgers are Team of Year despite so much going wrong

Mets.com:

• Start time for Sunday’s Mets-Phillies game moved to 6:05 ET
• Nimmo continues to reap rewards of preparation adjustments
• Game Story: Nimmo laces two-run triple in 7th ▶️
• Baty's mini-hot streak bringing confidence down the stretch
• Butto looks to stay hot for Mets in series finale 
• Watch top Mets prospects play in MiLB postseason Sunday

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Mets aim to stop 3-game slide, play the Phillies
• Sunday's Mets-Phillies game pushed back to 6:05 p.m. due to rain
• No-Show-walter: Phillies 7, Mets 5
• Baby Mets hone in on leaving positive impression down stretch after playoff hopes vanish

Metsmerized: 

• Morning Briefing: Series Finale Against Phillies Moved To 6:05 P.M.
• Mets Late Comeback Not Enough In 7-5 Loss To Phillies
• MMO Game Chat: Mets vs Phillies, 4:05 PM
• How The Rookies Fit Into Mets’ 2024 Plans

Amazing Avenue: 

• Mets outgunned by Phillies once more for 7-5 loss

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Your October is Open

Mets360:

• Gut Reaction: Phillies 7, Mets 5 (9/23/23)
• Luis Guillorme returns but his future is in serious doubt

Metstradamus:

• Small Encouragement Through The Windstorm

Kiner's Korner:

• Bryce Harper's three RBI and shoddy Mets defense doom them in a wind blown loss in Philly

Mack's Mets:

• Tom Brennan - The Fine Rhylan Thomas’ One Powerful Flaw
• Tom Brennan - From The “What If?” Department
• SAVAGE VIEWS – 2024 Around the Corner
• Reese Kaplan -- Not a Lot of Chips Available to Trade

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Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Syracuse falls to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in season’s penultimate game, 6-4, on Saturday night
• 9/23/2023 - Box Score: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 6 Syracuse Mets 4
• Danny Mendick; LF-2B 1 for 5; 1 run scored; 1 K;
• Jonathan Araúz#; SS 0 for 3; 2 Ks;
• Joe Suozzi; RF 0 for 2; 1 K;
• Daniel Palka*; 1B 2 for 4; double; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 2 Ks;
• Brandon McIlwain; CF 0 for 5; 1 run scored; 1 K;
• Carlos Cortes*; DH 1 for 4; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Jaylen Palmer; RF-LF 2 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K;
• Wyatt Young*; 2B-SS 1 for 5; 1 RBI;
• Michael Perez*; C 1 for 4; double; 3 Ks;
• José Peroza; 3B 1 for 3; 1 run scored; 1 walk; 1 K;
• Justin Jarvis; (L, 0-7) 3.1 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 9 hits; 2 walks; 3 Ks;
• William Woods;  3.2 innings; no runs; no hits; 1 walk; 5 Ks;
• Kolby Kubichek;  1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 Ks;
• Sam Coonrod;  1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 walk; 2 Ks; 

• Today's Syracuse Mets Lineup - 9/23/2023

After the game I was able to speak to Syracuse Manager Dick Scott.  One of the things he told me was that David Griffin will be back in Syracuse today to help the depleted pitching staff.

FRANCHY CORDERO MAKES A GAME-SAVING SLIDING GRAB! 💯#EverythingMajor #RepBX #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/w3Wqhi0QcY

— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) September 24, 2023

After tonight's game, @SyracuseMets Manager Dick Scott talked about the teams resiliency even after the numerous roster moves. @TrickyCNS7 @evstockton #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules @ImAriBeRKO @bronxfanatic @draftniks pic.twitter.com/9LRAUSrNRT

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) September 24, 2023

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Binghamton starts the Eastern League Championship Series starts tonight at 5:35 in Binghamton.  Blade Tidwell the starting pitcher.

𝐉𝐨𝐛’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝… 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝟏.
𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰.⏳#LetsGetRowdy | #LGBRP | #PackTheHouse pic.twitter.com/Oww4uUYya0

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) September 23, 2023

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Hubie Brooks (1956)
• Bernard Gilkey (1966)
• Hunter Strickland (1988)
• Drew Smith (1993)

National Pastime.com:

1968	Mets manager Gil Hodges, during a game against the Braves in Atlanta, suffers a mild heart attack. The New York skipper, who will die of a massive coronary in 1972, is hospitalized until October 20, when doctors give him a clean bill of health, but warned him about the continued risks of stress and smoking.
1969	In the inaugural season of divisional play, the Mets clinch the first-ever National League East title. Gary Gentry fires a four-hitter, blanking the Cardinals, 6-0, in front of a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd, which spills onto the field en masse after the game to celebrate their team's amazing accomplishment.

1991

With his 37th homer of the season, Howard Johnson establishes a new NL record for round-trippers by a switch-hitter when he goes deep off Bob Walk in the Mets' 10-8 loss to Pittsburgh at Shea Stadium. HoJo, who will extend the mark, finishing the season with 38 home runs, had set the previous mark in 1987.

2011	Dillon Gee becomes the first Mets rookie to win 13 games in a season in 27 years when New York defeats Washington, 6-3. In 1984, Dwight Gooden compiled a 17-9 record as a freshman in 31 starts for the team.

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1971: Honored in pregame ceremonies at Shea Stadium by New York Congressman Herman Badillo and Puerto Rican Senate President Rafael Hernandez Colon, Roberto Clemente responds by driving in the first and last runs in the Pirates' 3 - 2 win over New York. Willie Stargell provides the second run with his 47th homer, tying him with Atlanta's Hank Aaron for the league lead. Centerfielder Mike Jorgensen is the Mets' offense, answering Clemente's 1st-inning RBI single with one of his own and Stargell's 6th-inning solo shot with his own bases-empty blast in the bottom of the 7th. Immediately thereafter, however, Clemente doubles in the go-ahead run. This time, the Bucs wise up; when they walk Jorgensen in the 9th, the Mets cannot capitalize.

1975 - Tom Seaver's bid for a no-hitter is again spoiled in the 9th by a little-known Cub batter. This time it is Joe Wallis who lines a two-out single in the 9th for Chicago's first hit. Seaver retires the next hitter, but there is no score through nine innings. The Cubs tally two more hits in the 10th, but fail to score. When Skip Lockwood relieves Seaver in the 11th, Chicago finally scores to win, 1 - 0.

Centerfield Maz:

• Remembering Mets History (1969) The Amazing Mets Clinch the NL Eastern Title
• Bob Scheffing: 1973 NL Champion Mets General Manager (1970-1974)
• Remembering Mets History (1973) Mets Sweep Cards For Six Strait Win & Remain atop the NL East
• Pete Harnisch: Former Long Island Born Fordham University Graduate Mets Pitcher (1995-1997)
• Remembering Mets History (1988) Mets Clinch NL East Title

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