Mets News and Morning Links - 4/28/2024

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Dillon Gee and Wilfredo Lara. Pete hits 200th HR in Mets loss to Cards, Syracuse rained out, Binghamton wins big, Tylor Megill Ks 6 in Brooklyn rehab win and St. Lucie is shutout.

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4/27/2024 Box Score: St. Louis Cardinals 7 New York Mets 4 

Brandon Nimmo*; LF 2 for 4; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 0 for 5; 4 Ks; Pete Alonso; 1B 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; J.D. Martinez; DH 1 for 4; 3 Ks; DJ Stewart*; RF 1 for 2; 2 walks; Jeff McNeil*; 2B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Tyrone Taylor; CF 1 for 4; 1 run; Brett Baty*; 3B 0 for 1; 1 run; 1 walk; Mark Vientos; 3B 1 for 2; Omar Narváez*; C 0 for 2; 1 K; Tomás Nido; C 0 for 2; 1 K; Adrian Houser; (L, 0-3) 4.1 innings; 6 runs; 6 ERs; 9 hits; 2 walks; 2 Ks; Josh Walker*;  1.1 innings; no runs; 1 K; Dedniel Núñez;  1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Jake Diekman;  1.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Sean Reid-Foley;  1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; 

Cardinals 7 Mets 4 Post Game Notes 4/27/2024:

• Mets: Move back to .500 for the first time since April 15 (8-8)...Are 1-5 in their last six games after winning six straight from April 14-20.
• Pete Alonso (1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R): Launched his 200th career home run in the fifth...Joins Darryl Strawberry (252), David Wright (242) and Mike Piazza (220) as the only Mets to reach 200 career home runs...Reached 200 career home runs in 710 games...Only Ryan Howard (658), Aaron Judge (671) and Ralph Kiner (706) reached 200 career homers in fewer games...Courtesy of Elias.
• Brandon Nimmo (2-4, 2 RBI, R, BB): Put the Mets on the board with a two-run single in the fifth...Has 17 RBI in April, his third-most in any month for his career...Has multiple hits in each of his last three home games after only recording four hits in his first nine home games of the season.
• Adrian Houser (4.1 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 2 K): Has allowed 14 runs in his last two starts.

Brian Joura Mets360: "After a poor outing Friday night by Jose Butto, where he allowed 4 ER in 5.2 IP, Adrian Houser had a golden chance to prove he belongs in the rotation when the injured starters returned. Instead, he was worse than Butto and was the main reason the Mets fell to the Cardinals, 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Citi Field."

Dan Martin NY Post: Mets’ Francisco Lindor’s four-strikeout day ends on pop-up with bases loaded. "Three days ago, Francisco Lindor carried the Mets to a much-needed, road-trip-closing victory with a pair of home runs. On Saturday, he struck out four times and popped up with the bases loaded to end a second straight dismal home defeat."

Tim Healey Newsday: Adrian Houser stumbles from the start, Mets can't catch up in loss to Cardinals. "Adrian Houser, the weakest link in the Mets’ rotation, will remain in the rotation, manager Carlos Mendoza said. After Houser struggled again from the outset in a 7-4 loss to the Cardinals on Saturday, upping his ERA to 8.37 through the first month of the season, Mendoza remained committed to the veteran righthander, saying: 'Our job is to get him back on track. He’s part of the rotation.'”

MLB YouTube Channel: Mets Vs. Cardinals Highlights.

SNY on YouTube: Pete Alonso Talks 200th Career home run.

SNY on YouTube: Adrian Houser breaks down tough start.

"He's going through it right now and our job is to get him back on track."

Carlos Mendoza talks about Adrian Houser's struggles: pic.twitter.com/MlaEHdXFU6

— SNY (@SNYtv) April 27, 2024

Carlos Mendoza was asked if he's committed to Adrian Houser staying in the Mets' rotation:

"Our job is to get him back on track. He's part of the rotation." pic.twitter.com/5ZppJK6UqF

— SNY (@SNYtv) April 27, 2024

"From the dugout, you couldn't tell how far inside he was from the baseline. My argument was that the throw wasn't even close."

Carlos Mendoza says that the umpires got it right on Francisco Lindor running inside the baseline in the 8th inning: pic.twitter.com/VOe8OBSffN

— SNY (@SNYtv) April 27, 2024

"You try to look back and you try to go play by play. You're not happy with it."

Francisco Lindor on his tough day today: pic.twitter.com/iXaixnLjXb

— SNY (@SNYtv) April 27, 2024

Today's Game:

Cardinals (13-14) @ Mets (13-13), 1:40 pm

NYM: Jose Quintana (#62, 35, LHP, 1-2, 4.21)
STL: Lance Lynn (#31, 37, RHP, 1-0, 2.81)

NY Post:

• Pete Alonso’s milestone 200th homer comes as J.D. Martinez joins Mets’ lineup.
• Adrian Houser’s latest flop sinks Mets in second straight loss to Cardinals.

Mets.com: 

• Alonso in elite company after home run No. 200
• Houser sees command as culprit for early struggles
• Prospect Nate Lavender likely set for Tommy John surgery
• Injuries & Moves: Smith (shoulder) to IL; Marte on bereavement list
• Quintana looking to get into rhythm

Yahoo Sports/Mets:

• Adrian Houser's struggles continue as Mets fall to Cardinals, 7-4
• Gray pitches Cardinals past scuffling Mets 7-4 for their first 3-game win streak of season
• Mets' Pete Alonso hits 200th career home run, is fourth-fastest in MLB history to reach milestone
• SEE IT: Mets wear City Connect uniforms for first time
• Ranking the 10 best Mets uniforms ever, including where new City Connect threads land
• Tylor Megill strikes out six in dominant rehab start with Single-A Brooklyn
• Mets' Carlos Mendoza: Mark Vientos 'made it easy for us to call his name up'
• Mets place Starling Marte on bereavement list, Drew Smith on IL with shoulder inflammation

Metsmerized:

• Pete Alonso Hits 200th Homer, But Comeback Falls Short
• Pete Alonso Makes History With 200th Career Home Run
• Report: Lavender Likely Needs Season Ending Elbow Surgery
• Vientos, Núñez recalled; Marte To Bereavement List, Drew Smith To IL
• Roundtable: Thoughts On the Mets City Connect Uniforms
• FOCO Releases New York Mets City Connect Bobbleheads
• J.D. Martinez Clubs RBI Double in Mets Debut

Amazing Avenue: 

• Cardinals 7, Mets 4: Pete Alonso hits 200th home run, but Mets fall short
• Mets place Marte on bereavement list, Smith on IL, call up Vientos and Núñez
• Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series: West Coast Fallout

Faith and Fear in Flushing: 

• Deliver Me, Oh Lord, From These Feckless Nibblers

Mets360: 

• Gut Reaction: Cardinals 7, Mets 4 (4/27/24)
• Francisco Lindor’s odd start to the season

Kiner's Korner:

• Cardinals Gray Bests Mets In Gray As Late Rally Falls Short

Mack's Mets: 

• Binghamton Rumble Ponies to be sold
• Tom Brennan: Rehab Pitchers' Timetables; Ritter No Quitter; "A Ram"; JD Debut & Fence Gripes; Minors Recap
• Reese Kaplan -- The Mets Have Had Plenty of Bad Acquisitions

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Press Release: Rain postpones Syracuse and Columbus on Saturday, doubleheader to be played Sunday at 12:05 p.m.

Amazing event tonight in Syracuse. Meet the @SyracuseMets night. Great job by the team, players were all super friendly and fans came as far away as New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/vGTfQ6pelZ

— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 27, 2024

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Ponies Explode for Nine-Run First Inning, Defeat Fisher Cats to Win Series
• 4/27/2024 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 13 New Hampshire Fisher Cats 8
• 4/27/2024: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones: 

• Game Recap: Megill Shines in Rehab Start & Sproat Shoves as Cyclones down Blue Rocks, 4-3
• 4/27/2024 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 4 Wilmington Blue Rocks 3
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 4/27/2024

Tylor Megill strikes out the side in the top of the first as he begins his MLB Rehab Assignment with the 'Clones on Saturday afternoon. #AmazinStartsHere #LGM #MiLB pic.twitter.com/qgYDtVDTVG

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 27, 2024

No this isn't the same highlight.

Yes, he struck out the side again.

Tylor Megill strikes out all six batters he faces on Saturday afternoon here on Coney Island.#LGM #AmazinStartsHere #MiLB pic.twitter.com/QoTv5bmIVk

— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) April 27, 2024

St. Lucie Mets:

• Game Recap: Tortugas Hit 3 Homers, Shut Out St. Lucie Mets 5-0
• 4/27/2024 Box Score: Daytona Tortugas 5 St. Lucie Mets 0

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

AP Sports:

• Carlos Rodón pitches 6 strong innings and Yankees hit 4 homers in a 15-3 rout of Brewers
• Ceddanne Rafaela homers, drives in 7 runs to lead Boston’s 17-0 rout of the Cubs
• Jesse Winker’s grand slam sparks Nationals to 11-4 win over Marlins
• Santana homers again, drives in 4, as Twins rout Angels 16-5
• George Kirby strikes out a career-high 12 as the Mariners beat the Diamondbacks 3-1
• Bryan Reynolds, Ke’Bryan Hayes hit back-to-back homers in 10th, Pirates beat Giants 4-3
• Suárez’s scoreless innings streak ends in otherwise brilliant effort in Phillies win over Padres
• Benintendi hits 2nd home of game in 10th, White Sox beat Rays 8-7 for 5th win of season.
• Josh Naylor, Ramon Laureano help Guardians outlast Braves 4-2 in 11 innings in meeting of top teams
• Dodgers win their sixth straight, beat Blue Jays 4-2
• Alvarez hits 2 homers and Astros snap a 5-game losing streak with a 12-4 win over Rockies in Mexico
• Matt Vierling’s 3-run homer highlights 5-run outburst in 7th inning as Tigers beat Royals 6-5
• Reds starter Hunter Greene limits Rangers to 1 hit over 7 scoreless innings. They hold on to win 8-4
• Cole Irvin throws 7 innings of 4-hit ball and Orioles hit three homers to beat Athletics 7-0
• This Date in Baseball - Hank Aaron connected off Gaylord Perry for his 600th career home run

MLB.com:

• If the postseason began today, these would be the matchups
• Yordan crushes 461-foot HR -- twice! -- in Mexico City rout
• 119.2 mph! Ohtani beats own mark for hardest hit of '24
• Alonso fourth-fastest to 200-homer milestone
• How these 7 struggling hitters can turn it around
• Verdugo moves to cleanup, promptly kicks off Yanks' blowout
• Rafaela rewards Red Sox's patience with 7 RBIs in 17-run shutout
• One streak ends but another continues as Phils keep rolling
• Here’s all you need to know about the Mexico City Series
• Red Sox trade for Cooper to help fill hole at 1B
• Bucs rookie Jones fills the zone and you still can't hit him
• Hammerin' Hank's great-nephew taken in NFL Draft
• 'Moments I live for': Josh Naylor clutch again in 11-inning win
• Castilla helps lead charge to rep Rockies in Mexico City
• Dominant Kirby strikes out career-high 12 in 7 scoreless innings

MLB Trade Rumors: 

• Red Sox Acquire Garrett Cooper
• NL West Notes: Glasnow, Cobb, Sewald
• NL Central Notes: Wicks, Junis, Carlson
• Orioles Outright David Banuelos
• Mariners “Indefinitely” Shut Down Matt Brash’s Rehab
• Rays Notes: Lowe, Diaz, Aranda
• Justin Steele To Begin Rehab Assignment Next Week
• Blue Jays Prospect Brandon Barriera To Undergo Season-Ending Elbow Surgery
• Dodgers Select Nabil Crismatt’s Contract
• Orioles Plan To Activate Kyle Bradish From Injured List This Week
• Mets Place Drew Smith On 15-Day Injured List
• Nationals Place Joey Gallo On 10-Day Injured List
• Marlins Select Kent Emanuel, Designate Kyle Tyler
• NL East Notes: Ozuna, Turnbull, Mets, Senga, Megill, Cavalli
• Blue Jays Notes: Hernandez, Tiedemann, Manoah, Rodriguez

Yahoo Sports: 

• Melvin confident Soler will bounce back from early-season slump
• What we learned as Giants offensive struggles wastes Hicks' gem
• The National League's hottest pitcher and hitter key another Phillies win
• Yankees hit four home runs in 15-3 wire-to-wire win over Brewers
• Latest on Turnbull's role and what Thomson wants to see in Walker's debut
• Pete Crow-Armstrong's first big league hit is the feel-good moment of the week | Baseball Bar-B-Cast
• Cubs trade Garrett Cooper to Red Sox for cash considerations

ESPN:

• Inside Michael Busch's long road to becoming an instant success with the Cubs
• Astros' Alvarez hits two 461-foot HRs in Mexico
• Red Sox swing deal with Cubs for 1B Cooper
• Rendon (hamstring tear) facing lengthy recovery
• Nationals place Gallo (shoulder) on 10-day IL
• Orioles' Holliday, hitting .059, optioned to minors
• Brewers lose LHP Miley to Tommy John surgery

CBS Sports:

• White Sox finally clinch first series win of 2024 on Andrew Benintendi's walk-off home run vs. Rays
• Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani smashes hardest-hit ball of his career with 119.2 mph RBI single vs. Blue Jays
• Orioles' Kyle Bradish set to make next scheduled start after recovering from UCL sprain in his pitching elbow
• Angels' Anthony Rendon expects lengthy recovery beyond 10-day IL window for hamstring injury
• Early surprises of 2024 MLB season: Astros firmly in last place of AL West, Guardians thriving and more
• Zac Gallen injury: D-backs ace exits game with hamstring tightness in sixth inning vs. Mariners

Braves.com: 

• Morton, Braves' rotation proving themselves in Strider's absence
• Braves go for series win in rubber match

Marlins.com: 

• Marlins look to move past early-season struggles after 'sloppy' loss
• Injuries & Moves: Emanuel selected, Tyler DFA'd
• Weathers, Marlins match up vs. Nats

Phillies.com:

• Bohm stays hot, Suárez stays sharp as Phils stay having fun
• Turner chasing down next historic streak

Nationals.com: 

• Stop & stare: Winker’s slam ignites Nats’ offense
• Injuries & Moves: Gallo (shoulder) to IL, Call recalled
• Nats seek to secure series win

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Tom Sturdivant (1930)
• Lute Barnes (1947)
• Jorge Sosa (1977)
• Dillon Gee (1986)
• Wilfredo Lara (2004)

National Pastime.com:

1965	As Houston fans cheer their pregame ascent, Mets announcer Lindsey Nelson and a radio engineer climb into the Astrodome's gondola and are hoisted 208 feet above second base to broadcast the game. The umpiring crew determines that any ball hitting the pair will be in play, since an existing ground rule also calls a ball hitting any part of the dome is also in play.
1995	Showing their displeasure at the recent baseball strike, three fans jump a Shea Stadium fence with one out in the top of the fourth inning, and begin scattering dollar bills at the feet of the Mets' players on the field. As a finale to their defiant act, the trio stands on second base with arms raised, showing the Opening Day crowd T-shirts that are stenciled with the word Greed. YouTube Clip.

2010	David Wright surpasses Ed Kranepool to become the Mets all-time leader in doubles. The 27 year-old third baseman, who collected his 1,000th career hit yesterday, strokes his 226th two-bagger in the second inning of the Mets' 7-3 victory over L.A. at Citi Field.

Baseball Reference:

1962 - Frank Thomas, Charlie Neal and Gil Hodges hit consecutive home runs in the 6th inning to lead the expansion New York Mets to an 8 - 6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The victory is a rare occurrence for the Mets - one of only 40 during their inaugural season.

2001: Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the major league record for home runs in April by a rookie with 8, but St. Louis falls to the Mets, 6 - 5, in 11 innings. 

Centerfield Maz: 

• Dillon Gee: Mets Pitcher Who Set Team Record For Most Consecutive Rookie Wins: (2010 - 2015)
• Masato Yoshii : 1999 Mets NL Wild Card Pitcher (1998 - 1999)
• J.D. Davis: Former Mets Third Baseman (2019 - 2022)
• Lute Barnes: Early Seventies Top Mets Infield Prospect (1972 - 1973)

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