Mets News and Morning Links - 4/8/2024

 


Good Morning.  Born Today Gary Carter and Happy Birthday Timo Perez and Jeff McNeil. Francisco Lindor leads Mets to win, great pitching goes to waste in minors as Syracuse, Binghamton, Brooklyn and St. Lucie all fall.

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4/7/2024 Box Score - New York Mets 3 Cincinnati Reds 1

Brandon Nimmo*; LF 0 for 4; 1 RBI; 1 K; Francisco Lindor#; SS 2 for 5; HR; double; 2 runs; 1 RBI; Pete Alonso; 1B 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Francisco Alvarez; C 1 for 3; 1 walk; Brett Baty*; 3B 1 for 4; Starling Marte; DH 2 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor; RF 2 for 4; double; 1 K; Jeff McNeil*; 2B 1 for 4; Harrison Bader; CF 0 for 4; Sean Manaea*; (W, 1-0) 5 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Jorge López; (H, 1) 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Brooks Raley*;  (H, 3) 1 inning; no runs; 2 walks; Adam Ottavino; (H, 2) 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Edwin Díaz; (S, 2) 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; 

Francisco Lindor doubles and Homers, Baty continues the good 3B defense, and Sean Manaea has another good outing to start 2024.

Newsday: "[Lindor] led the Mets to a 3-1 win over the Reds for their first series victory in three tries with a standout effort at the plate: 2-for-5 with a home run, double and an additional run scored. Entering the game, Lindor was 1-for-31 in the week-plus-old season."


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New York Mets traded Chris DeWitt to the Chicago Cubs for Matt Franco on April 8, 1996.

Cleveland Indians claimed Jason Anderson of the New York Mets on waivers on April 8, 2004.

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1984

A pitch thrown by Mike Torrez, in the Mets' 3-1 victory over Houston at the Astrodome, damages Dickie Thon's face, compromising the promising 25 year-old shortstop's career. The orbital bone around the left eye is broken by the remorseful right-hander's fastball, ending the infielder's season and impacting his future as a major leaguer due to problems with depth perception as a result of the injury.

1988

Gary Carter, celebrating his 34th birthday with a 3-for-3 day including a home run, is doubled off second base after Howard Johnson lines out to right field to end the game on a bizarre play. Shortstop Juan Samuel, who had started to throw the relay from outfielder Chris James back to the mound, tags the Mets' catcher straying off the bag for the final out in the Phillies' 5-1 victory at Veterans Stadium.

2000

Blue Jay southpaw David Wells' nine-hit complete game 4-0 shutout against Texas at The Ballpark in Arlington snaps Kenny Rogers' 19-game home winning streak. 'The Gambler's' accomplishment, compiled while hurling for the Yankees, A's, Mets, and Rangers, is the third-longest in major league history.

2005

Jimmy Carter, who was not invited by the current administration to be part of the American delegation for today's funeral of Pope John Paul, attends the home opener at Turner Field. The former president and his wife Roslyn, who both stayed for the entire game, enjoy watching the Braves beat the Mets, 3-1.

2008

In the last home opener at Shea Stadium, the Mets are beaten by a pitcher who is older than their ballpark. Jamie Moyer pitches six strong innings, giving the 46 year-old the victory in the 45 year-old stadium when the Phillies rally to beat the Mets, 5-2.

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1969: Four expansion teams make their debuts. The Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres all win their inaugural games. At Shea Stadium, the Expos defeat the New York Mets, 11 - 10, to keep the Mets winless for openers. Pitcher Dan McGinn hits the Expos' first home run as the key hit, a three-run home run by Coco Laboy, is given up by Canadian-born Mets reliever Ron Taylor.

2008: Chase Utley ties a major league record by being hit by pitch three times in a game as the Phillies top the Mets, 5 - 2. Utley is hit by an Oliver Perez pitch in the 1st inning and is again plunked by Perez in the 4th. In the 7th, he is hit by Scott Schoeneweis to tie the record. 

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