Mets News and Morning Links - 7/31/2024

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Rene RiveraJake Ortega, and Jaylen Palmer. Mets beat Twins 2-0 as they beef up pitching in tradeline deals, Syracuse wins, St. Lucie Ks 19 in win, Brooklyn is postponed and Binghamton falls.

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7/30/2024 Box Score: New York Mets 2 Minnesota Twins 0

Francisco Lindor#; SS 0 for 4; 1 K; Brandon Nimmo*; LF 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; J.D. Martinez; DH 2 for 4; double; 1 RBI; 1 K; Pete Alonso; 1B 0 for 3; 3 Ks; Jesse Winkler; RF 1 for 3; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor; RF 0 for 0; Mark Vientos; 3B 1 for 3; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Jose Iglesias; 3B 0 for 0; Jeff McNeil*; 2B 0 for 2; Luis Torrens; C 0 for 3; 1 K; Harrison Bader; CF 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Sean Manaea*; (W, 7-4) 7 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 11 Ks; Ryne Stanek; (H, 16) 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 walk; Edwin Díaz; (S, 13) 1.1 innings; no runs; 2 Ks; 


From the Mets 2 Twins 0 Post Game Notes - 7/30/2024

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  • Picked up their third shutout of the season, all of which have come in their last 16 games dating back to July 11...Did not have a shutout in their first 91 games of the season...Was their fourth ever shutout of the Twins...Did not lose a series in the month of July...Are 9-3 in their last 12 games against Interleague opponents.
Sean Manaea: 
  • Recorded a season-high 11 strike-outs... Is the first Mets left-handed pitcher since Steven Matz (9/1/18 at San Francisco) with 11 strikeouts in a game Were his most in a game since June 20, 2021 at Yankees while with Oakland...Was his ninth game of his career with double- digit strikeouts...Has pitched through seven innings three times in his last six starts after failing to do so once in his first 15 starts...Was his longest scoreless start since September 22, 2023 at Los Angeles-AL while with San Francisco.
J.D. Martinez: 
  • Singled in the fourth inning to give the Mets the lead 1-0...Now has seven RBI in his last eight games...Only had six RBI in his previous 10 games...Is batting .298 (25-84) when runners are in scoring position.
Mark Vientos: 
  • Pulled a home run to left in the fifth inning to extend the Mets lead to 2-0...Is tied for second in home runs among third baseman the majors (Min.100 plate appearances and 80% of games at 3B)...Is batting .333 (18-54) with seven home runs in 14 Inter-league games this season.
Brian Joura Mets360: "Sean Manaea had his best game as a Met and combined with two relievers on a shutout, as the Mets blanked the Twins, 2-0, Tuesday night at Citi Field. The Mets are now seven games above .500 with a 57-50 record."

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Toronto Blue Jays claimed Lee Mazzilli of the New York Mets on waivers on July 31, 1989.

New York Mets traded Rick AguileraDave WestKevin TapaniTim Drummond and Jack Savage to the Minnesota Twins for Frank Viola on July 31, 1989.

New York Mets traded Bret Saberhagen and David Swanson to the Colorado Rockies for Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch on July 31, 1995.

New York Mets traded Bernard Gilkey and Nelson Figueroa to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jorge Fabregas and Willie Blair on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Bill Pulsipher to the Milwaukee Brewers for Mike Kinkade on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Leo Estrella to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tony Phillips on July 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Craig Paquette to the St. Louis Cardinals for Shawon Dunston on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Brian McRaeRigo Beltran and Tom Johnson to the Colorado Rockies for Darryl Hamilton and Chuck McElroy on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Jason Isringhausen and Greg McMichael to the Oakland Athletics for Billy Taylor on July 31, 1999.

New York Mets traded Bobby JonesJason Bay and Josh Reynolds to the San Diego Padres for Jason Middlebrook and Steve Reed on July 31, 2002.

New York Mets traded Jay PaytonMark Corey and Robert Stratton to the Colorado Rockies for John Thomson and Mark Little on July 31, 2002.

New York Mets traded Scott Erickson to the Texas Rangers for Josh Hoffpauir on July 31, 2004.

New York Mets traded Xavier Nady to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Oliver Perez and Roberto Hernandez on July 31, 2006.

New York Mets traded Luis Cessa and Michael Fulmer to the Detroit Tigers for Yoenis Cespedes on July 31, 2015.

New York Mets traded Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for Jamie CallahanGerson Bautista and Stephen Nogosek on July 31, 2017.

New York Mets claimed Jack Reinheimer on waivers from the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 31, 2018.


1989
On the same day the Blue Jays pick Lee Mazzilli off waivers from the Mets, they trade reliever Jeff Musselman and minor-league pitching prospect Mike Brady in exchange for Mookie Wilson, made expendable when New York obtained Juan Samuel from Philadelphia. After a slow start, Toronto's new outfielder will play a vital role in the team's return to the postseason for the first time since 1985, batting .298 in 54 games.
1989
The Mets obtain Frank Viola, last season's American League Cy Young Award winner, from the Twins for Rick Aguilera, Tim Drummond, Kevin Tapani, Jack Savage, and David West. 'Sweet Music' hits a sour note in New York, posting a 38-32 record in 82 starts with a team which fails to make the playoffs during his 2 1/2 year tenure in the Big Apple.

1995
The Mets trade former two-time Cy Young Award winner right-handed pitcher Bret Saberhagen and left-handed pitcher farmhand Dave Swanson (the player to be named later) to the Rockies for righties Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch.
2006
Carlos Beltran hits his third grand slam within a calendar month, becoming the ninth player to accomplish the feat. The New York center fielder's bases-filled homer is the Mets' sixth, tying the 1996 Expos and 1999 Indians for most by a team in a calendar month.

2016
Wilmer Flores is honored by the Brooklyn Cyclones with a bobblehead, commemorating his emotional roller coaster at the end of July last season. The 23-year-old Venezuelan infielder, falsely believing the Brewers had traded for him, cried on the field, but three days later, hit a walk-off homer to lift the team in a jubilant victory over the division-leading Nationals, beginning a sweep that will put the Mets in first place for the rest of the season.


1983: In the nitecap of a doubleheaderPirates rookie Jose DeLeon holds the Mets hitless for 8 1/3 innings before Hubie Brooks singles, but Mets starter Mike Torrez pitches 11 shutout innings himself and New York goes on to win, 1 - 0, in 12 innings. In his previous start, DeLeon had held the Padres hitless for 6 1/3 innings. Mets reliever Jesse Orosco wins both games with four innings of relief in the 11-inning opener, and an inning in the nitecap.

2018: The Nationals set a franchise record for runs by crushing the Mets, 25 - 4. It is also the largest margin of defeat in Mets history. The Nats score 7 runs in the 1st, chasing Steven Matz, then add 3 runs in each of the next four innings and have a 26 - 1 lead in the 9th, when New York scores 3 to make the final tally slightly less humiliating. Daniel Murphy homers twice and drives in 6, Anthony Rendon drives in 4, and Trea Turner has 4 hits, while Tanner Roark, who hits a three-run double himself, is the beneficiary of the offensive largesse.

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