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Mets News and Morning Links - 9/22/2024

 


Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Wally Backman and Vince Coleman.  Mets beat Phils 6-3 as all Teams in Wild Card race win, Kodai Senga makes rehab start in 10-3 Syracuse win.

 

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9/21/2024 Box Score: New York Mets 6 Philadelphia Phillies 3

Iglesias, J 2B-3B;  2 for 5; double; 1 run; Marte, S DH;  0 for 3; 1 run; 2 walks; Vientos 3B;  0 for 5; 5 Ks; Alvarez, E 2B;  0 for 0; Alonso 1B;  1 for 1; 1 run; 1 RBI; 3 walks; Nimmo LF;  1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Taylor, T RF;  1 for 4; 1 K; Alvarez, F C;  2 for 4; HR; Double; 1 run; 3 RBIs; Bader CF;  0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Acuña SS;  2 for 3; HR; double; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Manaea (W, 12-5); 7 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 2 HRs; 6 Ks; Garrett, R (H, 14); 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 hit; Díaz (S, 19); 1.1 innings; no runs; 2 Ks; 


From the Mets 6 Phillies 3 Post Game Notes - 9/21/2024 

Mets: 

  • Have won 11 of their last 13 at Citi field and move to 45-35 at home this season.
  • Have hit 200 home runs in a season for the sixth time in franchise history (Also: 2006, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2023).
  • Are now 28-20 against the NL East this season.
  • The club’s 37 wins since the All-Star Break are tied with Arizona for the second-most in the majors (After the conclusion of today’s game).

Luisangel Acuña: 

  • Launched a solo home run in the second to give the Mets a 2-1...He is just the third player in franchise history to have at least three home runs in his first seven career games with at least one PA (Also: Mike Jacobs 2005 and Ron Swoboda 1965)...Courtesy of Sarah Langs...His six extra-base hits are tied with Kazou Matsui for the most in franchise by a player in their first seven career games with at least one plate appearance. 

Jose Iglesias: 

  • Led off the first inning with a double to extend his hitting streak to 15 games...He is hitting .414 (24-58) over that span...It is his second-longest hitting streak of his career...The Mets join the Braves (Marcell Ozuna, 2x, and Ozzie Albies) and the Phillies (Alec Bohm and JT Realmuto) as the only teams this season to have multiple players with 15-game hitting streaks.

Francisco Alvarez: 

  • Pulled a solo home run to left field in the second inning to tie the game at 1-1...It was his fifth home run in his last eight starts after only having two in his previous 45 starts...Was the hardest hit home run of his career...Courtesy of Sarah Langs...His 37 career home runs prior to turning 23 are tied for the second-most among catchers with Iván Rodríguez...Only Johnny Bench (87) had more...Hit a two-run double in the seventh inning to extend the Mets lead to 5-2...Has 14 RBI this month, his most in any month this season.

Brandon Nimmo: 

  • Drove in one with a single in the seventh inning and gave the Mets a 3-2 lead...Was his 11th RBI in his last eight games.
  • Has stolen 14 bases without being caught.

Pete Alonso: 

  • Singled home a run in the eighth inning to push the Mets lead to 6-3...Drew three walks and was hit by a pitch in his first four plate appearances...Was the seventh time in his career he reached base at least five times and was the first time this season.

Sean Manaea: 

  • Completed 7.0 innings for the ninth time this season and for the fifth time in his last eight starts... All nine of his starts of at least 7.0 innings have come since July 2...Are the most such starts in the majors during that time frame.
  • Has pitched 6.2 or more innings in eight straight starts, the longest such streak by a Met since Jacob deGrom (8/17/19 - 9/25/19). 
  • Has logged 178.0 innings this season, tied with teammate Luis Severino for the sixth-most in the NL...Is 1.2 inning shy of surpassing his career high (2021).

Attendance: 

  • Was the fifth-largest regular season crowd in Citi Field history.

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets 6 Phillies 3 Game Highlights 9/21/24




SNY on YouTube: Sean Manaea, Francisco Alvarez Post Game Reactions 9/21/24




SNY on YouTube: Brandon Nimmo Post Game Interview 9/22/24



Wild Card Watch:


National League Wild Card Standings
Rk Tm W L W-L% GB last10
1Los Angeles Dodgers9263.594+6.06-4
2Philadelphia Phillies9263.594+6.05-5
3San Diego Padres8966.574+3.08-2
4Milwaukee Brewers8867.568+2.05-5
5Arizona Diamondbacks8768.561+1.06-4
6New York Mets8669.555--7-3
7Atlanta Braves8471.5422.05-5
Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/22/2024.

Today's Game:

  • Sun., Sept. 22 Vs. Phillies: RHP Zack Wheeler (16-6, 2.56) vs. RHP Tylor Megill (4-5, 4.08) 7:15 p.m. ET (ESPN, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)

Daily Clips from the New York Mets:

Mets Defeat Phillies, 6-3:

  1. 'He wants it': Alvarez owning clutch moments as Mets drive toward WC (MLB.com) 
  2. Francisco Alvarez powers Mets past Phillies for another key win (Newsday)
  3. Sean Manaea’s dominance, clutch hits lead Mets to huge win over Phillies (New York Post) 
  4. Brandon Nimmo’s clutch hit from one knee fuels win over Phillies as Mets maintain lead over Braves (New York Post)
  5. Luisangel Acuna, Francisco Alvarez show poise in the big moment of Mets' win over Phillies (The Record)
  6. Mets prevent Phillies from clinching NL East with 6-3 win behind Sean Manaea and Francisco Alvarez (AP)

 

Francisco Lindor News:

  1. Injuries & Moves: Lindor (back) misses 6th straight game (MLB.com)
  2. Francisco Lindor-less Mets still thriving because of two unlikely heroes (New York Post)
  3. Mets targeting to have injured Francisco Lindor back in time to face Braves (New York Post)
  4. Mets Notebook: Francisco Lindor likely out until Tuesday at ‘the earliest’ with back injury (New York Daily News)
  5. Mets reveal ‘most likely scenario’ for Francisco Lindor, who’s out sixth straight game (NJ.com)
  6. Francisco Lindor to miss rest of series; earliest return Tuesday (ESPN)

 

Kodai Senga News:

  1. Nearing high-stakes return, Senga works clean inning at Triple-A (MLB.com)
  2. Mets’ Kodai Senga sharp in one-inning rehab start (New York Post)
  3. Will Kodai Senga rejoin Mets after rehab Triple-A start? (NJ.com)
  4. As the Mets wait on Francisco Lindor and Kodai Senga, they’re oozing with confidence (The Athletic)

 

Other Mets News:

  1. The Dark Knight returns -- and plans to do so more often (MLB.com)
  2. Truly Amazin': Mets honor inspirational amputee baseball team (MLB.com)
  3. Mets' Pete Alonso faces potential last Citi Field home game Sunday (Newsday)
  4. Mets' Luisangel Acuna making a case to be a lineup regular with hot start to career (Newsday)
  5. Mets’ Francisco Alvarez has rediscovered power stroke at perfect time (New York Post)
  6. Mets making playoffs would be first step in much-needed ‘standard’ change (New York Post)
  7. Mets’ David Peterson talks ace ‘goal,’ overcoming father’s death when world ‘caved in on me’ (New York Post)
  8. Brandon Sproat, Nick Morabito win top awards for Mets system (New York Post)
  9. Bill Madden: David Stearns and the Mets don’t need Juan Soto (New York DAily News)
  10. Mets rookie tasked with replacing Francisco Lindor making it look ‘easy’ (NJ.com)
  11. Mets' Pete Alonso Linked to These Teams Ahead of Free Agency (SI.com)
  12. Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez salivates for big moments (AP)
  13. With Eight Games Left, The Roller Coaster Ride Continues For The Mets (Forbes)
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Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse: 

Syracuse Mets Game Recap and Highlights: Tidwell shines, Gilbert homers again as Syracuse rolls to 10-3 win Saturday night

9/21/2024 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 10 Charlotte Knights 3

Williams SS; 2 for 4 ;double; 3 runs; 1 walk; 1 K; Gilbert DH;  1 for 3; 2 runs; 3 RBIs; 2 walks; Reyes, P 3B;  2 for 2; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Young PH-3B;  2 for 2; double; Stewart, D RF;  0 for 3; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 2 walks; 3 Ks; Sánchez LF;  1 for 4; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Ritter 2B;  0 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Azocar CF;  1 for 5; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 K; Schwartz 1B;  2 for 4; double; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Hudson, J C;  0 for 4; 2 Ks; Senga; 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; McLoughlin, T; 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 walk; Tidwell (W, 1-9); 6 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 10 Ks; Hartwig; 1 inning; no runs; 


Syracuse Mets Game Notes - 9/21/2024

Today's Syracuse Mets Lineup - 9/21/24

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

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MLB.com:

MLB News

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MLB Trade Rumors:

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Cam Smith To Make Astros’ Roster

Dan Altavilla Opts Out Of White Sox Deal

Astros To Select Brendan Rodgers

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Yahoo Sports:

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ESPN:

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Dodgers to visit White House, call it 'great honor'

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CBS Sports:

CBSSports.com Headlines

Pirates' Jared Jones avoids ligament damage, could resume throwing in six weeks, per report

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Braves.com:

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Marlins.com:

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Phillies.com:

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Nationals.com:

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

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National Pastime.com:

1962

Al Jackson suffers his 20th loss of the season when Chicago beats the Mets at the Polo Grounds, 8-2. The New York southpaw joins Roger Craig in reaching the dubious number of defeats, making the pair the first teammates since Bucky Walters and Joe Bowman of the 1936 Phillies to become 20-game losers on the same National League team.

1988

The Mets clinch their fourth NL East title when Ron Darling goes the distance, defeating Philadelphia at Shea Stadium, 3-1. The Amazins also copped the division flag in 1969, 1973, and 1986.


 


1998

John Olerud ties Barry Bonds' National League record of reaching base 15 consecutive times when he walks in the first inning. The Mets first baseman will groundout in the third, falling one short of the 1957 major league mark set by Ted Williams.

2000

Mets' closer Armando Benitez blanks the Phillies in the ninth for his 39th save, breaking southpaw John Franco's club record. The left-handed bullpen veteran also appeared in the Mets' 9-6 win.

2003

For only the third time in major league history, a Korean pitcher and a Japanese pitcher oppose one another as Expos' hurler Tomo Ohka faces Jae Weong Seo as starters at Shea Stadium. Both Pacific Rim right-handers throw well, but neither gets the decision as Montreal beats the Mets on misplayed fly balls in the ninth, 4-2.

Baseball Reference:

1986: The New York Mets defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 5 - 2, at Shea Stadium. The Mets' Wally Backman, on his 27th birthday, hits his only home run of the season.

2008 - The Mets fall to one game up in the wild card race, losing 9 - 5 to the Cubs. Chicago clinches home field advantage for the playoffs. Pitcher Jason Marquis hits a grand slam and drives in 5 in the win. It is the second grand slam by a pitcher off New York hurlers this year, the first team since the 1977 Cubs to allow two such slams. Jon Niese takes his first major league loss. 

2011: The Cardinals blow a 6 - 2 9th-inning lead in losing to the Mets, 8 - 6. SS Rafael Furcal misplays a potential double play grounder to start New York's six-run outburst. Jason Motte walks three batters - who all score - and Marc Rzepczynski is charged with the loss. The loss is only St. Louis's third over their last 16 games and they are 2 games back of Atlanta in the National League wild card race.

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