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Red Sox 6 Mets 5. Jacob
deGrom 6 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 BB, 4K, 88 pitches – 60
strikes; Seth Lugo 1 inning, 1 hit (HR), 1 run, 1 K; Justin
Wilson, 2/3 inning, 3 runs, 3 hits, 3 BBs, 1 K; Dellin
Betances 1/3 inning, 0 hits, no runs, 1 K; Jeurys
Familia, 1 inning, 1 hit, 1 K; Pete Alonso
4 for 4; Brandon
Nimmo 1 for 4, HR, BB, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI; Yoenis
Céspedes 2 for 5, HR (2); 1 RBI, 3
Ks; Robinson
Cano. 2 for 5, run scored; Andres
Gimenez, 2 for 4, Triple, 1 RBI, 1 K; Jeff McNeil
1 for 2 , 1 run scored, 2 BBs; Mets leave 26 men on base including 3 in the 9th
to end game. (Box
Score).
The change-up cost deGrom in the 4th _ doubles by Devers and Moreland. Had Moreland struck out with FB but got squeezed. Rare to see him overthrow slider for 2 costly wild pitches, but Rivera should have had 2nd one. Scoreless streak over at 31 ip.— John Harper (@NYNJHarper) July 30, 2020
Mets360.com: “Luis
Rojas pulled him [deGrom] after six frames and 88 pitches. That decision came
back to bite the Mets. Seth Lugo gave up a game-tying homer in the seventh
inning. Another Rojas move didn’t work, when he removed Lugo after one inning
and brought on Justin Wilson for the fourth time in six games. Wilson got
himself in trouble with his command but was also the victim of some bloops and
bleeders, which led to three runs by Boston.”
Metstradamus:
“That said, this was just sloppy, sloppy loss. From Brandon Nimmo’s questionable
route on Mitch Moreland’s double to make it 1-1, to Rene Rivera’s horrible stab
at a pitch which tagged Jacob deGrom with a wild pitch to make it 2-1, to
Justin Wilson’s shaky 8th inning which culminated in a swinging bunt by
Moreland which gave the Red Sox a 4-3 lead, and then Luis Rojas leaving Wilson
in the game when he clearly didn’t have it...”
We're all smiles after that blast. 😁 #LGM pic.twitter.com/BASeHGuNEM— New York Mets (@Mets) July 30, 2020
— New York Mets (@Mets) July 30, 2020
"It's frustrating...we had a bunch of guys on base and we left guys out there...it's not just when Jake pitches, it's when everybody pitches."— SNY (@SNYtv) July 30, 2020
- Pete Alonso on the frustration of not being able to make more of Jacob deGrom's starts pic.twitter.com/yLnurUWLq8
SNY.TV:
Mets takeaways from Wednesday's 6-5 loss to Red Sox, including Andres
Gimenez's first two MLB hits. Another no-decision for Jacob deGrom, but the
young shortstop shined.
SNY.TV:
The Mets and Red Sox will finish up their four-game home-and-home set on
Thursday at Citi Field. Steven Matz
will take the ball against fellow lefty Martin
Perez, with first pitch set for 7:07 p.m.
NY
Post: Mets rookie David Peterson to get second start after strong debut. His
next start would also come on the road, in Atlanta.
SNY.TV:
Mets injury updates: Marcus
Stroman throwing 'full tilt,' Robert
Gsellman getting closer, Jake
Marisnick to IL.
SNY.TV:
Mets reliever Jared Hughes nearing return after being out due to coronavirus.
Jared
Hughes and Brad Brach
could help bolster the bullpen.
Mets showed this Jose Reyes highlight reel in between innings. Since you guys couldn’t be here for it, you’re welcome! pic.twitter.com/8IGhKz48HM— Deesha (@DeeshaThosar) July 30, 2020
Izzy’s first win. #LGM https://t.co/xlScfxo1vp
— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) July 30, 2020
Nationals 4 Blue Jays 0 (Box
Score).
Braves 7 Rays 4 (Box
Score).
MLB.com: Cubs
Turn Triple Play Or Did they? Reds 12 Cubs 7 (Box
Score).
Blake Taylor came up big tonight and threw 2 1/3 scoreless frames against the Dodgers. pic.twitter.com/nt3WbxMD0q— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 30, 2020
NY
Post: MLB investigating ‘massively disruptive’ incident that caused Marlins
coronavirus outbreak. “As one official briefed on the Marlins’ situation
said, “Something happened massively disruptive to the process that is not going
on anywhere else.” MLB wants to know why. To decide whether the Marlins need
further reinforcing of the health and safety protocols and to see if elements
were missed in the protocols that could be updated.”
"Managing is getting paid for home runs someone else hits." ~ Legendary #Yankees manager Casey Stengel #MLB #Baseball #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/bJvFOgy8PT
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) July 30, 2020
One of the best images I’ve ever seen of Ebbets Field.
— Bedford & Sullivan (@BedfordSullivan) July 29, 2020
(Photo via https://t.co/unoGOClrmJ) #Brooklyn #Dodgers pic.twitter.com/PSvCg7CZAz
Yesterday’s games for the Aaron
Altherr‘s NC Dinos, Drew
Gagnon‘s Kia Tigers, and Chris
Flexen’s Doosan Bears were postponed.
Aaron
Altherr‘s NC Dinos game today was also postponed.
Born on this date:
- Casey Stengel (1890)
- Ellis Valentine (1954)
- Clint Hurdle (1957)
- Todd Haney (1965)
Died
on this date:
- Bill Robinson (2007)
Transactions:
New York Mets released Jerry May on July 30, 1973.
New
York Mets traded Rick
Reed to the Minnesota Twins for Matt
Lawton on July 30, 2001.
New
York Mets traded Ty
Wigginton, Jose Bautista and Matt Peterson to the Pittsburgh
Pirates for Kris
Benson and Jeff
Keppinger on July 30, 2004.
New
York Mets traded Scott Kazmir and Joselo Diaz to the Tampa Bay Devil
Rays for Victor
Zambrano and Bartolome
Fortunato on July 30, 2004.
New
York Mets traded Drew Butera and Dustin Martin to the Minnesota Twins for Luis
Castillo on July 30, 2007.
New
York Mets sold Mike
Jacobs to the Toronto Blue
Jays on July 30, 2010.
New
York Mets released John
Mayberry on July 30, 2015.
New
York Mets signed free agent Justin
Ruggiano of the Texas Rangers on
July 30, 2016.
1966
|
In the fifth season of the
franchise's existence, the Mets experience their first winning month when
they beat Chicago at Shea Stadium, 6-3. With another victory tomorrow, the
Amazins will finish July with an 18-14 record.
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1969
|
Mets manager Gil Hodges, with his
team trailing 8-0 in the third inning of the nightcap against the Astros,
walks past Nolan Ryan on the mound and continues into the Shea Stadium
outfield, where he asks Cleon Jones to leave the game after a brief conversation
with the left fielder. At the time, reports indicate the star player suffered
a leg injury fielding Johnny Edwards' double, but many believe it was the
skipper publicly demonstrating that he would not tolerate lack of hustle on
his team.
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1969
|
During an 11-run top of the ninth
inning at Shea Stadium, Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn both hit grand slams.
Jimmy Wynn and Norm Miller score on each bases-loaded home run when Houston
cruises to a 16-3 victory over the Mets.
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2001
|
The Twins get Mets starter Rick
Reed for outfielder and leadoff batter Matt Lawton. The 36 year-old
right-hander, a member of the National League All-Star team this season, had
compiled an 8-6 record with a 3.86 ERA with New York prior to the deal.
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2014
|
Felix Hernandez becomes the first
pitcher in major league history to make 14 consecutive starts of at least
seven innings pitched with giving up two runs or less. The Mariners
right-hander, known as 'King Felix,' breaks the record previously held by Tom
Seaver, who established the mark in 1971 while pitching for the Mets.
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2016
|
"With all due
respect to Tom Hanks, there is crying in baseball." - MIKE PIZZA,
responding to his emotional state about being inducted into the Hall of Fame
and having his number retired by the Mets.
Mike Piazza, considered by many
the greatest-hitting catcher in baseball history, has his number retired by
the Mets, a team he played with for eight seasons, batting .296 and slugging
220 home runs. The 2016 Hall of Fame inductee is the second person, along
with right-hander Tom Seaver (41) honored for what he accomplished as a
player for the team and he joins managers Gil Hodges (14) and Casey Stengel
(37) and baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson's (42), also recognized by the
franchise for their contributions to team and to the sport.
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1969: It is a bad day for the Mets at Shea Stadium. In the first of two games, Houston scores
11 runs in the 9th inning, eight coming home on grand slams by Jimmy Wynn and Denis
Menke, to trounce the Mets, 16 - 3. This is the first time this
century in the National League that two grand slams have
come in the same inning, with Mets pitchers Cal Koonce and Ron Taylor teeing
up the honors. The last time in the American League was July 18, 1962.
Taylor also serves up a single to Houston relief pitcher Fred Gladding, the only hit of Gladding's
career in 63 at bats and 450 games. The second game is no different as the
Astros tally 10 runs in the 3rd inning to thrash the Mets, 11 - 5. Curt Blefary triples with the sacks full and pitcher Larry Dierker (13-8) homers with a man
on.
1989 - Mark Grace belts a
two-out three-run homer off Rick Aguilera to give the Cubs a 6 - 4 win
over the Mets. Les Lancaster is the winner as the Cubs sweep three from the Mets.
2004: In separate deals with the Pirates and Devil Rays, the Mets gamble
with their future, giving up top prospects to
acquire major league pitchers who can immediately step into the rotation. Free
agent-eligible Kris
Benson and infielder Jeff Keppinger are obtained from the
Pirates for infielder Ty Wigginton, pitcher Matt Peterson and infielder José Bautista, who came in a trade today with
the Royals for
minor league catcher Justin Huber, and Victor Zambrano and Bartolome Fortunato become Mets when
Tampa Bay agrees to take New York's top pitching prospect, Scott Kazmir, and minor league pitcher Jose Diaz.
It is Bautista's 4th organization of the season, returning to the system he
belonged to last year.
Centerfield
Maz: Remembering Mets History (7/30/1969) Gil Hodges Removes Cleon Jones From
Left Field.
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7 comments:
Watched the clip of Blake Taylor - and they didn't keep him. Mistake.
Bad game last night. Cespedes cannot strike out in the 9th a run down and bags full, after Devers made a great play to keep JD Davis' grounder in the infield and keep the tying run on 3rd. Forget dramatics - no 500 foot homers - make contact.
If Rivera cannot catch deGrom's pitches, then Nido should have been catching. And when Moreland doubled, to drive in the first run, the pitch before that, the boys in the booth thought Jake had struck him out on a pitch called a ball. he is the Cy Young pitcher who doesn't get calls?
Nice triple by Gimenez. Maybe Cano's days are numbered if this kid can field - and hit.
Tom,
Agree on Blake Taylor. You and I were both shocked he was in the trade the day it was made for a guy that will be a free agent at the end of the year.
Tom Brennan calling for Nido to catch? Who are you and what did you do with the real Tom?
John, me calling for Nido to catch means desperate times when Ramos needs a day off. The fact that Nido did not catch last night and Rivera did to me seems to indicate that they still think he can;t hit.
Tom - I think they just wanted to give Rene some at bats. It did not work out however.
I would still try to play the most defensive outfield as possible. I have seen enough of Nimmo in CF and Davis/Smith in LF.
I think they will use Gimenez at 3B, SS, at 2B to give others days off.
John, I have a feeling Marisnick is a .200 hitter this year. His OBP was .290 last year.
He cannot start. I'll take Nimmo any day.
Meanwhile, Blake Taylor has been magnificent: 4.2 IP, 1 hit, no walks, 5 Ks. Dumb trade. Dumb.
It is funny for Taylor, his Baseball Reference chart projects him over 162 games, and it shows 107 innings, 23 hits, no walks, no runs, and 113 Ks. I'd take that.
I wonder if, right now, he is better than Edwin DIaz. SO far in 2020, he is pitching better.
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