Good Morning. National 5 Mets 3, Robinson
Cano goes on the IL, and Happy Birthday to Mardie Cornejo
and John
Olerud. and updated MLB.com prospect lists.
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Nationals 5 Mets 3. Steven Matz
3 innings, 7 hits (HRs to Howie
Kendrick and Josh
Harrison), 5 runs, 3K, 78 pitches – 53 strikes; Paul Sewald 1.2 innings, 2 hits, 1 walk; Jeurys
Familia 1.1 innings, 0 Hits, 1 walk, 1 K; Dellin
Betances 1 inning, 1 hits; Edwin Diaz
1 inning, 2 Ks; Michael
Conforto 1 for 4, 2 run HR; Pete Alonso,
1 for 4, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 2 Ks; Wilson
Ramos 1 for 5, Andres
Gimenez 2 for 4, 1 K. (Box
Score).
SNY.TV:
The Mets and Nationals will face off again in D.C. Wednesday night at 6:05 p.m.
on SNY. Rick
Porcello will get the start for New York, while Max Scherzer gets the nod
for Washington.
NY
Post: Mets fall to Nationals as Steven Matz struggles. The ouch factor is
real for the Mets on multiple fronts. There is the obvious: Robinson Cano was
placed on the injured list Tuesday with a grade two left abductor strain, and
two other starters, Jeff McNeil
and Amed
Rosario, were sidelined (even unavailable to pinch hit) and listed as day
to day after receiving MRI exams for ailments. Then there is the “ouch” of
watching any pitcher other than Jacob
deGrom or perhaps rookie David
Peterson start a game for the Mets.
Metstradamus
- Adductor In Plain Sight: “Steven Matz didn’t have it. Threw an off speed
pitch that had no bite to Howie Kendrick which he smacked for a home run to
make it 1-0 Nationals, then threw a ball that Nido targeted for the inside
corner but it bled over the middle to Josh Harrison in the second which he hit
to Alexandria for a 2-0 Nats lead.”
Brian Joura Mets360.com:
“Steven Matz surrendered two homers and five runs in three innings to put the
Mets in an early hole. But the bullpen came up with five scoreless innings,
including an inning apiece by Dellin Betances and Edwin Diaz, to give the bats
a chance.”
Somewhere inside Jeurys Familia is Jeurys Familia. It’s nice when he occasionally emerges.— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) August 5, 2020
Mike
Vaccaro NY Post Mets are spiraling, so there are no moral victories: “But
as a wise man once said about another pro sport in town: There are no medals
for trying. And the fact that 5-0 Nats, ended up 5-3 Nats, instead of 11-2 Nats
is of some small, hollow consolation right now, truth be told. The season isn’t
even two weeks old and it already feels exhausted. That wasn’t how this was
supposed to go at all.”
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 5, 2020
I believe that's Conforto's 5th homer against Corbin— Elliot Teichman (@213MFS) August 5, 2020
Really enjoying watching Gimenez play SS. So slick, great footwork, makes all the plays. Wouldn't move Rosario yet, even while Cano is out, with no 2B experience, but by next year Mets may have to figure something out with him.— John Harper (@NYNJHarper) August 5, 2020
Mets.com:
Missed opportunities sting Mets in close loss. “they [the Mets] carried three catchers so
that they could pinch-hit or pinch-run for a backstop at opportune moments...But
when that exact situation unfolded in the sixth, Rojas stuck with Tomas Nido
-- a career .191 hitter -- rather than turn to pinch-hitter Dominic Smith.
Rojas indicated he was hesitant to hand the game-calling responsibilities
midgame to rookie catcher Ali Sanchez, in what would have been his big league
debut.”
SNY.TV:
Mets Takeaways from Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Nationals, including Ryan Cordell and
Brian Dozier's first hits with team. Nimmo reaches a base for 27th straight
game.
Anthony
DiComo Mets.com: “The Mets on Tuesday placed Robinson Canó on the 10-day
injured list with a Grade 2 left adductor strain, recalling outfielder Billy
Hamilton to take his place. The move comes as Canó was amid a 13-for-22
stretch at the plate, raising his batting average to a team-best .412.”
MLB.com
released their updated Top 100 Prospects.
Here is the full List. This included Ronny
Mauricio at #70, Francisco
Alvarez; at #71 and Andres
Gimenez at #95.
This included the updated Top 30
Prospects for the Mets: 1. Ronny
Mauricio SS; 2. Francisco
Alvarez C; 3. Andres
Gimenez SS; 4. Brett
Baty 3B; 5. Matthew
Allan RHP; 6. Pete
Crow Armstrong CF; 7. J.T. Ginn
RHP; 8. Mark
Vientos 3B; 9. Thomas
Szapucki LHP; 10. Josh
Wolf RHP; 11. Isaiah
Greene OF; 12. Kevin
Smith LHP; 13. David
Peterson LHP; 14. Junior
Santos RHP; 15. Franklyn
Kilome RHP.
16. Robert Dominguez RHP; 17. Shervyen
Newton SS; 18. Alexander Ramirez OF; 19. Endy
Rodriguez C/OF; 20. Freddy
Valdez OF; 21. Dedniel
Nunez RHP; 22. Joshua
Cornielly RHP; 23. Jaylen
Palmer 3B/SS; 24. Carlos
Cortes; 25. Michel
Otanez RHP; 26. Jordany
Ventura RHP; 27. Walker
Lockett RHP; 28. Ali
Sanchez; 29. Ryley
Gilliam; 30. Jose
Butto RHP.
Faith
and Fear in Flushing: Jason Fry looks at 2004 and the “curious case of Joe Hietpas.”
Mike’s
Mets: Breaking Out My Crystal Ball. “[Monday] was a very welcome ray of
light in what has otherwise been a dark few days for the Mets. It wasn't just
that the Mets won, either. It was they won a game where they actually scored
runs for Jacob deGrom. They played pretty solid defense. Team management
managed to keep themselves out of the headlines, and no players opted out on the
season yesterday. For the 2020 New York Mets, it was a very good day.”
A year ago today, Scooter and the Big Man busted the city in half.pic.twitter.com/sDxLac8Fgb
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 5, 2020
Billy Hamilton's flight from NYC to D.C. today was canceled.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 4, 2020
The Mets asked if he wanted to take a train, but he said no, because he's watched too much "Criminal Minds."
He took a car service instead.
Albert
Pujols hits No. 659 off Justin Dunn, one shy of Mays (660); Angels 5 Mariners 3 Justin Dunn
4 innings 3 hits; 3 runs, 4 walks, 4 Ks. (Box
Score).
MLB.com:
Marlins blank O's to win in return to action. Marlins 4 Orioles 0 (Box
Score).
MLB.com:
Terrific trio: Fried, Acuña, Riley carry Braves. Braves 10 Blue Jays 1 (Box
Score).
MLB.com:
Cole extends win streak to 19 in Bronx debut. Yankees 6 Phillies 3 (Box
Score).
Born on this date:
- Mardie Cornejo (1951)
- John Olerud (1968)
- Chasen Bradford (1989)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Ken MacKenzie to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ed Bauta on August 5, 1963.
New
York Mets released Tom
Herr on August 5, 1991.
1979
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Outfielders Willie Mays (Giants, Mets) and Hack Wilson
(Giants, Cubs, Dodgers, and Phillies) are enshrined into the Hall of Fame.
Baseball administrator Warren Giles, who served as the president of the
National League from 1951 to 1969, is also inducted during the Cooperstown
ceremony.
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1985
|
In the Mets' 7-2 victory over the Cubs at Wrigley Field,
Darryl Strawberry belts three home runs, propelling the team into first place
with a half-game lead over the Cardinals in the National League East. Eleven
years and one day later, the 'Straw' will enjoy his second three-homer game,
going deep for the Yankees three times against the White Sox in a 9-2 win in
the Bronx.
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2007
|
At Wrigley Field, Tom Glavine, a two-time Cy Young Award
winner, becomes the 23rd player in major league history to win his 300th victory. The crafty southpaw, the
fifth lefty to reach the milestone, limits the Cubs to six hits and a walk in
6.1 innings as the Mets bang out 16 hits and beat Chicago in a nationally
televised ESPN Sunday night game, 8-3.
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1980 - Expos manager Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game, 11 - 5 over the Mets at Olympic Stadium. He is 3rd in wins among active managers behind Gene Mauch and Earl Weaver. The Expos overcome the offense of Doug Flynn, who ties the
modern major-league record with three triples. It was last done
in the National League by Ernie Banks, in 1966.
2009: Mets rookie P Jonathon Niese sustains a season-ending
groin injury covering first base in the 2nd inning of a start against St. Louis. His replacement, Nelson Figueroa, pitches 4 2/3 scoreless
innings and hits a two-run triple in a 9 - 0 win.
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1 comment:
Porcello and Scherzer? Should be close until game time.
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