Good Morning. Happy Birthday Willie Mays. Mets split 2 with the Cards while the Minor League Mets get swept.
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Game 1
Cardinals 4 Mets 1 (Box
Score)
Game 2 Mets
7 Cardinals 2 (Box
Score)
Goldy visits Big Mac Land 😳 pic.twitter.com/ziF64vkbQR
— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2021
Hold it down, @STR0. 😤 pic.twitter.com/Z67nxkrTkl
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 5, 2021
Paul DeJong - St. Louis Cardinals (7) 2-run. pic.twitter.com/1bnY2F2G3d
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 5, 2021
Francisco Lindor's hitless streak (0-for-24) is now the fourth-longest of any Met in the past decade. Brandon Nimmo (2019), José Reyes (2017) and Eric Campbell (2015) all went through 0-for-28 slumps.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 5, 2021
Rey Ordóñez holds the franchise record with an 0-for-37 stretch back in 1997.
"It's almost like guys didn't have a good plan at the plate for this one"
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 5, 2021
- Luis Rojas on Game 1 pic.twitter.com/SEzZRjA18n
FINAL: Cardinals 4, Mets 1
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 5, 2021
WP: Helsley/Gallegos (unofficial)
LP: Marcus Stroman
SV: Alex Reyes
📰 Francisco Lindor extended his slump to 0-for-24 and committed a key throwing error in the loss.
📊 Record: 11-13
📉 Streak: L2
🏃♂️ Pace: 74-88
Next: Game 2 tonight ≈ 8:15 p.m.
The Mets have placed Nimmo on the IL, retroactive to Monday. He's out until at least the series opener at Tampa Bay next Friday.
— Tim Britton (@TimBritton) May 6, 2021
Catcher Patrick Mazeika is up.
Not only did Francisco Lindor's offensive slump deepen, but he also made a key error in Game 1 of today's Mets doubleheader against the Cardinals.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 6, 2021
Recap:https://t.co/C8dE5eW8l4
Why didn't Mets play game under protest. WELL GUESS WHAT? That's not a thing anymore. Who knew?
— Andy Martino (@martinonyc) May 6, 2021
So it's interesting because now the team is looking into an opponent violation that appears to have no consequence.https://t.co/Y3EJt7OVpH
.@tnido24 put a shirt on that hanger. 👕 #LGM pic.twitter.com/1oGywmHb4H
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 6, 2021
Kevin Pillarm. 💪🎯@KPILLAR4 | #LGM pic.twitter.com/NCF1g9edHR
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 6, 2021
Jonathan Villar - New York Mets (1) Solo. pic.twitter.com/FVimWQJkk6
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 6, 2021
The _illar Bros add on a couple more. 🙌@KPILLAR4 | @JRvillar6 | #LGM pic.twitter.com/SZXfnBKqnO
— New York Mets (@Mets) May 6, 2021
The Mets' "Bench Mob" came through in Game 2 of a doubleheader split in St. Louis.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 6, 2021
Recap:https://t.co/4PhEjQVypt
FINAL: Mets 7, Cardinals 2
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 6, 2021
WP: Jordan Yamamoto (unofficial)
LP: Johan Oviedo
📰 Replace-Mets Kevin Pillar, Jonathan Villar and Tomás Nido all thrived as the Mets salvaged a doubleheader split.
📊 Record: 12-13
📈 Streak: W1
🏃♂️ Pace: 78-84
Next: May 6 @ STL, 1:15 p.m. ET
"This is a little bit better than Triple-A"
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2021
Jordan Yamamoto talks about what the last 36 hours have been like for him pic.twitter.com/md4VPBlIX1
Jonathan Villar on his home run tonight:
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2021
"[Saw] the pitcher looking to me like "why you stop like that without even running?" 😂 pic.twitter.com/V8Dja4hBKw
Bench mob.
— SNY (@SNYtv) May 6, 2021
"[Kevin Pillar], all the guys there, we call ourselves the bench mob, we're always ready to go" - Tomas Nido pic.twitter.com/SlaKkhCngH
And such an easy fix. If baseball is going to be played this way, get rid of the five-inning requirement for starters to get the win. There's no reason not to. The most effective pitcher on the winning team should get the W, period. Would add a bit more meaning back to the stat. https://t.co/6Dk9aJrdZk
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) May 6, 2021
MLB
and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:
Some of yesterday's MLB Game Highlights:
Hitless in Seattle!
— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2021
(MLB x @BudSelect) pic.twitter.com/9yRdvmVkhT
.@JSMarisnick ties it up with a two-run blast!@BinnysBev pic.twitter.com/1gptGsxeSw
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) May 6, 2021
Back-to-back nights with a #walkoff for the Cubbies! pic.twitter.com/ZIuD36OgHk
— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2021
9 pitches, 9 strikes, 3 Ks.
— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2021
An immaculate inning from @KyleFinnegan22. pic.twitter.com/Q59vaL2hTc
Jordan Holloway fanned three over three scoreless innings tonight for the @Marlins. pic.twitter.com/r3qQlEGpO7
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) May 6, 2021
Adam Duvall - Miami Marlins (5) 3-run. pic.twitter.com/KINYrLES84
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 5, 2021
99 at the knees.
— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2021
Sho-time. pic.twitter.com/7gVn8VzlSm
Didi Gregorius - Philadelphia Phillies (4) Grand Slam. pic.twitter.com/Cx7pjvMGrU
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 5, 2021
Marcell Ozuna - Atlanta Braves (4) Grand Slam. pic.twitter.com/VFCvAbUTpx
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) May 5, 2021
Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.
MLB.com:
- On Mays' 90th, memories of the 'magic man'
- How great was Mays? Ask those who saw him
- Fuentes reverential of Mays on 90th birthday
- No chance to no-no: Means' unlikely journey
- The Say Hey Kid's career in pictures
- Experts discern opening month surprises
- 27 up, 27 down but NOT perfect? Here's how
- Willie Mays' 11 most memorable cards
- Sorry not sorry: Ohtani laughs off line drive
FOX Sports:
- Brandon Lowe three-run homer in 7th sinks Angels in 3-1 Rays win
- Blue Jays beat A's, 9-5, as Robbie Ray strikes out nine
- Jeimer Candelario's three-run homer in extras lifts Tigers to 6-5 win over Red Sox
- Yu Darvish holds Pirates in check on way to Padres' 4-2 win
- Indians score five unanswered to storm back for 5-4 win over Royals
- Rangers bullpen holds Twins at bay in 3-1 win
- Mets earn doubleheader split with 7-2 win over Cardinals in Game 2
- Giancarlo Stanton goes 3-for-4, drives in four runs as Yankees double up Astros, 6-3
- Didi Gregorius’ glad slam lifts Phillies past Brewers, 5-4
- Braves strike early, hold off Nationals, 5-3
- Miguel Rojas swats double, triple in Marlins' 8-0 win over D'Backs
- John Means no-hitter: Should dropped third strike rule be changed now?
- Rockies edge NL West-leading Giants, 6-5
- Paul Goldschmidt, Paul DeJong homer, Cardinals knock off Mets, 4-1 in doubleheader Game 1
- John Means tosses first Orioles solo no hitter in 52 years in 6-0 win over Mariners
- Jesse Winker walk-off single in 10th pushes Reds past White Sox, 1-0
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Blue Jays Place George Springer On Injured List
- Health Notes: Sale, Middleton, Odor, Ona, Graterol
- Minor MLB Transactions: 5/5/21
- Phillies Place Roman Quinn, Matt Joyce On Injured List
- Angels Place Anthony Rendon On Injured List, Designate Ben Rowen
- Mets Place Brandon Nimmo On Injured List
- Blue Jays Select Reese McGuire, Move Julian Merryweather To 60-Day IL
- Tanner Roark Clears Waivers, Becomes Free Agent
- Braves Activate Max Fried
- Rays Place Diego Castillo On 10-Day IL, Activate Pete Fairbanks
- Indians Place Roberto Perez On IL, Select Rene Rivera, DFA Ben Gamel
- Joey Votto Suffers Fractured Thumb
Yahoo Sports:
- O's my! Means gets historic no-no for Orioles
- Detroit Tigers game vs. Boston Red Sox: How to watch, follow Thursday's series finale
- Opinion: Two weeks ago, Yankees fans wanted him out of town. Now, Giancarlo Stanton is the team's savior
- Lou Trivino takes responsibility for blown save in Athletics' loss
- Cubs right ‘roller coaster’ start to a thrill-ride sweep of champs
- Dodgers are stung again in walkoff loss to Cubs in 11 innings
- Blue Jays vs. A's Highlights
- Rays rally to beat Angels after Shohei Ohtani splits
- Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo explains strange mix-up with Javy Báez
- Cubs’ Adbert Alzolay experiences brief, ‘weird’ dizzy spell
ESPN:
CBS Sports:
SportsSpyder:
#Mariners have signed LHP Hector Santiago to a minor league contract.
— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) May 6, 2021
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
RailRiders 7 Syracuse Mets 5 (Box
Score) Down 5-0 in the 5th, Jake
Hager hit a grand slam but the Mets were not able to break through for the
lead. Khalil
Lee RF, 0 for 4, 2 Ks. Brandon
Drury 3B, 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Martin
Cervenka C 1 for 3, double, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Jesús Reyes
started for the S-Mets, 5.2 innings, 7 hits, 5 runs – 5 earned, 2 walks, 4 Ks,
3 HRs; Tom
Windle 1.1 innings, no hits, 2 runs – both earned, 3 walks, 2 Ks; Sam
McWilliams 2
innings, no runs, no hits, no walks, 3 Ks;
Jake Hager takes a hanging breaking ball out to left for a grand slam for Syracuse, his first home run of the season. #Mets pic.twitter.com/cvHGaoqlPr
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) May 5, 2021
Three strikeouts in two perfect innings for Sam McWilliams in his @SyracuseMets debut tonight.
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) May 6, 2021
He gets Derek Dietrich swinging here to finish the top of the ninth. pic.twitter.com/d8YCdfzm1v
Mack talked
to the Syracuse front office who confirmed that Harol
Gonzalez and Corey
Oswalt are on the Syracuse Injured List. We will pass on more information as it comes
in.
Akron
Rubber Ducks 4 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 1 (Box
Score) Binghamton only managed 3 hits in the loss. Carlos
Cortes 1 for 4, 1 K; Mark
Vientos 3B 0 for 3, 1 walk, 1 K; Sebastian
Elizalde LF, 1 for 3, 1 walk; Colin
Holderman started for Binghamton, 5 innings, 3 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 6 Ks; Thomas
McIlraith 1.2 innings, 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 walks, 3 Ks; Yeizo
Campos 1.1 inning, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 2 Ks;
Before the
game, Jared
Robinson was added to Binghamton Active Roster.
Also the
2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Guide is now available at this
link.
Ashville
Tourists 6 Brooklyn Cyclones 1 (Box
Score) Luke Ritter had a 7th inning HR for the Brooklyn run but
that was all the scoring for the Cyclones. Luke went 1 for 4 with that HR. Cody
Bohanek 3 for 3 with a walk, Ronny
Mauricio 1 for 5 with 2 Ks; Brett
Baty 0 for 2, 3 walks; Jose
Butto started for the Cyclones, 3.2 innings, 3 hits, 4 runs – all earned, 3
walks, 5 Ks; Josh
Hejka, 2.1 innings, 1 hit, 1 run – earned, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Bryce
Montes de Oca 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 walk; Andrew
Edwards 1 inning, 2 hits, 1 run – earned, 1 walk, 2 Ks.
Brooklyn Trolley Blogger: Brooklyn Cyclones: Asheville Tourists Strike Back
Jupiter
Hammerheads 6 St. Lucie Mets 5 (Box
Score) St, Lucie had a 4-2 lead entering the 8th but Franklin
Parra did not retire a batter giving up a single and 3 walks. Dan Goggin came in and recorded two straight
force outs at home but an error by catcher Matt Dyer and Goggin gave the
Hammerheads the lead. The Mets lost tied
the game in the bottom of the 8th only to lose in the 10th. Pete
Crow-Armstrong DH 0 for 1, 4 walks, 1 stolen base; Tanner
Murphy LF-RF 2 for 5, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Francisco
Álvarez PH, 0 for 0, walk; Jaylen
Palmer CF 2 for 3, run scored, 1 K; Cam
Opp started 3 innings, 3 hits, 1 run – earned, 2 walks, 2 Ks; Reyson
Santos 1 inning, 1 run – unearned (free runner), 1 walk, 2 Ks.
Today
in Mets History Per
Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Willie Mays (1931)
- Mike Kinkade (1973)
- Francisco Rios (1995)
Died on this date:
- Pete Gebrian (2005)
Transactions:
New York Mets traded Don Zimmer to the Cincinnati Reds for Bob Miller and Cliff Cook on May 6, 1962.
New York Mets traded Jim Marshall to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Vinegar Bend Mizell on May 6, 1962.
New York Mets traded Neraldo Catalina to the Tampa Bay Rays for Wilmer Font on May 6, 2019.
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Sam McWilliams was great, but whenever I watch his simple delivery, he seems like another candidate to add velocity with more body thrust in his pitching.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry - Lindor will have a good year sometime in this decade.
The Crow walked 4 times yesterday? Think he's been on base 8 of 12 times.
Stroman is turning into Jake - no one scores for him.
Happy Birthday, Say Hey. You'll always be a kid.
Happy for Nido. Maybe he can play a bit more?
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