6/22/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links - 6/22/2021

 



Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Ron Hodges, Willie Harris, and Darrell Ceciliani. Mets split with Braves as more injuries mount.  

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Game One: Mets 4 Braves 2 (Box Score) Jonathan Villar 3B 1 for 2, 2 runs scores, 1 walk, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 2, 1 K; Dominic Smith LF 1 for 3, 3 RBIs; Pete Alonso 1B 0 for 3, 1 K; Jacob deGrom (W, 7-2) 5 innings, no runs, 1 hit, 2 walks, 6 Ks; Seth Lugo 1 inning, 2 runs – both earned, 1 hit, HR, 1 walk, 1 K; Edwin Diaz (S, 15) 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K;

NY Post: Jacob deGrom puts Mets’ injury concerns to rest in Game 1 win over Braves. “Most importantly to the Mets, for the first time in three starts their ace finished his performance without some kind of discomfort.”

Mets.com: deGrom's ERA at 0.50 after baffling Braves. Ace runs scoreless streak to 30 IP, records 12th straight start with one or zero earned runs.” The only hit off deGrom came on a Kevan Smith fly ball to left-center that dropped between outfielders Dominic Smith and Albert Almora Jr., who both had a play on the ball.”

Mets.com: Stat of the day - “In delivering five shutout innings in Game 1 of the Mets' doubleheader on Monday, Jacob deGrom submitted his 12th straight start with zero or one earned runs. That snapped a tie with Bob Gibson for the most consecutively in a single season in Major League history by a traditional starting pitcher (since earned runs became an official stat in 1912).”

NY Post: Dominic Smith wouldn’t let Jacob deGrom’s gem be wasted. “Smith lined the sixth pitch of an at-bat into the right-field corner for a two-out bases-clearing three-run double that provided the necessary insurance Monday in a 4-2 victory over the Braves.”

NY Post: Mets’ Jacob deGrom first pitcher checked for foreign substances under new MLB protocol. “After deGrom retired the Braves in order in the top of the first inning, three umpires, including home plate’s Ben May and crew chief Ron Kulpa, cornered him before he reached the dugout to look at his glove, hat and belt. The Citi Field crowd booed and then cheered when deGrom was cleared.”

SNY.TV: Mets' Jacob deGrom passes inspection for sticky substances. The umpires checked deGrom after the first and fifth innings.





Game Two: Braves 1 Mets 0 (Box Score) Tonight’s Game 2 Lineup: Jonathan Villar 3B 1 for 2, double, 1 walk, 1 K; Francisco Lindor SS 0 for 3; Jeff McNeil 2B 0 for 3; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 3, 1 K; Dominic Smith LF 2 for 3;  Jerad Eickhoff 4 innings, no runs, 3 hits, 3 walks, 3 Ks; Miguel Castro (L, 2-2), 1 inning, 1 run, 1 hit, HR; Sean Reid-Foley 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Trevor May 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 2 Ks;

SNY.TV: Mets takeaways from Monday's 1-0 loss in Game 2 to Braves, including poor baserunning. Jerad Eickhoff threw four scoreless innings and allowed just three hits.

NY Post: Jerad Eickhoff makes rotation case as Mets settle for split with Braves. “There were no clean innings, as Eickhoff worked out of a bases-loaded one-out jam in the first and stranded one runner apiece in the second, third and fourth.”

Mets.com: Eickhoff steady on hill for banged-up Mets. “Rojas asked Miguel Castro to enter for the fifth. Castro promptly served up a Ronald Acuña Jr. solo homer, which proved to be the difference.”

Amazing Avenue: Final score: Braves 1, Mets 0—How not to run the bases.

Metstradamus: “Back in the 2nd inning with the score still 0-0, Pete Alonso was thrown out at third as he was trying to go first to third on a hit by Dom Smith…Jonathan Villar hit a one out double to knock Ian Anderson out of the game…{pinch runner] Jose Peraza comes in and makes the mistake that they teach you to avoid in rookie ball: He tried to take third on a ground ball to shortstop.






SNY,com: Mets' Jonathan Villar exits game [2] vs. Braves in sixth inning with right calf tightness. Villar grimaced rounding first after hitting a double. Per Luis Rojas: "’It's the same leg he had the hamstring issue a couple weeks ago. He's getting treated, he's going to be reevaluated tomorrow and we'll see how he's doing.’"

Mets.com: “…an MRI revealed that Joey Lucchesi has a significant UCL tear in his left elbow. Tommy John surgery is a realistic option for Lucchesi, who will receive a second opinion before making that decision.”

Mets.com: Gsellman, Familia to IL;  “Gsellman landed on the injured list with what a source said is a torn right last muscle, which will prevent him from throwing a baseball for six to eight weeks. Familia went on the IL between games of a doubleheader due to a right hip impingement.”


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New York Mets traded Jack Heidemann to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Deidel on June 22, 1976.

New York Mets released Mike Torrez on June 22, 1984.

New York Mets purchased Ed Glynn from the Cleveland Indians on June 22, 1984.

 

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1963 - Philadelphia CF Tony Gonzalez plays his 200th straight errorless game to help rookie Ray Culp beat Roger Craig and the Mets, 2 - 0.

1980 - Claudell Washington hits his first three National League home runs to lead the Mets to a 9 - 6 win at Los Angeles and snap a seven-game losing streak.

1987 - Tom Seaver abandons his comeback attempt with the injury-riddled Mets and retires with a career Win-Loss record of 311-205, an ERA of 2.86, 3,640 strikeouts (3rd on the all-time list behind Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton), and 61 shutouts (7th).

2009: All-Star centerfielder Carlos Beltran of the New York Mets is placed on the disabled list with a bruised right knee. The ailing Mets still defeat St. Louis, 6 - 4, as Omir Santos goes 4 for 4 to hand Tim Redding his first win for New York.

2017: The Dodgers complete a four-game sweep of the Mets with a 6 - 3 win. Joc Pederson hits a go-ahead home run in the 7th and teammates Enrique Hernandez and Justin Turner also go deep in the win. Over the four games, Los Angeles outscored New York 36-11 and banged 15 homers to move into first place in the NL West.

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4 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

deGrom 0.50 ERA is 4 earned runs in 72 innings, and 27 hits in 72 innings, which averages out to 3.4 hits per 9. Crazy. Hard to believe that in 2016, he allowed 142 hits in 148 innings, but at this years pace, It would be 55 in 148 innings.

His 7-2, in comparison to prior seasons, is great. Just 3 NDs is good too.

Incredibly, he is tied for 8th best in MLB wins, with 5 of the 8 guys ahead of him having ERAs above 3. I hope he stays healthy enough to win 20 this year.

Let's hope Eickhoff can keep it up.

June 22, 2021 at 7:56 AM
Tom Brennan said...

You have to hope Joey wasn't trying to over throw to impress the many doubters, leading to his elbow problem.

He had to feel like every start was an audition. "And you, sir, what's your name again?"

June 22, 2021 at 7:58 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Can anyone name any Mets pitchers who missed time with the Mets from 1962 thru 2010 with lat issues? Another epidemic these days.

June 22, 2021 at 8:00 AM
John From Albany said...

Lots of good points Tom. It will be very interesting to see how the Mets fill out their staff.

June 22, 2021 at 9:21 AM

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