8/20/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links - 8/20/2021

 



Good Morning.  Mets lose again to Dodgers 4-1; Syracuse sweeps a pair, Binghamton rained out, Brooklyn loses lead and game in 9th, while St. Lucie and the FCL Mets win.

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Dodgers 4 Mets 1 (Box Score) Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, 1 K; Jeff McNeil 2B 0 for 4, 2 Ks; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 4, 1 run scored; Michael Conforto RF 1 for 4, 1 K; J.D. Davis 3B, 1 for 4, double, 1 RBI, 2 Ks; Patrick Mazeika C 1 for 3; Taijuan Walker 6 innings, 4 runs – all earned, 6 hits, 1 walk, 4 Ks;



















Today's Game: 

Mets (60-61) @ Dodgers (76-46), 10:10 pm

LAD: Walker Buehler (#21, 26, RHP, 12-2, 2.09)
NYM: Carlos Carrasco (#59, 34, RHP, 0-1, 10.32)

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Press Release: Syracuse sweeps Thursday doubleheader against Buffalo, extending winning streak to seven; 

Box Score: Game 1 - Syracuse Mets 4 Buffalo Bisons 3; Albert Almora jr. CF 2 for 3; Josh Reddick RF 0 for 3, 1 K; Wilfredo Tovar 2B 0 for 2, 1 K; David Thompson 1B 0 for 3, 1 walk, 1 run scored; Khalil Lee LF 1 for 3, 1 run scored; Wagner Lagrange DH 0 for 2, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 1 K; David Rodriguez C 1 for 2, 1 RBI; Cody Bohanek SS 1 for 1, 1 RBI, 1 run scored;  Vance Worley 5 innings, 2 runs – 1 earned, 6 hits, 1 HR, 1 walk, 1 K; Eric Orze 1 inning, 1 run – earned, 1 hit, HR; Tom Hackimer (S, 3) 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K;

Box Score: Game 2 - Syracuse Mets 2 Buffalo Bisons 1; Mason Williams RF 2 for3, 1 run scored; Josh Reddick DH 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 2Ks; David Thompson 1B 1 for 2, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Khalil Lee CF 0 for 2, 2 Ks; Wagner Lagrange LF 0 for 2; Zack Godley (W, 5-4) 6 innings, 1 run – earned, 3 hits, 3 walks, 4 Ks; Bradley Roney 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 3 Ks;
 

Binghamton Rumble Ponies Rained out; They will play two Saturday to make up the game.
 

MiLB.com/Brooklyn: Hudson Valley Homers in 9th to Beat BKLYN. Box Score: Hudson Valley Renegades 7 Brooklyn Cyclones 6; Jaylen Palmer CF 1 for 4, triple, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Ronny Mauricio SS 1 for 3, HR, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Jose Martinez RF 1 for 4;  Jose Peroza 3B 2 for 4, HR, double, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 1 K; Luke Ritter 2B 2 for 4, double, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored; J.T. Ginn 6 innings, 3 runs – all earned, 6 hits, 1 walk, 3 Ks; Conner O’Neil 2/3 innings 2 runs – both earned, 1 hit, 4 walks; Evy Ruibal (L, 1-1) 1.1 innings, 2 runs – both earned, 2 hits, HR, 1 walk, 2 Ks;





Press Release: St. Lucie Mets Earn Gritty 8-7 Win Over Tarpons; Box Score: St. Lucie Mets 8 Tampa Tarpons 7; : Rowdey Jordan LF 1 for 3, 2 runs scored, 1 RBI, 2 walks; Alex Ramirez CF 0 for 5, 1 RBI, 3 Ks; Kevin Kendall SS 1 for 5, double; Brandon McIlwain DH 2 for 5, double, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; JT Schwartz 1B 2 for 4, double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored 1 walk; Matt O'Neill C 1 for 1, 2 runs scored, 3 walks; Cesar Berbesi 3B 0 for 2, 1 run scored, 2 walks; Luis Moreno 4.2 innings, 6 runs – all earned, 9 hits, 2 HRs, 5 walks, 3 Ks; Liam McCall (W, 3-1) 2.1 innings, 1 run – earned, 2 hits, 1 HR, 1 K; Reyson Santos (S, 8) 2 innings, no runs, no hits, 1 walk, 1 K;  

Box Score - FCL Mets 5 FCL Astros 4; Stanley Consuegra CF 2 for 5, 1 K; Ronis Aybar LF 2 for 4, double, 1 RBI, 1 run scored; Blaine McIntosh RF 1 for 4, double, 2 RBIs, 1 run scored, 3 Ks; Jace Beck 4 innings, no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk, 7 Ks; Ariel Yera (W, 1-0) no runs, 1 hit, 1 walk;

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New York Mets purchased Bill Connors from the Chicago Cubs on August 20, 1967.

New York Mets purchased Ray Burris from the New York Yankees on August 20, 1979.

New York Mets signed free agent Larry Bowa on August 20, 1985.

New York Mets traded Sean Henry and Jose Castro to the Cincinnati Reds for Jeff Conine on August 20, 2007.

New York Mets released Livan Hernandez on August 20, 2009.


1963
In his first major league start, Grover Powell blanks the Phillies in the Mets' 4-0 victory at Connie Mack Stadium. The shutout will be the only big league win for the 21 year-old right-hander, who after pitching four more scoreless innings in his next appearance will appear to lose his effectiveness when he is struck in the face by a line drive hit by Pittsburgh first baseman Donn Clendenon.
1985
Dwight Gooden, going the distance in the Mets' 3-0 victory over San Francisco at Shea Stadium en route to his 13th consecutive win, whiffs 16 batters to become the first National League pitcher to strike out 200 or more batters in each of his first two seasons. The 20 year-old sophomore, who improves his record to 19-3 with his sixth shutout of the year, matches the feat accomplished by Herb Score of the Indians in the American League in 1955 and 1956.

1989
It's a busy day on the trading block for the Mets as they send popular outfielder Mookie Wilson to the Blue Jays for pitcher Jeff Musselman and minor leaguer Michael Brady. New York also gets Frank Viola from the Twins for pitchers Rick Aguilera, David West, and Kevin Tapani and two minor leaguers.
1998
At Shea Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Mark McGwire becomes the first player in major league history to hit fifty home runs in three consecutive seasons. Mac's seventh-inning solo shot, the second of back-to-back round-trippers off Willie Blair, helps to defeat the Mets, 2-0.

Baseball Reference:
1973 - In New York, the Reds score five runs in the 16th to beat the Mets, 8 - 3. Each team scores in the 13th.

1978 - At Shea Stadium, Dodger Blue becomes black and blue as pitcher Don Sutton and first baseman Steve Garvey begin fighting in the clubhouse prior to their 5 - 4 victory over the Mets.

1980: The Giants beat the Mets, 2 - 1, but lose Jack Clark for a month after a Mark Bomback pitch breaks a bone in his left hand.

1982: In Atlanta, the Braves top the Mets, 6 - 4, as Brett Butler makes his debut for the Braves. Butler has a single and RBI.

1989: Howard Johnson hits his 30th home run of the season in the Mets' 5 - 4 loss to the Dodgers and joins Bobby Bonds and Willie Mays as the only players to achieve 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in two different seasons.

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2 comments:

Tom Brennan said...

One run. Gosh, they suck.

August 20, 2021 at 8:29 AM
Bob W. said...

I now think back and laugh at the spring training moment when the Mets practiced celebrating a World Series victory. Perhaps, they should have spent more time practicing the things that would actually get them to a World Series.

Also, I know there's been a lot of talk about trusting the process. How guys like Pete say they are going by, and trusting the process. Luis Rojas saying how they have to get back to the process.

In my mind, they are following the old Sandy Alderson/A's process, which is to narrow you zone down to pitches you can put your home run swing on, then swing for the fences. Seems to me to be a flawed process, and its a process that our minor leaguers are all being taught.

August 20, 2021 at 9:21 AM

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