Mack's Mets: John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Nieuwenhuis First to Homer 3X at Home, 7/12/2015

7/12/25

John From Albany: 10 Years Ago - Nieuwenhuis First to Homer 3X at Home, 7/12/2015

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, New York Mets

2015, the last year the Mets made the World Series. This daily post will detail the game by game journey to the Fall Classic. Click here for More Mets History and Calendar Classics.

Year: 2015; Game #89; Sunday; Jul 12, NYM 5 Vs. ARI; 3; boxscore; WP: Niese; LP: De La Rosa; Save: Familia; Time: 02:44; DAY; Attendance: 28,259; Record: 47-42; Standings: 2; Games up/behind: 2; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 1 for 5; 2B; 1 K; Daniel Murphy 3B: 1 for 3; HR,IW; 1 run; 1 RBI; 2 walks; Wilmer Flores 2B: 1 for 5; Lucas Duda 1B: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Kirk Nieuwenhuis LF-CF: 3 for 4; 3·HR; 3 runs; 4 RBIs; 1 K; Johnny Monell C: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Rubén Tejada SS: 1 for 4; Jon Niese P: 1 for 2; 1 walk; 1 K; Daniel Muno PH: 1 for 1; 2B; John Mayberry LF: 0 for 0; Juan Lagares CF: 1 for 4; 1 K; Jon Niese, W (5-8): 6.2 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 5 hits; 1 HR; 3 Ks; Jenrry Mejía, H (1): 0.1 inning; no runs; Bobby Parnell, H (4): 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; Jeurys Familia, S (27): 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk;

Baseball Reference: Kirk Nieuwenhuis hits three home runs to lead the Mets to a 5 - 3 win over the Diamondbacks; Nieuwenhuis is the 10th player to have a three-homer game for the Mets, but the first ever to do so at home.

NY Post: Kirk Nieuwenhuis slams into Mets history with 3-homer outburst. “Hitting a blistering .079 in mid-May, Kirk Nieuwenhuis was designated for assignment by the Mets, then sent across the continent to the Angels for cash. Pretty much after introducing himself to his Angels teammates, he was DFA’d again, then reclaimed off waivers by the Mets…'It’s been a wild ride for sure, and today was a lot of fun. It’s definitely been a journey, though,' said Nieuwenhuis, who was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas after the Mets reclaimed him before he was recalled July 6.”

YouTube: Mets ride Nieuwenhuis to sweep of D-backs.