Good Morning. Happy Birthday Kevin Elster, Mackey Sasser and Travis Blankenhorn. Mets lose to Marlins 6-3; Conforto benched but gets PH double, Miguel Castro hits the COVID IL; and Jaylen Palmer and Jose Peroza get promoted to Brooklyn.
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Box Score and Recap: Marlins 6 Mets 3 Tonight’s Lineup: Kevin Pillar CF 0 for 4; Pete Alonso 1B 2 for 5, HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored; Jeff McNeil 2B 0 for 5; Javier Baez SS 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk, 1 K; J.D. Davis 3B 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Dominic Smith LF 1 for 4, 1 K; James McCann C 0 for 3; Brandon Drury RF 1 for 3, double, 1 RBI, 1 K; Tylor Megill (L, 1-1) 5 innings, 5 runs – 4 earned, 6 Hits, 1 Grand Slam HR, 4 Ks; Aaron Loup 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Jeurys Familia 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; Trevor May 1 inning, 1 run – earned, 1 hit, 2 walks, 1 K;
Lewis Brinson - Miami Marlins (4) Grand Slam. pic.twitter.com/sARMSkKKDp
— MLB HR Tracker (@hr_mlb) August 3, 2021
Javy Baez comes in to score on a wild pitch and the Mets are on the board. pic.twitter.com/SgQN4rqcTI
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 2, 2021
Brandon Drury keeps on rolling with an RBI double
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 2, 2021
He's 12 for his last 18 at the plate pic.twitter.com/Ea4P0DD7cA
1️⃣0️⃣9️⃣mph off the bat of Pete. 🤯 #LGM pic.twitter.com/DOK00I9lDc
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 3, 2021
Javy Baez appeared to injure himself running to first base in the 3rd inning.
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
He is currently in the Mets dugout getting examined. pic.twitter.com/yOuAv3izAi
Javy Baez is staying in the game. pic.twitter.com/zEjc9e5Ntu
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
Luis Rojas stuck with Brandon Drury for a right-on-right matchup in the eighth, rather than go to slumping Michael Conforto with the bases loaded and two outs.
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 3, 2021
Drury grounded into an inning-ending fielder's choice. Mets are down to three outs.
Marlins 5, Mets 3, mid-eight.
Michael Conforto snaps an 0-for-13 skid with a double to lead off the 9th. pic.twitter.com/qbU0EM7xC8
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
Luis Rojas gives more detail about the heel issue Javy Baez is dealing with
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
"He specifically remembers the day. He's been dealing with it but can play through it" pic.twitter.com/4QIagRdkyu
Luis Rojas said Miguel Castro alerted trainers to his COVID symptoms this morning before he was placed on the COVID IL later in the day. pic.twitter.com/uQjmACksa6
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
Pete Alonso discusses the Mets' inconsistent start out of the All-Star Break
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
"This is just a little rut. I don't think this is any long-term concern" pic.twitter.com/A8LeS1O2PT
On BNNY, @sal_licata, @AnthonyMcCarron, @YankeesWFAN & @Britt_Ghiroli give their thoughts on Michael Conforto not being in the starting lineup on Monday vs. the Marlins
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 3, 2021
➡️ @Cadillac https://t.co/IlrcYvUksu pic.twitter.com/EgLBscdo0a
Additional roster moves for the Mets: Miguel Castro is going on the injured list "due to health and safety protocols."
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 2, 2021
Outfielder Albert Almora Jr. will take his spot.
According to this BP study, which I suggest you check out, Mets players have suffered the third-most hamstring injuries in MLB the past four seasons. They're tied for the second-most upper-leg injuries (hamstring, quad, groin) in general. https://t.co/eRr6Z5a24u
— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 2, 2021
The Mets claimed righthander Jake Reed off waivers from the Rays, becoming his fourth organization of the season.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 2, 2021
Reed is joining the Mets in Miami as part of the taxi squad.
He has a 3.38 ERA in the majors (six games) and 5.24 ERA in the minors (18 games) this year.
The #Pirates have claimed LHP Anthony Banda off waivers from the #Mets.
— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) August 2, 2021
#Mets have released INF Anthony Walters.
— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) August 2, 2021
#Mets RHP Nick Tropeano has elected free agency.
— MiLB-Transactions (@tombaseball29) August 3, 2021
NY Post:
Mets.com:
- Mets waiting to 'see if it clicks' for Conforto
- Injuries & Roster Moves: Nimmo scratched
- Video Story: Alonso hits 24th HR in loss
- Conforto's game-saving throw wins top play
- Stat of the Day: Megill's tough first inning - "Tylor Megill allowed four runs before recording an out on Monday, when Lewis Brinson hit a grand slam off him in the Mets' loss to the Marlins. That one swing produced more runs off Megill than he had allowed the entire month of July (three runs)."
Joe
DeMayo SNY.TV: Mets Midseason Top 20 prospects for 2021. #1 Francisco Alvarez; #2 Brett Baty; #3 Ronny Mauricio; #4 Matthew Allan; #5 Mark Vientos; #6 J.T. Ginn; #7 Khalil Lee; #8 Alex Ramirez; #9 Tylor Megill; #10 Robert Dominguez;
#11 Calvin
Ziegler; #12 Jaylen Palmer; #13 Carlos Cortes; #14 Junior Santos; #15 Dominic
Hamel; #16 Jose Butto; #17 Thomas Szapucki; #18 Josh Walker;
#19 J.T.
Schwartz; #20 Jake Mangum;
A little Mets prospect news: They promoted Brooklyn native and IF/OF Jaylen Palmer to High-A Brooklyn.
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) August 2, 2021
Palmer had a .276/.378/.386 slash line with Low-A St. Lucie this year. That included .319/.387/.489 in July. He also stole 23 bases in 28 tries.
In addition to Jaylen Palmer, #Mets infield prospect Jose Peroza was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones.
— Jacob Resnick (@Jacob_Resnick) August 2, 2021
With St. Lucie, Peroza, 21, hit .274/.404/.442 with 7 home runs.
"J.T. Ginn has all the makings of a #3 type starter, with an absolute bulldog mentality on the mound"@PSLToFlushing and @Jacob_Resnick examine @JT_Ginn3's game on Mets Prospective!
— SNY (@SNYtv) August 2, 2021
FULL EPISODE: https://t.co/3lt8rouGTt
➡️ @Verizon pic.twitter.com/3Mnxqzlbwc
Box Score - FCL Astros 7 FCL Mets 3 Cesar Berbesi 3 for 3, 1 run scored, 2 walks; Franklin Sanchez (L, 0-3) 1.1 innings, 4 runs - all earned, 3 hits, 2 walks;
For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.
Cats on Broadway. pic.twitter.com/EtAidHzTwX
— MLB (@MLB) August 3, 2021
Gerrit Cole has tested positive for COVID-19 and will not start tomorrow, Aaron Boone just announced.
— Anthony Rieber (@AnthonyRieber) August 3, 2021
Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.
MLB.com:
- Astros-Dodgers with fans? Let's talk about it
- Free MLB.TV: Astros, Dodgers renew rivalry
- Cat on the loose draws MVP chants in Bronx
- Baseball's best rivalries right now, ranked
- Cole tests positive for COVID, will miss start
- Ohtani to pitch Wednesday against Rangers
- LA will 'be energized' for Astros-Dodgers
- The joy of being a Cape League host family
- Dickerson hits slam; Posey delivers in 10th
FOX Sports:
- Buster Posey RBI double in the 10th helps Giants earn 11-8 win over Diamondbacks
- Eduardo Escobar's three-run homer tops off Brewers' 6-2 win vs Pirates
- Dane Dunning, Rangers bullpen stymie Angels' offense in 4-1 win
- Phillies ride four-run ninth inning to 6-5 win over Nationals
- Ty France homers, drives in three runs as Mariners top Rays, 8-2
- Lewis Brinson's grand-slam helps Marlins hold off Mets, 6-3
- Orioles launch four homers in 7-1 rout of Yankees
- Vlad Guerrero Jr. hits 34th homer of the season, but Blue Jays fall to Indians, 5-2 in extras
MLB Trade Rumors:
- Gerrit Cole Tests Positive For Covid-19; Gio Urshela To IL With Hamstring Strain
- A’s Re-Sign Domingo Acevedo
- Angels Promote Jo Adell, Chris Rodriguez
- Diamondbacks Claim Sean Poppen
- Pirates Place Chad Kuhl On Covid List, Select Shea Spitzbarth
- Brewers Place Josh Hader On Covid List
- Rangers Designate David Dahl For Assignment
- Marlins Sign Bryan Mitchell
- Mariners Activate Jake Fraley, Claim Marcus Wilson Off Waivers
- Rays, Cubs Discussed Potential Trade Involving Tyler Glasnow And Kris Bryant/Craig Kimbrel
- Rangers Claim DJ Peters Off Waivers From Dodgers
- Mets To Claim Jake Reed Off Waivers From Rays
Yahoo Sports:
- Get ready for more star-studded selloffs
- Giants vs. D-backs Highlights
- Alex Dickerson's grand slam perfectly timed with roster crunch
- CG: PIT@MIL - 8/2/21
- Mets' Luis Rojas gives updates on Javier Baez's heel and Brandon Nimmo's late scratch
- Jesús Luzardo wins Marlins debut, learned of trade on Twitter
- Giants observations: SF avoids disaster, beats D-backs in extras
- Pirates vs. Brewers Highlights
- Yankees vs Orioles: Heaney roughed up in Yanks debut, Cole tests positive for COVID-19 | Yankees Post Game
- Angels vs. Rangers Highlights
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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com:
Born on this date:
- Mackey Sasser (1962)
- Kevin Elster (1964)
- Travis Blankenhorn (1996)
- Bob Murphy (2004)
New York Mets signed free agent Lee Mazzilli on August 3, 1986.
1962 | With his sixth home run in three consecutive games, Frank Thomas ties a National League record when he goes deep off Cincinnati's Joey Jay in the bottom of the seventh inning of a Mets 8-6 loss at the Polo Grounds. The right-handed slugger, who equaled the mark with a pair of round-trippers in each game, will add another homer to his club leading total in tomorrow's contest. |
1987 | After his ejection in the bottom of the 12th inning for arguing a close call at first base, the Columbia Mets manager Butch Hobson yanks the bag out of the ground and brings it into the clubhouse in protest. The bounced skipper is convinced to return the base to the field because the team has only one set of bases, but not before he sprays it bright orange to make the bag easier to see for the umpire. |
1995 | Making his first start for the Rockies since being acquired from the Mets, Brett Saberhagen gives up 13 hits and walks three batters, but gets the win in the team's 9-4 win over the Dodgers. The sellout crowd gives their new hurler an enthusiastic standing ovation when he departs the game with one out in the seventh inning. |
2015 | Mike Hessman breaks the minor league home run record with the 433rd round-tripper of his nearly 19-year career, a grand slam against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in the Mudhens' 10-8 extra-inning International League (AAA) loss at Toledo's Fifth Third Field. The 37 year-old first baseman, who played parts of five seasons with the Braves, Tigers, and Mets, surpasses Buzz Arlett, who established the mark in 1936 while playing for the Minneapolis Millers. |
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All season long, I've felt that this team was on the verge of collapse.
And yet, somehow, amazingly, they've won tough games and played .500 ball.
I think they can still do that, but I don't know that they've got more than that in them.
The Braves and Phillies got better at the deadline and the Mets did not to improve two glaring areas: pitching and the need for a RH-hitting outfielder.
Conforto has killed them all year long. And Pillar has not played well -- and swings at everything. It's maddening.
Not a bad team, just not a real good not one.
Not without Jake.
Dom with a .711 OPS doesn't cut in the corner outfield.
Feels more and more like this team needs a makeover.
I didn't understand the Baez trade, but though I guess they felt a need to do "something." It just didn't address need. A significant failure at the deadline.
At the same time, I am very relieved they didn't move Mauricio and Ginn, which is what any kind of major deal would have required.
Oh, and Kumar sure feels like another Sandy screw up. Why is he even around?
All that said: This team has surprised me, and earned my respect, all season long. I'm not saying they can't do it.
When the injuries first hit us hard -- was it May -- I think Mack said that the club needs to play .500 ball and hang in there. That's still the goal.
But somebody in this division is going to have THREE GOOD WEEKS. That's all it's going to take.
It's still unreal that we didn't address pitching -- at all.
If I were gambling today, I would not beat on the Mets to win the division.
But you never know!
Jimmy
Jimmy - I am not betting on the Mets either. They needed a Right hand hitting outfielder all along yet, instead of George Springer they get Lindor when they had 2 SS. Now, they get another infielder - this was hits lefties but Ks A Lot.
What is the plan Sandy? Cause what you are doing does not make sense.
How is Kumar "another Sandy screw-up"? Should Sandy have known in advance what the results of the physical would be?
Had he signed him after what the results showed, knowing he was damaged goods, THAT would have been a screw up.
As is, we get #11 next year, so it's not all bad.
Megill made the fatal Mets' starter mistake - he made a mistake.
Actually, it wasn't even a mistake, it was off the plate.
You trail by 4 in the first as a Met, game over.
Great for Palmer AND Peroza. Both heartily deserved promotions.
This team's offense does not fill me with awe, but it IS awful.
Hitters don't start hitting, this team will not remain in first place. If the hitters do, they will.
Bill - my problem with this year's draft is that they had no plan B. Just about every other team does in the draft. You select HS players that have committed to colleges in later rounds in case your top picks don't sign. Then - you $ available to sign the highly rated HS players. Mets didn't do that. They picked all under slot guys to save $ for Kumar. That's bad planning - sort of like getting an infielder when you need an outfielder as Jimmy pointed out - plus trading one of the few top OFs in the system to boot in both the Baez and Lindir trade!
Walker is tiring, really hadn't pitch significant innings in 3 years
Megil will come up on an innings limit
Thor ?
Jake?
Caracasco?
Hill 5 inning pitcher who mostly looks tired on mound
The Mets needed pitching and neglected it
I hope for best but prepare for 3rd place
Bill.
As far as the Mets "not knowing" about Rocker's medical concerns, there was a reason why he dropped to #10. Other teams knew there was an issue with his arm after a drop in velocity.
John.
Sandy's always going to go for the big home run guy. Comes from his days with Oakland. It worked out with Cespedes in 2015. Not so much with Jay Bruce, or others. Baez was not what they needed.
Bob W
Well said Bob
Binghamton Roster moves -
OF Quinn Brodey - Transferred to Binghamton
OF Wagner Lagrange - Transferred to Syracuse
IF Nick Conti - Released
FYI - #19 pick Drake Osborn, C, in lineup today for the FCL Mets - game was rained out.
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