Mets News and Morning Links 5/13/2022

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Bobby Valentine.  Mets win 4-1; Syracuse wins as Vientos goes deep again, St. Lucie wins, Brooklyn is Fogged out and Binghamton falls.

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Box Score: Mets 4 Nationals 1

Mark Canha gives the Mets an early 2-0 lead 👏 pic.twitter.com/gz0l4q2Npm

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

Tomás Nido makes it 3-0 Mets pic.twitter.com/97L1Id7sIz

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

One of the most ridiculous double plays you will see 😳

"Horrendous baserunning by the Nationals" pic.twitter.com/CuM09Z1Wi2

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

A fantastic, gutsy effort this afternoon from Taijuan Walker 👏 pic.twitter.com/S2b4yytYlb

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 12, 2022

Filthy curveball from Seth Lugo 😷 pic.twitter.com/FyWHQxIZZp

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

Yes he Canha! @outtadapakmark pic.twitter.com/y0h0BIgAI3

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

And the ballgame is over!

The New York Mets are 22-11. pic.twitter.com/ATahJArcbo

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

Mark Canha had been out of the lineup 3 of the last 6 games. Why?

"So he could be rested to hit a home run today" 😂 pic.twitter.com/49R1be58dd

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

"I got a little mad, I didn't think he was going to slide into me"

Taijuan Walker on his collision with Juan Soto: pic.twitter.com/p0q5N9oXvp

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 12, 2022

Earlier today on Mets Pregame, more from @SteveGelbs' interview with Buck Showalter, including talking about clubhouse leadership and the roles of J.D. Davis and Dom Smithhttps://t.co/7GvhtWqAVR pic.twitter.com/LrgOwhg5o7

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 13, 2022

What tier of National League teams would you put the Mets in?@sal_licata, @NYNJHarper, @Jim_Duquette & @Britt_Ghiroli debate it on Baseball Night in New York: https://t.co/rGMUrE1pWm

▶ @Cadillac pic.twitter.com/kTdSrpB2BA

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 13, 2022

NY Post:

• Mark Canha staying hot helps Mets put hint of losing streak to bed
• Mets get much-needed Taijuan Walker gem in win over Nationals

Mets.com:

• 10 reasons why Mets have yet to drop a set in 2022
• Wait, what?! A baserunning sequence you have to see to believe
• Prospects with the best fastballs -- 1 for each team
• Game Story: Canha plates 3 in finale win ▶️
• Kelenic's visit puts trade back in spotlight

Mack's Mets:

• Reese Kaplan -- The Best Mets Shortstops
• Paul Articulates - the 20% point
• Tom Brennan - Near-Term Mets Pitching Pipeline, As I See It

Brooklyn Trolley Blogger:

• The Metsian Podcast "Rat in the Grass" Episode

Metsmerized:

• How Have the Diaz-Cano-Kelenic Trade Participants Performed?
• Another Series Win as Walker, Canha Lead Mets Over Nationals
• Five Mets in FanGraphs’ Top 100 Prospects

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets Daily Prospect Report, 5/13/22: Syracuse Masterclass
• Mets take another series behind Taijuan Walker
• Final score: Mets 4, Nationals 1—No pain, no gain

Faith and Fear in Flushing:

• Ready, Steady, Go!

213 Miles From Shea:

• Game Preview: Mariners vs Mets

Today's Game:

Mariners (14-18) @ Mets (22-11), 7:10 pm

NYM: Max Scherzer (#21, 37, RHP, 4-1, 2.92)
SEA: Marco Gonzales (#7, 30, LHP, 1-4, 3.91)

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Game Recap and Highlights: Syracuse Mets shut out RailRiders for 4-0 victory on Thursday night; Box Score; Mark Vientos 1B 1 for 4, HR, 1 RBI, 1 run scored, 2 Ks; Connor Grey; (W, 2-1) 5.2 innings, no runs, 2 walks, 3 Ks; 

Make that 3 home runs in the last 2 games for Mark Vientos 👀

(via @SyracuseMets)pic.twitter.com/n7jcQCdaAI

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 13, 2022

Binghamton Loses 9-2, Mangum extends hit streak; Box Score;

Brooklyn Cyclones.com: "Thursday night's game between the Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Brooklyn Cyclones has been postponed due to fog. It will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Saturday, May 14th starting at 4:00 PM."

Lugo Homer Lifts St. Lucie Mets Over Flying Tigers, 3-2; Box Score;

MLB and SportSpyder NL East and MLB Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

MLB.com:

• When A-Rod, Jeter and more posed shirtless
• Stanton (2 HRs, career-high 6 RBIs) leads scorching Yanks in romp
• Steely Knebel turns back final comeback threat
• Angels have MLB's best hitter … and it's not Trout?
• Bryce can't throw, but can still DH. This HR proves it
• Wait, what?! A baserunning sequence you have to see to believe
• With both pitching and offense clicking, Astros run win streak to 10
• Back in NY, Kelenic (and his trade) in spotlight
• Padres nearing deal with Robinson Canó (sources)

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Bryce Harper Has Tear In UCL, Won’t Throw For Four Weeks
• Giants Sign Scott Alexander To Minor League Deal
• COVID IL Notes: Wheeler, Arauz, Sosa, Wainwright
• Pirates Recall Rodolfo Castro, Reinstate Duane Underwood Jr., Option Cole Tucker and Max Kranick
• Dodgers Select Yency Almonte, Option Ryan Pepiot
• Seven Members Of Guardians Coaching Staff In COVID Protocol
• Twins Reinstate Luis Arraez, Option Jose Godoy, Transfer Chris Paddack to 60-Day IL
• Pirates Claim Tyler Beede Off Waivers From Giants
• Angels To Promote Chase Silseth
• Mariners Acquire Mike Ford From Giants
• Reds Place Lucas Sims On Injured List, Select Robert Dugger
• Padres Nearing Deal With Robinson Cano
• Orioles Select Denyi Reyes
• Orioles, Hector Perez Agree To Minor League Deal
• 10 Potential Trade Deadline Rental Bats Off To Strong Starts

Yahoo Sports:

• FastCast: Judge blast fuels Yankees' rally and more
• Jomboy’s $5M Raise Seeks to Expand ‘Fun’ Digital Media Brand
• Detroit Tigers game score vs. Baltimore Orioles: TV, time info for Eduardo Rodriguez start
• Phillies vs. Dodgers Highlights
• Royals vs. Rangers Highlights
• Dodgers stage stunning rally but fall to Phillies as Max Muncy's struggles continue
• White Sox vs. Yankees highlights
• Phils’ Harper has small elbow tear, will stay in lineup
• Yankees takeaways in 15-7 win over White Sox, including big nights from Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge
• Dylan Cease, White Sox bullpen falter in lopsided loss to Yankees

ESPN:

• PitchCom -- aimed at foiling MLB's would-be sign-stealers -- is (mostly) winning over the skeptics
• Phils' Harper (UCL tear) can't throw for 4 weeks
• Yankees' Cashman strikes back at Astros' Crane

CBS Sports:

• Astros complete sweep of Twins to stretch win streak to 10 games and take over first place in AL West
• Bryce Harper injury update: Phillies star has small UCL tear, but will continue serving as DH
• Guardians COVID outbreak: Terry Francona among seven Cleveland coaches in Health and Safety protocols

FanGraphs:

• Effectively Wild Episode 1848: Shantz Encounter
• Even With Home Run Rates Falling, the Bronx Bombers Are Soaring Past the Competition

SportsSpyder:

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Steve Zabriskie (1947)
• Bobby Valentine (1950)
• Mickey Callaway (1975)

Transactions:

New York Mets released Rickey Henderson on May 13, 2000.

New York Mets signed free agent Rick Ankiel on May 13, 2013.

National Pastime.com:  

1970

With two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning at Wrigley Field, Gary Gentry gives up his only hit, a short fly hit by Ernie Banks that outfielder Dave Marshall gets a glove on, but he cannot hold on to the ball. The 23 year-old Mets right-hander settles for a one-hit complete game 4-0 victory over Chicago but could have been the first hurler in franchise history to throw a no-hit game if official scorer Jim Enright had ruled differently on the blooper to left field.

2000

A day after failing to hustle, turning a likely double into a single, a disgruntled Rickey Henderson is let go by the Mets. The 41 year-old stolen base leader is batting .219 with no homers and two RBIs at the time of his release.

 Baseball Reference:

1972 - Buzz Capra is the winning pitcher in a 1 - 0 Mets victory over the San Francisco Giants. Capra's first major league RBI - a 2nd-inning single scoring Cleon Jones - is the only run of the game.

1980 - Ray Knight of the Cincinnati Reds hits two home runs in the 5th inning - including a grand slam - to lead the Reds to a 15 - 4 rout of the New York Mets.

2012: Another Mother's Day hero is the Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton, swinging a pink bat in support of breast cancer research, who belts a walk-off grand slam off Manny Acosta of the Mets, capping a 6-run 9th-inning rally as Miami wins, 8 - 4. 

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