Mets News and Morning Links 5/13/2023

 

Good Morning.  Happy Birthday Bobby Valentine. Mets beat Nats 3-2, Syracuse, Binghamton, Brooklyn and St. Lucie all fall.

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Box Score: Mets 3 Washington Nationals 2 Brandon Nimmo CF 2 for 4, 1 run scored, 1 walk; Francisco Lindor SS 1 for 5, 3 RBIs; Jeff McNeil 2B 2 for 5; Pete Alonso 1 for 4, 1 walk, 1 K; Starling Marte 2 for 4; Brett Baty PH-3B 0 for 2, 1 run scored Francisco Alvarez 0 for 4; Tylor Megill (W,4-2) 5 innings, 2 runs - 1 earned, 4 hits, 4 walks, 4 Ks; Jeff Brigham; 1 inning, no runs, no hits; Adam Ottavino; 1 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K; David Robertson; 1.2 innings, no runs, no hits, 2 walks, 4 Ks; Drew Smith (S,1st of MLB career) 1/3 inning, no runs, no hits, 1 K;

Mets YouTube Channel: Mets @ Nationals Game Highlights. 

SNY on YouTube: Francisco Lindo Post Game Reaction.

"Everything Francisco does is about what the team needs, not what he needs individually. There's not a more team-oriented than him, even that I've had. Everything's about the team"

- Buck Showalter on Francisco LIndor's bases-clearing hit pic.twitter.com/RJNngufFHc

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 13, 2023

Drew Smith was asked about his first career save:

"That's kind of what you dream of as a kid, coming in. Maybe a clean inning is what I really dream of" 😂 pic.twitter.com/woiSmJ6kGw

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 13, 2023

Drew Smith talks about how the Mets bullpen has been able to step up in the absence of Edwin Díaz

"You can't replace that guy, he's irreplaceable. We're trying to to the best we can, we're piecing it together, and we've got a good group right now" pic.twitter.com/VeginLTpUt

— SNY (@SNYtv) May 13, 2023

Today's Game:

Mets (19-20) @ Nationals (16-22), 4:05 pm

WSN: Trevor Williams (#32, 31, RHP, 1-1, 4.25)
NYM: Joey Lucchesi (#47, 30, LHP, 1-0, 4.43)

CBS Sports:

Mets' Dominic Leone: Being evaluated for discomfort. "Leone did not come in to pitch after feeling the discomfort...For now, Leone should be considered day-to-day."

NY Post:

• Ain’t that Amazin’: Lindor clears the bases with a single to give the Mets the lead
• Lindor leads Mets with bases-clearing single to defeat Nationals 3-2
• Mets’ Max Scherzer believes he’s ‘turned the corner’ from neck spasms, expected to start Sunday

Mets.com:

• 'Nimmo can fly': Baserunner's speed gives wing to Lindor's historic hit
• Game Story: Mets flash the leather in win ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Scherzer (neck) return imminent 
• This Met makes opposing batters feel framed "About five weeks through the season, [Francisco] Álvarez briefly rated as high as the 96th percentile of Statcast’s framing metric, converting more pitches in the so-called “Shadow Zone” into strikes than all but three big league catchers."
• Nimmo, Mets continue series vs. Nationals

Metsmerized:

• Lindor Comes Up Clutch in 3-2 Win Over Nationals
• Series Preview: Mets Searching For a Spark in D.C.
• MMO Weekly Episode 44: What to Do With Mauricio and Vientos?
• 3 Up, 3 Down: Does Losing to Bad Teams Signal You’re One of Them?
• Francisco Álvarez Continues to Shine Despite Mets’ Losing Skid
• Mets Minors Recap: Vasil Twirls Gem, Sánchez Hits Homer

Amazing Avenue:

• Mets 3, Nationals 2: A nervy series opener
• This Week in Mets Quotes: Showalter wants team to Play Better, Eppler believes in roster he constructed
• The Dark Knight Rises, 10 Years Later: Start #8
• Mets finish off road trip with four against Nationals
• Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World Series: Woof

Metstradamus:

• From Driving Me To Drink, To Raising A Glass

Mets360:

• Gut Reaction: Mets 3, Nationals 2 (5/12/23)
• Panic! at the ballpark – or from your easy chair
• Enjoying the little things – and big things – with Francisco Alvarez

kinerskorner.com

• Francisco Lindor's three run single and four shutout innings by bullpen lead Mets to victory

Mack's Mets:

• Tom Brennan - “Easy” Schedule Is Upon Us
• Reese Kaplan -- How Long is Too Long With Some Players?
• Observations from Mack - Writing Bad, A Fistful Of Dollars, Play For The Future

SportSpyder Mets Links: 

Minor League Baseball:

Syracuse:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Syracuse Mets heartbroken again in another ninth-inning defeat, 8-6, at Buffalo
• Box Score: Buffalo Bisons 8 Syracuse Mets 6 Ronny Mauricio SS 1 for 3, 1 run scored, 1 RBI, 2 walks - hitting .340 - .965 OPS; Mark Vientos 3B 0 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 walk - hitting .331 - 1.090 OPS; Gary Sanchez DH 1 for 4, 2 RBIs, 1 walk, 3 Ks - .455 batting avg. with 1.389 OPS; Dedniel Núñez 2.1 innings, no runs, 1 hit, 3 Ks, 3 walks;

SNY on YouTube: Syracuse Mets Game Highlights.

Mets News YouTube Channel: Dedniel Nunez with 3 Ks.

"There's no doubt he can be a star in the Big Leagues. Mets fans should feel good about the players coming up."

During his scouting trip to Buffalo, Carlos Beltran chatted with @TrickyCNS7 about Ronny Mauricio and all things @Mets prospects!

Interview ➡️ https://t.co/iHcVsyR0Lz pic.twitter.com/TlNYnJEVSQ

— Syracuse Mets (@SyracuseMets) May 12, 2023

Binghamton Rumble Ponies:

• Game Recap and Highlights: Binghamton Falls in Late Comeback from Hartford on Friday
• Box Score: Hartford Yard Goats 10 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 9 José Peroza 2B 2 for 4, 2 doubles, 3 RBIs, 1 run scored - hitting .292 with a .960 OPS; 
• 5/12/2023: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Box Score: Wilmington Blue Rocks 8 Brooklyn Cyclones 7; Stanley Consuegra; 2 for 4, HR (5th), 2 RBIs, 1 run hitting .276 with .876 OPS;
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 5/12/2023

St. Lucie Mets:

• Game Recap: Tortugas blast St. Lucie Mets, 8-1
• Box Score: Daytona Tortugas 8 St. Lucie Mets 1

For the complete Mets Minor League statistics click here.

MLB and NL East Links:

Here is yesterday's MLB Scoreboard.

USA Today:

• Fletcher's 1st MLB homer, 4 RBIs lift D-backs over Giants 7-5
• France dominates, Abreu gets warm welcome as Astros beat ChiSox
• Betts, Freeman homer back-to-back, lift Dodgers to 4-2 win over Padres
• Mervis double sparks Cubs rally in 7th past Twins 6-2 to open 9-game trip
• Harper's 8th-inning double breaks tie, Phillies rally past Gomber, Rockies 6-3
• Chris Bassitt pitches 2-hitter to lead Blue Jays past Braves 3-0
• Mullins hits for cycle as Orioles top skidding Pirates 6-3
• Mervis double sparks Cubs rally in 7th past Twins 5-2 to open 9-game trip
• Nolan Gorman's pinch-hit 2-run HR in 9th inning carries Cardinals over Red Sox 8-6
• Angels rally in 9th to beat Guardians 5-4, end 10-game skid at Cleveland
• Rodríguez homers and drives in 4 to lead Mariners past Tigers 9-2
• Don Denkinger, umpire whose stellar career was overshadowed by blown call, dead at 86

MLB.com:

• Force is strong with Rizzo on his bobblehead night
• Mullins makes splash with franchise's 12th cycle -- literally
• Star power: Betts, Freeman's B2B HRs beat Padres
• New name stands atop Hitter Power Rankings
• Trout's double off Clase sparks Halos in 9th
• J-Rod's big night shows he's ready to hit from anywhere
• 'He's a big part of our future': Eury K's 7 in debut
• Bassitt baffles Braves with 2nd career shutout
• One of MLB's rarest feats already happened in '23
• MLB maintaining trend of quicker games, more steals and hits
• Stream every game FREE on MLB.TV on Mother's Day weekend
• Acuña isn't the Braves' only top MVP candidate
• Gorman's homework pays off with go-ahead pinch-hit homer
• With glove and bat, Cedric entertains
• Burnes' scoreless outing puts Crew back in 1st place

MLB Trade Rumors:

• Red Sox To Select Pablo Reyes
• White Sox Outright Alex Colome
• Royals, Brett de Geus Agree To Minor League Contract
• Luis Campusano Undergoes Thumb Surgery, Expected To Miss Eight Weeks
• Antonio Senzatela Shut Down With Elbow Sprain
• Astros Shut Down Michael Brantley Due To Shoulder Inflammation
• Drew Rasmussen Shut Down For Two Months With Flexor Strain
• Rays Select Chris Muller
• Cubs Place Nico Hoerner On Injured List
• AL West Notes: Seager, Moniak, Rodriguez
• Marlins Select Eury Perez, Designate Chi Chi Gonzalez For Assignment
• Rays Claim Zack Littell
• Rockies Claim Chase Anderson
• Red Sox Acquire Pablo Reyes
• NL Notes: Nationals, Scherzer, Gallen

Yahoo Sports:

• Boone: 'There’s nothing like playing in the AL East'
• Guardians offense shows signs of life in loss: 'You can see the difference'

ESPN:

• Orioles' Mullins hits for the cycle in win vs. Pirates
• Rays put Rasmussen (flexor strain) on 60-day IL
• Scherzer targeting early next week for return

CBS Sports:

• WATCH: Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins hits for the cycle against Pirates, seventh in team history
• Yankees come back against MLB-best Rays in rollercoaster game thanks to two Anthony Rizzo home runs
• Top prospect Eury Pérez strikes out seven in Marlins debut, becomes youngest MLB player since 2019

FanGraphs:

• Effectively Wild Episode 2006: Not My Cup of D
• Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s Switch to Center Field Is Looking Like a Great Decision
• The Unbreakable Casey Schmitt
• Max Scherzer Is Just One Pain in the Neck for the Skidding Mets
• Marcus Semien Is Picking Them Up and Putting Them Down
• Five Things I Liked (Or Didn’t Like) This Week, May 12
• Friendships Come and Go, and So Do Kris Bryants

Braves.com:

• Strider's 12 K's, career-high 32 swings and misses not enough
• Injuries to Fried, Wright another obstacle
• Game Story: Strider K's 12 Blue Jays ▶️

Marlins.com:

• 'He's a big part of our future': Eury K's 7 in debut
• Game Story: Jazz, Burdick homer in Eury's debut ▶️
• Eury's ride from airport ahead of debut? The reigning NL Cy

Phillies.com:

• Hold back? Harper? 'I don't want to play like that'
• Game Story: Bohm, Schwarber HRs put end to pitchers' duel ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Realmuto (finger) exits early after slide
• Suárez healthy, set for 2023 debut vs. Rockies

Nationals.com:

• Rookie Alu notches bevy of MLB firsts in all-around 'great day'
• Game Story: Meneses plates run in loss ▶️
• Injuries & Moves: Updates on Dickerson, Doolittle
• Williams leads Nats against division rivals

Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Steve Zabriskie (1947)
• Bobby Valentine (1950)
• Mickey Callaway (1975)
• Mychal Givens (1990)

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. 

Centerfield Maz:

• Bobby Valentine's Playing Career (1969 - 1979)
• Bobby Valentine's Post Playing Career (Mets Coach - Manager & Analyst)

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