Mets Win 8-2: Mets News and Morning Links - 6/1/2025

 

Good Morning.  Born Today Dean Chance and Rick Baldwin.  Mets beat Rockies 8-2, Syracuse, Brooklyn and Binghamton win while St. Lucie falls.

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5/31/2025 Box Score: New York Mets 8 Colorado Rockies 2

Francisco Lindor#  SS 2 for 3; 2 runs; 2 walks; 1 K; Brandon Nimmo*  LF 2 for 4; 2 runs; 2 RBIs; 1 K; 1 HR; Luisangel Acuña  2B 0 for 1; Juan Soto  RF 1 for 3; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 HR; Pete Alonso  1B 1 for 4; 1 K; Brett Baty*  3B 1 for 4; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 triple; Jared Young  DH 1 for 4; 1 K; Tyrone Taylor  CF 1 for 3; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; Jeff McNeil*  2B-LF 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 HR; Francisco Alvarez  C 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Kodai Senga  (W, 6-3) 6.1 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 2 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 7 Ks; José Buttó   1.2 innings; no runs; 2 walks; 1 K; Chris Devenski   1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; 

From the Mets 8 Rockies 2 Post Game Notes - 5/31/2025:

Mets: 

• Defeated Colorado in the second game of their three-game set with an 8-2 victory...Their three hits allowed were tied for their fewest in a game this season...Have won each of their last three series and six of their last seven games...All nine starters recorded a hit today...It was the fourth time this season that has happened. 
• Brandon Nimmo and Juan Soto hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning...It marked the first time the Mets have done so this season...The last time the team hit back-to-back homers was September 19, 2024 (B1 - Vientos and Alonso). 

Brett Baty: 

• Hit a go-ahead bases-clearing triple in the first inning...Has recorded 16 RBI over 21 games in the month of May. 
• In 16 starts since being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on May 5, is hitting .304/.350/.625 (17-56) with 10 runs, one double, one triple, five homers, 16 RBI, three walks, one stolen base, one hit by pitch and a .975 OPS. 
• At Citi Field this season, has hit .309/.373/.647 (21-68) with 10 extra-base hits and 16 RBI in 25 games.

Kodai Senga: 

• Recorded his sixth win of the season after throwing 6.1 innings of two-hit ball...He struck out five of his first seven batters faced...After allowing a home run to his second batter, retired each of his next 17 batters faced through the sixth inning.

Brandon Nimmo: 

• Hit his ninth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the fourth inning...The homer had an exit velocity of 109.6, tied for his hardest hit ball of the season...It marked his 119th career home run, passing Ed Kranepool (118) for sole possession of the 14th-most home runs in franchise history...Tallied his 399th and 400th RBI on the longball, passing Rusty Staub (399) for 14th on the franchise list...His two runs scored tied him with Kranepool (536 R) for the ninth-most in franchise history.

Jeff McNeil: 

• Hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to extend the Mets’ lead to 8-2

Juan Soto: 

• Hit his ninth home run of the season on a solo shot in the fourth...Marked his first home run since May 9 vs. Chicago-NL, snapping a 17-game homerless span (tied for the fourth-longest such streak of his career).

Newsday: Mets' Kodai Senga turns in best start of season in win over lowly Rockies. “The Mets looked every bit like a team that had four times the number of wins as the Rockies as Kodai Senga turned in perhaps his finest pitching performance of the season and the Mets scored runs in bunches — four in the first inning and three in the fourth — in an 8-2 victory over Colorado before 41,681.”

Brian Joura Mets360: "Now this was the offense we expected to see this year. The Mets had 11 hits, including a triple and three home runs, and came away with an 8-2 win over the Rockies Saturday afternoon in Citi Field. The Mets are now 6-2 on their nine-game homestand and moved into a first-place tie with the Phillies at 36-22.

NY Post: Juan Soto knows there’s ‘still a long way to go’ tofixing slow Mets start after snapping homer drought. “Asked Saturday if it was a relief to break his homerless stretch, Soto said, ‘There’s still a long way to go. It feels good, but we’ve got to keep working.’ ”

NY Post: Paul Blackburn making emotional Mets return after‘real’ chance he wouldn’t pitch again. “Paul Blackburn hasn’t appeared in a regular-season major league game since he was knocked around by the Padres in an Aug. 23 start last season and left that game after being hit by a line drive in his right hand. He’s set to return to a major league mound Monday when the Mets open a series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.”

MLB YouTube Channel: Mets 8 Rockies 2 Game Highlights - 5/31/25

Mets YouTube Channel: Brett Baty, Kodai Senga and Brandon Nimmo Post Game Reactions - 5/31/25

Mets YouTube Channel: Carlos Mendoza Post game Press Conference - 5/31/25

Today's Game:

vs. Colorado Sun., June 1 LHP Carson Palmquist (0-3, 8.78) vs. RHP Clay Holmes (5-3, 2.98) 1:40 p.m. (SNY, Audacy 880 AM, 92.3 FM HD2)

213 Miles From Shea:

• Game Preview: Rockies vs Mets

Mets Daily Clips:

Mets Defeat Rockies, 8-2:

• Mets' Kodai Senga turns in best start of season in win over lowly Rockies (Newsday) 
• Mets beat up on Rockies as they keep hot streak going (New York Post)
• Rockies suffer 49th loss of season after Kodai Senga, Mets’ offense dominate at Citi Field (NYDN) 
• Kodai Senga spins gem, Mets offense erupts to coast to easy win over Rockies (The Record)
• Juan Soto ends home run drought and Mets hand Rockies another series loss with 8-2 win (AP)

 

Paul Blackburn News:

• Blackburn’s long road to recovery to end with start in opener vs. Dodgers (MLB.com)
• Mets' Paul Blackburn excited (and already nervous) about first start since August (Newsday)
• Paul Blackburn making emotional Mets return after ‘real’ chance he wouldn’t pitch again (New York Post)

 

Juan Soto News:

• Juan Soto knows there’s ‘still a long way to go’ to fixing slow Mets start after snapping homer drought (New York Post)
• Juan Soto hits first homer in three weeks after going back-to-back with Brandon Nimmo (New York Post)
• WATCH: Brandon Nimmo, Juan Soto collect Mets' first back-to-back home runs of 2025 (The Record)
• Juan Soto snaps 17-game home run drought in Mets’ win (AP)

 

Other Mets News:

• ‘Signs of good things to come’: Mendy’s tweaked lineup brings the thump with 3 HRs (MLB.com)
• Sound of silence a rare event at Citi Field, Yankee Stadium or any other MLB venue (Newsday)
• Keith Hernandez had no idea how to react to ED medication ad read: ‘What did you mean by that?’ (New York Post)
• Kodai Senga shakes off another early homer in latest strong Mets start (New York Post)
• Luis Torrens opens up on how turbulent path that included Yankees stop led to golden Mets chance (New York Post)
• Mets Notebook: Struggles with RISP, rotation for Dodgers (NYDN)
• Déjà vu. How Mets unlocked offense with simple lineup change — again (NJ.com)
• Mets veteran pulled after homering against Rockies. Should club be worried? (NJ.com)
• Mets’ Kodai Senga nearly unhittable in Rockies rout (NJ.com)
• Mets’ Brandon Nimmo avoids injury after being removed from Saturday’s game (SI.com)
• Dakota Johnson Attends Mets Game (Variety)

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Syracuse:

• Syracuse Mets Game Recap: S-Mets pounce on Iowa early en route to 6-4 Mets victory on Saturday night
• 5/31/2025 - Box Score: Syracuse Mets 6 Iowa Cubs 4
• Gilberto Celestino  RF 2 for 3; 1 run; 2 walks; Drew Gilbert*  CF 1 for 5; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 double; Ronny Mauricio#  2B 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 walk; David Villar  1B 1 for 3; 1 run; 2 walks; 2 Ks; Jon Singleton  DH 2 for 4; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 K; 2 doubles; Hayden Senger  C 0 for 4; 1 run; 3 Ks; Donovan Walton  3B 1 for 4; 1 K; Luke Ritter  LF 2 for 4; 2 RBIs; 1 K; 1 double; Yonny Hernández  SS 1 for 3; Brandon Sproat  (W, 2-4) 5 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 5 walks; 3 Ks; Rico Garcia   0.2 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 1 K; Colin Poche  (H, 1) 1.1 innings; no runs; 1 K; Grant Hartwig  (S, 2) 2 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 2 Ks;

Binghamton Rumble Ponies: 

• Binghamton Game Recap: Wenninger Records Quality Start, Offense Explodes in Rumble Ponies' Eighth-Straight Win
• 5/31/2025 Box Score: Binghamton Rumble Ponies 8 Chesapeake Baysox 1
• Jett Williams  CF 1 for 4; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; 1 double; 1 SB; Nick Morabito  LF 3 for 4; 1 run; 3 RBIs; 1 walk; 1 double; 1 SB; Ryan Clifford  1B 2 for 3; 1 RBI; 2 walks; 1 K; Nick Lorusso  3B 1 for 5; 1 K;  JT Schwartz*  DH 1 for 5; William Lugo  SS 1 for 5; 2 runs; 1 K; D'Andre Smith  RF 2 for 4; 1 RBI; 2 doubles; Kevin Parada  C 1 for 4; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 double; Wyatt Young  2B 0 for 3; 2 runs; 2 walks; 1 K;  Jack Wenninger  (W, 6-2) 6 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 4 hits; 1 walk; 7 Ks; Hunter Parsons   1 inning; no runs; 1 K; Anthony Nunez   1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; Luis Moreno   1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 
• 5/31/2025: Binghamton Rumble Ponies Game Notes

Brooklyn Cyclones:

• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Recap: Hernandez's Walk-Off Solo Shot Completes 'Clones Comeback for 12th Straight Home Win
• 5/31/2025 Box Score: Brooklyn Cyclones 5 Aberdeen IronBirds 4
• A.J. Ewing*  CF 3 for 5; 1 run; 3 SBs; Jacob Reimer  1B 0 for 3; 2 walks; 1 K; 1 SB; Jesus Baez  2B 0 for 3; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Marco Vargas*  SS 1 for 5; Boston Baro*  3B 1 for 5; 1 K; Ronald Hernandez#  C 2 for 5; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 K; 1 HR; 1 SB; Troy Schreffler  LF 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 K; 1 SB; Onix Vega  DH 1 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Jefrey De Los Santos*  RF 2 for 3; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 1 SB; Noah Hall   4 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 5 walks; 4 Ks; Raimon Gómez   0.2 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Ben Simon  (BS, 1) 1.1 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 4 hits; 1 walk; Brian Metoyer   2 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 3 Ks; Alfred Vega  (W, 3-1) 1 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 3 Ks;
• Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - 5/31/2025

The Oat GOAT!

Ronald Hernandez walks it off as the Cyclones win 5-4 on Oat Milkers night.

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— Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) June 1, 2025

St. Lucie Mets: 

• St. Lucie Mets Game Recap: P.B. Cardinals use six-run fourth inning in rout of St-L Mets
• 5/31/2025 Box Score: Palm Beach Cardinals 11 St. Lucie Mets 1
• Trey Snyder  2B 0 for 4; 1 K; Jeremy Rodriguez*  3B 1 for 4; 1 K; 1 double; Colin Houck  SS 0 for 1; 3 walks; Daiverson Gutierrez  DH 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Trace Willhoite  1B 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 double; Vincent Perozo*  C 0 for 4; 2 Ks; Simon Juan  CF 0 for 2; 2 walks; 1 K; Yonatan Henriquez#  RF 1 for 4; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Kevin Villavicencio  LF 0 for 3; Will Watson  (L, 0-4) 3.2 innings; 5 runs; 5 ERs; 4 hits; 2 walks; 5 Ks; Josh Blum   1.1 innings; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 3 hits; 2 Ks; Estarlin Escalante   0.1 inning; 4 runs; 3 ERs; 1 hit; 3 walks; 1 K; Luis Alvarez   2.2 innings; no runs; 3 Ks;

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AP Sports:

• Muncy powers Dodgers with 7 RBIs in 18-2 rout of Yankees, LA’s most runs ever vs New York
• Hoskins has 2 HRs and 6 RBIs, Chourio adds 4 hits and 5 RBIs as Brewers beat Phillies 17-7
• Nationals use a 10-run first inning to beat the reeling Diamondbacks, 11-7

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Today in Mets History Per Ultimatemets.com: 

Born on this date:

• Dean Chance (1941)
• Rick Baldwin (1953)

Died on this date:

• Mike Marshall (2021)

Transactions:

New York Mets selected Kevin Baez in seventh round of free agent draft on June 1, 1988.

New York Mets selected Preston Wilson in first round (ninth pick overall) of free agent draft on June 1, 1992.

New York Mets selected Dan Murray in 10th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets selected Grant Roberts in 11th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets selected Nelson Figueroa in 30th round of free agent draft on June 1, 1995.

New York Mets claimed Travis Blankenhorn on waivers from the Seattle Mariners on June 1, 2021.

National Pastime.com: 

1964:     The exhibition game with their Williamsport farm club is rained out, much to the delight of the Mets. Yesterday, the team finished a ten-hour marathon at 11:25 p.m., dropping a twin bill to the Giants, 5-3 and 8-6, which included a 23-inning nightcap.

2012:     Johan Santana, who did not pitch last year because of shoulder surgery performed at the end of the 2010 season, no-hits the Cardinals at Citi Field, 8-0, with the help of third base ump's blown call on a fair ball and an outstanding defensive play by outfielder Mike Baxter. The 33 year-old two-time Cy Young Award winner's 134-pitch effort ends the Mets' streak of over fifty seasons, spanning 8,020 games, without a no-hitter.

Baseball Reference:

1968 - Joe Hoerner of the St. Louis Cardinals ties the National League record for most consecutive strikeouts by a relief pitcher. Horner strikes out the final six batters he faces and earns the win in a 6 - 5 victory over the New York Mets.

2017 - The first-place Brewers defeat the struggling Mets, 2 - 1, behind a strong pitching performance by Chase Anderson who tosses seven scoreless innings. There is an unusual play in the 4th inning: with the bases loaded and one out, Milwaukee's Eric Sogard lifts a pop-up near the third base line. The Mets' batboy tries to get out of the way, taking his chair with him, but in doing so impedes 3B Wilmer Flores' path to the ball. Third base umpire Fieldin Culbreth first calls the batter out, but the umpires reverse themselves after conferring, as there is no provision in the rules for "batboy interference". Manager Terry Collins comes out to argue and is ejected, but he shouldn't have bothered, as Sogard then grounds into an inning-ending double play.

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