Mets Calendar Classics - Mets Post Season Games Played On This Date: October 9th

NY Post Back Page, 10/10/2015

 

Lindor's Grand Slam powers Mets to clinch NLDS in 2024, deGrom Ks 13 as Mets win NLDS Game 1 in 2015, the Todd Pratt Homer Game and Pete Rose gets revenge in 1973.

Year: 2024; NLDS Game #4; Wednesday; Oct 9, NYM 4 Vs PHIL 1; boxscore; WP: David Peterson; LP: Jeff Hoffman; Save: Edwin Diaz; Time: 3:15; Day; Attendance: 44,103; Record: 3-1; W; Mets Win the 2024 NLDS 3-1;

Francisco Lindor SS: 2 for 5; HR,2B; 1 run; 4 RBIs; 2 Ks; Mark Vientos 3B: 2 for 4; 2B; 1 walk; 1 K; Harrison Bader CF: 0 for 0; Brandon Nimmo LF: 0 for 3; 1 walk; 1 K; Pete Alonso 1B: 2 for 3; 2B; 1 walk; 1 K; Jose Iglesias 2B-3B: 0 for 3; 1 walk; 2 Ks; J.D. Martinez DH: 1 for 4; GDP; 2 Ks; Starling Marte RF: 0 for 2; HBP; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Luisangel Acuña 2B: 0 for 0; Tyrone Taylor CF-RF: 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; Francisco Alvarez C: 0 for 4; 1 run; 1 K; Jose Quintana: 5 innings; 1 run; 2 hits; 2 walks; 6 Ks; Reed Garrett: 0.2 inning; no runs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; David Peterson, W (1-0): 2.1 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 K; Edwin Díaz, S (1): 1 inning; no runs; 2 walks; 2 Ks; 

Mets clinch the NLDS over the Phils thanks to great pitching and a Francisco Lindor Grand Slam.

From the Mets 4 Phillies 1 Post Game Notes - 10/9/2024:

Mets: 

• Clinched a Postseason series for the first time at Citi Field...Was the first time the Mets clinched a Postseason series at home since the 2000 NLCS vs. St. Louis...Will play in the NLCS for the ninth time in franchise history...Is their first trip to the NLCS since 2015.
• Are 13-9 all-time in clinching games.
• Are 57-42 (.576) all-time in Postseason play, the third-best winning percentage in major league history behind Miami (24-16, .600) and the Yankees (245-179, .578). 
• Have won 14 of their last 16 home games dating back to August 21.

Jose Quintana: 

• Has not allowed an earned run in each of his last three Postseason starts dating back to October 7, 2022 (NLWC Game 1 vs. Philadelphia with St. Louis)...It is tied for the second-longest such streak in MLB Postseason history...Is the fifth pitcher in franchise history to post back-to-back starts of 5.0+ innings and allow no earned runs in the Postseason (Last: Tom Glavine 2006 NLDS Game 2 vs. Los Angeles and 2006 NLCS Game 1 vs. St. Louis).

Francisco Lindor: 

• Hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to put the Mets in front 4-1...It is his second career Postseason grand slam (Also: 2017 ALDS Game 2 vs. Yankees)...Was the second grand slam in Mets Postseason history (Also: Edgardo Alfonzo 1999 NLDS Game 1 at Arizona)...His six grand slams with the Mets are tied with Mike Piazza for the most in franchise history (Including Postseason).
• Was his first career Postseason game with multiple extra-base hits.

Mark Vientos: 

• Recorded his fourth consecutive multi-hit game, tying him with Daniel Murphy (2015) and Todd Ziele (2000) for the longest such streak in franchise history during the Postseason.

David Peterson: 

• Earned his first career Postseason win...Has not allowed a run over 6.1 innings in Postseason play.

Ranger Suarez:

• Escaped bases loaded jams in both the first and second innings…Is the first pitcher in Postseason history to allow four or more hits and two or more walks in the first two innings combined without allowing a run.

NY Post: Mets take miracle run to NLCS by conquering rival Phillies on euphoric Francisco Lindor grand slam. "Lindor’s mighty bat delivered a sixth-inning grand slam that helped remove the Phillies from the Mets’ October “to-do” list with a 4-1 victory in Game 4 of the NLDS."

Brian Joura Mets 360: "The Mets had bases-loaded situations in both the first and second innings but were unable to capitalize, which made the Lindor slam even more gratifying. The Mets had eight hits and six walks in their eight turns at bat. They should have had more runs than they did but that’s what happens when you go 3-15 with RISP and two of those hits were of the infield variety and didn’t score runs."

NY Post: Mets catch break on controversial Phillies foul ball: ""With two outs and a runner on first base [in the 8th|, Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm ripped a hard ground ball down the first base line and out of the reach of Pete Alonso, which would have at least put runners on the corners...With the Mets clinging to a 4-1 lead, it would have brought the tying run the the plate. But first base umpire Carlos Torres called the ball foul..."

Laura Albanese Newsday: Three takeaways from the Mets' NLDS-clinching win over the Phillies. "Despite the three-run lead, Diaz’s ninth was rocky. Nine of the first 11 pitches he threw went for balls, and he put the first two batters on, allowing Roger Clemens’ son, Kody Clemens, to come up as the tying run...Diaz most certainly must be gassed - he’s thrown over 150 pitches in the last 10 days - Diaz, with his 8.10 postseason ERA this year, is far from untouchable. But if his stuff is still good, and now that he'll be rested, there’s a chance he could rebound."

MLB YouTube Channel: Mets 4 Phillies 1 Game Highlights 10/9/24

SNY on YouTube:  Mets Celebrate.

Year: 2022; NLWCS Game #3; Sunday; Oct 9, NYM 0 Vs SDP 6; boxscore; WP: Joe Musgrove; LP: Chris Bassitt; Time: 3:04; Night; Attendance: 39,241; Record: 1-2; W; Padres win the 2022 Wild Card Series 2 Games to 1.

Brandon Nimmo CF: 0 for 4; Starling Marte RF: 0 for 3; 1 walk; Francisco Lindor SS: 0 for 3; 1 K; Pete Alonso 1B: 1 for 3; Jeff McNeil 2B: 0 for 3; 1 K; Mark Canha LF: 0 for 3; 1 K; Daniel Vogelbach DH: 0 for 3; 1 K; Eduardo Escobar 3B: 0 for 3; 1 K; Tomás Nido C: 0 for 3; 3 Ks; Chris Bassitt, L (0-1): 4 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 3 walks; 2 Ks; David Peterson: 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; Drew Smith: 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Seth Lugo: 0.2 inning; no runs; 2 hits; 2 Ks; Mychal Givens: 0.1 inning; 2 runs; 2 ERs; 1 hit; 1 walk; 1 K; Edwin Díaz: 1 inning; no runs; 1 hit; 1 K; Trevor May: 1 inning; no runs; 2 Ks; 

Joe Musgrove and 2 Padres' relievers throw a 1-hit shoutout to win the 2022 Wild Card Series.  Despite winning the second most games in Mets History (101), the Mets struggled the last week of the season getting swept by the Braves resulting in losing the division.  After splitting the 1st two games, it came down to a deciding game and the Mets had no answer for Musgrove - before and agfter they had him checked for sticky substances.  

NY Post: Mets have Joe Musgrove’s ears checked for illegal substance during Game 3 start. "Before Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove could throw his first pitch of the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday night, the Mets manager approached first-base umpire and crew chief Alfonso Marquez. Showalter requested a foreign substance check on Musgrove, who had allowed just one hit in five innings of a game the Padres led by four runs. The umpires checked Musgrove’s hat, glove and notably ears for a substance, and the right-hander passed the inspection...Pictures had circulated online of Musgrove’s ear appearing to have a shine, as if he could be using a sticky substance to help his grip and spin rate on the ball. It is also possible Musgrove was especially sweaty, which was his defense."

From the Padres 6 Mets 0 - Post Game Notes: 

Mets: Are 3-5 in winner-take-all games...Were shutout for the seventh time in a Postseason game and the third time in a winner-take-all game (also: Game 7 of the 1988 NLDS at Los Angeles-NL and the 2016 Wild Card Game vs. San Francisco)...The 2016 Wild Card game was the last time the Mets were shutout in a Postseason game.

• Recorded one hit, the fewest ever in a Postseason game in franchise history...Their previous low in a Postseason game was two in Game 2 of the 2015 World Series at Kansas City.

Chris Bassitt (4.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K): Made his third-career Postseason start.

Pete Alonso (1-3): Recorded the Mets only hit with a single in the fifth.

Starling Marte (0-3,walk): only other Mets base runner in game. 

MLB YouTube Channel: Game Highlights

Mets Channel on YouTube: Chris Bassitt and Buck Showalter Post Game Press Conference.

Year: 2015; NLDS Game #1; Friday; Oct 9, NYM 3 @ LAD 1; boxscore; WP: Jacob deGrom; LP: Clayton Kershaw; Save: Jeurys Familia; Time: 3:14; DAY; Attendance: 54,428; Record: 1-0; W;

Curtis Granderson RF: 2 for 3; 1 walk; David Wright 3B: 1 for 3; 2 RBIs; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Yoenis Céspedes CF-LF: 0 for 4; 3 Ks; Daniel Murphy 2B-1B: 1 for 4; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; 1 K; Travis d'Arnaud C: 0 for 4; 1 K; Lucas Duda 1B: 1 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 2 Ks; Michael Cuddyer LF: 0 for 3; 1 K; Juan Lagares CF: 0 for 1; Rubén Tejada SS: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; 3 Ks; Jacob deGrom P: 0 for 2; SH; 1 K; Kelly Johnson 2B: 0 for 1; Jacob deGrom, W (1-0): 7 innings; no runs; 5 hits; 1 walk; 13 Ks; Tyler Clippard, H (1): 0.2 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 2 hits; Jeurys Familia, S (1): 1.1 innings; no runs; 

Mets take game one of the 2015 Division Series behind Jacob deGrom's 7 shutout innings, Daniel Murphy's Solo homer and David Wright's 2-run single.

Mike Puma NY Post: Unreal deGrom outduels Kershaw in Mets’ Game 1 statement. "DeGrom fired seven shutout innings and tied a postseason franchise record with 13 strikeouts, leading the Mets’ 3-1 victory in Game 1 of the NLDS before 54,428 at Dodger Stadium. In a 121-pitch masterpiece, deGrom tied the Mets’ single-game postseason strikeout record set by Tom Seaver, who fanned 13 in Game 1 of the 1973 NLCS in Cincinnati...David Wright’s two-run single in the seventh against Pedro Baez gave the Mets the cushion they needed after nursing a 1-0 lead provided by Daniel Murphy’s home run against Kershaw in the fourth."

Mike Vaccaro NY Post: October glory was long time coming for Mets’ old guard. "They are a matched set in many ways, Wright and Murphy, the last two links to the last era of quasi-prosperity, to the ill-fated autumn of 2008. Wright hit .350 that September, trying to hold off a second straight collapse. Murphy was just a rookie...a kid with a sweet lefty swing spraying line drives the moment he stepped off the plane from New Orleans, hitting .313 in that first go-round...They both have spent so many Octobers since feeling as far detached from the game as the law allows...These past few weeks, both were fixing to burst, they were so ready to greet October head on. They had waited long enough."

Year: 1999; NLDS Game #4; Saturday; Oct 9, NYM 4 Vs ARZ 3 boxscore; 10 innings; WP: John Franco; LP: Matt Mantei; Time: 3:23; Day; Attendance: 56,177; Record: 3-1; W; Mets Win the 1999 NLDS 3-1;

Rickey Henderson LF: 1 for 4; 1 run; Melvin Mora LF: 0 for 0; SH; Edgardo Alfonzo 2B: 1 for 4; HR; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; 1 K; John Olerud 1B: 2 for 4; IW; 1 walk; Benny Agbayani RF: 1 for 3; 2B; 1 RBI; Roger Cedeño RF: 0 for 1; SF; 1 RBI; Robin Ventura 3B: 1 for 4; 2B,IW; 1 walk; Todd Pratt C: 1 for 5; HR; 1 run; 1 RBI; Darryl Hamilton CF: 0 for 3; 1 walk; Rey Ordóñez SS: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Al Leiter P: 0 for 3; 2 Ks; Matt Franco PH: 0 for 0; 1 walk; Shawon Dunston PR: 0 for 0; Al Leiter: 7.2 innings; 3 runs; 3 ERs; 3 hits; 1 HR; 3 walks; 4 Ks; Armando Benítez, BS (1): 1.1 innings; no runs; 2 hits; 1 walk; 2 Ks; John Franco, W (1-0): 1 inning; no runs; 1 K; 

Mets win the 1999 NLDS series over the D-Backs as Todd Pratt hits a Walk-Off Home Run in the 10 Inning.

NY Post: "In a close parallel to their entire season, Todd Pratt’s shot to deep center seemed to have fallen just short. Springy center fielder Steve Finley leaped off the ground and reached over the wall for the ball to try for a game-saving catch at Shea. But Finley returned to earth empty-handed, and Pratt simultaneously floated off the planet. Emotional and elated that his Amazin’ home run had just given the Mets a series-clinching 4-3 win over the Diamondbacks, Pratt seemed to be jogging on air as his home run dispatched the Diamondbacks and served up the hated Braves."

Year: 1988; NLCS Game #4; Sunday; Oct 9, NYM 4 Vs LAD 5; boxscore; 12 innings; WP: Alejandro Peña; LP: Roger McDowell; Save: Orel Hershiser; Time: 4:29; Night; Attendance: 54,014; Record: 2-2; L;

Mookie Wilson CF: 0 for 4; CS; 1 walk; Lee Mazzilli PH: 1 for 1; Gregg Jefferies 3B: 0 for 5; 1 walk; Keith Hernandez 1B: 2 for 5; 1 run; 1 walk; 1 K; Darryl Strawberry RF: 1 for 6; HR; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 2 Ks; Kevin McReynolds LF: 2 for 5; HR,2B,SB; 2 runs; 1 RBI; 1 walk; Gary Carter C: 2 for 4; 3B; 1 RBI; Lenny Dykstra CF: 0 for 1; Tim Teufel 2B: 0 for 3; 1 K; Wally Backman 2B: 0 for 1; 1 walk; Kevin Elster SS: 0 for 2; 1 walk; Howard Johnson PH-SS: 0 for 2; Dwight Gooden P: 1 for 3; GDP; Mackey Sasser C: 1 for 2; Ron Darling PR: 0 for 0; Dwight Gooden: 8.1 innings; 4 runs; 4 ERs; 5 hits; 1 HR; 5 walks; 9 Ks; Randy Myers: 2.1 innings; no runs; 1 hit; 1 walk; Roger McDowell, L (0-1): 1.1 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 HR; 1 K; 

In the pivotal game in the 1988 NLCS, Mike Scioscia hits a 2-run, 9th inning, homer off Dwight Gooden to tie the game at 4.  In the 12th, Kirk Gibson takes Roger McDowell deep to put L.A. ahead.  Mets get the first two on in the bottom of the 12th, but Gregg Jefferies flies out, Keth Hernandez in intentionally walked, Darryl Strawberry pops out and Kevin McReynolds flies out to end it.  

Year: 1986; NLCS Game #2; Thursday; Oct 9, NYM 5 @ HOU 1; boxscore; WP: Bob Ojeda; LP: Nolan Ryan; Time: 2:40; Night; Attendance: 44,391; Record: 1-1; W;

Lenny Dykstra CF: 2 for 5; 2B; 1 run; Wally Backman 2B: 2 for 5; 2 runs; 1 RBI; Keith Hernandez 1B: 2 for 3; 3B,2·IW; 1 run; 2 RBIs; 2 walks; Gary Carter C: 1 for 5; 2B,GDP; 1 RBI; 1 K; Darryl Strawberry RF: 0 for 3; SF; 1 RBI; 2 Ks; Mookie Wilson LF: 1 for 4; SB; Ray Knight 3B: 1 for 3; IW; 1 walk; 1 K; Rafael Santana SS: 1 for 4; 2 Ks; Bob Ojeda P: 0 for 4; 1 run; 2 Ks; Bob Ojeda, W (1-0): 9 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 10 hits; 2 walks; 5 Ks; 

Mets come back after losing to Mike Scott in Game One of the 1986 NLCS as Bobby Ojeda beats Nolan Ryan.  Ojeda scatters 10 hits in the complete game win, Gary Carter breaks a 0-0 tie with an RBI double in the 4th, Keith Hernandez a 2-run triple in the 5th.  

Year: 1973; NLCS Game #4; Tuesday; Oct 9, NYM 1 Vs CIN 2; boxscore; 12 innings.  WP: Clay Carroll; LP: Harry Parker; Save: Pedro Borbón; Time: 3:07; Day; Attendance: 50,786; Record: 2-2; L;

Wayne Garrett 3B: 0 for 5; Félix Millán 2B: 2 for 5; 1 RBI; Rusty Staub RF: 0 for 5; 2 Ks; Cleon Jones LF: 0 for 5; 1 K; John Milner 1B: 0 for 4; 1 walk; Jerry Grote C: 1 for 4; GDP; 1 K; Don Hahn CF: 0 for 3; 1 run; 1 walk; Bud Harrelson SS: 0 for 4; George Stone P: 0 for 1; 1 walk; 1 K; Tug McGraw P: 0 for 1; 1 K; George Stone: 6.2 innings; 1 run; 1 ER; 3 hits; 1 HR; 2 walks; 4 Ks; Tug McGraw: 4.1 innings; no runs; 4 hits; 3 walks; 3 Ks; Harry Parker, L (0-1): 1 inning; 1 run; 1 ER; 1 hit; 1 HR; 

In what some call the "Pete Rose Revenge Game", Mets and Reds battle in 1-1 tin until Pete Rose wins it with a homer in the 12th.  Rusty Staub helps keep the game tied with two amazing catches, the second one by crashing into Right Field wall.  Rusty would injure his left shoulder hurting his ability to throw but he would continue to play the rest of the NLCS and World Series.