Credit: Nate Mendelson
Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets won a thriller Sunday night, edging out a 7-6 win over the Yankees. You can read the full recap here. The team will take on the Cardinals tonight at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field with Rich Hill slated to get the start against Adam Wainwright.
.@Lindor12BC FOR THREE! #LGM pic.twitter.com/y4nqGmALCs
— New York Mets (@Mets) September 13, 2021
Shortstop Francisco Lindor hit a clutch three-run homer to give the Mets the early lead.
Current Standings
NL East
ATL: 76-66, .535
PHI: 72-71, .503, 4.5 GB
NYM: 72-72, .500, 5.0 GB
MIA: 60-83, .420, 16.5 GB
WSH: 59-84, .413, 17.5 GB
Wild Card
LAD: 91-53, .632, +16.0 GB
SD: 74-68, .521
CIN: 75-69, .521
STL: 73-69, .514, 1.0 GB
PHI: 72-71, .503, 2.5 GB
NYM: 72-72, .497, 3.0 GB
Latest MLB News
“Dizziness” is the press box announcement regarding Aaron Judge
— Lindsey Adler (@lindseyadler) September 13, 2021
Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge left Sunday’s game against the Mets with dizziness.
Max Scherzer became the 19th pitcher to ever record 3,000 career strikeouts, on Sunday.
Padres pitcher Blake Snell left yesterday’s game with left adductor tightness.
Yankees outfielder Joey Gallo hit his second career sacrifice fly on Sunday in his 2,337th plate appearance.
ball boy got UP!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/lZKcqOTVpX
— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 12, 2021
The Oakland Athletics ball boy made a tremendous catch yesterday.
Latest On MMO
Alexis Farinacci reports on a touching 9/11 tribute from the Mets minor league affiliate in Port St. Lucie.
Nate Mendelson writes about a baseball game 20 years in the making.
Alex Horowitz recaps Taijuan Walker‘s start on Saturday against the Yankees.
Ben Reimer rounds up the latest from the Mets minor leagues.
On This Date in Mets History
1963: Roger Craig lost his 21st game of the season after only allowing one run in nine innings to the Houston Colt .45’s at the Polo Grounds. It was Craig’s fifth time of the season in which he was charged with the loss in a 1-0 game.
1968: Jerry Koosman pitched his seventh shutout of the season which tied the National League rookie record for shutouts. The southpaw led the Mets to a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates for their franchise-record 67th win of the season.
1983: Catcher Mike Fitzgerald hit a home run in his first MLB at-bat, becoming the 48th major leaguer to do so.
Birthdays: Daisuke Matsuzaka (41), Grant Roberts (44), Rodney McCray (58) and Tom Parsons (82
Let’s go Mets!
