Good morning Met fans!
The Mets had a rough night in Miami on Thursday as the team fell 3-2 to the Marlins. The loss means the Mets dropped the series two games to one. Marcus Stroman pitched for the Mets and went 6.1 innings giving up just an earned run on four hits. However, the bullpen couldn’t hold it as Brad Hand and Jeurys Famila struggled in relief. The Marlins took the lead on an eighth inning home run by Jazz Chisholm and never looked back. The Mets record fell to 70-71 and now find themselves five games out of the National League East.
On Friday the second Subway Series of the season begins at Citi Field. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery (5-5 3.47) takes the ball for the Yankees, who come into the series with a record of 78-61. They were just swept in a four-game series by the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium.
Tylor Megill (2-4 4.20) is pitching for the Mets. Megill has struggled of late with a 6.44 ERA in six starts in August. In his outing against the Washington Nationals, Megill threw six innings and gave up four earned runs. We’ll see how he does against the Bronx Bombers on Friday in an important series for both teams.
Current Standings
NL East
ATL: 74-65, .532
PHI: 71-69, .507, 3.5 GB
NYM: 70-71, .496, 5.0 GB
MIA: 59-81, .421, 15.5 GB
WSH: 58-81, .417, 15.5 GB
Wild Card
LAD: 88-53, .624, +13.0 GB
SD: 74-65, .532
CIN: 74-67, .525, 1.0 GB
STL: 71-68, .511, 3.0 GB
PHI: 71-69, .507, 3.0 GB
NYM: 70-69, .496, 5.0 GB
Latest Mets News
Saturday is the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. One of the baseball’s most important figures during the time was Mets Manager Bobby Valentine. Valentine, along with his former players Todd Zeile, Al Leiter and John Franco spoke with Justin Toscano of NJ.com to describe their memories from that time.
Latest MLB News
Prior to Thursday’s game against Toronto Blue Jays the New York Yankees announced that starting pitcher Jameson Taillon has been placed on the 10-day IL with a right ankle tendon injury. The stint is retroactive to September 7.
The club also announced they have called up right-handed pitcher Sal Romano from Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. To make room on the 28-man roster the Yankees have designated outfielder Jonathan Davis for assignment.
Also out of the Bronx was the news that relief pitcher Zach Britton underwent reconstructive surgery to repair the UCL in his left elbow. The surgery should keep Britton out of action for the majority of the 2022 season and it’s possible he misses the entire season.
Royals scout Travis Ezi is trying to change the game of baseball. Alec Lewis of The Athletic, describes what the Royals scout and the organization are trying to do to save baseball in the African American communities.
Latest on MMO
One of the Mets top prospects got promoted on Thursday. Michael Mayer has all the details.
Luis Rojas made some questionable on-field decisions during the Mets loss to the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. Joe D. says that it’s time to end Rojas’ tenure as manager of the Mets.
The future of the Mets front office has been in the news recently. Michael Mayer catches you up on the latest and fills you in on who the top candidates are to be in the Mets front office next season.
On This Date in Mets History
The New York Mets moved into first place for the first time in franchise history on this date in 1969. The Mets swept the Montreal Expos in a double-header to accomplish the feat. They won the first game by a score of 3-2 in 12 innings. Jim McAndrew threw 11 innings for the Amazins giving up four hits and two runs. McAndrew was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 11th with Ron Taylor coming in in the 12th. Ken Boswell won it in the bottom of the 12th on a single that scored Rod Gaspar. In game 2, the Mets dominated by a score of 7-1. Nolan Ryan threw a complete game, giving up just one run and three hits. The double-header win put the Mets record at 84-57, giving them a 1 game lead in the National League East over the Chicago Cubs.
The Mets took a one-game lead in the division on this date in 1985 by beating the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 5-4. The Mets scored five first inning runs off of Cardinals starter Danny Cox, thanks to a Howard Johnson grand-slam. That was enough for Mets starter Ron Darling, who got his 15th win of the season. Roger McDowell helped seal the deal to give the Mets a one game lead over the Cardinals in the NL East.
Pete Schourek threw a complete game one-hitter for the Mets on this date in 1991. The Mets beat the Montreal Expos 7-0. Mackey Sasser and Howard Johnson hit three-run home runs for New York to give Schourek all the support he needed. The only hit he gave up was a Ken Williams single in the fifth. It was easily the best game pitched of Schourek’s career.
Birthdays: Philip Evans (29), Neil Walker (36), Anthony Swarzak (36), Andrew Brown (37)
Let’s go Mets!
