Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets beat the Marlins 9-4 Tuesday night, boosting their record back above .500. (They left 69-69 behind and now have 70 wins.) Read the recap of the game here.
Pete Alonso hit his 100th and 101st career home runs in the process as the Mets continue a much-needed stretch of drubbings against the Marlins and Nationals. They’re 9-3 over their last 12 games, all against the bottom two NL East teams, with two more games to play against the Marlins before the schedules turns more difficult.
Now let’s get into the morning briefing.
Current Standings
NL East
ATL: 73-64, .533
PHI: 71-67, .514, 2.5 GB
NYM: 70-69, .504, 4.0 GB
MIA: 57-81, .413, 16.5 GB
WSH: 57-81, .413, 16.5 GB
Wild Card
LAD: 88-51, .633, +14.5 GB
SD: 73-65, .529
CIN: 74-66, .529
PHI: 71-67, .514, 2.0 GB
STL: 69-68, .504, 3.5 GB
NYM: 70-69, .500, 3.5 GB
Latest Mets News
Sandy Alderson revealed Tuesday Jacob deGrom actually had a partially torn UCL, but the ligament seems to have fully healed with rest. (It should be noted deGrom got opinions and treatment plans from Dr. Neal Elattrache, one of the top orthopedic surgeons in the world.)
Here’s Pete Alonso 100th career home run mentioned earlier. He crushed it.
It’s only natural Pete Alonso’s 100th career home run came on an absolute destruction of a baseball. pic.twitter.com/ZPQXwjW7Tu
— Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) September 7, 2021
Steve Cohen chimed in on a radio host getting upset about Steve Cohen’s activity on Twitter. He responded… on Twitter.
Or that they take everything I say literally, kind of amusing
— Steven Cohen (@StevenACohen2) September 7, 2021
Latest MLB News
Gerrit Cole left his Tuesday start in the fourth inning due to left hamstring tightness, according to the team.
Albert Pujols did what you thought he would do when he returned to St. Louis while with the Dodgers: he hit smashed career homer No. 679. (After a standing ovation, no less.)
Albert Pujols homering in his first at-bat back in St. Louis? Baseball is the best. pic.twitter.com/bwt6Tvxvfa
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 7, 2021
The Baltimore Orioles called up Mike Baumann, a former third-round pick in 2017 and their 10th-ranked prospect. He threw 3.2 scoreless innings and relief and earned the win over the Royals.
Juan Lagares took a little siesta in the Angels clubhouse.
Latest on MMO
Javier Báez and Rich Hill get “thumbs up” from John Flanigan for their performances last week.
Alex Horowitz covered the positive and negative trends from the Nationals series in the latest 3 Up, 3 Down.
Sue Kolinsky wrote about Edwin Diaz‘s struggles closing out Sunday’s game against the Nationals.
Trevor Williams “labored” through his Sunday start, writes John Jackson.
Brian Wright looks back on a comeback win fueled by Yoenis Cespedes and David Wright during their magical 2015 World Series run.
On This Date in Mets History
Former Met reliever Bobby Parnell celebrates his 37th birthday today. Parnell had his two best seasons in 2013 and 2014, when he compiled a 2.35 ERA and 158 ERA+ in 118.2 innings. He needed Tommy John surgery the following spring, though, and wasn’t able to return to form with the Mets or the Tigers.
On this day in 1996, Todd Hundley hit his 40th home run of the season. That home run made him just the second switch hitter ever to hit 40 dingers in a season, and it also set a Mets single-season record for home runs in a season. Carlos Beltran later tied the record, and Pete Alonso absolutely obliterated it with 53.
Hundley set a record later that season for homers in a season by a catcher when he hit his 41st of the year. Javy Lopez broke the record seven years later with 42 home runs.
