Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets took two out of three against their crosstown rival New York Yankees this weekend, by splitting a doubleheader on Sunday.
In game one, a make-up game from Friday’s rainout, the Mets won by a score of 10-5. They trailed 5-4 in the seventh inning but Pete Alonso hit a home run off of Aroldis Chapman to tie the game at five. A few batters later Jose Peraza hit a two run double with the bases loaded to give the Mets a 7-5 lead.
The double was controversial as a fan reached over the wall and caught the ball. It initially looked like a grand slam but was later ruled a double. Brandon Nimmo hit a two-run single later in the seventh to push the lead to 9-5 and the Mets added another run to win 10-5. Seth Lugo closed it out after a one-two-three seventh inning.
In the night cap, the Mets fell to the Yankees by a score of 4-2. Giovanni Urshela’s three-run homer was the big blow for the Yankees. Pete Alonso became the first Met since Shawn Green in 2006 to homer in both games of a double-header with his two-run home run in the fourth inning.
The Mets took two out of three from the Yankees pushing their record to 43-37. Their lead in the NL East is 3.5 games over the Atlanta Braves. The club now heads to Citi Field to play a three-game series against the first place Milwaukee Brewers. Tylor Megill will take the mound for the Mets in his third career start. All-Star Brandon Woodruff will pitch for the Brew crew. He is 7-3 with a 1.87 ERA this season.
Latest Mets News
The Mets announced before Sunday’s doubleheader that pitcher Sean Reid-Foley was placed on the injured list (IL) with right elbow inflammation. Reliver Yennsy Diaz was called-up from Triple-A Syracuse to take Reid-Foley’s spot on the 26-man roster.
The Mets have been scouting Arizona Diamondbacks infielder and former Met, Asdrubal Cabrera, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale is reporting. The veteran signed a $1.75 million contract with the D-backs last winter. Cabrera spent 2.5 years in a Mets uniform before being traded to the Phillies in July 2018. Cabrera hit 55 homers, drove in 179 runs and hit .279 for the Mets. He has played 59 games this year for the D-backs and has 5 homers and 28 RBIs and is hitting .251.
Prior to the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday, the New York Mets activated infielder Jonathan Villar from the IL. Villar last played June 21 against the Braves leaving that game after an injury. Outfielder Albert Almora Jr was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
Pitcher Jacob deGrom was named an All-Star on Sunday when Major League Baseball announced their pitchers and reserves for the game on July 13. It’s deGrom’s fourth All-Star selection. It’s unlikely deGrom will pitch in the game though as he is scheduled to make a start on the Sunday before the break against the Pirates. deGrom is the Mets’ lone All-Star representative.
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Major League Baseball announced their All-Star pitchers and reserves on Sunday for both the National and American League Teams. The National League pitchers and reserves feature players like Mookie Betts and Jacob deGrom. The rest of the list can be found here. The American League’s pitchers and reserves feature two-way player Shohei Ohtani, who will go to the game as a pitcher. Their list can be found here.
During the second game of the doubleheader between the Mets and the Yankees, Yankee pitcher Chad Green threw an immaculate inning. The right-hander struck out the side on nine straight pitches. Green struck out Michael Conforto, Jeff McNeil and Jonathan Villar to end the game and accomplish the feat.
C.J. Abrams, the Padres’ best prospect and the No. 8 overall prospect according to MLB Pipeline, was diagnosed with a fractured left tibia and a sprained MCL after a collision at second base on Wednesday night. He will miss the remainder of the season. A.J. Cassavell from MLB.com had the news. Abrams was due to represent the Padres in next week’s MLB Future’s Game during All-Star weekend.
The Colorado Rockies defeated the St. Louis Cardinals at Coors Field on Sunday by a score of 3-2. The Rockies lead the majors in walk-off victories with nine. They added to that total when Elias Diaz hit a single to left field that scored Joshua Fuentes to win the game for the Rockies.
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs on Sunday 3-2. The Reds got two runs in the seventh inning for the victory. The loss was the ninth consecutive loss for the Cubbies, dropping their record to 42-42. They now trail the Milwaukee Brewers by 8.5 games in the NL Central.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the Washington Nationals in Washington this weekend with a 5-1 victory on Sunday. Matt Beaty hit a solo homer in the fourth and Max Muncy had two separate run scoring doubles for the Dodgers who beat right-hander Joe Ross. The National have now lost four straight games and have dropped to third in the NL East 4 games behind the Mets.
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Read more about Jacob deGrom’s selection for the 2021 All-Star game. Patrick Glynn broke it down for you.
July 4, 1985 is often remembered by many who remember the game as one of the wackiest games in the history of the franchise. Brian Wright took a deep dive into the game and you will not want to miss it.
On This Date in Mets History
On this day in 1984 the New York Mets beat the Cincinnati Reds by a score of 4-3 in one of the wildest ways to win a game. The score was tied at three in the bottom of the sixth inning with Ron Gardenhire on first base and Mike Fitzgerald on second base after back-to-back singles. Reds catcher Brad Gulden threw behind Gardenhire at first but the ball got away from Reds first baseman Ceasar Cedeno and rolled out into right field. Fitzgerald scored from second to give the Mets the lead. The Mets had the lead in the top of the ninth when the game was stopped due to rain. After a two-hour delay the game was called and the Mets moved their record to 43-34 and pulled to within a game of the division leading Chicago Cubs.
The Mets hit five home runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on this date in 1990. Bobby Ojeda started for the Mets and only lasted 1.1 innings but Wally Whitehurst went 4.2 innings in relief to get the victory. Mark Carreon, Dave Magaden, Orlando Mercado, Darrell Strawberry and Kevin Elster all hit home runs at Fulton County Stadium to give the Mets the victory. The victory pulled the Mets’ record to 45-30 and they closed their deficit in the NL East to just a game behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On July 5, 1995 Bobby Bonilla hit a walk-off RBI single to give the Mets a 5-4 victory against the Chicago Cubs at Shea Stadium. Brett Butler struck out for the second out in the ninth inning but reached first after a wild pitch got away from Cubs pitcher Bryan Hickerson. After Butler stole second with two outs, Rico Brogna walked to bring up Bonilla who hit a single to right to give the Mets the victory.
On this date in 2002, Mike Bacsik made his Mets debut and got the victory in a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins at Pro Player Stadium. Bacsik pitched 5 innings and gave up just two runs. David Weathers, Jaime Cerda, Scott Strickland, Mark Guthrie and Armando Benitez all worked out of the bullpen to secure the victory for Bacsik. A seventh-inning two-run homer by current Mets first base coach Tony Tarasco was the difference in the game.
The Mets scored two runs off of Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon to beat the Phillies 6-5 at Citi Field on this date in 2012. David Wright had the walk-off single to right field after the Mets loaded the bases. The game was tied a batter earlier when Daniel Murphy hit a ball back to the mound and off of Papelbon. The ball bounced past the base-path and into foul territory where it was picked up without a play, tying the game at five. Wright would drop a ball in front of Phillies right fielder Hunter Pence, scoring Jordany Valdespin to win the game for the Mets.
Birthdays: Jeff Innis (59), Dave Eiland (55)
Let’s go Mets!
