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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Mets had a pretty tough day at the ballpark yesterday, getting routed 13-1 by the Braves. There was one bright spot though: Darin Ruf pitched two scoreless innings, throwing just 14 pitches (10 strikes) and allowing one hit. In fact, Ruf became the first position player in franchise history to toss multiple scoreless innings in a pitching appearance.
The Mets not only had a rough day on the field, but they received some blows on the injury front too. Luis Guillorme was diagnosed with a moderate groin strain, and he is expected to miss four to six weeks. In his absence, the Mets called up Deven Marrero.
Carlos Carrasco came back out to finish the second inning after a rain delay, but he departed following the inning with left side tightness. Carrasco said he felt the tightness on the last pitch he threw and will undergo an MRI.
The Mets will look to rebound today, as they send Taijuan Walker (10-3, 3.43 ERA) to the mound against Charlie Morton (5-5, 4.26 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 7:20 p.m.
Tomás Nido didn’t make the trip to Atlanta, as he’s battling an illness. He was placed on the COVID IL, with Michael Perez taking his roster spot.
Mets’ first-round pick Jett Williams had another solid day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI, a walk, a hit-by-pitch, and three runs scored. Williams now has a .294 batting average and an .821 OPS through his first five professional games.
Major League Baseball released this year’s postseason schedule, with the Wild Card series set to begin on October 7. Game 7 of the World Series is scheduled for November 5, which would be the latest a season has ever gone.
The Rangers fired manager Chris Woodward after almost four seasons at the helm. He compiled a disappointing 211-287 (.424) record during his tenure as skipper.
Fernando Tatis Sr. spoke about his son’s recent suspension for performance-enhancing drugs, saying that the younger Tatis purchased a hairspray to treat fungus after a haircut, and the spray happened to contain a steroid. Tatis said his son’s biggest mistake was not reading what was in the spray and said that the whole sport is suffering because of his suspension.
Royals reliever Amir Garrett was suspended for three games for throwing a drink at a fan during a game in Chicago on August 2.
Outfielder David Dahl has opted out of his contract with the Nationals. The 28-year-old former All-Star has spent time with the Triple-A affiliates of both Washington and Milwaukee but hasn’t appeared in the majors since last season.
Nate Mendelson recaps the Mets’ series opener with the Braves.
Christian De Block brings you up to speed on what’s happened in the NL East in the last week.
Mathew Brownstein looks at all the interesting stats from the past week in his latest edition of Mets by the Numbers.
1987: On a windy day in Chicago, the Mets blow out the Cubs, 23-10. Every player in the starting lineup records a hit, and Darryl Strawberry, Lenny Dykstra, and Howard Johnson hit homers. Strawberry drives in five runs and finishes just a single shy of the cycle.
2016: Noah Syndergaard homers for the third time of the season in a four-run fifth inning, leading the Mets to a 7-5 win over the Diamondbacks. Syndergaard also strikes out eight and allows two earned runs to earn his 10th victory of the season. Kelly Johnson adds a homer of his own, and Jeurys Familia racks up his 40th save of the season.
2017: The Mets lose to the Yankees 5-3, but Asdrubal Cabrera and Travis d’Arnaud switch between second and third base 18 times during the game. This leads to a very unusual-looking boxscore, where both players have 2B-3B-2B-3B listed many times next to their names.
2018: A day after scoring 16 runs in Baltimore, the Mets score a franchise-record 24 runs and win 24-4 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The team bangs out 25 hits, including one from Jerry Blevins, and Jose Bautista hits a grand slam in a 10-run fifth inning.
Birthdays: Mike Jorgensen (74), Rick Reed (58), Roger Cedeño (48)
Mathias Altman-Kurosaki is a lifelong New Yorker and currently is a graduate student at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, where he majors in Broadcast and Digital Journalism on the Sports Media and Communications track. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from The College of New Jersey and an associate’s degree from Bard College. He currently is an intern for the Pioneer Baseball League and is the baseball department head for a blog called Overtime Heroics. At TCNJ, Mathias served as the sports editor and opinions editor for The Signal, the school’s student-run newspaper. He also swam on the men’s swim team, specializing in butterfly and freestyle. Mathias is the youngest of five kids and was raised to be a diehard Mets fan, following the team from a very young age. He aspires to one day work for an MLB team.
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