NY Mets ~~ July 2021

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Mets July 4th Twin Bill Nitecap Lineup....

 

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Mets 10 - Yankees 5

Game 1....Wrap/Recap....

'No sense of panic': Mets rally late, top Yanks

NEW YORK -- For a moment, there was confusion. Tim Locastro ranged back, and although he was never going to catch José Peraza’s line drive to the warning track, Locastro at least expected to play the carom. Only there was no carom. A fan reached over the wall to snatch

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Mets 10-5 Yankees (Jul 4, 2021) Game Recap - ESPN

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Gm 1 Box....

MLB Gameday: Mets 10, Yankees 5 Final Score (07/04/2021)

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Gm 1 Pics....

MLB Gameday: Mets 10, Yankees 5 Final Score (07/04/2021)

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Mets drop the nightcap 4-2....but take 2 of 3 in the series.

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Alonso homers in both ends of Mets' DH split

NEW YORK -- Among the healthier Mets this season has been Pete Alonso, who has also given the team steady offensive production without necessarily generating spectacular headlines. On Sunday, Alonso became the first Mets player in 15 years to homer in both halves of a doubleheader. He went deep in

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Yanks needed win -- historic outing seals one

NEW YORK -- Chad Green reared back and dotted the top of the strike zone, a heater that Jonathan Villar waved at. The Yankees reliever pounded his right fist into his glove, perhaps not realizing that he’d just completed an immaculate inning, but well aware that it had been an

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Trainer's room:

The Mets activated INF Jonathan Villar (strained right calf) from the injured list and started him in Game 2.
OF Albert Almora Jr. was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse.
RHP Yennsy Diaz was recalled from Triple-A and RHP Sean Reid-Foley was placed on the 10-day IL with right elbow inflammation.


Up next:

Mets rookie RHP Tylor Megill (0-0, 4.82 ERA) makes his third big league start against Milwaukee Brewers All-Star RHP Brandon Woodruff (7-3, 1.87) on Monday night at Citi Field.

 

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7/5-7
Milw. Brewers @ NY Mets
NL central leaders visit Citi Field for 3.

Tonight is game #81 for the Mets....and we'll be halfway through the schedule.

Mets 4-2 Brewers (Jul 5, 2021) Final Score - ESPN

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MLB Gameday: Brewers 2, Mets 4 Final Score (07/05/2021)

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Mets Monday Lineup vs Brewers ( Woodruff )

 

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Mets trail 1-0 mid 4th....and are still looking for their 1st hit/baserunner.
Megill gave up a solo HR in the top half....but he's looked pretty good otherwise.




edit:

As I was posting that ^ .......Nimmo just doubled leading off the home 4th.

LGM!

 

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Yes.

Mets have tied it up at 1-1.
Lindor sac bunted Nimmo to 3rd....and Dom Smith hit an rbi sac fly to CF.

Pete goes after the 1st pitch yet again..and grounds out.
( I really wish he'd be just a little more patient once in a while.)

1-1 heading to the 5th.

 

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Mets hitters are making easy outs early in the count in their AB's.....and Woodruff is only at 55 pitches thru 5 innings.


Brewers' hitters are really working the count in their AB's....thru 5 innings Megill is at already at 92 pitches.

And as a result Aaron Loup is now in for the Mets to begin the 6th inning.

edit....
Loup tosses a 1-2-3 6th.

LFGM!

 

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Mets go in order in the 6th....and it only took Woodruff 9 pitches. (he's at 64)

NY still only has the 1 hit. The Crew only have 2.

1-1 tie heading to the 7th...
Seth Lugo coming in.

edit:
Lugo sets them down in order (w/ 2 K's)
Stretch time.

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Yes!
Pete smokes a 2 run double to left (on the 1st pitch..lol)

3-1 Mets.

McNeil taps out slowly to the mound.....Pete takes 3rd....and Conforto singles him home...and that chases Woodruff.

4-1 Amazins.

2 force outs end it.



Onto the 8th.

 

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Trevor May pitched a scoreless 8th.

 

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Yikes...Mets had bases loaded with no outs in the 8th...and came away empty.
Pillar flied out too shallow for Guillorme to score from 3rd....Pete GIDP.
I hope that doesn't come back to haunt.

Mets lead 4-1 heading to the 9th.

Diaz coming in.


And I have more of an uneasy feeling about this one now.
Single...and a walk....tying run now at the plate....no outs.

 

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Another single...now a 4-2 game....still no outs...

WTF!

This seems like it'll end very badly and stupid to boot.


edit:
Strikeout...1 down.

again...strikeout.... 2 down.

 

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Put it in the Books.

Mets hold on and win it 4-2.

One time coveted free agent on the Mets' radar....Jackie Bradley Jr. flies out for out #3.


Halfway point of the schedule...game 81.....Mets are 44-37, and in 1st place in the NL east...by 4 games.

 

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Mets take the series opener 4-2
I'm so glad my fears became unfounded....*(posts 53 & 54)



The Wrap/Recap....

'Calm, cool, collected' Megill 2-hits Brewers

NEW YORK -- As recently as a month ago, Pete Alonso chuckled when asked what he knew about Mets rookie Tylor Megill, eventually replying: “I knew he was a right-handed pitcher.” That’s no slight; for Alonso and many others around the team, there wasn’t much else to know. Megill, the

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Dominant early, Woodruff fades in loss to NY

NEW YORK -- For six innings on Monday, right-hander Brandon Woodruff showed why he was named to the National League All-Star team, but he ran out of gas by the seventh inning in the Brewers’ 4-2 loss to the Mets at Citi Field. Milwaukee has now lost two consecutive games.

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Mets 4-2 Brewers (Jul 5, 2021) Game Recap - ESPN

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The Box....

MLB Gameday: Brewers 2, Mets 4 Final Score (07/05/2021)

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The Pics....

MLB Gameday: Brewers 2, Mets 4 Final Score (07/05/2021)

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Trainer's room....

Mets RHP Carlos Carrasco, sidelined all season by a strained right hamstring, practiced fielding from the Citi Field mound. He is scheduled to throw live batting practice in the next few days and then probably begin a minor league rehab assignment. Manager Luis Rojas said Carrasco might be able to join the Mets by the end of July.
Acting general manager Zack Scott said it's possible Carrasco and RHP Noah Syndergaard (Tommy John surgery) could be activated without being fully stretched out, hinting one or both could be used out of the bullpen.
3B J.D. Davis (sprained left hand) is on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Syracuse and could rejoin the Mets this weekend.
With LHP David Peterson (right side soreness) on the injured list, Rojas said Robert Stock is "a strong option" to make a spot start Wednesday in the series finale. Rojas also mentioned RHP Nick Tropeano, another recent minor league acquisition.
RHP Dellin Betances is scheduled for season-ending shoulder surgery Wednesday.



Up next....

Mets ace Jacob deGrom (7-2) looks to lower his major league-best 0.95 ERA in the middle game of the series Tuesday night.
LHP Brett Anderson (2-5, 4.69) comes off the injured list ( bruised knee) for Milwaukee.

 

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The GM speaks....

GM Scott on Deadline: 'We have to be smart'

NEW YORK -- Over the past two weeks, the Mets have had three significant offensive pieces resurface in Jeff McNeil, Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo. The lineup should become completely whole around the All-Star break, with J.D. Davis scheduled to return from the injured list. Contrast that to...

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Pete heating up at a perfect time. Conforto always seems to be a second half guy so would love for him to really heat up too.