The Mets were defeated by the Marlins tonight by the score of 8-5.
For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv.
The Least You Should Know:
- Chris Capuano (8-10) threw six innings and allowed four runs on six hits and three walks, while striking out six.
- Jose Reyes picked up his 46th multi-hit game of the season, with three hits in five at-bats, including his fourth home run of the season.
- David Wright drove in the first two runs of the game with a two run single in the fifth.
- Justin Turner was 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored, and is now batting .324 (11-for-34) since the all star break.
- Carlos Beltran reached base in four of his five plate appearances including an RBI single in the seventh. He has now reached base safely in his last 29 games.
- Lucas Duda and Jose Reyes hit back-to-back solo home runs on consecutive pitches in the top of the ninth. The solo blast was Duda’s first of the season.
- The first four hitters in the Mets lineup were 8-for-15 with a homerun, four walks, four runs scored, and four RBI, while the rest of the club was 1-for-19.
- The Mets were 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position.
Quick Post Game Reaction:
Chris Capuano breezed through the first five innings before things fell apart for him in the sixth. He allowed four runs on four hits, including two homeruns. Both homeruns came off flat hanging sliders, as Capuano looked fatigued after throwing just 90 pitches.
David Wright made a nice diving stop to keep a run from scoring in the seventh, but was charged with an error when a weak throw to first got by Daniel Murphy who made an awful attempt at the play. While the error was charged to Wright, it was clearly Murphy’s fault the ball got away. He had plenty of time to get his body in front of the throw and at the very least knock it down and keep it in the infield.
D.J. Carrasco and Ryota Igarashi combined to allow four runs on five hits over two innings of work. Prior to tonight, the Mets pen had posted a 1.90 ERA (10 earned runs/47 1/3 innings) over the month of July, which was second-best in the majors over that span.
Gaby Sanchez continues to kill the Mets. In 29 games against New York, he is hitting .394 with six home runs and 22 RBI, including a 3-for-4 performance tonight with a double and a pair of two runs home runs.
Up Next:
The Mets will look to take the rubber game of this three game weekend series tomorrow afternoon in Miami, with Dillon Gee (9-3, 3.67 ERA) taking on Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 3.52 ERA).
Tonight in Miami, the Mets will look for the series victory against the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium. Game time is 7:10 PM.
Here is tonight’s starting lineup for the Mets:
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Justin Turner 2B
3. Carlos Beltran RF
4. David Wright 3B
5. Daniel Murphy 1B
6. Angel Pagan CF
7. Jason Bay LF
8. Josh Thole C
Here is tonight’s starting lineup for the Marlins:
1. Emilio Bonifacio 3B
2. Omar Infante 2B
3. Gaby Sanchez 1B
4. Hanley Ramirez SS
5. Mike Stanton RF
6. Logan Morrison LF
7. Mike Cameron CF
8. John Buck C
Chris Capuano (8-9, 4.16 ERA) will start for the Mets. Capuano allowed four earned runs in 7 2/3 innings to the Marlins last Monday at Citi Field, and has allowed eight earned runs in 19 2/3 innings in three July starts. Capuano has made ten appearances and nine starts against the Marlins in his career, and he’s 4-3 with a 3.36 ERA against them.
Clay Hensley (1-2, 2.70 ERA) will start for the Marlins. Hensley’s first start of the year came against the Mets last Monday at Citi Field, and it was a successful one, allowing just one hit in five innings for his first victory this season. Hensley’s made 16 appearances and three starts against the Mets in his career, and he’s 2-2 with a 3.64 ERA against them.
I am at Sun Life Stadium, photographing and live blogging tonight’s game. Below are my ten most recent tweets from the game.
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I took this picture of Jose Reyes just a few minutes ago.
During batting practice, he hits in the same rotation with Carlos Beltran and David Wright. As usual, he was laughing and having a good time, as was Beltran…
In a video for FOX Sports, Ken Rosenthal said, ‘the Braves are not going to trade a number of their top pitching prospects to acquire Carlos Beltran.’
For instance, according to MLB.com’s Braves beat reporter Mark Bowman, “It does not seem like they have any interest in parting ways with their most highly-touted pitching prospects Julio Teheran, Randall Delgado or Arodys Vizcaino,” since, as one NL scout put it, “They remember what happened with the Teixeira deal.”
That said, Bowman believes the Braves might be willing to part with RHP Mike Minor in a deal for Beltran, which is similar to what Peter Gammons said on WFAN earlier this week.
Added to by Matthew Cerrone:
I still get the impression from people around the game that the Mets would prefer to acquire a young bat in return of Beltran. Also, I was told earlier not to count out the Pirates a team that could get back involved, since they’d love to make a big acquisition (at no cost to the payroll). The Giants, Phillies, Rangers and Pirates seem to have bats to give, while the Braves seem to have more depth on the mound.
In either case, Jon Heyman of SI.com said on Twitter that ‘the Mets are still shooting for home run with Beltran,’ such as Phillies OF prospect Dom Brown, Giants LHP Zach Wheeler or Minor.
However, with Beltran’s expiring contract and no draft pick compensation, the Mets might have to drop their asking price.
Here are other updates about Beltran over the last day or so:
- The deadline to trade Beltran is technically Saturday, 3:59 pm.
- Trade talks for Beltran are down to the Red Sox, Giants, Phillies, Braves and Rangers, though some rumors have included the Brewers and Reds as well.
- The Rangers and Mets have been watching one another’s farm systems.
- The Mets are watching Braves LHP Mike Minor, and they like Phillies OF Dominic Brown, as well as Giants prospects Brandon Belt, Zach Wheeler and Gary Brown, though it is ‘highly doubtful’ those players get moved.
- Similarly, Buster Olney thinks the Mets can only get a B-level prospect.
- The Phillies remain the favorites to land Beltran, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com, though Buster Olney of ESPN believes the Braves have the best shot.
To see previous posts about Beltran and the trade deadline, use this page on MetsBlog.com, which can always be found at the menu on the top of the blog.
This afternoon in Miami, Johan Santana said he will throw a bullpen session tomorrow afternoon, and if all goes well, he could begin a rehab assignment this week.
While he says he feels good, and his velocity is currently at 89 mph, he did not put a timetable on his return, although he hopes to return by the end of the season.
Original Post, 2:55 pm:
In last night’s 7-6 win over the Marlins, Bobby Parnell pitched 1 1/3 innings and allowed a run and a hit with one strikeout.
His one strikeout ended the eighth inning with Emilio Bonifacio at the plate and the tying and go ahead runs on base.
It was an impressive sequence from Parnell to end that inning. He threw a filthy slider to strikeout Bonifacio and end the last Marlins threat of the night. All in all, I think Parnell has taken huge strides in evolving from a thrower into a pitcher since being recalled on May 31. He has commanded his blazing fastball and that has allowed him to use his slider as an out pitch, as he’s pitched ahead in the count for the most part since returning from Triple-A Buffalo.
Added to by Matthew Cerrone:
I agree with Mike. I have been skeptical of Parnell, but he’s doing a much better job of late dictating how each at bat will go.
The word out of Citi Field is that Jason Isringhausen has been spending a lot of time with Parnell and Pedro Beato, both whom look up to him; teaching them about sustaining your performance and how to have the mind of a closer. I think this is a big reason why Izzy is the ‘closer,’ so to speak, in the wake of the team trading Francisco Rodriguez, with Parnell and Beato serving as his set-up men. I wonder if this is partly why the team is choosing to keep Izzy and not trade him? I mean, I’m sure if a strong deal was available that could bring back good talent, they’d trade Isringhausen. But, if he can only return a mid-level prospect, at best, a better investment in the team’s future might be letting him spend as much time talking to Parnell and Beato as possible.
Since May 31, Parnell has gone 3-0 with a 1.66 ERA in 21 2/3 innings, allowing just four earned runs over that span.
Last night, Daniel Murphy went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
His double was his 24th of the season, which is the second most on the team behind Carlos Beltran, who has 30 doubles this season.
What’s most impressive about Murphy’s offense is how well he’s performed against left handed pitching. Early in the season I thought he had trouble seeing pitches from lefties, but as the season has gone on he has gotten much more comfortable in that situation, and has proven to be an effective hitter no matter who he faces.
All in all, I’ve become more impressed with Murphy has the season has gone on. Not only has he had an outstanding year at the plate, but he appears so comfortable at first base at this point, and has filled in quite admirably for Ike Davis there.
Opinion added by Matthew Cerrone:
I don’t sense they’ll get offered enough to move Jason Isringhausen, and so he’s better off serving as a mentor to Pedro Beato and Bobby Parnell. I like Capuano too, and think he’d be worth keeping to try to re-sign. That leaves Byrdak, like Martino suggests. And, frankly, with David Wright back, Jose Reyes back and healthy, maybe Johan Santana returning for September, and the cloud of Beltran rumors no longer over the team, I’m eager to see what these guys are all capable of in the second half.
In last night’s 7-6 win over the Marlins, David Wright made his first appearance since the middle of May after fracturing a bone in his back, and went 2 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI.
Both of his doubles were down the right field line, and in his career at Sun Life Stadium, he now has 19 doubles and is hitting .319 in 213 career at bats.
Over the last year or so, I’ve thought David Wright had gotten a little too pull happy at the plate, and he began to pull off outside pitches, which in years past, he would have taken the other way. But last night, he was vintage Wright, taking two good fastballs down the right field line for RBI doubles. Hopefully he can continue to execute that approach because I think that’s where he’s most effective offensively.
It was also nice to see Wright execute the claw with no problem…
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