Morning Briefing: Pirates Call Up Top Prospect Henry Davis
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Good morning, Mets fans!
The Pirates have called up catching prospect Henry Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of their series with the Cubs. The first overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, Davis is hitting .284/.433/.541 with 11 homers, 10 doubles, and 30 RBIs in 232 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A this season. He has played just 10 games in Triple-A.
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The Mets trailed from the outset on Sunday afternoon, and after the offense rallied to tie the game 7-7, Adam Ottavino surrendered a tie-breaking home run to Nolan Arenado, which gave the Cardinals an 8-7 victory. Francisco Lindor and Tommy Pham both homered, but Carlos Carrasco was touched up for six runs (five earned) on five hits and three walks, including home runs by Arenado and Paul DeJong. Before the game, the Mets activated Pete Alonso from the injured list and sent Mark Vientos back to Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets still haven’t won a series since they swept the Phillies from May 30-June 1 and after giving up four more homers Sunday, they’ve allowed 100 long balls on the season.
The Mets now head to Houston to begin a three-game series with the reigning World Series champion Astros tonight. Max Scherzer (5-2, 4.45 ERA) will look to get back on track against rookie sensation Hunter Brown (6-3, 3.35 ERA). The Astros won all four games they played against the Mets last year and haven’t lost to them since the final weekend of the 2014 season. In addition, the Mets haven’t won a game at Minute Maid Park since May 15, 2011. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m.
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The Royals have selected the contract of right-hander Brooks Kriske from Triple-A Omaha. Fellow righty Mike Mayers has been designated for assignment. Kriske last pitched in the majors for the Orioles in 2021 and spent the 2022 season in Japan with the Yokohama DeNA Bay Stars.
The Tigers have claimed southpaw Anthony Misiewicz off waivers from the Diamondbacks and designated right-hander Seth Elledge for assignment. Misiewicz has pitched in just eight innings for Arizona this season. Elledge began the year in the Mets organization before the Tigers claimed him.
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James Villani recaps the Mets’ loss in their series finale against the Cardinals.
James Villani also writes about Luke Voit‘s hot start for Triple-A Syracuse.
On This Date in Mets History
1971: In a long-lasting affair, Ken Singleton hits a game-tying homer in the 14th inning, and Donn Clendenon hits a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 15th to give the Mets a 6-5 win over the Phillies. Ron Taylor, Tug McGraw, and Danny Frisella combine to allow just one unearned run in 9 1/3 innings of relief.
1989: Howard Johnson homers twice, and Dwight Gooden allows three runs and strikes out nine in seven innings to earn his 100th career win.
2014: David Wright homers in the first inning off Andrew Heaney, and that’s all the support Zack Wheeler needs, as he throws a complete-game, three-hit shutout to defeat the Marlins 1-0. Wheeler faces just one over the minimum thanks to three double plays.
Birthdays: Bob Aspromonte (85), Bob L. Gibson (66), Doug Mientkiewicz (49), Bruce Chen (46), Claudio Vargas (45), Collin McHugh (36), Jacob deGrom (35), Devin Mesoraco (35), Logan Verrett (33)
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