[6.1.27] Lobos 5, Mets 3 (12 innings) – Fisher pitches well for nine innings, but Monje (1-2) allows two in the top of the 12th. Smith (18) tied the game in the 6th with a 2-run shot.
Mochihito Jouon, the London
Kings second baseman hits three home runs in a game. It was a little odd
for him to do this as he had never even hit more than one home run in a
game. He would end up with just 6 home runs for the entire season.[6.3.27] – Astros 10, Mets 8 – The bullpen fails again and the Mets waste three home runs, Scalfaro (13), Smith (19), Finley (10). Smith and Scalfaro each drive in three.
[6.4.27] – Astros 6, Mets 2 – Gardner (6-6) finds the middle of the plate too much and is knocked out in the fourth. Scalfaro (14) hits another home run and his average climbs to 292.
Bill Rowell, the 38yo Seoul Empire third baseman gets his 2500th hit, the 2-time All-Star has won 6 GG and a WS ring with the Dodgers in 2021. He has 632 doubles at seasons end, good for 16th all time.
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| if you drop it, do they take it from you? |
Like the MVP awards, Gold Gloves are given out strictly on who's got the best defensive stats. Winning 6 GG in the sim is Ozzie Smith level defense, he is one of only two guys with six in the sim.
[6.5.27] – Astros 8, Mets 4 – Williamson (6-3) 4.2ip 10h 6r 5er 1bb 4k 1hr leaves in the fourth as the Mets are down 6-2. Scalfaro (15) hits his 7th home run in the past 8 games.
The Mets (34-29) fall 4 back of the tied Braves and Phillies. They are 13-20 on the road and 21-9 at home.
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Mike Cooper hits 3 home runs in a game for the second time in two weeks. This time his victim is the Cincinnati Reds in a 11-1 win. Ex-Met Jeff Hansen also hits a pair of home runs. They each drive in four runs.
Houston Astros third baseman Kijuro Sanu, 32yo Japanese import drives in his 1000th career run. Earlier this season he collected his 300th home run and 1500th hit.
[6.6.27] – Mets 9, Brewers 3 – Fulton (6-2) strikes out 8 in eight innings and Rushton pitches the ninth to end the losing streak. Smith (20,21) hits a pair and scores 4 times. Finley (11) also hit one and Short gets three more hits.
[6.7.27] – Brewers 12, Mets 4 – The Mets lose Dyer to the DL for about 2 months with a strained rotator cuff. Fisher (2-6) 6.2ip 7h 5er 3bb 9k 1hr comes within a pitch of getting out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth, but ends up allowing three runs. The bullpen gets lit up again.
The Mets recall Spence to fill the spot Dyer opened up. Fisher will be replaced by Valdes next time around in the rotation according to Benes.
Scalfaro wins Player of the Week hitting 476 with 5hr 7rbi 6r over the last week. It is only the 4th time he's won Player of the Week despite being a 9-time All-Star and 2-time MVP winner.
The Vancouver A's defeat the Tokyo Bears 6-5 in 18 innings. The A's finally break through in the 18th with the winning run scoring on a bases loaded fielders choice. Bears reliever Pedro Paredes throws 7 scoreless innings (11-17th) allowing 4 hits and striking out 3.
[6.8.27] – Mets 8, Brewers 0 – Marquez (6-2) allows four hits in five innings, striking out seven, but is lifted with back spasms and will be out about a month. The Mets call up Isamu Okazaki and have to put Fisher back in the rotation after he just lost his job to Valdes. This time the bullpen holds and three relievers strike out seven in four innings. Finley (12) hits a 2-run shot and drives in three.
The Mets are 36-30 and are four games behind the Braves and Phillies who are tied again.
The Seattle Mariners defeat the Dominican Republic Stars 22-3. It was 4-2 in the top of the 7th when the Mariners scored 14 runs in the inning, they hit 5 doubles (two by catcher Luis Noroa) and a home run. DH Jorge Valenzuela batted three times in the inning, walking once and making the 1st & 3rd out.
[6.9.27] – Mets 9, Dodgers 1 – Gardner (7-6) 9ip 8h 1er 3bb 10k 1hr gets complete game six on the season. Smith (22,23) and Scalfaro (16) go back-to-back for the first time on the season in the first inning. Smith takes over the lead in the NL in average, rbis and home runs all in the same game, as he drives in 6 with a pair of 3-run homers.
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| dumb british fans don't know some of those should be backwards, effin' wankers |
London Kings starter Sean McKenzie strikes out 15. It's his first career 15k game.
[6.10.27] – Mets 9, Dodgers 7 (13 innings) – Each team scores twice in the first and after a 2-run Scalfaro double in the 5th and a solo shot by Gonzalez (2) in the 6th and the Mets are up 6-2. The Dodgers slowly chip away, scoring a single run in the final four innings as Rushton blows his 4th save of the season.
Both bullpens keep things quiet until Hayes drives in a pair with a triple off a 42yo Clay Buchholz (2-1) took the loss. Alvarez (2-1) 2.1ip 3h 1er 3k got the win and LeBlanc (1) got his first save of the season. Scalfaro 6 1 3 4 raised his average to 300 for the first time this season.
Yes, that Clay Buchholz. He is one of the few real players left around. David Wright, the ex-Met is also still active. Wright will be a HOFer, 3200+ hits, 650+ doubles, 400+ home runs. He also has an MVP award back in 2008, the first year of the sim while still with the Mets.In 2009 when I had to make the choice of either Reyes or Wright, I kept Reyes. I figured that the hamstring issues wouldn't translate into 1s and 0s and Wright had a career year in 2008 and wasn't going to replicate it.
Reyes is the Mets all-time franchise leader in most categories as I kept him in a Mets uniform until 2019, the year he retired.
[6.11.27] – Mets 9, Dodgers 7 – There were three lead changes, two ties, five errors, but only one unearned run. The Dodgers have 8 extra base hits and the Mets have five. LeBlanc (3-1) pitches an inning for the win and Rushton (16) gets the save. Every Mets starter has a hit and all but Pruitt scores a run.
The Mets sweep a series on the road for the second time of the season and are 39-30, three games behind Braves and two behind the Phillies.
[6.12.27] – Reds 3, Mets 1 – Fisher (2-7) 7ip 5h 3er 5bb 4k 2hr pitches well, but gets no support, half their hits come from Rea -who gets the start when Scalfaro sits- he also drives in the Mets only run.
Miguel Rea is another in the line of backup catchers I've had since Scalfaro became the Mets starter. They generally play 20 games or so as Scalfaro sits on a regular basis, never playing more than 145 games in a season.
These back ups are always good to very good defensively, never good offensively to be a starter and happy to be the back up. They also seem to get big hits when they do play.
[6.13.27] – Mets 4, Reds 2 – Fulton (7-2) 8ip 4h 2er 5bb 6k 1hr pitches well enough and Scalfaro (17) and Finley (13) each homer and Hayes steals his 14th base of the season. Rushton (17) gets the save.
[6.14.27] – Mets 4, Reds 1 – Gardner (8-6) strikes out 12 in 8 innings and Rushton (18) gets the save. Gonzalez (3) delivers the big blow with a 3-run homer in the second. Gardner takes over the league lead in era 2.84 and is third in strikeouts with 113.
The Mets are 41-31, a game behind the Phillies and two behind the Braves.
Venezuela Lobos starter Armando Rosas strikes outs 16 in 8.1 innings
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Pepe Astorias strikes out 15 in 8 innings.
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