Diamond Backs 4 Mets 3 (Cit Field, Flushing, NY )
Mets record: 65-78
Mets streak: Lost 1
WP - Kevin Ginkel (9-0)
LP - Drew Smith (4-6)
S - Paul Seawald (9)
Seat on the Korner: Tommy Pham
We select the star of the game and virtually invite him to a Seat on the Korner, just as Ralph Kiner used to do for his studio postgame show on WOR-channel 9 broadcasts in the early decades of the Mets.
Today's Seat on the Korner belongs to former Met Tommy Pham who was 3 for 5, lacking only a triple for the cycle, he also threw out Jeff McNeil at second base.
Need to Know
Prior to tonights game the Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves: Placed C Gabriel Moreno on the Paternity List, and recalled C Jose Herrera from Triple-A Reno.
Tonight was game four in a stretch of 17 straight games without an off-day
Tonight was the start of the Mets penultimate homestand, a seven-game stand against Arizona (four games) and Cincinnati (three games).
The Mets held a special pregame ceremony to honor the memory and victims of those who perished on September 11, 2001 and from injuries sustained in responding to the crisis...Mike Piazza, whose game- winning home run against the Braves lifted the spirits of New York when baseball resumed after the 9/11 attack, was part of the program.
The New York Mets wore first responder caps during the game...Caps from the FDNY, NYPD, Port Authority Police Department, Department of Sanitation and Department of Correction were all represented to commemorate their bravery and sacrifice.
With the loss tonight the Mets are now 35-34 at Citi Field in 2023...This compares to a 30-44 record on the road.
Turning Point
The turning point of the game was of course when Buck first called on Trevor Gott to protect a 1 run lead, and then Drew Smith to keep the game tied at 3. Both failed.
Three Keys
HIP, HIP, JOSÉ
José Quintana made his 10th start of the season.In four starts at Citi Field this year, Quintana is 0-2 with a 2.05 ERA (5 ER/22.0 IP) with eight walks and 16 strikeouts...He has made seven quality starts this season and his tossed at least 5.0 innings in all ten of his outings. :
BIG MAC
Jeff McNeil went 3 for 4 including a home run he is now Hitting.320 (41-128)with 20 runs,six doubles,a triple,four homers and 13 RBI over his last 32 games.
NOT THIS TIME CHRISTIAN
The Mets were finally able to stop Christian Walker, as he was 0-4 on the night, In his previous 9 games, since 2022, Christian Walker's 6 hits vs. Mets have all gone for extra bases (2 doubles and 4 home runs)...Walker has homered in each of his last 3 games vs. Mets (July 5 off K. Senga, July 4 off M. Scherzer and April 24, 2022 off T. Megill .
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