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Dave VW
September 11, 2022
The definition of an ugly win. Mets strand nine runners on base, don't get a hit in between a two-out double by Darling in the second and a two-out single by O'Brien in the ninth, but still come out on top. Already notoriously wild, Phillies pitcher Jason Grimsley isn't helped by John McSherry's microscopic strike zone, leading to six walks in what's otherwise a solid start. But much like his last start against the Mets on April 9, his Phillies lose 2-1.

This was Jim Fregosi's first game managing the Phillies. He replaced Nick Leyva in a rare managerial change in April. Fregosi -- the same guy the Mets traded Nolan Ryan AND three others for in 1971 in one of the worst trades in baseball history -- served as Philly skipper for six seasons, notably bringing the team from worst to first in 1993, but ultimately losing to the Blue Jays in the World Series.

As for the Mets, Darling left after six scoreless innings with shoulder stiffness but proved to be ok. This was my first time seeing Doug Simons in action. He was a Rule 5 draft pick from the Twins and had to stay on the big league roster all season or be returned to Minnesota. Stay he did, but perhaps not to the Mets' benefit -- he started the year hot but saw his ERA balloon up into the 5.00s for most of the year. On the other hand, Kevin McReynolds started the year ice cold. He entered this game hitting 1-for-21 with 0 RBI to begin the season, and put up an 0-for-4 here. The Mets also might have had a shutout if he caught a ball that was in his glove but he dropped on a jumping play at the wall that instead went for an RBI double for Charlie Hayes in the eighth. However, the next game Kev hit a double and a homer with 4 RBI to finally break out of his slump.



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