The Warm-Up: Mets go cold in Chi + Yanks (finally) win + Knicks still streaking

Wednesday, April 21, 2021 · Get Today’s New York Sports Here The Tweet of the Day --------------------------------------------------------------- Good morning. 🌅 You still have time to ask our NFL Insider Ralph Vacchiano a Jets or Giants question ahead of the NFL Draft. Select questions will be answered in a mailbag. Ask away [here](mailto:snyfeedback@gmail.com?subject=Ask%20away). --------------------------------------------------------------- 📅 Today's sports schedule - Yankees vs. Braves, 6:35 p.m. ⚾ - Nets at Raptors, 7 p.m. 🏀 - Mets at Cubs, 7:40 p.m. on SNY ⚾ - Knicks vs. Hawks, 8 p.m. 🏀 --------------------------------------------------------------- 📺 SNY originals - [BNNY]( What could it take to actually get a Jacob deGrom extension done? Today's word count: 709 Game 12: Three hours, 32 minutes of frustration Kamil Krzaczynski/USA TODAY Sports CUBS 3, METS 1 -- Mets down two. Bases loaded. Top nine. Two outs. And Francisco Lindor ... grounded out. His coy two-hopper to first last night finished off a long, cold loss for New York in Chicago. Lindor's Mets career is off to a 7-for-41 start. Three things: - Luis Rojas was ejected for the first time as Mets manager. It came after arguing [this]( strike call on Michael Conforto. - Taijuan Walker (3.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, 7 K) was a combination of unlucky and inaccurate. He got [ejected]( too, though it happened as he was leaving the game. Also: Brandon Nimmo finally had an off night. He went 0-for-5 with 3 K's, including one in the ninth with the bases loaded. Overall, the Mets left 10 men on. Their only run was a [home run]( by J.D. Davis, who had two hits and two errors. Takeaways [here]( Tonight's probable starter: David Peterson On SNY.tv: - MARTINO: [Analyzing Lindor’s offensive performance so far]( - [Davis reflects on Tuesday's errors: "It's not my first error"]( reflects on Tuesday's errors: 'It's not my first error) Trivia time Who is the only Knick to win MVP? Answer at the bottom. Game 16: The sky has been restored to its rightful place Andy Marlin/USA TODAY Sports: Aaron Hicks pinch hit, drew a walk, and scored the game-winning run YANKEES 3, BRAVES 1 -- The scoring troubles persisted, but Mike from Whitestone, John from Yonkers, and Anthony from Jersey City can rest easy for one day, at least. "It's obviously been a tough week for us, a long week for us," said Aaron Boone. "To be able to win a tough game ... there is a lot of satisfaction in that." Two things: - Jameson Taillon (5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER) gave the Yanks a good start when they desperately needed one from anyone but Gerrit Cole. - New York was trailing, 1-0, but tied it on a Gio Urshela [home run]( in the fifth and took the lead with two runs in the eighth. The Yankees are now 3-10 in games they've trailed this year. Also: Aroldis Chapman got the save with a scoreless ninth. He's yet to allow a run this season in five innings. Takeaways [here]( Tonight's probable starter: Corey Kluber On SNY.tv: - [Putting the Yankees' poor start in perspective]( - [Boone says Aaron Hicks could sit the entire Atlanta series]( Kyrie, Thibodeau + others offer thoughts on Chauvin verdict Harrison Hill/USA TODAY: Celebration broke out at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis yesterday after hearing the verdict of Derek Chauvin's case A jury's sweeping "guilty" verdict on Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who murdered George Floyd last year, was announced yesterday. From Tom Thibodeau to Aaron Boone, there was plenty of reaction across the New York sports landscape. Thibodeau: "Obviously we're pleased that justice was served,” he said. “Your heart goes out to the Floyd family because there's nothing you can do to bring him back." Kyrie Irving: "We have a long way to go as a country. Obviously we have some progress being made in terms of conversations being had, justice being served. ... It's a great time to reflect to see how far we've come in the last year." Steve Nash: "I just hope that this is the type of statement by our justice system that gives hope and precedence for these types of verdicts to be the norm." Boone: "In my eyes, it looks like justice was served. Hopefully from this, there becomes a little bit of closure, and hopefully continued progress." Also: The [Mets]( [Nets]( [Rangers/Knicks]( and [Devils]( all released statements following the verdict. Speed round! Knicks, Nets win; Devils score 6 in one period ... and lose @YESNetwork/Twitter [KNICKS 109, HORNETS 97]( -- With their win last night, the Knicks have their first seven-game winning streak since the Charles Woodson, Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith era. In victory, RJ Barrett broke out of his recent slump with a 24-point game on 17 shots. Overall, the Knicks made 18 three-pointers. [NETS 134, PELICANS 129]( -- Brooklyn outdueled New Orleans last night, thanks in small part to Jeff Green's poster above (That's a 34-year-old). The important news yesterday, though, was that James Harden suffered a "[setback]( with his hamstring injury and is out indefinitely. [PENGUINS 7, DEVILS 6]( -- The Devils did something remarkable last night: They scored six goals in the third period -- and lost. The Penguins, who entered the final period winning, 6-0, became the first team ever in the 100-plus-year history of the NHL to win a game despite being outscored by five in the third period. (H/T [ESPN]( [ISLANDERS 6, RANGERS 1]( -- Conversely, the Islanders scored six goals and won. They're now tied with the Capitals for first place in the East Division with 62 points each. The New York Minute - [READ]( VACCHIANO: Five positions the Giants could target in the draft - [READ]( Former Met, Yankee Neil Walker announced his retirement - [READ]( Assistant Giants GM Kevin Abrams: "We’re a deeper, more talented team" - [WATCH]( James McCann, on guys who steal on him: "I take it personally when guys steal bases" TRIVIA ANSWER: Willis Reed (1969-70) That's the buzzer. Enjoy your Wednesday. (Have feedback for The Warm-Up? Click [here](. Copyright © 2021 SNY- Sportsnet, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: SNY- Sportsnet 150 Greenwich St Fl 50New York, NY 10007-2444 [Add us to your address book]( [update your preferences]( | [unsubscribe from this list]( [Mailchimp Email Marketing](