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KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Swan Swan H May 23 2013 12:12 PM

The Mets just played the Braves on May 3-5, in a series that was abbreviated to a two-game set by a gullywasher on Saturday. The Mets won the first, in what may have been the most satisfying victory of the season (tying it on a homer by Byrd in the eighth, falling behind on a homer by Gattis, then tying it again on a homer by Wright off of the untouchable Kimbrel before taking it with two in the tenth). Niese was knocked around in a messy game on Sunday. Here is the KTE from that series. Since then the Braves have gone 10-6, while the Mets began their slide into the abyss with a 5-11 record over the same period. So what's happened in Braves World since then: Injury news: Brian McCann is back, and playing most of the time. He is raking (.973 OPS in his 46 PA) and Evan Gattis is now spot starting in LF and 1B as well as backing up McCann. This also means that the Braves are carrying just six relievers, and Gerald Laird mostly warms up said relievers. Jason Heyward is also back, and a pretty good past couple of weeks has pushed him form a preposterous .128 to a better-than-Ike .173, but without much power. Heyward's return and Gattis's added playing time in LF have resulted in a lot of shuffling in the OF, with Justin Upton moving to right on occasion, and Reed Johnson and Jordan Schaefer getting a lot fewer ABs. Eric O'Flaherty is done for the year with Tommy John surgery, joining Johnny Venters on this sad list. RHP Cory Rasmus was called up to take his place. He is the younger brother of Blue Jays OF Colby Rasmus. They have a younger brother in the minors named Casey, and I'm starting to get a very Clemensy vibe from this. Performance: Justin Upton is keeping up his average, but the power is slowing down a bit. B.J. Upton's average actually went down as low as .143, but 3-8 in his past two games vs. the Twins bumped him all the way up to .155. Dan Uggla is 3-35 in his last ten starts. Ramiro Pena is getting the odd start in his place. Chris Johnson is still hot, sitting at .350. Tim Hudson has had a rough go of it lately, giving up 11 ER in 8.2 innings over two starts. He rebounded a bit in his last start. Oddly, the Mets will miss him this time through. As for the three pitchers the Mets will face, Kris Medlen is pitching pretty well but can't get a win, Mike Minor has been lights-out, and Julio Teheran, who the Braves skipped due to the rainout last time through, has allowed just 6 ER in 21.2 innings since. Probable Pitchers: Friday: RHP Jeremy Hefner (0-5, 5.00) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (1-5, 3.02), 7:10 p.m. ET Saturday: RHP Dillon Gee (2-5, 6.04) vs. LHP Mike Minor (5-2, 2.78), 7:15 p.m. ET Sunday: RHP Shaun Marcum (0-5, 6.59) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (3-1, 3.99), 8:05 p.m. ET, ESPN Prediction: Hefner gets a well-deserved win vs. the hard-luck Medlen, Gee loses a tough one to Minor, and Teheran returns to form as the Mets offense comes to life, with Marcum and McHugh going 6 and 3. Two of three for the Mets.

Edgy MD May 23 2013 12:28 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Nice to know that Braves have two Davisive problems.

Ceetar May 23 2013 12:44 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Edgy MD wrote: Nice to know that Braves have two Davisive problems. Heyward's injury puts off demotion issues andthey can't demote B.J. although if he was a Mets fans would be demanding he agree to do so.

seawolf17 May 23 2013 12:49 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Ceetar wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Nice to know that Braves have two Davisive problems. Heyward's injury puts off demotion issues andthey can't demote B.J. although if he was a Mets fans would be demanding he agree to do so. After signing that big contract? Whoo boy. It'd be Ike x Bay.

Swan Swan H May 23 2013 12:59 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Ceetar doesn't really believe that. He's just staking his position on the 'Don't demote Ike' side of the fence.

MFS62 May 23 2013 01:04 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

I hat that mutha' fuggla' Uggla. And McCann, too. Later

Ceetar May 23 2013 01:16 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Swan Swan H wrote: Ceetar doesn't really believe that. He's just staking his position on the 'Don't demote Ike' side of the fence. I'm firmly on the "Let someone else put the fence up because they know more than me" side Well..in 2010 did talk of Bay going to Buffalo for a couple of weeks to work things out ever crop up, or did the combination of winning and his early concussion basically nix that (And he wasn't quite this bad)

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr May 23 2013 06:22 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

So... they're leftyless in the pen? Considering how well Wright and the others handled Kimbrel et. al. last time around... that could be promising. Or, rather, it would, if the Mets offense hadn't died two weeks ago.

Swan Swan H May 23 2013 06:31 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Luis Avilan is their LOOGY (21 G, 17.2 IP, 3.06 ERA, 1.36 WHIP).

Zvon May 23 2013 07:43 PM Re: KTE May 24-26, 2013: Brave and Braverer

Great KTE update, thank you.