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IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O?

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2014 08:06 AM

NY Mets at Milwaukee When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 26, 2014 Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin SportsDirect Inc. The New York Mets look to ride the momentum of an improbable victory when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday in the third contest of a four-game set. New York struck for three ninth-inning runs – the final two on Lucas Duda’s 17th homer of the season – to record a 3-2 victory Friday to halt Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak. The Mets are 4-4 on a 10-game road trip that began with stops in San Diego and Seattle. The Brewers were on the verge of extending their lead in the National League Central to four games before closer Francisco Rodriguez blew his fourth save of the season. Outfielder Ryan Braun had his 12-game hitting streak halted with a 0-for-4 effort while Carlos Gomez homered to give the Brewers 10 long balls over their last four games. New York third baseman David Wright has three two-hit outings in the past five games while Duda has homered in three of the last four games, including each of the first two games of this series. TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee) PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Jonathon Niese (5-5, 3.13 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Wily Peralta (11-6, 3.58) Niese lost to Seattle in his last start in his return from a shoulder ailment. He allowed four runs and a season-worst 11 hits while striking out six in six innings. Niese is 2-0 with a 4.64 ERA in six career starts against Milwaukee, including a no-decision June 12 when he gave up one run and six hits over 7 2/3 innings. Peralta has won seven of his past eight decisions and his next victory will surpass last season’s win total. He has allowed one earned run and six hits in 14 innings over his last two turns, winning both decisions. He is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA in two career starts against the Mets, including a win June 11 in which he allowed one runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings. WALK-OFFS: 1. Brewers 2B Scooter Gennett (quadriceps) is expected to miss his fourth consecutive contest. 2. New York RF Curtis Granderson is 0-for-16 with 10 strikeouts over his last four games. 3. Milwaukee 3B Aramis Ramirez (6-for-16, two homers) and C Jonathan Lucroy (5-for-15) have fared well against Niese.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 02:09 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Clashing Today, in a Festival of Civilized Warfare [list=1][*]Curtis Granderson, rf [/*:m] [*]Daniel Murphy, 2b [/*:m] [*]David Wright, 3b [/*:m] [*]Lucas Duda, 1b [/*:m] [*]Travis d'Arnaud, c [/*:m] [*]Chris Young, cf [/*:m] [*]Wilmer Flores, ss [/*:m] [*]Jonathon Niese, lhp [/*:m] [*]Eric Young Jr., lf[/*:m][/list:o] [list=1][*]Carlos Gomez, cf [/*:m] [*]Jonathan Lucroy, c [/*:m] [*]Ryan Braun, rf [/*:m] [*]Aramis Ramirez, 3b [/*:m] [*]Rickie Weeks, 2b [/*:m] [*]Khris Davis, lf [/*:m] [*]Mark Reynolds, 1b [/*:m] [*]Jean Segura, ss [/*:m] [*]Wily Peralta, rhp[/*:m][/list:o]

Zvon Jul 26 2014 02:14 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

CYoung in center? Ugh. At least Abreu is gathering splinters. Where's Newy!? Oh yea..... Have a huge game CYoung or I will be starting my 2014 Shit List™ with your name at the top. Amazing that I haven't started that list yet.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 05:57 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Great job getting first blood. Love to see the road grays. Conversely, never liked the Brewers' mustard dropshadow.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 05:59 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Lucroy's gonna punch Peralta if he bounces one more.

Ashie62 Jul 26 2014 06:19 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

The Rockies spell Tulowitzki wrong on Tulowitzki Jersey night...

Zvon Jul 26 2014 06:29 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

CurBOOM!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 06:31 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Curtis McGurtis, indeed. Meanwhile, Wright totally slagged it down the line there.

Ceetar Jul 26 2014 06:33 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

just wish the speaker on my phone was louder. Couldn't hear the Granderson home run over my buttercream.

Ashie62 Jul 26 2014 06:36 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Niese is on.... and Duda is becoming.. ENTRENCHED!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 06:38 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Flair to center was totally within Lagares' range.

Ashie62 Jul 26 2014 06:43 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Nice job battery...

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 06:43 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

d'Arnie isn't the greatest blocker of curves in the doit.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 06:48 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Where have you gone Juan Lageres? Inning all starts with that flare.

Ashie62 Jul 26 2014 06:49 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

This inning is turning to buttercream....

Ceetar Jul 26 2014 06:52 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Edgy MD wrote: Where have you gone Juan Lageres? Inning all starts with that flare. He's just waiting for you to spell his name right.

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2014 06:54 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Edgy MD wrote: d'Arnie isn't the greatest blocker of curves in the doit. And catchers kinda need to do that!

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 07:03 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

- the flair that Lagares would have had that CYoung didn't (both because he's faster and that he plays more shallow) - the non-block of the curve in the dirt - and the lack of a throwing arm in RF which allowed the tag prior to the wild pitch and also gave us no shot at getting the runner at home on the Braun single But of course all of that could have be overcome had Niese not giving up three consecutive two-out hits.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:04 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Duke looked like he had nothing there. Soup just wasn't guessing well. Straight and slow.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:14 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Turn this one around, Mets. Win it for Ivan!

Zvon Jul 26 2014 07:17 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

That was out of any ballpark. I will continue as yesterday, not expecting such a foreign thing as a comeback in late innings.

Ceetar Jul 26 2014 07:20 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Chris has a higher wRC+ than Eric again. Flores hasn't walked in 69 AB.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:21 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Murphy looking bad against Duke. He's got something after all.

Ceetar Jul 26 2014 07:22 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Edgy MD wrote: Murphy looking bad against Duke. He's got something after all. works the walk though, and now we're getting a guy for Wright. give 'em hell Wright.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:41 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Milwaukee couldn't have both Will Smith AND the Fresh Prince on the same roster.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 07:42 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

I think Wright's chopper to 3rd is the only wood Mets bats have gotten on the ball since the Brews went to the pen. It's that plus about 7 Ks

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 26 2014 07:45 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

"Yo, homes-- smell ya later!" -Smith, to the Mets' first two hitters in the eighth

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:45 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

'Bout time we guessed right. I'm not seeing these guys' stuff.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:46 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Tejada, Recker, or Lagares if Flores reaches?

Zvon Jul 26 2014 07:47 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

*puts Shit List™ away. I can't hold it against him that he could not get to the single earlier.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:49 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Clurb.... Was that actually a strike?

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 07:49 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Frayed Knot wrote: I think Wright's chopper to 3rd is the only wood Mets bats have gotten on the ball since the Brews went to the pen. It's that plus about 7 Ks And most of those looking!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 26 2014 07:52 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Edgy MD wrote: Clurb.... Was that actually a strike? Without looking at Pitch F/X... it had the look of an around-the-plate special, didn't it?

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 07:52 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Speaking of shifts, teams should take all three of their OFs and plant them in LCF, LF, and the LF corner whenever Chris Young in up. It's not like they give up any hits doing that and they may just save themselves a bunch.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:53 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Gee and Niese need to be told that there's about to be a wild scrum for the Mets rotation slots.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 26 2014 07:53 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

It's just plain weird how far Davis has played off the line on the last two CYoung at-bats.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 07:58 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Every Brewer run came after two were out tonight.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 07:58 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Probably tried to get too much out of Torres here.

Zvon Jul 26 2014 08:00 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

And a pretty weak throw from Murph. I think he had the time to make a more assertive throw.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 08:02 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Out. Out. Out.

Zvon Jul 26 2014 08:02 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Cripes. Out by 3 feet. The ump sucks.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 08:07 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

I'd've led off with Tejada.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 08:08 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

And the K parade continues.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 08:11 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

This is an opportunity here.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 08:11 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

I'm wondering if Niese is going to say something after the game. Between the quick hook tonight, the one where he got yanked after getting winged by that line drive, and the unwanted DL stint just prior to the ASB, I have a feeling he's not exactly a happy camper right about now and might be ready to go off the reservation to say so.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2014 08:13 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Lucroy is a good framer.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2014 08:14 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

There are some construction crews working outside a fashion runway session that don't do as much looking as NYM batters have tonight.

Zvon Jul 26 2014 08:15 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Gah! Braun robbing Muffy! A cruel ending.

Fman99 Jul 26 2014 08:25 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Sucky.

TransMonk Jul 26 2014 08:40 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

We brought the young one to her first Mets game tonight. She got antsy, so we left after the Brewers took the lead in the 5th (it was longer than we were expecting her to hold out). The best part of the night was meeting the Lunchbucket fam vacationing in Wisconsin. We all did a little tailgating prior to the game. Meeting them was a blast and I will gladly tailgate with anyone from the Crane Pool coming to Wisco. My seats were right next to the WPIX camera from high above home plate and I'm pretty sure my baby and I got on TV at the beginning of the second inning. I'm blacked out until 90 minutes after the game, so I'll have to review in the morning. Let's split tomorrow.

Zvon Jul 26 2014 08:48 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

TransMonk wrote: We brought the young one to her first Mets game tonight. She got antsy, so we left after the Brewers took the lead in the 5th (it was longer than we were expecting her to hold out). The best part of the night was meeting the Lunchbucket fam vacationing in Wisconsin. We all did a little tailgating prior to the game. Meeting them was a blast and I will gladly tailgate with anyone from the Crane Pool coming to Wisco. My seats were right next to the WPIX camera from high above home plate and I'm pretty sure my baby and I got on TV at the beginning of the second inning. I'm blacked out until 90 minutes after the game, so I'll have to review in the morning. Let's split tomorrow. Excellent. And all three of you with very kool garb.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2014 09:02 PM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

Great time. Couldn't have gone better meeting the Monk family, love our fancy hotel room, terrific seats at the ballpark, caught a t-shirt and got on big-screen as backgrounders in the late innings. But spent the whole night locked in disagreement with douchy smug visiting Mets fan seated in front of us who believed firm;ly that pathagorean wins were fiction, that Wagner and Rodriguez were good investments, that Eric Young should play everyday, and so on. Geez. I had NO IDEA that the key to brats was the boil.

TransMonk Jul 27 2014 05:54 AM Re: IGT 07/26 -- Mets at Brew Crew -- Oh, Can We Have More O

It's all about the boil. :) MLB.TV cut all but a millisecond of my daughter's small screen debut. I was trying to get her to look in the camera, but she wanted to see what was happening down below. Gary points out her rapt attention prior to plugging fireworks night.