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IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

d'Kong76 May 10 2015 06:30 AM

NY Mets at Philadelphia When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, May 10, 2015 Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania SportsDirect Inc. New York and Philadelphia both have struggled to score runs of late, but the Mets are getting enough pitching to get by. The Phillies will try to be the first to three runs and steal a series win when they host New York for the finale of their three-game set on Sunday. The Phillies took the opener 3-1 on Friday but could not manage even that meager amount of offense in Saturday’s 3-2 loss. The Mets have scored three runs or fewer in nine of their last 11 games but own five wins in that span thanks to stellar pitching. Juan Lagares, who has been one of the few consistent sources of offense for New York, snapped a three-game hitless streak with a two-run homer on Saturday. The Phillies’ offense got an emotional lift when Chase Utley came off the bench and delivered a pinch-hit single on Saturday, lifting his batting average to .109. TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN Philadelphia PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (5-1, 2.90 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Chad Billingsley (0-1, 9.00) Colon bounced back from his first loss by striking out nine and holding the Baltimore Orioles to one run on six hits in 7 2/3 innings on Tuesday. The hefty veteran has not walked a batter since Opening Day - his only free pass on the season to go with 34 strikeouts. Colon went 3-1 with a 3.21 ERA in four starts against Philadelphia last season. Billingsley made his first major-league start in more than two years at Atlanta on Tuesday after dealing with multiple elbow issues and was rudely welcomed back. The 30-year-old was reached for six runs (five earned) on eight hits and a walk over five innings to absorb the loss. Billingsley has not faced the Mets since May 19, 2009, when he was with the Los Angeles Dodgers. WALK-OFFS: 1. Mets top prospect RHP Noah Syndergaard is with the team and will make his major-league debut against the Cubs in Chicago on Tuesday. 2. Philadelphia 3B Cody Asche has been taking fly balls in the outfield in advance of a position switch to make room for prospect Maikel Franco. 3. New York 1B Lucas Duda is 1-for-18 in his last five games.

d'Kong76 May 10 2015 09:24 AM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

@cgrand3 RF @juanlagares2 CF Murphy 3B Duda 1B Flores SS Nieuwenhuis LF @Anthony_Recker C Tejada 2B Colon P @kcmets #cpftoocool

d'Kong76 May 10 2015 09:26 AM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Revere CF Galvis SS Utley 2B Howard 1B Ruf LF Sizemore RF Asche 3B Rupp C Billingsley P

Edgy MD May 10 2015 11:50 AM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

It's Pink Chest Protector Day!! Hey, look, Bartolo has a breaking pitch.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 11:56 AM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Kirk, man, try bunting. It's the answer.

Zvon May 10 2015 12:10 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Edgy MD wrote: Kirk, man, try bunting. It's the answer. Kirk should try the transporter. Maybe his evil twin can hit.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 01:07 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

There he goes! Welcome to the season, Kirk!

Edgy MD May 10 2015 01:55 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

All-the-time Álex Torres not finding plate these days.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:02 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Man, AT really burning his bridges here.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:02 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Way to cover the line, Doo. I'm... all alone.

Frayed Knot May 10 2015 02:05 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

But he survives the inning, however ugly it was. And he kept the lead which hopefully keeps the Phils two hard-throwers, Giles & Papelbon, safely ensconced in the pen.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:09 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

A Nieuwie hit and a Recker hit in the same game. Money.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:12 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Edgy MD wrote: A Nieuwie hit and a Recker hit in the same game. Money. And Mo-nell!

Frayed Knot May 10 2015 02:14 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Monell: Two ABs / involved in two DPs ... but also 2 RBIs so that helps to balance the scales.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:32 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Tejada is getting silly.

Edgy MD May 10 2015 02:39 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Gorgeous game you Mothers Day revelers missed here.

Frayed Knot May 10 2015 02:57 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Edgy MD wrote: Gorgeous game you Mothers Day revelers missed here. Aside from the first six innings taking about 1-1/2 hours and then the next three taking about the same ... but that's nitpicking. Losing the Harvey start was disappointing but for about a week there we won nothing but Harvey starts so best not to depend on him too much. And it's still 2-of-3 which keeps pace with the surging Nats who were doing to same to the Braves, and at worst the same with the Marlins who are playing their rubber game at SF, and of course put more ground between us and the Braves and Phils. And now it's a trip away from the Eastern time zone for the first time all season.

MFS62 May 10 2015 03:55 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

At least the game didn't hinge on an awful call by Angel Hernandez. (Why is that incompetent fool still umpiring in the majors?) Later

Edgy MD May 10 2015 04:14 PM Re: IGT 05/10 - Mets at Phillies

Not a lot of umpires get fired.