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IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

d'Kong76 Jun 28 2015 02:09 PM

Cincinnati at NY Mets When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, June 28, 2015 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. Highly touted prospect Steven Matz will make his much-anticipated major-league debut when the New York Mets wrap up their three-game series against the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Matz will be forced to begin the day as a spectator, though, as the teams first will resume Saturday's game that was suspended after six innings with the scored tied 1-1. "I'm happy it's at home. My parents are very excited and my family is very excited," said Matz, who grew up on Long Island and went to college at nearby Stony Brook University. The arrival of Matz signifies a switch to a six-man starting rotation for New York, which is 3 1/2 games behind first-place Washington in the National League East. Offense continues to be an issue for the Mets, who scored only 13 times in the last nine games and pushed across their only run Saturday on Curtis Granderson's homer - his fifth in seven contests. Brandon Phillips singled in the lone run for the Reds on Saturday, giving him a hit in all 31 games he's played in New York. TV: 1:10 p.m. ET (30 minutes after completion of suspended game), FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), SNY (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Josh Smith (0-0, 12.00 ERA) vs. Mets LH Steven Matz (NR) Smith likely didn't expect to have an edge in experience in Sunday's matchup as he looks to rebound from a shaky major-league debut at Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Despite being staked to a 3-0 first-inning lead, Smith failed to record an out in the fourth frame and was chased after surrendering a grand slam. The 27-year-old Smith struggled with his control, issuing six walks and throwing 79 pitches in his abbreviated stint. Matz, elevated to the team's top pitching prospect after Noah Syndergaard was called up last month, said his promotion "really is a dream come true." A second-round pick in the 2009 draft, the 24-year-old Matz compiled a 7-4 record with a Pacific Coast League-leading 2.19 ERA and 94 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings. "I think he knows he has good stuff," Mets manager Terry Collins said. "I think he has great confidence right now, and he should." WALK-OFFS: 1. Granderson, who swatted his 250th career homer Saturday, has hit safely in seven straight games. 2. Reds C Tucker Barnhart was 6-for-13 over his last three games before collecting a double and a walk in two plate appearances on Saturday. 3. Mets 2B Daniel Murphy (quadriceps) is expected to return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Chicago Cubs.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 02:11 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

This is game 6/28/15-B

Zvon Jun 28 2015 02:42 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

GAHHHHshit First batter Matz faces, Phillips, home run. Unbelievable.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 02:43 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

He looks unphased by it.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 02:51 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Gets through the rest of the first w/o damage. Walked one, threw 26 pitches. BTW, Tejeda is playing short, Flores at 2nd.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 02:59 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

No one here for Matz debut? Gah. LETS GO MATZ!!!

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 03:01 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Zvon wrote: He looks unphased by it. And hopefully unfazed as well.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2015 03:13 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Zvon wrote: No one here for Matz debut? Gah. LETS GO MATZ!!! If you need me I'll be out back with the Weber, Howie and Josh. TV guys did nothing for me in the opener.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 03:14 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

If this game goes into extra-innings and lasts as long as the 1st one, the 'Steve Miller Band' could find themselves as the opening act to the 'Heart' concert that's scheduled to come around soon.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 03:20 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 28 2015 03:46 PM

That was some funky shit going' down at the Citi Now they know how to get hits w/RiSP - bring up a rookie pitcher to hit one over the head of the fastest man in baseball.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 03:37 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

"Chavezesque." Gary, that was a nice play by Byrd, but you know better than that.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 03:47 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: That was some funky shit going' down at the Citi. Or funky kicks if you were listening to the AM version.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 03:52 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

That's Jay Bruce out there, Johnny. Not that I blame you, with two out, but... Jay Bruce.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:07 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Thirdbaseman charging like a fiend here. Swing away, man.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:07 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

What I'm talking about!

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:09 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

That's business right there. We have a third run!!

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:16 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Both Red middle infielders with hurting hands here.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:18 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Three more sharts with RISP.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 28 2015 04:37 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Matz'll be batting eighth next start. At least.

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 28 2015 04:38 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

I kinda like this Matz kid. Seems to be able to swing a bat.

batmagadanleadoff Jun 28 2015 04:39 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Anybody at the game today? Anybody? Somebody? Will somebody get me a cheeseburger? (From the Shake Shack).

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:43 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Four RBI. Or... the most RBI in a big league debut by any Met ever. Or... something like the last month for the Mets regular three- and four-hitters, Duda and Cuddyer.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:49 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Crazy to see and hear them standing and cheering in the seventh like it's the ninth and he's going for the completey.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 04:58 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Wowzers. Back out for the eighth.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 05:00 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

[bigpurple:18lmoxt9]Let's go, Matz! Let's go, Matz![/bigpurple:18lmoxt9]

Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 28 2015 05:02 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Gameday showed every one of those balls was in the strike zone. In the high corners, but in the zone.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 05:09 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

First pitcher to drive in four in his MLB debut as far as history records.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 05:18 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

7-2. We're in Gilmartin Country.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 05:24 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Nope, Barney Robles steps into his second game.

Gwreck Jun 28 2015 05:38 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

BOOKS Sweep!

MFS62 Jun 28 2015 05:47 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Fmann must be proud. His adopted kid did it! Can someone Photoshop the old sweep guy to only have him wielding half a broom? I'm not sure if this counts as a doubleheader. Later

Zvon Jun 28 2015 05:54 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Frayed Knot wrote: Zvon wrote: He looks unphased by it. And hopefully unfazed as well. I misspelled that all over the web. Every time the spel chk said it was wrong, and I thought FUCK YOU SPL CHK, that's a word. With a Z? Ha. What a game. Amazin'.

Zvon Jun 28 2015 05:54 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

MFS62 wrote: Fmann must be proud. His adopted kid did it! Can someone Photoshop the old sweep guy to only have him wielding half a broom? I'm not sure if this counts as a doubleheader. Later Lets just focus on the series and go full broom.

Frayed Knot Jun 28 2015 06:15 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

A ranking of Stevens for the day (with a nod to the late Stan Isaacs) 1) Matz 2) Miller 3) Gelbs

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 28 2015 06:24 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Swept with a featherduster.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 07:06 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Long live Matz' batz!

Rockin' Doc Jun 28 2015 08:31 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

What a great all around major league debut by Matz!

Ceetar Jun 28 2015 08:38 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

I can give you my thoughts of both games that happened today right? It's all jumbled for me. Lucas Duda Growth Chart! Plus they're mailing Sophie her first game certificate. Sophie did admirably though. Her first baseball innings were 7-13 followed by 1-5. No sixth yet. They announced 'starting lineups' at the beginning of the game and did a first pitch and all that regular stuff. They even said 'leading off' without actually saying who would be batting first, you know, in the 7th. And then, of course, we stretched at the bottom of the first inning we'd all been there. And the weather! it was drizzly and coldish when we got there. let up a little and then got a little harder (we were mostly under cover in the Left Field Landing) then went away and got humid and muggy. Then the sun came out and it got hot. then we got a misting again, and then steady overcast. The early crowd was pretty bitter and quiet and only made much noise to boo the Mets when they failed to convert. But hey, at least they were getting guys on. Matz was fun. Worked out the jitters and really pitched nicely. I hate the bunt. I almost thought they were going to catch his double, but luckily they play in for pitchers. the Reds shortstop kinda sucks? Long day. fun though. Oh, and joy for me, the credit I have linked in MLB, despite being the same AMEX I always use, is actually a few "security breach" iterations back in account number and expiration date. So despite letting me buy tickets with it, the actual card I have doesn't match so I couldn't retrieve them. Had to go to a window and have someone actually look it up by name.

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 08:57 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Both the Reds' middle infielders made dives and landed on their hands the last two days, both came up staring at their hands trying test the mobility of their thumbs, and both subsequently mishandled balls. Long live the Flores-to-second shift. It might have been a major story (if a dumb one), but by hiding the lineup change in Matz' debut, Terry turned it into a footnote at best. #genius

Ceetar Jun 28 2015 09:22 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

Edgy MD wrote: Both the Reds' middle infielders made dives and landed on their hands the last two days, both came up staring at their hands trying test the mobility of their thumbs, and both subsequently mishandled balls. Long live the Flores-to-second shift. It might have been a major story (if a dumb one), but by hiding the lineup change in Matz' debut, Terry turned it into a footnote at best. #genius he missed a ball at second later in the game didn't he? I don't think he was necessarily known as a good player there either. I've got so many questions though, and with an offday I'm sure we can get some of this as 'major' story stuff for Tuesday. 1. Has he been working at second and the writers just missed it? I feel like a "Terry says he's not moving but I saw him at second!" tweet/story would've gotten talk. 2. Is this doom for Herrera or Campbell? I think that's probably up for debate at this point, but I kinda suspect Collins thinks Herrera should get some more Vegas time. 3. Is this finally a vote of confidence for Tejada? He's had more than 500 major league games and has an above average OBP for an 85 wRC+ (100 this year) league average for SS this year is 81. He's valuable. Is this going to last or is it subject to any mini-slump Tejada goes into? Also, can we maybe put that solid OBP in the leadoff spot in front of those Granderson home runs?

Edgy MD Jun 28 2015 09:43 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

1. Terry tipped his hand earlier in the week with a statement that began "When we move Flores to second... ," so if there was a sighting of Flores working out over there, it wasn't much of a story any longer. He was expected to move when Murphy returned. 2. One of those two is going down. I suspect it'll be Dilson, as he's (ironically, considering his fate) the more valued asset. Campbell's on-base performance today also may have saved his skin. But Murphy's return is not the last transaction. Campy is still in a prime position to feel the sting when the Mets activate Wright or trade for trade for Frazier or promote Reynolds or something. 3. Sure it's a vote of confidence, but I doubt his leash is as long as most others'. On the other hand, the alternatives are few right now, apart from the one you're moving away from. It certainly could be setting up for a trade for a shortstop.

Zvon Jun 29 2015 09:44 AM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

News 12 on Long Island went with this graphic during the Reds series. That's Todd Radom's futuristic Mets logo he designed a while back. Ha! [fimg=500:3n71o2kr]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIq6GAcUwAA3g-A.jpg[/fimg:3n71o2kr]

d'Kong76 Jun 29 2015 10:16 AM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

themetfairy Jun 29 2015 10:40 AM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

He can pitch - He can hit - It was a beautiful day. Hopefully he'll give us reasons to celebrate for a very long time.

Edgy MD Jun 29 2015 11:00 AM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

RBI Leaders Among Pitchers, 2015 T1) Matz, S (NYM): 4 T1) Burnett, A (PIT): 4 T1) Wood, A (ATL): 4 T4) Anderson, B (LAD): 3 T4) Bumgarner, M (SF): 3 T4) Colon, B (NYM): 3 T4) Foltynewicz, M (ATL): 3 T4) Hellickson, J (ARI): 3 T4) Heston, C (SF): 3 T4) Lorenzen, M (CIN): 3 T4) Wacha, M (STL): 3 T4) Young (KC): 3 T4) Zimmermann, J (WSH): 3

themetfairy Jul 09 2015 07:20 PM Re: IGT 6/28/15 CIN @ NYM: Repeat, The Mets

I DVR'd the Mets Fast Forward of this game, and just watched it to remind myself that it really happened.