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IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2015 08:10 AM

... and throw in some Misty Mountain Hop too! LA Dodgers at NY Mets When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 26, 2015 Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York SportsDirect Inc. Already on Cloud Nine after welcoming the birth of his first child, Zach Greinke looks to remain in rarefied air and extend his scoreless innings streak on Sunday afternoon when the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers conclude their four-game series against the New York Mets. Greinke, who has failed to allow a run in 43 2/3 frames, is chasing the major-league record of former Dodger Orel Hershiser (1988). A date with the Mets is often a positive sign for a pitcher, but the beleaguered club erupted for season highs in both runs and hits (21) in a 15-2 rout on Saturday. Rookie Michael Conforto collected the first four hits of his career while playing in his second major-league contest while Kirk Nieuwenhuis added four of his own and drove in four runs. The victory was just New York's third in its last 13 home meetings with Los Angeles and snapped a three-game skid overall. The Mets, who improved to 3-6 on their 10-game stretch against the three first-place clubs in the National League, reside three games behind first-place Washington in the East. TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, SNLA (Los Angeles), WPIX (New York) PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers RH Zach Greinke (9-2, 1.30 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.18) Greinke has won each of his last four starts in dominating fashion, scattering 12 hits and striking out 29 in that stretch while allowing just three hits and fanning 11 in a 5-0 triumph over Washington on Sunday. The 31-year-old improved to 3-1 in his career versus New York after permitting just four hits over seven scoreless innings in a 4-3 win on July 4. New York's Kelly Johnson had a pair of hits in his debut with his new team after being acquired from Atlanta on Friday, but is 0-for-6 in his career versus Greinke. DeGrom has been dominant in his last three trips to the mound, sandwiching impressive victories for the Mets around a stunning All-Star performance. The 27-year-old scattered two hits and fanned 10 over eight scoreless innings against San Francisco on July 8, struck out all three batters he faced in the Midsummer Classic before overcoming a homer to work six solid innings versus Washington on Tuesday. DeGrom has dropped both career outings versus Los Angeles, permitting five runs on as many hits in six frames in the last meeting. WALK-OFFS: 1. New York 1B Lucas Duda homered twice on Saturday, marking the third time this season that he has accomplished the feat. 2. Dodgers SS Jimmy Rollins went deep for the third time in the series on Saturday and 33rd lifetime versus the Mets. 3. New York RF Curtis Granderson has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests.

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2015 08:40 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

@cgrand3 RF Tejada SS Murphy 3B Johnson 2B Duda 1B @mconforto8 LF Nieuwenhuis CF @kplawecki26 C @JdeGrom19 P @kcmets #cpftoocool

d'Kong76 Jul 26 2015 08:42 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Pederson CF Kendrick 2B Gonzalez 1B Turner 3B Grandal C Puig RF Ethier LF Rollins SS Greinke P

Lefty Specialist Jul 26 2015 09:56 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

I'm guessing they'll have fewer than 21 hits today.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 11:26 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Sit down, Rumpelstiltskin.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 11:45 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Man, this may be The Year of the Pitcher II, but it's also The Year They're Calling the High Strike.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 11:46 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

A single and a big break. Let's plate him with deGrom.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 11:48 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Streak this.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 11:50 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

I wonder if Greinke's streak caused Gonzalez to throw home on that? Normally the play there is to 2nd even if the chances for a DP were low. But the odds of getting the out at home there are also pretty chance-y and early in the game you want an out. (and as I'm typing Gary brings up the same point)

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 11:53 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Plawake-up!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:05 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

That was some weird nonchalantness with Gonzalez's toss to second to start that double play.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:13 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

The breeze is doing some beautiful things with deGrom's mane.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:16 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Hey, Jimmy Rollins. Just don't.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:18 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Five innings in the bag. Would love to find a way to steal a second run.

Nymr83 Jul 26 2015 12:33 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Conforto is becoming Mr Collision, looks like nobody hurt thankfully.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:35 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

How do you say "¡Yo la tengo!" in Italian?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:40 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Bunt, Ruben. Or steal, Curtis. Or hit and run, Ruben and Curtis.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:42 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

ALL THREE!!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:44 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Can KJ squeeze?

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:45 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Durn. Coulda bounced a ball to the left and jogged home.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:47 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Conforto Time.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:49 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wow! I was thinking Conforto would get whistled for not trying to evade the pitch.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:55 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Hope the pen is up here.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 12:57 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Vury big catch by Niewenhuis.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:00 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

deGrom at 95 pitches with two hits and a walk allowed. Does he go back out for the eighth?

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:06 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Hell yea. And Gary's right. Those fans should be standing and clapping. And Keith's right, too many distractions.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:06 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Doing a standing O here in Baltimore.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:18 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wow, tying run up there and they're gonna stick with him at 106 pitches. Totally lost Rollins.

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:21 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Nice shout out to Rube. I think. That's it for deGrom, and they do stand & cheer. Pretty damn loud too.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:22 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

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Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 01:23 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Edgy MD wrote: I was thinking Conforto would get whistled for not trying to evade the pitch. I wouldn't mind seeing that called every once in a while, but far more blatant non-moves are let go all the time so there's no way they were going to start with that one. Not without a mini-riot anyway.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:27 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Know what would be nice? A tack-on against the Dodger bullpen.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:33 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Uribe to third and Murph to second? Uribe to third and Flores to second? Murph stays at third and Flores goes to second? I DON'T KNOW! I'd probably have pinch-hit Flores and spared myself the hard call.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:40 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

HEWJ play by Uribe. Wow.

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:43 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

It's Uribe to third and he immediately pays dividends. He wobbled but he didn't fall down, great freakin play. BIG. Shit. Gonzo smashes one off the wall. Man on 2nd, 1 out. 2-0 Mets

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:47 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Carrot Chin doubles. 2-1. Come on Familia. Don't let this one get away.

Nymr83 Jul 26 2015 01:47 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Uhohhhh

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:49 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:50 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Well, if that's the way it's gonna be, let's sack up and win it walk off.

Lefty Specialist Jul 26 2015 01:51 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Well, fumft.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 01:53 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Didn't really see Familia's slider at all there until Puig came up.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 01:54 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Need a hero here. If it winds up being Conforto leading off then he just might become a legend in his first week. I'm betting though that someone sets it up for Plawecki.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 01:55 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

PH Lagares for Nieuwenhuis vs the LHP?

Rockin' Doc Jul 26 2015 01:57 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Leadoff walk for Conforto is a good start. Let's bring him around.

Zvon Jul 26 2015 01:58 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

GAH! I thought Newy deadened that enough. Damn.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 01:59 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

3-1 Final in Pittsburgh - Pirates win. Need this one to close the gap.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:01 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Van Slyke in for Puig weakens the Dodgers OF defense and takes maybe the best arm in the league out of the game.

Rockin' Doc Jul 26 2015 02:07 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Come on Wilmer! We need a hero.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:10 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wecky and Wilmer both chasing high cheese.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:19 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Don't have stats to back this up, but it seems that sac bunts against us succeed at about a 90% clip while our bunting is more like 10% successful vs 90% un-. And it looks like those trends are going to cost us the game today.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:26 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

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smg58 Jul 26 2015 02:27 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Mejia bails himself out. The power fastball to strike out Pederson was huge.

smg58 Jul 26 2015 02:29 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Great hustle by Granderson to get to second there.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:29 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

And there's part of the price of the double-switch that removed Puig.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:30 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

SWING AWAY!!! Ruben's the best singles hitter on the team at this point.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:30 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wow! Exploiting the no-doubles defense for a double. Let's see if Ruben can advance him.

Zvon Jul 26 2015 02:30 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wow. I really thought Grandy was a dead duck. Wow.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:31 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Note to Terry: WE SUCK AT BUNTING!!!!!

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:32 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Wow, failure all around.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:33 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Really, there's probably no Met I'd've trusted more than Ruben to hit a hard grounder to the right side.

smg58 Jul 26 2015 02:36 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Can't blame Granderson for holding there, it was a terrible bunt. Jansen is in now. I like to see that from a Dodgers' perspective.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:37 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

43 Ks vs 3 walks in just 20-some innings for Jansen. WOW!!

smg58 Jul 26 2015 02:37 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

That makes me happy.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:37 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

SANDY'S A GENIUS!!!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 26 2015 02:38 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

That was pretty cool.

Chad Ochoseis Jul 26 2015 02:39 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

_ [bigpurple:26sgxp5k]U-RBI!!!!![/bigpurple:26sgxp5k] Wonder if Turner will show up and hit him in the face with a cream pie.

Zvon Jul 26 2015 02:39 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Man, did Uribe burn 'em or what? [fimg=200]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Z2ope0uoeB0/VSX3Ky7TDJI/AAAAAAAAYZs/wlek_B0S_bk/s390-Ic42/InterestingThanks.jpg[/fimg]

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 02:39 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

That's the way we do it in Curaçao!

smg58 Jul 26 2015 02:40 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

That pitch was a little too fat for 0-2; Jansen dared Uribe to hit it, and Uribe crushed it.

TransMonk Jul 26 2015 02:52 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Great game! The Mets went 4-6 through that "gauntlet" of first place teams after the All-Star break but are right back where they started...just 2 games back of the Nats.

Frayed Knot Jul 26 2015 02:53 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Chad Ochoseis wrote: _ U-RBI!!!!![/bigpurple] And we have a winner in the 'Guess the NYC Tabloid headline for tomorrow' contest.

Edgy MD Jul 26 2015 03:38 PM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

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Edgy MD Jul 27 2015 11:01 AM Re: IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

Frayed Knot wrote: Chad Ochoseis wrote: _ U-RBI!!!!![/bigpurple] And we have a winner in the 'Guess the NYC Tabloid headline for tomorrow' contest. [fimg=350]http://www.nydailynews.com/cmlink/nydn.CoverContent?newsletter=true&ctype=back&cdate=20150727&dt=landscape_235_300[/fimg] [fimg=350]https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/27-bp_lcf-copy.jpg?w=390[/fimg]