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IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

d'Kong76 Sep 06 2015 06:20 AM

GAME: New York Mets (75-60) at Miami Marlins (56-80) DATE/TIME: Sunday, September 06 - 1:10 PM EST WHERE: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A Covers Media Group Ltd. The Washington Nationals are finally stringing together some wins after a rough stretch, but the New York Mets have no intention of letting them back into the race in the National League East. The Mets will try to increase their lead in the division when they visit the Miami Marlins for the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday. New York showed off the formula that got them a five-game lead in the division with strong starting pitching and a trio of home runs in a 7-0 victory that evened the series on Saturday. The Mets have the schedule lining up for success down the stretch, with only Washington (six games) and the New York Yankees (three) left with winning records the rest of the way. The Marlins looked primed to throw a wrench into the race with wins in four straight before going down on Saturday and are two games ahead of the Atlanta Braves and three up on the Philadelphia Phillies in the battle to avoid the basement in the East. New York and Miami with both welcome back young starters who have dealt with recent injuries when the Mets send Steven Matz up against the Marlins’ Jarred Cosart. TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN Florida (Miami) PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Steven Matz (2-0, 1.32 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Jarred Cosart (1-4, 5.36) Matz was strong in his first two major-league starts before a tear in his left lat muscle sidelined him for two months. The 24-year-old’s return allows New York to skip Noah Syndergaard’s turn as the team tries to keep its young starters fresh down the stretch. Matz, who also has five RBIs in six career at-bats, surrendered a total of two runs and seven hits in 13 2/3 innings to beat Cincinnati and the Los Angeles Dodgers in his first two starts. Cosart was recalled from Triple-A New Orleans after dealing with vertigo and an inner ear problem. The 25-year-old was winless in his last six starts in the majors and was sent down after getting pounded for seven runs on four hits – two homers – and three walks in 1 2/3 innings at the Chicago Cubs on July 4. Cosart had his best start against the Mets on April 27, scattering two hits and three walks over eight scoreless innings, but was held out of the decision. WALK-OFFS: 1. Mets 1B Lucas Duda (back) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Birmingham on Saturday and could return by Tuesday. 2. Miami LF Christian Yelich is 11-for-22 with four doubles during a six-game hitting streak. 3. New York C Travis d’Arnaud is 7-for-11 with four RBIs and two runs scored in his last three games.

d'Kong76 Sep 06 2015 10:08 AM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Gordon, 2B Yelich, LF Prado, 3B Ozuna, RF McGehee, 1B Gillespie, CF Rojas, SS Mathis, C Cosart, P Granderson, RF Cespedes, CF Conforto, LF Flores, 2B Johnson, 1B Uribe, 3B Tejada, SS Plawecki, C Matz, P

Zvon Sep 06 2015 11:14 AM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

cEspEdEs! #30 1-0 Mets

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 12:44 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Mets are down 2-1, Nationals have a comfy lead against the Braves. My optimism for this season has been declining quite a bit since Friday's loss.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 12:57 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Flores homers to put the Mets on top, and I'm feeling a bit more optimistic!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 01:02 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Matz has thrown 77 pitches through five innings. Hopefully he throws a scoreless sixth, but his pitch count may prevent him from pitching the seventh. And that's when things might get scary, as we well know. Am I the only one watching today? I find that hard to believe.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 01:05 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Matz leaves with one out in the sixth for a blister or something. Fasten your seatbelts... we're going to the bullpen!

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:07 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

And I was just about to say: 'ah 80 pitches, no big deal, we can get at least another inning out of him.'

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:08 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Get Harvey Up!! If he's only going to throw 14 more innings then we might as well use him 14 times for an inning each!!!

Lefty Specialist Sep 06 2015 01:16 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Let Harvey pitch the 7th.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 01:18 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Some additional Mets runs would be very much appreciated.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 01:18 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Uh oh... it's Bearclaw!

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:20 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Bear Claw in for the Marlins [fimg=250:lzio9ggw]http://blackberrycreek.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341cbb0053ef016764368121970b-400wi[/fimg:lzio9ggw]

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:24 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

That was a big -- and not good -- strike 3 call on Plawecki. Sure would have liked seeing 1st & 2nd/no outs right about now.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:25 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

8-4 in DC ... but the Braves being down 4 instead of 6 in their current condition makes little difference.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:33 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Mets have had a lot of baserunners erased in this series: Lots of GiDPs, a couple of caught stealing, Conforto trying to advance to 3rd earlier, Lagares getting thrown out at 2nd by 20 feet trying to stretch last night, etc. Also not many hits w/RiSP. If it wasn't for our new-found power we'd be in trouble here.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:41 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Nice inning for Reed - even with the two rather cheesy hits.

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 01:41 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Reed gets a big strikeout of Prado to end the seventh. Still 3-2 Mets going into the eighth. Top of the order coming up.

batmagadanleadoff Sep 06 2015 01:47 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

I like Addison Reed. I 've got a good feeling about him and I hope I'm right. If anybody told me last March that come September, the Mets would be in the catbird seat and the odds on favorite to win the division and that Wilmer Flores would be their cleanup hitter, I woulda said: "I already know that. Don't tell me what I already know."

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 01:47 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Frayed Knot wrote: Mets have had a lot of baserunners erased in this series ... And now another.

Lefty Specialist Sep 06 2015 01:58 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Well, fuckaroonies.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 02:06 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Stealing on a 3-0 count?!?!? Man you better make it if you try, especially with a wild pitcher. If he's going to insist on putting people on base for free don't help him out.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 02:10 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Mets have had a lot of baserunners erased in this series ... And now another. And now another!

Benjamin Grimm Sep 06 2015 02:12 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Yeesh. One put bases loaded and Travis GIDPs. Going into the bottom of the ninth. It's extra-innings-game rules now. I may have to stop watching for a while! I can't bear to watch!

Lefty Specialist Sep 06 2015 02:13 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

And d'ouble fuckaroonies.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 02:13 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

I like that Clipart's out for a second inning. But now a K/WP puts the leadoff guy on.

d'Kong76 Sep 06 2015 02:31 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

The devil is Prado... I lost four lbs on that AB.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 02:32 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

And now we need at least 2 of 3 in Washington.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 02:35 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

10 of the last 12 losses have been by either 1 or 2 runs and have included 4 walk-off losses and 4 times in extra-innings.

Lefty Specialist Sep 06 2015 03:15 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Not full-blown panic yet, but a fair amount of unease.

Ashie62 Sep 06 2015 03:19 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Mets are choking down the lane.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 06 2015 03:19 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Ah, but is it irrational unease?

Nymr83 Sep 06 2015 04:26 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

things have been going the Mets way for about the last 2 months, there had to be a bump somewhere, lets hit it now against the Marlinsand not this week against Washington or in the playoffs. no worry yet.

Zvon Sep 06 2015 04:34 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Nymr83 wrote: things have been going the Mets way for about the last 2 months, there had to be a bump somewhere, lets hit it now against the Marlinsand not this week against Washington or in the playoffs. no worry yet. I agree. A bump in a bumpy weekend (Thanks Boros). If things somehow fall apart this will forever be known as the Recker's Boner game. Anyone who got excited by reading that better rearrange their priorities.

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2015 08:09 PM Re: IGT 09/06 - Mets at Fish - Baked or Poached?

Blame Recker all you want, but this was a game where they pinch-hit a HR and we pinch-hit a GiDP We also had a HR plus three 2Bs a single and a walk in the first 4 innings and yet scored just once out of all that. And our only hit w/RiSP was the infield single that loaded the bases and it wound up neither knocking in a run nor setting up a run because it came right in front of d'Arnaud's GiDP