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IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

d'Kong76 Apr 24 2016 10:11 AM

NY Mets at Atlanta When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, April 24, 2016 Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia SportsDirect Inc. The opening weeks of the 2016 season have been unsettling for Jaxon's deDad, who looks to find a normal routine starting Sunday when the Mets aim for a series-sweep at Atlanta. Jaxon's deDad was activated from the bereavement list Saturday after missing two weeks following complications with the birth of his newborn son, and the former Rookie of the Year says he is healthy after leaving his only start of the season with right lat tightness. Mets second baseman Neil Walker and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera hit back-to-back homers in Saturday’s 8-2 victory, giving New York 23 homers through eight games of its nine-game road trip. The Braves look to avoid a series sweep and snap a four-game losing streak by sending top prospect Aaron Blair to the mound for his major league beat down and professional humiliation. Infielder Daniel Castro extended his hitting streak to five games with a 2-for-4 performance, raising his average to .300. Atlanta failed to hit a home run for the 12th consecutive game Saturday; the Braves have just three homers on the season – two of those were hit on opening day – and are in their longest homerless streak since a 13-game stretch in May 1983. TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), FSN South (Atlanta) PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jaxon's deDad (1-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. Braves RH Aaron Blair (Triple-A: 3-0, 1.42) Jaxon's deDad beat the Phillies on April 8, allowing one run on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts, but left the game after six innings and told reporters he believes a stiff landing leg aggravated the lat muscle. Jaxon's deDad, who went 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in four postseason starts last fall, spent time throwing in Florida while being with his family and reported no issues. The 27-year-old is 2-2 with a 1.95 ERA in five career starts against the Braves, going 0-1 with a 1.88 ERA in two outings in 2015. Acquired in the blockbuster deal last offseason that sent Shelby Miller to Arizona for three players – including last year’s top overall draft pick, Dansby Swanson – Blair dominated in three starts for Triple-A Gwinnett, walking five and striking out 22 in 19 innings. He no-hit Durham for seven innings Monday with 10 strikeouts, and held opposing hitters in Triple-A to a .156 average. The 23-year-old is 26-13 in 67 minor-league appearances across four seasons with a 3.13 ERA. WALK-OFFS: 1. Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman recorded just his second multi-hit game of the season Saturday, going 2-for-4 to raise his average to .190. 2. New York CF Yoenis Cespedes did not play Saturday after aggravating an existing a bruised right leg on a slide in the seventh inning Friday. 3. Atlanta RF Nick Markakis went 1-for-4 on Saturday with an RBI and a run scored and was hit by a pitch; Markakis has reached base in all 16 games he has played this season.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:01 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Not a lot of game followage here, as we are tied in the sixth but have first-and-third with one out. And Confort bounces one over the wall for a double! Two-one, Mets. Wilmer needs to get untracked. Somebody help the Wil.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2016 02:01 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Bueller? Bueller? Conforto's double in the 6th breaks the 1-1 tie, sets up 2nd & 3rd w/1 out, and ends the Blair pitch project for the Braves.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:02 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Aaron Blair's family thinks he did just great.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:05 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Braves go to the pen against Duda, but don't go to any of their three lefties. Nor do they walk him. I'm guessing this is a pitch-around.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:05 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

No, he's coming right after him.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:06 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

And Duda gets it done with the deep fly.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:18 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

5 2/3 innings and 82 pitches for deDaddio. Short leash, Terry, but I see what you're doing.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:30 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Eric Campbell sighting.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:32 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Coming to the plate with a swiss-cheese bat is almost always a bad idea, Eric.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 02:36 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Holy shit, Gary is schooling Keith about Exene Cervenka, John Doe, and X. Trying to turn Keith on to "Fourth of July."

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2016 03:17 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

That was one of those, 'it's the 9th inning and we've got nothing to lose by challenging the call even though there's zero chance of it being overturned' strategy. And so another two minutes was wasted.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2016 03:21 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

A Brian Dozier 3R HR off of Strasburg in the 8th breaks the tie and gives the Twins a 4-1 lead in DC Be a nice day to pick up a game in the standings. (but aren't they all?)

G-Fafif Apr 24 2016 03:56 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

You are now leaving Metlanta.

Benjamin Grimm Apr 24 2016 04:13 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

I was a little worried there for a while that Cabrera's decision not to go for the double play in the ninth might cost the Mets the game.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2016 04:27 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

We weren't going to turn two on that play but going for the force seemed like it carried a minimum of risk and that would have at least kept the DP in play for the next one. For all of Familia's problems in that inning, he did get three broken-bat grounders to SS which could have resulted in more than just the two outs we were able to get.

TransMonk Apr 24 2016 05:50 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Great road trip! Gary did some riffing on the L.A. band X after the Braves brought in Hunter Cervenka. He recommended Under the Big Black Sun to Keith. I'm not sure it is up Keith's alley. [youtube]RKtIDB-w0Kw[/youtube]

TransMonk Apr 24 2016 06:22 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

F'n Ollie Perez gets the Nats to the 16th vs. the Twinkies with a bunt that causes a two-base-error allowing a runner to score from 2nd.

Frayed Knot Apr 24 2016 06:26 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Monk beat me to it but I'll leave this up anyway for the details Frayed Knot wrote: A Brian Dozier 3R HR off of Strasburg in the 8th breaks the tie and gives the Twins a 4-1 lead in DC Be a nice day to pick up a game in the standings. (but aren't they all?) So the Nats got 2 in the 8th and then, still down a run, Dusty sent Harper, who had been getting the day off, up to PH leading off the 9th ... and he HR'd to tie the game. Twins scored a run in top-15, then got the first two Nats out in the bottom half ... and then maybe out-smarted themselves (though I'd have probably done the same thing): - with no one else left on his bench, Dusty was forced to stick with his pitcher to bat, a guy who happened to be Ollie Perez who has ZERO plate appearances since he was a Met in 2010 - but Ollie is still only on deck at this point so the Twins opt to walk Danny Espinosa, thus putting the tying run on, in order to pitch to Ollie - they oddly decided on a pitching change first (don't know what the reasoning behind THAT was) - Espinosa stole 2nd and then Ollie, on a 1-1 count, laid down a bunt which the catcher promptly hurled into RF ... Tie Game! - after a HBP put runners on 1st & 2nd, MdD, who HR'd earlier leading off the 1st inning, flied out and so we're on to the 16th

Zvon Apr 24 2016 06:34 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Where's the old man! Saw bits and pieces. I saw Conforto's GRdouble and Duda's sac. Didn't get to see much of deGrom & the rest of the pitching. I'll have to replay a few innings. Good game, good weekend.

MFS62 Apr 24 2016 06:45 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

And Chris Heisey (yes, THAT Chris Heisey) homers in the bottom of the 16th to make a winner out of Ollie F'n Perez. Later

Zvon Apr 24 2016 06:53 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

MFS62 wrote: And Chris Heisey (yes, THAT Chris Heisey) homers in the bottom of the 16th to make a winner out of Ollie F'n Perez. Later Damn. I would have liked to pick one up today.

Edgy MD Apr 24 2016 07:55 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Mets/X Connections: [list][*]Exene Cervenka was formerly married to MLBS Viggo Mortensen. [/*:m] [*]In Nintendo's Ken Griffey Presents Major League Baseball, the game didn't have license to use real players' names. The electronic players they created were based on real players, but they were named based on a different code for each team. The Dodger players were each given a name of a semi-famous LA punk. [list][*]Future Met José Offerman was named "Exene Cervenka.[/*:m] [*]Future Met Mike Piazza was named "John Doe."[/*:m] [*]Former Met Brett Butler was named "DJ Bonebreak."[/*:m][/list:u] [/*:m] [*]In 1985, the Mets played in an epic game on the fourth of July. In 1987, X released an epic single titled "The Fourth of July." [/*:m] [*]Famous people born in Decuatur, IL: Del Unser, Jeff Innis, Kevin Roberson, and John Doe.[/*:m][/list:u]

Benjamin Grimm Apr 25 2016 08:13 AM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Cast your vote!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 25 2016 08:50 AM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

Zvon Apr 25 2016 05:52 PM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: WooHOO! The sweep is complete. NEXT! [youtube]dpl_8N6647M[/youtube]

Benjamin Grimm May 15 2016 06:08 AM Re: IGT 04/24 - Metropolitans at Braves - Send in deBrooms