IGT 05/18 - Mets at Marlins - First Pitch 4:10 PM

[kcmets]

Luis Severino (RHP)
2-2, 3.00 ERA, 41 SO

Braxton Garrett (LHP)
0-0, 8.44 ERA, 8 SO

[Edgy MD]

Way to take the reins.

[Lefty Specialist]

8.44 ERA. That should improve nicely facing this Mets team.

[kcmets]

Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
J.D. Martinez (R) DH
Mark Vientos (R) 3B
Starling Marte (R) RF
Harrison Bader (R) CF
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
Tomás Nido (R) C

Luis Severino (RHP)
2-2, 3.00 ERA, 41 SO

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) CF
Bryan De La Cruz (R) DH
Josh Bell (S) 1B
Jesús Sánchez (L) RF
Jake Burger (R) 3B
Nick Gordon (L) LF
Otto Lopez (R) 2B
Vidal Bruján (S) SS
Nick Fortes (R) C

Braxton Garrett (LHP)
0-0, 8.44 ERA, 8 SO

[Edgy MD]

The enemy shall be vanquished. A new dawn shall arise.

Relatedly, Nimmo is back!

[Lefty Specialist]

Won't be watching- I'm at Wrigley field...

[Frayed Knot]

Nice to get a lead for a change ... but that inning coulda/shoulda been better.
One more hit blows up the inning entirely, but we don't do those kinds of hits.

[Edgy MD]

I'm enjoying our new leadoff hitter, even as he chases for strike three.

[Edgy MD]

"You can't be too Larry Fine." — Keith Hernandez

As Miami scores their first pitch on an 0-2 pitch. Shoulda been Larry Finer, I guess.

[Frayed Knot]

Two runs in, bases loaded and one out ... and then the next seven hitters go down consecutively and quietly.


And now instead of a potential blowout we have a tie.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets are going so rough offensively, instead of hitting a deep drive and trying to wave it fair, Lindor was reduced to using his magic waving skills by hitting a foul pop and trying to wave it out of play.

For what it's worth, it did go out of play and he drove in a run with a groundout later in the at-bat.

[Frayed Knot]

Well he's hitting about three pop-ups per day so he getting a lot of practice at waving them foul.

[Cowtipper]

Today's word to describe the Mets will be "lachrymose." I repeat, "lachrymose."

[Frayed Knot]

So here's their second bases-loaded/one-out situation of the game.
Let's see how they do with this one.

[Frayed Knot]

This time Bader started the AB by fishing for junk but didn't finish it that way.
Previously he swung at trash for strike 3

[ashie62]

Mocus

Mets are winning

[Frayed Knot]

"Steals without a throw"
We're so used to hearing that phrase when the Mets are on defense that it's a nice switch to hear it this way for a change.

[Cowtipper]

I'm anticipating a lachrymose relief session later on.

[Edgy MD]

At 3–2 with the bases loaded, my wife remembered that I hadn't taken the chihuahua out.

Bases were loaded, but the family comes first, so I left the Mets to the fates, and out we went, in the rain.

I came back in and as I came up the stairs, I was thinking, "It had BETTER be 7–2 now."

And hey! Look! It's 7–2!

[Cowtipper]

Thank Jesus!

...Sanchez, that is, for giving up that hit to Pete Alonso.

Most assuredly not lachrymose.

[Cowtipper]

Nimmo is playing like he signed a $160 million contract last year and now he doesn't have to care anymore.

[Edgy MD]

Why would you write that?

[ashie62]

Would be great for Severino to finish the inning

I have no issues with Zimmo

[Frayed Knot]

No hits but a couple of at'em balls at 2B, an attempted steal (foul ball) and two runs scored.
Y'know, your typical slacker effort.

[ashie62]

This is threatening to become a sloppy last coupla innings