IGT 5/29/2024: LAD@NYM — Hip New Pitcher

[G-Fafif]

4:10 for a change-your-luck special. Starting pitcher David Peterson had hip surgery, which presumably means he now knows where all the “in” places are. James Paxton will mostly blank the Mets (unless luck changes).

[Centerfield]

They've lost the first two games of the series. So by law, they are allowed to win the third one.

[Edgy MD]

Both teams load their lineups with righties to opposed lefty starters. The Mets have a new cleanup hitter, while the Dodgers move Mookie Betts to the other side of second.

#	Player	Pos.	#	Player	Pos.
1	Mookie Betts (R)	2b	1	Francisco Lindor (S)	ss
2	Shohei Ohtani (L)	dh	2	Perte Alonso (R)	1b
3	Freddie Freeman (L)	1b	3	J.D. Martinez (R)	dh
4	Will Smith (R)	c	4	Mark Vientos (R)	3b
5	Teoscar Hernández (R)	lf	5	Starling Marte (R)	rf
6	Andy Pages (R)	cf	6	Tyrone Taylor (R)	lf
7	Kiké Hernandez (R)	3b	7	Jeff McNiel (L)	2b
8	Miguél Rojas (R)	ss	8	Harrison Bader (R)	cf
9	Miguél Vargas (R)	lf	9	Tomás Nido (R)	c
	James Paxton (L)	sp		David Peterson (L)	sp

[G-Fafif]

Josh Walker sent down for Peterson’s return. He sits next to yesterday’s 27th Man Dedniel Nuñez on the plane to Triple-A.

[ashie62]

4:10 for a change-your-luck special. Starting pitcher David Peterson had hip surgery, which presumably means he now knows where all the “in” places are. James Paxton will mostly blank the Mets (unless luck changes).

"In" places?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Because the surgery fixed his "hipness".

[ashie62]

I'm dumb

This games has to better than the last two have

LGM

And especially Peterson

[ashie62]

Alonso out of the game

Took a ball across the knuckles

Imaging awaits

[ashie62]

Nether Baty or boom

[ashie62]

For those that wanted Baty and Vientos to play together daily it appears that time may have come

[Edgy MD]

I must've missed that BatyBoom.

Smith is really impressive. You can see him drumming his fingers on the bat handle as the pitcher winds and releases, before gripping it more tightly as the pitch approaches. That's a lot of cool.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I must've missed that BatyBoom.

So has MLB's Gameday.

[ashie62]

Oops

[Benjamin Grimm]

I suppose being forced out at second base can look a lot like a home run.

[Frayed Knot]

Last 19 innings (since Lindor's 3rd inning HR in Game 1): no runs, 8 hits, all singles

[Frayed Knot]

Oh look, getting hurt for a run IMMEDIATELY after an error.

[MFS62]

Nido!

Later

[Edgy MD]

I suppose being forced out at second base can look a lot like a home run.

I'm not sure, but I think Tomás Nido just got forced out at second base.

[Edgy MD]

Because the surgery fixed his "hipness".

I don't know. I heard he's still kinda ... you know.

[Edgy MD]

J.D. was safe, but I'm glad the Dodgers are challenging, as it'll give him a chance to get his wind back.

[MFS62]

A brand new ball game.
Later

[Frayed Knot]

We did a defense correctly!!!!

[Edgy MD]

We did a defense correctly!!!!

Well, we got there in the end, but I'm not sure it was exactly textbook.

[metirish]

I have absolutely no memory of Banda pitching five games for the Mets in 2021

[Frayed Knot]

We did a defense correctly!!!!

Well, we got there in the end, but I'm not sure it was exactly textbook.

Well, the throw was decent, it was correctly cut off, they ran at the runner who was in no man's land, and then, when the more
important runner strayed, they threw behind him and got him. Lacked some style points maybe but otherwise sound and needed
just two infield throws to pull it off.