IGT 2024-04-28: STL@NYM — Here Comes Trouble!

[Edgy MD]

We're in the top of the first, you slackers, and the Cards already have two on!!

[Cowtipper]

It's the MLB.tv Free Game of the Day.

[Edgy MD]

Mets edge out of the jam on a strong play by Francisco Lindor, and are now in the process of going meekly in their half of the inning.

#	Player	Pos.	#	Player	Pos.
1	Brendan Donovan (L)	lf	1	Brandon Nimmo (L)	lf
2	Willson Contreras (R)	dh	2	Francisco Lindor (S)	ss
3	Nolan Arenado (R)	3b	3	Pete Alonso (R)	1b
4	Paul Goldschmidt (R)	1b	4	DJ Stewart (L)	dh
5	Iván Herrera (R)	c	5	Tyrone Taylor (R)	rf
6	Lars Nootbaar (L)	rf	6	Jeff McNeil (L)	2b
7	Masyn Winn (R)	ss	7	Harrison Bader (R)	cf
8	Nolan Gorman (L)	2b	8	Brett Baty (L)	3b
9	Michael Siani (L)	cf	9	Tomás Nido (R)	c
	Lance Lynn (R)	sp		Jose Quintana (L)	sp

[Edgy MD]

Q gets through the third like it's nothin'.

Nothin'!!

[ashie62]

C'mon Brett!

[ashie62]

The wind pushed that around

[Edgy MD]

Mets have absolutely tattooed two balls now — one each by Taylor and Nido — and both have improbably ended up in Brendan Donovan's glove.

[Edgy MD]

That's three. There kind of was no doubt that Donovan would catch up with that last one.

[Edgy MD]

They finally get one that Donovan can't catch, but elect not bunt the run home as St. Louis did, so they once again come up empty.

The squeeze rulez.

[Edgy MD]

Quint finishes the sixth for the first time this season.

With 79 pitches expended, I'd love to see him come out for the seventh, but I'm not optimistic.

[Edgy MD]

There goes trouble! Opposite field game-tying shot for Delroy Lindo.

[Edgy MD]

Q-Tip becomes the first Mets starting pitcher to throw a pitch in the seventh this season, and amazingly finishes the inning, still only 92 pitches into his afternoon.

[Edgy MD]

José coming out for the eighth!! Amazin'!!

[Cowtipper]

Jose Quintana into the 8th. See how much more effective you can be when you're not trying to throw 110 miles per hour and strike everyone out?

[Edgy MD]

Easily gets the first two batters on a few pitches, but gets pull'd before .... NO!!! He stays in to face Contreras!!

[Cowtipper]

Oh, that's a good move leaving Quintana in. I was gonna be annoyed.

[Cowtipper]

Analytics guys must be short-circuiting right now. How could Quintana have possibly succeeded?

Beep boop beep boop formula says pull Quintana. Beep boop must follow formula no matter what beep boop.

[Edgy MD]

STRIKEOUT!!!

His first time through eight as a Met. Here's to you, Qbert!! And a glass raised to Mendoza for sticking with him!

Now let's win it for them.

[Cowtipper]

Say the offense gets the team four runs. Do they give Quintana a shot at the complete game?

[Edgy MD]

I'm an analytics guy, and I supported the move.

[Edgy MD]

I also like Lindor spiking his bat after the walk. My analytics support that move.

[Cowtipper]

He looked mad that he got walked.

[Cowtipper]

I am both excited and stoked that I will finally be able to give a starting pitcher a lot of points in the Player of the Game voting.

[Edgy MD]

Let's bunt with DJ if the infield plays back.

[Cowtipper]

DJ Stewart is only slightly more aesthetically appealing than Vogelblob. Stewart looks like if you squeezed him hard enough, a dozen hot dogs would eject from his various orifices.