IGT 05-01-2024 Cubs at Mets Back in the Black

[MFS62]

Shota Imanaga 4-0 0.98
Jose Butto 0-1 2.86

Game time 7:10

Later

[kcmets]

(see below)

[Edgy MD]

Welcome back to Starling Marte.

Nimmo gets a break against the lefty. Might have also been a good day to get Short a start (or, you know, Vientos), but alas.

[kcmets]

Nico Hoerner (R) 2B
Mike Tauchman (L) RF
Ian Happ (S) LF
Christopher Morel (R) 3B
Michael Busch (L) 1B
Dansby Swanson (R) SS
Matt Mervis (L) DH
Miguel Amaya (R) C
Pete Crow-Armstrong (L) CF

Shota Imanaga (LHP)
4-0, 0.98 ERA, 28 SO


Tyrone Taylor (R) LF
Starling Marte (R) RF
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
J.D. Martinez (R) DH
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
Harrison Bader (R) CF
Brett Baty (L) 3B
Tomás Nido (R) C

José Buttó (RHP)
0-1, 2.86 ERA, 25 SO

[Centerfield]

Maybe it's a scheduling quirk, but I feel like we've been facing a tough pitcher every game except that bullpen game against SF.

[Centerfield]

Here are the starting pitchers we've faced since April 19:

The good pitchers. I've listed their ERA, plus their rank in the NL. Some don't have enough starts to qualify, so I put where they would slot in. Basically, Yamamoto's the shittiest of them. And he's trending up after a rocky start.

April 19. Yamamoto. 3.49 ERA (22nd)
April 21. Glasnow. 2.72 ERA (9th)
April 22. Winn. 3.18 ERA(14th)
April 23. Webb. 2.98 ERA (12th)
April 27. Gray 1.16 ERA (1st)
April 28. Lynn 2.64 ERA (8th)
April 29. Taillon 1.50 ERA (3rd)
April 30. Assad 1.97 ERA(6th)
May 1. Imanaga 0.98 ERA (1st)

The bad pitchers. Unfortunately one of the bad pitchers shut us down.

April 20 v. LA (Gavin Stone)
April 24 v. SF (Bullpen Game)
April 26. v. STL (Miles Mikolas)

So basically in our last 12 games, we've faced a top flight starter in all games but 3. That's some bad luck.

[MFS62]

Well, there goes the suspense of a no-hitter by Butto.
Later

[metirish]

Bruce Chen gets a mention from GKR. I can't believe it was 01/02 season he played for the Mets

[Edgy MD]

The reason Jeff McNeil is doing better against lefties is that lefties can't make him chase the slider inside.

Booo! Double plays bad!!

[Edgy MD]

Boooo! Lindor taken out mid-game with a mystery virus bad!!!

[metirish]

Lindor our with flu like symptoms, DiComo

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

They must like the City Connect uniforms.

[Fman99]

Another day full of limp dick at bats by the Mets

[Fman99]

They must like the City Connect uniforms.

Apparently the starting pitcher gets to pick so we know Butto likes em at least

[Centerfield]

This offense is putrid.

[Frayed Knot]

Runs scored this week: 2, 4, 4 (3 in the 11th), 1, 4, 0 (so far) ... almost all of them via HRs. 4/36 w/RiSP

[Frayed Knot]

How many IF groundouts tonight?
Feels like about 20

[Frayed Knot]

I thought the Cubs' OF was about to get their second juggling catch of the night.

[metirish]

Need to get these runs in

[Frayed Knot]

FEET FIRST!!!!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Oh geez

[metirish]

Oh boy

[Frayed Knot]

This won't be overturned

[Frayed Knot]

4/36 w/RiSP

4-for-37

[metirish]

Yeah, that call was always going to stand