IGT 05/07/24 -- NYM @ STL

[bmfc1]

Game 2 of the 3-game series between the Mets and the Cardinals. Jose Butto for the Mets and Miles (Moustache!) Mikolas for the Cardinals.
https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-car ... 86/preview. Game time is 7:45 (ET). STL is a 1.5 run favorite and the O/U is 8 runs.

[Cowtipper]

Butto is still RoY eligible.

[Edgy MD]

And Reed Garrett is MVP-eligible.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And I'm eligible to be the next pope.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, there's a lot of drama in this game.

[Cowtipper]

And Reed Garrett is MVP-eligible.

Garrett is currently on pace for 55 G, 83 IP, 46 H, 139 K...and 41 walks.

Despite his current otherworldly ERA and low hits allowed, his WHIP is still over 1 because of all those walks. I think those are what are going to kill him and bring him back down to Earth.

But the Ks and IPs are feasible, I guess, as Josh Hader once had 141 Ks in 81 1/3 IP.

[kcmets]

TWoI

José Buttó (RHP)
0-2, 2.57 ERA, 31 SO

Brendan Donovan (L) LF
Willson Contreras (R) C
Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
Alec Burleson (L) DH
Lars Nootbaar (L) RF
Nolan Gorman (L) 2B
Brandon Crawford (L) SS
Michael Siani (L) CF

Miles Mikolas (RHP)
2-4, 5.68 ERA, 29 SO

[Edgy MD]

Wow, Brandon Crawford as a Cardinal is, like, a real thing.

[kcmets]

Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
Starling Marte (R) RF
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Pete Alonso (R) 1B
DJ Stewart (L) LF
J.D. Martinez (R) DH
Brett Baty (L) 3B
Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
Tomás Nido (R) C

José Buttó (RHP)
0-2, 2.57 ERA, 31 SO

Brendan Donovan (L) LF
Willson Contreras (R) C
Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B
Nolan Arenado (R) 3B
Alec Burleson (L) DH
Lars Nootbaar (L) RF
Nolan Gorman (L) 2B
Brandon Crawford (L) SS
Michael Siani (L) CF

Miles Mikolas (RHP)
2-4, 5.68 ERA, 29 SO

[Edgy MD]

DH, first, left, right
You can't make DJ sit a night

[ashie62]

Looking forward to Jose Butto pitching a gem tonight

[Cowtipper]

Pete strikes out swinging...he's descending into Rob Deer territory.

[Cowtipper]

Perfect opportunity for Butto to settle in and be perfect the rest of the game.

[Frayed Knot]

Pete strikes out swinging...he's descending into Rob Deer territory.

Goldschmidt and Pete came into the night sporting essentially the same BA (.203 and .205) to date this season but Goldschmidt
has just two HRs and five XBHs vs 8 & 12 for Pete (even if it seems like forever since he's had either).

[Centerfield]

Mets are bad.

[Cowtipper]

36 pitches, 16 strikes. EEK!

[Cowtipper]

Woe unto us Mets fans.

[Edgy MD]

J.D. not cooperating with predictions.

[Centerfield]

Might be cuz the Mets have basically sucked for weeks but I find the games to be no fun to watch.

Bad boring baseball.

[Edgy MD]

Nimmo bringing the glove.

[Edgy MD]

Keep hitting it to Arenado!

Take a strike, Nimmo!

[Frayed Knot]

'Hit it to Arenado' is not usually considered a sound strategy, but it is so far this inning.

[Edgy MD]

THERE YOU GO!!!!

[Cowtipper]

Well, it's a game again!

[Centerfield]

Good exciting baseball!