IGT 08/28 Mets at ARI - Snake Hunting Again

[MFS62]

Luis Severino 9-6 3.84
Eduardo Rodriguez 2-0 3.94

Game time 9:40 EDT

Later

[Cowtipper]

Lindor has been hitting .301/.368/.537 since May 16. In those 90 games, he's hit 20 home runs, stolen 19 bases and driven 57 runs in.

[ashie62]

If he had done a bit more before 5/16 the Mets might have some more desperately needed wins

Doh!

[Edgy MD]

Sure, but if Zach Short hit at all, they might have won a game or two more also, but that's not where we're at.

Where we're at is here, and nobody drove the team as far to get here, and that is to be commended.

[Edgy MD]

Congratulations to Starling Marte, the Mets' latest #3 hitter.

And some side congratulations to the Diamondbacks, for having so many lefties and switchies to totally stack that lineup against Luis Severino.

#	Player	Pos.	#	Player	Pos.
1	Francisco Lindor (S)	ss	1	Corbin Carroll (L)	rf
2	Mark Vientos (R)	3b	2	Jake McCarthy (L)	cf
3	Starling Marte (R)	rf	3	Joc Pederson (L)	dh
4	Brandon Nimmo (L)	lf	4	Josh Bell (S)	1b
5	Pete Alonso (R)	1b	5	Lourdes Gurriel, Jr. (R)	lf
6	J.D. Martinez (R)	dh	6	Adrian Del Castillo (L)	c
7	Jose Iglesias (R)	2b	7	Eugenio Suárez (R)	3b
8	Francisco Álvarez (R)	c	8	Luís Guillorme (L)	2b
9	Harrison Bader (R)	cf	9	Geraldo Perdomo (S)	ss
	Pitcher			Pitcher
	Luis Severino (R)	sp		Eduardo Rodriguez (L)	sp

[Edgy MD]

Top of the seventh in Minneapolis. Twins rookie David Festa has given up only two hits, but the score is tied 1-1 as Festa gets pulled after giving up his first walk to Marcel Ozuna leading off the seventh.

[Edgy MD]

And Matt Olson immediately rips a double into the gap against Caleb Thielbar and the Braves take the lead.

Help a brother out, Minnesota!

[Edgy MD]

Well, looking for help on the outside is only going to get the cause so far, anyhow. We're underway in Arizona.

[Edgy MD]

Guillorme is the second former Met in history to go on to face the Mets as a member of three different teams in a single season.

[G-Fafif]

Frank Thomas, like Luis, could change uniforms but not deeply held allegiances.

[G-Fafif]

Guillorme drives in a run, but deep down he regrets it.

[Edgy MD]

Luís' first allegiance, alas, is to sustaining his career.

[Edgy MD]

Taking that fastball with two strikes for strike three is a guy that's strugglin'.

[G-Fafif]

Sevy takes one off the right foot, stays in there like the American hero he wishes to be.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets seemingly are about to get a legalistic gift of an out.

[Edgy MD]

Gary Cohen is DENIED and the Mets lose their challenge.

[Edgy MD]

And ... maybe Sevvy didn't need to stay in the game after all.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, get that hook out.

[kcmets]

Spikes up not aiming for bag is cool tonight I guess. Put that in the
later inning memory banks should it become necessary to cash in.

[Edgy MD]

Ugh. Four perfect innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Nothing even resembling a hit so far ... but a real live baserunner.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, one of those runny things!!

That's about as far as a person can hit one and not get a homer.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, there are two teams in this game!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Bader

[Edgy MD]

ANDWE'REALLTIEDUP!!!