IGT 6/29/2022: HOU@NYM — Don’t Leave Us This Way

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Thelma Houston

Whitney Houston

Cissy Houston

Allan Houston

North of Houston

South of Houston



Enough of Houston. Enough of losing to Houston. Let's leave the home & home with something to show for it.



Taijuan takes up the cause vs this Verlander character. He's not any good, is he?



1:10 on SNY.

[Fman99]

Houston, YOU have a problem!

[seawolf17]

Nimmo CF

Marte RF

Lindor SS

Alonso DH

McNeil 2B

Guillorme 3B

Dom 1B

Inciarte LF

Nido C

[Edgy MD]

Eduardo Escobench.

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Escobar is 2-for-18 lifetime vs Verlander. Canha, also sitting, is 5-for-14 with a homer.

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The other fellows:



Altuve DH

Pena SS

Alvarez LF

Bregman 3B

Tucker RF

Gurriel 1B

Diaz 2B

Castro C

Meyers CF

[Edgy MD]

I don't want to overstate the value of getting José Altuve out to lead off the game, but it was colossally huge.

[Edgy MD]

I was ready to cry "Bunt, Nimmo, bunt!" but doubling on the first pitch works.

[Edgy MD]

If they don't score here, they're making him labor.

[Edgy MD]

Interesting thing about that inning to me was that there was nothing in the dirt. Even with the few breaking pitches Verlander threw, everything was up.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets haven't scored yet, and Verlander is Verlander and is going to make that tough, but I confess to feeling more enthusiasm than expected seeing a turn through the lineup not include Escobar.



Get right, Eduardo.

[Edgy MD]

Verlander isn't throwing everything up anymore.

[Edgy MD]

I was kind of disappointed that Guillorme was at third instead of second, but man, he's all over the field this afternoon.

[Edgy MD]

Ronnie, Keith, and Gary are on fire today, but confusing Strother Martin and Scatman Crothers is just weird.

[Fman99]

Good type of game to watch while working as there's not a ton that I'm missing when not able to look over to my left.

[Edgy MD]

Verlander has totally deGrommed this game, coming out awkward, making an adjustment, and becoming brutal somewhere between the start of the second and the start of the third.



Marte's popout to short center on the first pitch as the second Met batter of the game looms large.

[Edgy MD]

The McNeil/Verlander matchups have been the most interesting part of this game, but so far Verlander has two Ks.



Here comes the Jeff.

[Edgy MD]

Nothing that time either, though.



Eighteen of 19 for Verlander.

[G-Fafif]

Really wish those two long ABs, by McNeil and Smith, amounted to something other than making Verlander rear back for a little extra.



Man, when your team's offensive highlights involve working deep counts twice, that tells ya something.

[kcmets]

Edgy MD wrote: Ronnie, Keith, and Gary are on fire today, but confusing Strother Martin and Scatman Crothers is just weird.

Right, and getting George Kennedy in there too. I was thinking did you

guys ever even see the movie?



walker done after 7 1/3 scoreless. Diaz in...

[kcmets]

And he hits the first batter -- Altuve.

[Fman99]

Strong work by Diaz to extract himself from that jam.

[Edgy MD]

I had to head out for emergency backyard duty, and missed most of that Diaz inning.



We may need Darryl to hit the clock if we're gonna win this one.

[Fman99]

Alvarez took an elbow to the brain out in short left and he's done. He looked pretty woozy. Pena coming out as well.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, it looked more disorienting than dangerous. I hope so, anyhow.



Astros still have two dudes on their bench.

[kcmets]

The seat on the ambulance cart they took Alvarez out on looked like it

was built for a twelve year old. He almost fell off. Guy's huge. Buckle up!

Pena out too.

[Edgy MD]

I don't like Drew Smith coming in. You've got to try to squeeze two innings out of Diaz here.

[kcmets]

Luis flashing platinum skillz!

[Edgy MD]

Poop kittenz.

[Edgy MD]

That was a juicy-assed pitch.