IGT 7/11 Dueling Max Mets at Braves game

[ashie62]

Max Scherzer v Max Fried



Tomorrow Peterson v Strider



Wednesday Bassist v Morton



These Braves starters are on fire and I don't give a crap.



LGM,!

[G-Fafif]

Batting ninth and playing second for the Braves: Robinson Cano.

[ashie62]

Bean him.

[Ceetar]

or maybe just, you know, pitch to him, not try to hurt him?

[Edgy MD]

Also, hit to him.

[Ceetar]

That seems bad strategy, if we're hitting it anywhere, to grass and over the fence seems preferable.

[Edgy MD]

I was hoping that wouldn't really be understood to be a literal suggestion.



Max-on-Max action coming.

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[TD]=#FF5910]2[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]ss[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]2[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Dansby Swanson (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]ss[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]3[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1b[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]3[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Matt Olson (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]1b[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]4[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Cahna (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]4[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Austin Riley (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]3b[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]5[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Eduardo Escobar (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]5[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Marcell Ozuna (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]dh[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]6[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Luis Guillorme (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2b[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]6[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Eddie Rosario (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]lf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]7[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]J.D. Davis (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]dh[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]7[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Travis d'Arnaud (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]c[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]8[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Travis Jankowski (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]rf[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]8[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Michael Harris II (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]cf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]9[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Tomás Nido (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]c[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]9[/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Robinson Canó (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]2b[/TD]
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[TD]=#FF5910][/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Max Scherzer (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]sp[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F][/TD]	[TD]=#CE1141]Max Fried (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#13274F]sp[/TD]

[kcmets]

Looks a little limpy, but we'll see.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, jumping out at me are (a) a lot of lefties in a lineup going up against Fried, and ( a sudden return to the five-hole for Eduardo Escobar after he's been dropping in the lineup for much of the season.



I still haven't seen the transaction activating Jankowski, but the lineup is certainly tipping that one off. Watch the Mets Roster Central thread for more!

[Frayed Knot]

And still no Marte.

[MFS62]

To follow up on Edgy's funny Roster Thread Buckingham(s) comment, but not Lindsay, that lineup looks like Kind of a Drag.



Later

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, jumping out at me are (a) a lot of lefties in a lineup going up against Fried, and ( a sudden return to the five-hole for Eduardo Escobar after he's been dropping in the lineup for much of the season. I still haven't seen the transaction activating Jankowski, but the lineup is certainly tipping that one off. Watch the Mets Roster Central thread for more!

Agreed on the lefty bats and all.



The may only need a run two to this one.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, maybe Guillorme is hot again.

[Edgy MD]

Fried is so fidgety, it doesn't feel like he ever comes to a stop.

[Fman99]

Late to the party and just figured out that I wasn't required to suffer through the inane FS1 crew because this game is on SNY also

[Edgy MD]

Gary is referencing The Bad News Bears and confusing Engelberg and Stein.



This is damaging your legacy, Gary.

[Edgy MD]

Leadoff dubble.

Braves in trubble

[Edgy MD]

RBI dubble!!

Pricks the Braves' bubble!!

[soupcan]

How often do the Braves wear these gold-trimmed ‘champions' uniforms?



Are these their standard home unis for this season? Are they an alternate option? Is it a gamesmanship thing to decide to wear them in this series?

[Edgy MD]

My eyeball judgment said Pete was out on that flare, but he just got into third safely.

[Edgy MD]

Waddayaknow? The hit-it-to-Canó strategy kinda worked!

[Edgy MD]

Waddayaknow? The troll-the-Mets-with-Canó strategy kinda worked!

[Edgy MD]

Wow. Way to get Acuña on the black.

[Frayed Knot]

~4-1/2 innings worth of pitches for Fried to get thru 3

And now starts the 4th with a 4 pitch walk to the best base running threat.

[Edgy MD]

Steal, Jankowski!

[Edgy MD]

Worth noting:



1. The Braves are coming off a long extra-inning game, so getting into their bullpen may prove crucial as the series progresses.



2. If Davis comes up against a righthanded batter in a key situation, maybe the Mets aren't tempted to pinch-hit Smith, the way he's going. But if they are tempted, they mostly can't, because Davis is effectively their only backup at three infield positions.

[Edgy MD]

We're at 91 pitches for Fried Flintstone with none out in the fifth.

[Edgy MD]

The hit-it-to-Canó strategy may have reached it's natural limits.

[Lefty Specialist]

Max looking super-sharp with a low pitch count. Me likey.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: The hit-it-to-Canó strategy may have reached it's natural limits.

He got a bit lucky on that one.



Meanwhile, barely over four innings worth of pitches for the good Max to get thru five IPs

And we are now officially into their pen ... which may or may not be a good thing.