IGT 09/24 - NYM @ OAK - Late-Season Cross-Country Schlep Pt ll

[kcmets]

4:07 EDT - Oakland Coliseum



NYM

Jacob deGrom

(#48, 34, RHP, 5-2, 2.32)



OAK

Ken Waldichuk

(#64, 24, LHP, 0-2, 7.13)

[The Hot Corner]

Have to like the pitching matchup from the Mets perspective. DeGrom is, well, DeGrom. He's the best. Waldichuck is inexperienced and has been shelled regularly in his 4 previous career starts.



This is no time for the Mets bats to go silent and make Waldichuk look like the second coming of Randy Johnson. They need to poor it on and knock him out of the game early as in all of his previous starts.

[Edgy MD]

Super-rare day off for Mets centerfielder Brandon Nimmo.

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[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]	[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]
[TD]=#FF5910]1[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]1[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Tony Kemp (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]lf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]2[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Cahna (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]cf[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]2[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Vimael Manchin (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]3b[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]3[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Francisco Lindor (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]ss[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]3[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Sean Murphy (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]dh[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]4[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Pete Alonso (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1b[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]4[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Seth Brown (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]cf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]5[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Eduardo Escobar (S)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]5[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Dermis Garcia (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]1b[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]6[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Darin Ruf (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]rf[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]6[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Conner Capel (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]rf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]7[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Luis Guillorme (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2b[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]7[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Shea Langeliers (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]cf[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]8[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]dh[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]8[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Jordan Diaz (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]2b[/TD]
[TD]=#FF5910]9[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Tomás Nido (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]c[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]9[/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Nick Allen (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]ss[/TD]
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[TD]=#FF5910][/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Jacob deGrom (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]sp[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E][/TD]	[TD]=#003831]Ken Waldichuk (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#EFB21E]sp[/TD]

[Edgy MD]

Angel Hernandez behind the plate this afternoon.



Gary commenting that Hernandez has been on a different crew every time they've seen him, which doesn't have to mean anything, but probably means something.



First two Mets hit safely and it's first and third with none out.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, man, the Mets are opening the tap on this pitcher.

[TransMonk]

Pete has been crushing his HRs lately. No doubt when they leave the bat.

[Willets Point]

deGrom heads to the mound under the unusual circumstances of having a multi-run lead in the first.

[Edgy MD]

And pitching like he's not used to it.

[Willets Point]

Does he just need to give himself a challenge?

[Edgy MD]

Well, with the bases loaded after back-to-back walks (!!), and he has indeed given himself a challenge.

[Edgy MD]

Well, that was some odd baseball.



Also, I think that, while McNumble was rolling around on his shoulders, deGrom was giving the business to Angel Hernandez.

[Willets Point]

I don't like this.

[TransMonk]

Me neither.

[Edgy MD]

I fully expect deGrumbly to right this ship by the second inning, but I think we're going to see Peterson or Megoose in the middle of this game.

[Willets Point]

Good thing Bassitt went 8 innings last night.

[Edgy MD]

V[bIGPURPLE]1[/bIGPURPLE]entos!

[Willets Point]

[bIGPURPLE]VIENTOS BOOM!!![/bIGPURPLE]

[Frayed Knot]

[bIGPURPLE]VIEXITOS[/bIGPURPLE]

[Willets Point]

deGrom heads back to the mound with the score tied, as he likes it.

[Frayed Knot]

In the 1st it took JdG one pitch to get the first out, then 30 more to get the next two.

And while being pissed at Angel Hernandez is always in season, I don't really think he had much of a case.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not sure I've ever seen deGrom get a strikeout on the curve.

[Edgy MD]

Isn't there some sort of record streak deGrom had been riding for most consecutive starts with three or fewer runs?

[Willets Point]

Edgy MD wrote: Isn't there some sort of record streak deGrom had been riding for most consecutive starts with three or fewer runs?

Are you being facetious or are you not watching the broadcast where Gary and Ron have mentioned this umpteen times?

[Frayed Knot]

Now 4 - 0 Braves, still batting in the top of the 4th

[bmfc1]

Why wasn't McNeil's fall an error? He didn't touch the ball but he obviously should have caught it and it lead to 3 runs.

[Fman99]

I don't understand what's happening today

[Frayed Knot]

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I don't understand what's happening today

[MFS62]

This is not happening like we drew it up.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

What Gary and Ron don't seem to know is that Gene Tenace's given name Was Tenacci.

Fiore Gino Tenacci to be specific.

[Willets Point]

Ok, Mets, we've still got 4 innings to work out an ugly win.