IGT — NYM@LAD, 4/17/2023, 1988 Coming Back with a Vengeance

[Edgy MD]

The New York Mets Western Retribution Tour takes us Los Angeles, where we seek to serve up a tall cool glass of revenge lager that's been 35 years in the brewing. David Peterson goes against Dustin May. Brett Baty hasn't been officially announced to be joining the team, but nobody's denied it either.



The Dodgers have no promotion scheduled. But if you're in town, nonfiction writer Alissa Quart and comic actress Annabelle Gurwitch will be appearing at Chevalier's Book before the game where they will discuss our obsession with self-reliance, but you probably think you don't need that sort of thing.



Book event starts at 6:00 PM Pacific Time, with the game at 7:10, so the turnaround might be tricky.



If anybody want to KTE this showdown, I'm sure we'd all appreciate it, but once you get started, let us know, so two posters are duplicating each other's work.

[kcmets]

https://www.kcmets.net/CPF/NYM.png>David Peterson LHP (0-2, 4.91 ERA, 16 SO)



https://www.kcmets.net/CPF/LAD.png>Dustin May RHP (1-1, 1.47 ERA, 12 SO)

[metirish]

Hopefully I'll see an inning or two , not much for staying up past 10pm these days

[Frayed Knot]

Not up for a full KTE, but the Dodgers have a bunch of new, and mostly unknown, faces replacing some departed and more famous ones.

Gone are Justin Turner, Trea Turner (don't think Nat, Ike, or Tina are on the present roster either), Kike Hernandez and Clay Bellinger



C - Will Smith but he was just put on the concussion IL so won't appear

1B - FFF

2B & SS feature a couple of Miguels, Vargas & Rojas, neither one of whom is hitting

3B - Max Muncy is hitting, at least for power. 6 of his 11 hits (.204 BA) are HRs

OF - David Peralta, James Outman, Mookie Betts

DH - JD Martinez



Team is just 8-8 despite a favorable RS/RA ratio and is coming off losing two of three at home vs Cubs where they scored 2, 2, and 2 runs,

winning only the final game on a walk-off on a 2-out/bottom 9 David Peralta single



Their RS/G is 6th best in MLB to date despite some feeble BAs in the lineup

Their RA/G sits 9th best which is a little more expected

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: C - Will Smith but he was just put on the concussion IL so won't appear

Chris Rock retaliated?

Later

[kcmets]

=metirish post_id=122677 time=1681765065 user_id=72]
Hopefully I'll see an inning or two , not much for staying up past 10pm these days

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

=metirish post_id=122677 time=1681765065 user_id=72]
Hopefully I'll see an inning or two , not much for staying up past 10pm these days

[G-Fafif]

[G-Fafif]

Nido catching.

[nymr83]

anyone awake for this one? VOGELBOOM!

[Edgy MD]

Awake and tuned in.

[Edgy MD]

Mary Hart and Burt Sugarman in their usual seats.

[Edgy MD]

And that deletes that lead.

[Edgy MD]

Three hits by righthanded bats so far, when May had only allowed four such hits so far this season.



And the Mets tie things up with an HbP and two hard singles. Still none out. They might be able to run this guy.

[nymr83]

Vogelback gets another run home, this one hit not quite as hard

[nymr83]

Baty RBI!

[Edgy MD]

Chasing this guy would be gold.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Baty!



May's delivery is goofy looking.

[nymr83]

Edgy MD wrote: Chasing this guy would be gold.

Mets settle for the silver. Would definitely have been a big help in game 1 of a series, but maybe next inning!

[Frayed Knot]

=Marshmallowmilkshake post_id=122713 time=1681787510 user_id=119]
May[CROSSOUT]'s delivery[/crossout] is goofy looking.

[Edgy MD]

His hair is so fine, and his face so red, I really can't detect any visible eyebrows.

[Edgy MD]

If May was able to come up with that ball, Nimmo might well have been called for being out of the baseline.



Stay in your lane, kids.

[metsmarathon]

Did Nimmo look like he came up just a tad lame after that play at second?

[Edgy MD]

Nimmo certainly ought to have slud.



Interesting that those were two challenge-able calls the Mets opted out of that inning.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

That was messy.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Freddy freaking Freeman.

[Edgy MD]

Well, that's what I get for stepping away.

[Edgy MD]

Well, that brings the bullpen into the game.

[Frayed Knot]

Two two-out two-RBI hits are ruining Peterson's night.

[nymr83]

I like seeing Peterson back out for the 6th here - he has given up 5 runs - but big picture he hasn't walked anyone and has allowed two bombs to an MVP, so he isn't pitching too badly - let him pitch!