José Dé xIGT, 2023-03-23, HOU@NYM

[Edgy MD]

We blew off accounting on yesterday's Yankee game, and we paid an ignoble price with a bitter loss. Lest we repeat that error, let us enjoy this visit from Houston's finest, expected to be José Quintana's last tune-up before Opening Day.



In celebration of that event, four Josés and one Joey pack the lineups of our two sides.

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[TH][/TH]	[TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/houston-astros-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH]	[TH][/TH]	[TH][/TH]	[TH][FIMG=250]https://cdn.freebiesupply.com/images/large/2x/new-york-mets-logo-transparent.png[/FIMG][/TH]	[TH][/TH]
[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]	[TH]#[/TH]	[TH]Player[/TH]	[TH]Pos.[/TH]
[TD]=#002D62]1[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]José Altuve (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]2b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Brandon Nimmo (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]lf[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]2[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Yordan Alvarez (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]dh[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Jeff McNeil (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]2b[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]3[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Kyle Tucker (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]rf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Harrison Bader (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]cf[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]4[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Alex Bregman (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]3b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]4[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]DJ Stewart (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]rf[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]5[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]José Abreu (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]1b[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]5[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Ji-Man Choi (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]1b[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]6[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Chas McCormick (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]lf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]6[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Mark Vientos (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]dh[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]7[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Yainer Diaz (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]c[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]7[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Omar Narváez (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]c[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]8[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Jeremy Peña (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]ss[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]8[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]Joey Wendle (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]ss[/TD]
[TD]=#002D62]9[/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Jake Meyers (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]cf[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]9[/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]José Iglesias (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]3b[/TD]
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[TD]=#002D62][/TD]	[TD]=#EB6E1F]Cristian Javier (R)[/TD]	[TD]=#002D62]sp[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910][/TD]	[TD]=#002D72]José Quintana (L)[/TD]	[TD]=#FF5910]sp[/TD]

[Edgy MD]

J.D. is "super-excited to be here," and says "the guys are super-excited to have me."

[metirish]

Edgy MD wrote: J.D. is "super-excited to be here," and says "the guys are super-excited to have me."

It was low-key excitement

[Edgy MD]

The top of the Astro lineup sure is a grind.

[Edgy MD]

And a three-run homer by Alex Bregman shows just how much of a grind.



It's MVP candidate after MVP candidate.

[MFS62]

I see Quintana has been replaced.

Is he OK?

Later

[Edgy MD]

In spring training, when pitchers reach a certain number of pitches in an inning, they can come out and return the next inning, and that's just what José Quintana will do.

[Edgy MD]

Wilkin Ramos with his back to the wall, faced Yordan Álvarez with the bags juiced. He pretty clearly nicked Álvarez with a pitch, but Álvarez actually tried to plea that he wasn't hit, so badly did he want to get a shot at the minor-leaguer's 3-2 pitch.

[Edgy MD]

Another Bregman homer and it's 8-0.



Punishment for taking yesterday off.

[Edgy MD]

Duplantier now on the mound and the inning continues to be a nightmare.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Vientos knocks one up the middle for just the second Mets hit, but it puts the heroes on the board!

[MFS62]

Maybe they can rally now that Bader is out of the #3 spot in the order.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Kyle Tucker just homered onto the berm, conking an inattentive fan in the head.

[MFS62]

Now 10-5.

I knew the offense would pick up.

The pitching hasn't.

Later

[MFS62]

My kid, Trey Mclaughlin, has his home run ball working today- he's given up three - his first runs allowed this Spring.

13-5

Later

[Edgy MD]

Mets have three more outs and the rain is making it a real possibility that they don't even get that.

[Edgy MD]

Nope. The Astros finish the job.



Tough first inning from Quintana and it just cascaded from there. Most of the other pitchers are Brooklyn-ish-bound who we won't likely see again in 2024.



Good to see Blevins and Zeile working side-by-side.