IGT 2024-04-29: CHC@NYM — Better Back Off!

[Edgy MD]

Fresh off a walkoff win behind the power bat of Mark Vientos, the Mets host the ascendant Chicago Cubs, sitting a half game out of first place in the National League Central, and two and a half games in front of the Mets in the league-wide standings. New York sends Luis Severino to the mound, and he's been good of late, but the Cubs think they've got something good going also, countering with Jameson Taillon (coincidentally also the name of Bob Murphy's usual order at Kelly's Pub), who has won both of the games he's started this year.



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CD longboxes for everybody!

[Frayed Knot]

Scoring more than 10 runs in this series (seven in regulation innings) would be a nice idea.

Mets out-hit [23 to 19] and out-HR'd [3 - 2] the Cards yet were a strike away from getting swept.

Not hitting .118 (4/34) w/RiSP might be an effective way to change that.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Marshall with rock-star hair for the only time in his career, probably

[Fman99]

Would be nice to see them win consecutive games, they have not done so since the Fri/Sat games in Los Angeles, ten days ago.

[kcmets]

Who ya gonna call? Cubbusters!!



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Brandon Nimmo (L) LF

Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Pete Alonso ® 1B

J.D. Martinez ® DH

Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

Tyrone Taylor ® RF

Mark Vientos ® 3B

Harrison Bader ® CF

Tomás Nido ® C



Luis Severino (RHP)

2-2, 2.67 ERA, 26 SO

[cal sharpie]

So if Vientos has a big game tonight and Marte comes off the bereavement list tomorrow, does Vientos still get sent down? If not, who goes? Stewart would get my vote.

[Edgy MD]

No way a hot Vientos gets farmed out. At worst, he'd be sent down for a few days while they shop somebody.



But it would be a good problem to have.

[Frayed Knot]

I've been away for a couple of days ... what's up with Narvaez?

[ashie62]

Pete Crow-Armstrong in the Cubs lineup



Mets City Connects still look like Rockies colors at least to



Marshall is still playing at a theater near you

[metirish]

I forgot that Counsell is the Cubs manager

[ashie62]

NIMMO BOOM

[metirish]

A Brandon bomb

[Frayed Knot]

Weak GO by Vientos.

Send him down ... what has he done for us lately?!?

[Cowtipper]

Yan Gomes is about as bad offensively as Tomas Nido.

[metirish]

Is that Brodie behind home plate ?

[Edgy MD]

Not sure.



Smooth sailing through three for Severino.



Pete Crow-Armstrong better back off!

[Frayed Knot]

Three full innings played in slightly over a half hour (approx 34 minutes).

[Edgy MD]

Frayed Knot wrote: I've been away for a couple of days ... what's up with Narvaez?

Anybody hear answers from the booth or any other outlets so far?

[Frayed Knot]

Looks like he started on Saturday, but was replaced halfway through the game so I didn't realize it.

Prior to that it was Tuesday, the middle game in San Fran which makes it four out of the last five

starting assignments for Nido.



Poor Narvaez. You sign as a starter but get relegated to backup by a fast rising youngster. But then,

when that youngster gets shelved by a long-ish term injury, he still doesn't start in favor of the

second backup who couldn't make the team over you.

[Cowtipper]

Severino has a no-hitter through five.

[Frayed Knot]

Five full < one hour

[Fman99]

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Is that Brodie behind home plate ?

[Cowtipper]

No no through 6.

[Edgy MD]

I don't know about you, but I think Luis Severino deserves a little more support here.

[Fman99]

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No no through 6.

[Cowtipper]

NO NO THROUGH SEVEN!

[Edgy MD]

So, it's OK to say it after seven, right?

[The Hot Corner]

Okay, Severino has pitched 7 strong innings. He deserves some offensive support. Time for some insurance runs.

[Frayed Knot]

Not just rooting for the no-no ... we NEED the no-no!!

[Cowtipper]

Here we go!