IGT 05/07/24 -- NYM @ STL

[bmfc1]

Game 2 of the 3-game series between the Mets and the Cardinals. Jose Butto for the Mets and Miles (Moustache!) Mikolas for the Cardinals.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-cardinals/2024/05/07/745186/previewhttps://www.mlb.com/gameday/mets-vs-cardinals/2024/05/07/745186/preview. Game time is 7:45 (ET). STL is a 1.5 run favorite and the O/U is 8 runs.

[Cowtipper]

Butto is still RoY eligible.

[Edgy MD]

And Reed Garrett is MVP-eligible.

[Benjamin Grimm]

And I'm eligible to be the next pope.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, there's a lot of drama in this game.

[Cowtipper]

Edgy MD wrote: And Reed Garrett is MVP-eligible.

Garrett is currently on pace for 55 G, 83 IP, 46 H, 139 K...and 41 walks.



Despite his current otherworldly ERA and low hits allowed, his WHIP is still over 1 because of all those walks. I think those are what are going to kill him and bring him back down to Earth.



But the Ks and IPs are feasible, I guess, as Josh Hader once had 141 Ks in 81 1/3 IP.

[kcmets]

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TWoI



José Buttó (RHP)

0-2, 2.57 ERA, 31 SO

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Brendan Donovan (L) LF

Willson Contreras ® C

Paul Goldschmidt ® 1B

Nolan Arenado ® 3B

Alec Burleson (L) DH

Lars Nootbaar (L) RF

Nolan Gorman (L) 2B

Brandon Crawford (L) SS

Michael Siani (L) CF



Miles Mikolas (RHP)

2-4, 5.68 ERA, 29 SO

[Edgy MD]

Wow, Brandon Crawford as a Cardinal is, like, a real thing.

[kcmets]

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Brandon Nimmo (L) CF

Starling Marte ® RF

Francisco Lindor (S) SS

Pete Alonso ® 1B

DJ Stewart (L) LF

J.D. Martinez ® DH

Brett Baty (L) 3B

Jeff McNeil (L) 2B

Tomás Nido ® C



José Buttó (RHP)

0-2, 2.57 ERA, 31 SO

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Brendan Donovan (L) LF

Willson Contreras ® C

Paul Goldschmidt ® 1B

Nolan Arenado ® 3B

Alec Burleson (L) DH

Lars Nootbaar (L) RF

Nolan Gorman (L) 2B

Brandon Crawford (L) SS

Michael Siani (L) CF



Miles Mikolas (RHP)

2-4, 5.68 ERA, 29 SO

[Edgy MD]

DH, first, left, right

You can't make DJ sit a night

[ashie62]

Looking forward to Jose Butto pitching a gem tonight

[Cowtipper]

Pete strikes out swinging...he's descending into Rob Deer territory.

[Cowtipper]

Perfect opportunity for Butto to settle in and be perfect the rest of the game.

[Frayed Knot]

=Cowtipper post_id=154628 time=1715126121 user_id=166]
Pete strikes out swinging...he's descending into Rob Deer territory.

[Centerfield]

Mets are bad.

[Cowtipper]

36 pitches, 16 strikes. EEK!

[Cowtipper]

Woe unto us Mets fans.

[Edgy MD]

J.D. not cooperating with predictions.

[Centerfield]

Might be cuz the Mets have basically sucked for weeks but I find the games to be no fun to watch.



Bad boring baseball.

[Edgy MD]

Nimmo bringing the glove.

[Edgy MD]

Keep hitting it to Arenado!



Take a strike, Nimmo!

[Frayed Knot]

'Hit it to Arenado' is not usually considered a sound strategy, but it is so far this inning.

[Edgy MD]

THERE YOU GO!!!!

[Cowtipper]

Well, it's a game again!

[Centerfield]

Good exciting baseball!

[Frayed Knot]

=Centerfield post_id=154637 time=1715129519 user_id=65]
Might be cuz the Mets have basically sucked for weeks but I find the games to be no fun to watch.



Bad boring baseball.

[Edgy MD]

=Cowtipper post_id=154635 time=1715129199 user_id=166]
Woe unto us Mets fans.

[Edgy MD]

Six straight hits.



I mean, the first was a squirt and the second was generous scoring, but ... .

[Frayed Knot]

A bit late for a polar bear to awake from his hibernation, but we'll take it.

[Edgy MD]

Thanks for playing the infield in there, Cards.