IGT 09/05 - Metsies at Redlegs

[kcmets]

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David Peterson (LH) P

8-5, 3.61 ERA, 136 SO

[Edgy MD]

THAT is the way to start an Iggy-T.

[Fman99]

I'm pretty excited about this series. I think this is when the Mets put the hammer down on these fuckers.

[ashie62]

Fun fun fun!



LGM!

[roger_that]

=Fman99 post_id=203276 time=1757070355 user_id=86]
I'm pretty excited about this series. I think this is when the Mets put the hammer down on these fuckers.

[Lefty Specialist]

Yeah, this series kinda scares me. Peterson coming off a drubbing, followed by two untested rookies. In a bandbox, with a combustible bullpen. At least they're coming in after a day off.

[kcmets]

Alvarez catching, batting 8th. Acuña at 2B...

[MFS62]

6:40 start time.



Later

[Frayed Knot]

The #1, 2, 3, & 5 WAR guys for the Reds this season are all starting pitchers (w/the oft-heralded Elly De La Cruz at #4) and we're going to see three of them this weekend.



- lefty Andrew Abbott will go tonight. He held us to two runs over six IP, in a game the Mets eventually won 3-2, during the series at Citi

- 26 year old/RH Hunter Greene, the 2nd overall/2017 draft pick, will go Sunday. His career got off to a delayed start after missing all of '20 & '21 with TJS, but he hit his stride starting last year and since the beginning of the 2024 season has a sub-3.00 ERA and 1.00 WHIP over 41 starts.

- Saturday's starter Brady Singer is no slouch either.

We saw only Abbott during the July series at CF



So while GAB may be a hitting friendly park, ya still gotta hit to take advantage of that.

Overall the Reds are slightly below the Mets, and a bit above NL lg average, in both RA/G & RS/G

[ashie62]

Lindor 6

Soto 9

Alonso 3

Vientos 5

Nimmo 7

Marte DH

McNeil 8

Alvarez 2

Acuna 4



Peterson 1



Friedl 8

Marte 9

De La Cruz 6

Andujar DH

Hays 7

Steer 3

Stephenson 2

Hayes 5

McClain 4



Abbott 1

[MFS62]

Are Hays and Hayes both in there to confuse the official scorer?



Later

[Frayed Knot]

Yes. As are the opposing Martes.

And just until later in the series when McLain faces off against McLean!

[Lefty Specialist]

Acuna at 2nd. Interesting.

[Edgy MD]

I feel like it is only a matter of time before the preferable alignment is McNeil at second and Acoonie in center, but he certainly has looked good at second to me.

[ashie62]

Their Marte lost 80 games to a ped suspension



The Reds have gotten good production from Noelvi Marte and Miguel Andujar which surprises me anyway



Catcher Tyler Stephenson is back and he has damaged the Mets before

[ashie62]

Wind is blowing out at 10mph

[ashie62]

Pete whiffs with runner on third but Vientos gets a ground single RBI

[ashie62]

Holy moly Soto steals third, against a lefty

[ashie62]

=ashie62 post_id=203310 time=1757111531 user_id=90]
Wind is blowing out at 10mph

[ashie62]

Marte hits them where they aren't for an RBI



3-0

[Frayed Knot]

Can't call it a bad inning when you score three despite a stolen 3R-HR.

So coulda been better, but coulda been worse too: two very soft RBI hits

[roger_that]

How did Vientos take 2B on Nimmo's sac fly? Was there a throw home?

[ashie62]

Mets starting in again here

[ashie62]

And ending. Poop

[Frayed Knot]

End of 2nd inning pitch totals: Abbott = 48; Peterson = 17



Nice to see us on the low end of that comparison for a change.

[ashie62]

Swaggy boom!

[The Hot Corner]

The way Alvarez is placing his throwing hand behind his back to protect it is the way Johnny Bench caught. It was the way I was taught to catch. I don't know why catchers got away from it, particularly when there are no runners on base.

[ashie62]

Nimmo looked bad with that ball getting by him



Peterson in a spot

[Edgy MD]

When there are men in scoring position, Soto goes bananas.

[ashie62]

Soto doubles in Lindor who doubled himself