Mets @ Reds IGT -- 6/16/26

[Frayed Knot]

So if you're going to get steamrolled 12-0 with 10 of those coming with two outs while the offense leaves 12 on base courtesy of going 1/12 w/RiSP (and even that one hit doesn't produce a run), you might as well choose to do all that on a day where other side is throwing their best starter and we're in the midst of (yet another) bullpen game.  Turn the page. 

Tonight's 7:10 start features another in a series of 'returns' for Kodai Senga who was slated to throw one more minor league game until circumstances dictated otherwise, Now I don't want to say that Kodai has been erratically available or anything but under the list of 'Last Seven Starts' in his BB-Ref page you notice that the first two of those seven are from last year and the most recent from April. Take a step outside, does it feel like April to you? ... didn't think so! So who knows what to expect, maybe "Pain" as in the words of Clubber Lang.  From the other side's dugout, the 6' 5" righty Brady Singer has been pitching regularly this year (as he has each season since his 2020 debut) just not particularly well as his 5.61 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, and 4-2/3 IP/S average will attest.

Lineups and, who knows, maybe five or six new roster moves, to follow.

[seawolf17]

Senga looked SO GOOD in his first inning back in Rochester. Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout. Then the wheels came off. Oy.

[ashie62]

This portends to be a high scoring affair

Like 12-11 somebody

[The Hot Corner]

I the Mets are going to need a lot of innings from the bullpen, as on most Senga starts.  Singe will likely look like a Cy Young contender against the Mets feeble line up.  There are far to many players in the Mets line up that are hitting below .225 with OBP below .300.  Team average of .229 with a team OBP .295 .  For the season, the Mets have struck out 592 times in 2401 at bats (24.66%).   

It's very hard to build a consistent offense around such ineptness.

[Brock Beauchamp]

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Luke Weaver	11	0	0	0	0	11
Jonathan Pintaro	0	0	0	0	55	55
Huascar Brazobán	0	19	0	11	0	30
Devin Williams	16	33	0	0	0	49
David Peterson	0	0	0	0	54	54
Cionel Pérez	0	15	0	20	0	35
Brooks Raley	20	22	0	0	0	42
Austin Warren	0	0	40	0	0	40
A.J. Minter	14	0	0	4	0	18

 

[MFS62]

That bullpen usage chart may become very useful with Senga starting.

Later

 

[Edgy MD]

Despite the imposing presence of Zack Short in the dugout, the Mets are rolling out yesterday's lineup for more.

METS

Starting Pitcher:

Kodai Senga RHP 0-4, 9.00 ERA, 23 SO

Lineup:

1. Carson Benge (L) RF
2. Bo Bichette (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) DH
4. Jared Young (L) 1B
5. A.J. Ewing (L) CF
6. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
7. Brett Baty (L) 3B
8. MJ Melendez (L) LF
9. Francisco Alvarez (R) C

Brady Singer RHP 2-6, 5.61 ERA, 47 SO

Lineup:

1. Blake Dunn (R) CF
2. JJ Bleday (L) LF
3. Sal Stewart (R) 1B
4. Nathaniel Lowe (L) DH
5. Eugenio Suárez (R) 3B
6. Spencer Steer (R) RF
7. Tyler Stephenson (R) C
8. Matt McLain (R) SS
9. Edwin Arroyo (S) 2B

[Edgy MD]

Seriously, you don't want to fuck with a man with a 9 ERA.  You don't even want to catch his eye.