Royals (Lugo) vs Mets (TBD): 7/7/26, 7:10pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

I was able to watch the end of yesterday's game. A really nice win against a very good team in a season where there haven't been many of those. On the other hand, I have watched quite a bit of the Royals this season, and they're a very bad baseball team.

	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TOT
Luke Weaver	0	0	0	16	19	35
Kodai Senga	0	44	0	0	0	44
Huascar Brazobán	0	0	0	20	0	20
Guillo Zuñiga	0	0	0	0	18	18
Devin Williams	0	0	0	22	30	52
Cionel Pérez	0	0	0	0	16	16
Brooks Raley	0	0	0	8	3	11
Austin Warren	0	0	44	0	0	44
A.J. Minter	0	18	0	0	16	34

 

[Frayed Knot]

The good news from the last two games vs Atlanta is that the bullpen allowed nine runs after the 8th inning in the two games: six in the 9th on Monday, then two in the 9th plus one in the 10th on Tuesday ... and yet we won both games. Not that I'm recommending that as a winning formula.

Mets have a record one game better than KC and for similar reasons: Royals are 20th in RS/G (Mets = 27th) and 24th best in RA/G (Mets = 19th)

[MFS62]

Looking at that chart tells me we might be seeing Brazoban tonight. In fact, without looking at that chart, I think we may be seeing Brazoban tonight.

Later

[Centerfield]

Yeah. I think you go Brazoban. Senga. Call up a bulk guy?  Austin Warren is your closer tonight. 

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Tuesday Night Mets, with a special guest co-host, up in 513 

[seawolf17]

Yeah, feels like we're waiting for the "Zuniga down, Duarte up" message from the home office.

[Cowtipper]

Mets are slowly improving, I guess. Their team OBP is above .300 for the first time in what seems like forever and they now have multiple active guys with averages at or over .250 ... Soto, Bichette, Ewing, Benge and Alvarez.

[Cowtipper]

1 hour ago, seawolf17 said:

Yeah, feels like we're waiting for the "Zuniga down, Duarte up" message from the home office.

Good call! They have DFA'd Zuniga and called up Matt Seelinger. It'll be a feel good story for Seelinger, as he is a 31-year-old rookie making his debut. 

[seawolf17]

SUNY IN THE HOUSE BABYYYYY

[Frayed Knot]

Lawn Guyland representin' with both Harborfields HS* and now SUNY Farmingdale alum getting ML call-ups within a short span, 

 

 

* Toronto's Sean Keys in late June

[MFS62]

3 hours ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

On the other hand, I have watched quite a bit of the Royals this season, and they're a very bad baseball team.

Doesn't matter. Over the years we've seen the Mets play to the level of the opposition - toe-to-toe against a good team like the Braves and then stink against bad teams. I'm not too confident going into this series.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Luis Torrens rewarded with a return to the catcher's box.

Some guy named Polanco knocking Alvarez out of the DH slot.

KANSAS CITY

Starting Pitcher

Seth Lugo RHP 3-6, 4.20 ERA, 76 SO

Lineup

1. Carter Jensen (L) C
2. Bobby Witt Jr. (R) SS
3. Lane Thomas (R) CF
4. Salvador Perez (R) DH
5. Jac Caglianone (L) 1B
6. Nick Loftin (R) 3B
7. Isaac Collins (S) LF
8. Michael Massey (L) 2B
9. Tyler Tolbert (R) RF

METS

Starting Pitcher

Cionel Pérez LHP 3-3, 5.50 ERA, 30 SO

Lineup

1. A.J. Ewing (L) CF
2. Juan Soto (L) LF
3. Bo Bichette (R) 3B
4. Francisco Lindor (S) SS
5. Carson Benge (L) RF
6. Jorge Polanco (S) DH
7. Jared Young (L) 1B
8. Brett Baty (L) 2B
9. Luis Torrens (R) C

[The Hot Corner]

3 hours ago, Cowtipper said:

Good call! They have DFA'd Zuniga and called up Matt Seelinger. It'll be a feel good story for Seelinger, as he is a 31-year-old rookie making his debut. 

Desperate times call for desperate measures, but good for Seelinger.  I hope he gets in and does well, before he inevitably becomes the next reliever sent back down in the bullpen churn.

[Edgy MD]

Out-Metting the Mets!!

[Frayed Knot]

1B + E-1 + E-3 + E-5 = 3 Runs

The only Little League HR I saw worse than that was one that started in similar fashion by Tommy John. The difference in that one was that John made all three errors himself.

IIRC, John fumbled the pick-up, then threw it away, only to later throw away a relay throw. Since we know he reads here, I command Gary to give us the details later in the game.

[Edgy MD]

The weird part was that Caglianone seemed to throw that ball exactly where he wanted — which was absolutely nowhere.

[ashie62]

Tolbert 8-8

[ashie62]

Senga serving batting practice 

[The Hot Corner]

Wow, that was embarrassingly bad defense.  

Benge hits it all of 10-12 feet.  Lugo fields it and throws it in the dirt at first (E-1).  First baseman retrieves the ball and, best I can figure, throws it to the 3rd base dugout (E-3).  Then it is retrieved and promptly thrown away to allow Benge to circle the bases.  The level of defensive play I have observed while watching Mets games is embarrassing for professionals.  There have of course been some truly stunning plays, but the number of routine and  easier plays that are botched is mind boggling.

[ashie62]

Someone is going to have to eat innings for the Mets tonight

So..Senga that means you

[ashie62]

EWING absolutely crushes this, wow. I didn't know this was part of his game 

[The Hot Corner]

8 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

1B + E-1 + E-3 + E-5 = 3 Runs

 

I was shaking my head in disgust while laughing so that I wasn't sure who made the third KC error.