IGT, KCR@NYM, 2026-07-08

[Edgy MD]

Following one of the most improbable games you've ever seen, both sloppy and transcendent, both uplifting and draining, the Royals return to Citi Field to take on a better-rested Mets team that still has a bullpen depletion thing happening.  Look for the Mets to add at least one fresh arm for the game, possibly two, and maybe the Royales with Cheese to do the same.

Royals righthander Steven Cruz is listed as starter, but you can feel certain that this is an opening gig and not a real start, and he will be gone by the third, and probably by the second.  Hopefully earlier if the Mets TCB.

The Mets defend with Christian Scott, who is a real starter.  The 2015 World Series isn't going to avenge itself.

[Centerfield]

I’ll be there tonight. My first game since Opening Day. And that was a work thing. So really my first game of 2026. 

[metirish]

Looks like a beautiful evening for a game , enjoy

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

We're back at it tonight too. Got a sweet suite invite so a rare 200-level appearance

[Brock Beauchamp]

28 runs in a game against the effing Royals. And y'all lost. How do you not have a drinking problem watching this team every day?

	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	TOT
Matt Seelinger	0	0	0	0	52	52
Luke Weaver	0	0	16	19	0	35
Kodai Senga	44	0	0	0	61	105
Huascar Brazobán	0	0	20	0	37	57
Devin Williams	0	0	22	30	0	52
Cionel Pérez	0	0	0	16	14	30
Brooks Raley	0	0	8	3	0	11
Austin Warren	0	44	0	0	26	70
A.J. Minter	18	0	0	16	13	47

 

[The Hot Corner]

7 minutes ago, Brock Beauchamp said:

28 runs in a game against the effing Royals. And y'all lost. How do you not have a drinking problem watching this team every day?

 

I have had years of practice honing my craft while watching the Mets.🍺

[Benjamin Grimm]

I really haven't been watching much. I saw the last few innings of Sunday's game, but that was the first time I had tuned in in quite a while. They're a team of strangers who are going nowhere. Not very compelling. Yes, I'd like to get better acquainted with Ewing and Benge and McLean, but I have trouble watching a game when I don't care much about the outcome. And it's become quite clear now that this is a lost season.

[seawolf17]

I was busy and wasn't going to watch last night, but turned it on after we were down 16-11, purely for the Gary and Keith comedy value.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It was an entertaining game for as ugly as it was. You don;t see guys get 5 hits, a 3-run inside-the-park home run, a pitcher run his ERA up to 81, etc every night

[MFS62]

Tonight can't be as embarrassing as last night, can it?

Later

[Edgy MD]

Totally not embarrassed, and so I offer this lineup for this evening.

Look at Tyer Tolbert, still batting ninth somehow.

KANSAS CITY

Farting Pitcher

Steven Cruz RHP 2-2, 5.08 ERA, 37 SO

Lineup

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

METS

Farting Pitcher

Christian Scott RHP 2-1, 3.49 ERA, 60 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. Francisco Alvarez (R) C

[ashie62]

Christian Scott's last two outings were 82 pitches each and covered 4 and 4.1 innings

I can picture a baseball world where each of these two outings will qualify a pitcher for a win

Heck, I would take one of those outings tonight

[Edgy MD]

Hey, there's a game!

Mets up 1-0 in the top of the second off the strength of a leadoff homer by J.R. Ewing.

I think at this point last night there had been about 16 runs scored.

[Edgy MD]

Royals wearing ridiculous baby blue togs.

Prostitutes, politicians, baby-blue Astroturf-era road uniforms all gain respect with age.

They actually look worse than the Willie Wilson-era unis because they turned the hats and helmets baby blue also.

You're the ROYALS, guys.  You are supposed to project in ROYAL blue!

[Edgy MD]

Tolbert pops to secondbaseman Baty in shallow right in his first trip to the plate, and is now officially slumping.

[Edgy MD]

Interview with Kelsie Whitmore undermined by a crusty old fan going to town on a cheesesteak behind her.

[Edgy MD]

Keith up there in the booth complaining about Brandon Nimmo's defining early-career patience in the batter's box, and hoping that Ewing doesn't go that route.

Disagree, Keith.

[Edgy MD]

Frigging Tolbert gobbles up a Lindor smash leaping into the wall.

The man is a legend.

[Edgy MD]

Polanco has wheels!

I'm so alone!

[Frayed Knot]

Despite allowing just three singles and a walk, Scott has still managed to hit 77 pitches thru four innings.

[Frayed Knot]

Met bats are getting Dobnak'd since the Ewing HR

[Edgy MD]

BOOO!!!  Stick with Scottie!  He gives you more power!!

[Edgy MD]

And, after five shutout innings, Myers coughs up the lead.

I disagree with what managers do.

[Cowtipper]

Toby needs to go-by. Forever. 

[Frayed Knot]

Bichette has an opportunity to ge the lead runner on that nice play/throw he made for the second out. Had he done so it would have prevented the run.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Bog time. He never saw him coming

 

[Edgy MD]

Generally commenting, I can't fathom how they expect to succeed by turning a 1-0 lead and then 1-1 tie over to the slumpingest pitcher they've got.

No offense to Myers, but they had a good pitcher throwing a shutout.

[Edgy MD]

Royals showing you what sticking with a pitcher can do.

[Frayed Knot]

Are we really going to score 12 on the day we give up 16 only to turn around and score one (by the very first batter) in the game we hold them to two?  I dunno ... but this game is starting to smell that way.

[Cowtipper]

I remember when Randy Dobnak pitched for the Red Wings those many years ago. I remember thinking "Dobnak" sounded like an insult. Like "don't be a dobnak." "That's guy's such a dobnak." Etc.