Mets (McLean) vs Phillies (Rangel): 7/19/26, 1:35pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

There isn't much to get excited about this season, but Nolan McLean has quietly established himself as a rotation piece.

	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	TOT
Xzavion Curry	0	0	0	0	19	19
Luke Weaver	0	0	9	0	0	9
Kodai Senga	0	0	0	0	45	45
Huascar Brazobán	0	0	12	0	0	12
Devin Williams	0	0	13	0	0	13
Cionel Pérez	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brooks Raley	0	0	7	0	0	7
A.J. Minter	0	0	0	0	0	0

 

[Cowtipper]

[ashie62]

Lindor says homerun!

[ashie62]

I'm guessing it's too nice a day out to have many, or even a few, paying attention to this game

[Frayed Knot]

I'm paying attention. Did my bike ride this morning and the British Open golf finished up just  as the top of the 1st was starting.

Mets not only have a non-solo HR in this game but they've failed to hit into a single DP despite numerous chances to do so.

[Frayed Knot]

In addition to the Mets 5 - 0 led, Luis Torrens has a 3 - 0 lead on HP ump Felix Neon: three challenges, three overturns. Luis is playing the bully by picking on the rookie.

[Edgy MD]

Bo Bichette isn't above ruining the challenge mojo by making and losing a dumb challenge with two out and nobody on.

[Edgy MD]

The announcers have been talking for a while about Lindor being in a hole, but he has seemed mostly fine to me compared to some others.  He just hasn't been getting the ball dropping in.

[Edgy MD]

What an amazing series of things went down in about three seconds in that Rincones non-catch.

[ashie62]

Mark Vientos seems planted to the bench

[ashie62]

4 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

What an amazing series of things went down in about three seconds in that Rincones non-catch.

I was half expecting an umpire to say that he did catch it with the ball coming loose on impact, after the catch

Ridiculous I guess

[Edgy MD]

McLean is just getting stronger as the game progresses.

I have no expectation that he'll reach 100 pitches, though — or even necessarily approach it.

[Edgy MD]

Ewing not scoring on the infield out is noted in the booth as a teachable moment, but I think it's Tim Leiper rather than Ewing that needed teaching.

The booth has since moved toward the suggestion that Leiper — and inexperience in general — is probably the issue.

[ashie62]

You have to like McLean and Scott going into 2027. Zack Thornton also

[ashie62]

This will be McLean's last inning

[Edgy MD]

8 minutes ago, ashie62 said:

You have to like McLean and Scott going into 2027. Zack Thornton also

Zach Crotchfelt is what keeps me going.

[Edgy MD]

McLean gone after 93 pitches and the Phils quickly dent the scoreboard.

[Cowtipper]

Mets bullpen ERA in July: 8.88 ERA.

[Edgy MD]

I'm more concerned for how aggressively the Mets go to that bullpen.

Every spot in the lineup has at least one hit — and four with two or more — except Semien.

[Edgy MD]

And Semien goes down chasing a pitch 18 inches out of the zone with the bags packed.

The Mets may end up dealing a pitcher to the Phils before leaving town.

[Edgy MD]

A five-run lead, despite 14 stranded children.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, we're a winning team!

Lindor on base five times.  Please bat him in front of Soto.

[Cowtipper]

[ashie62]

Very grown up, books!

[Frayed Knot]

Sham Mets 2 - 1. First winning road series in six weeks.

They still somehow managed to turn 14 hits (11 singles) + 7 walks into just six runs (3/14 w/RiSP) ... but we can't expect to solve all these problems in just one weekend.

[Centerfield]

Looks like I missed a good one. 
 

It would be a huge positive if we can end this season with McLean, Scott and Thornton pitching well.