Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 The hot Mets [9 - 3] welcome the ever hotter Padres [ 17 - 5] for a three game series Monday (7:10) Tuesday (7:10) and Wednesday (1:10) The Pads started Sunday in a three-way dead heat with Philly and Arizona for the 2nd & 3rd WC slots. Disappointments early on (were below .500 as recently as late July) their high-priced but underachieving offensive talent has mostly caught fire lately [Tatis, Merrill, Machado] and they added hurlers Robbie Ray and Casey Mize (from the Giants and Tigers respectively) to their staff. We'll see Ray on Tuesday but will miss Mize. Ex-Dodger Walker Buehler [7 - 5; 4.88; 1.43] gets the start Monday against Nolan McLean. The game plan is simple: avoid seeing super-closer Mason Miller
The Hot Corner Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Mason Miller last pitched one inning of relief on August 12th, so he is well rested. Hopefully, the only way the Mets see Miller is if he just needs to get some work in with the Mets already leading.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Hearing the name of Mason Miller always puts me in mind of the nutty 19th Century New England Baptist preacher and active Mason, William Miller. Mason Miller always looked like he was holding in a Masonic fart. whippoorwill 1
Brock Beauchamp Site Manager Posted August 17 Posted August 17 WED THU FRI SAT SUN TOT Nate Lavender 0 0 3 0 7 10 Kodai Senga 0 0 14 0 11 25 Jonathan Pintaro 0 0 24 0 0 24 Jefry Yan 7 0 0 22 0 29 Jack Weisenburger 15 0 0 0 0 15 Dedniel Núñez 11 0 0 11 0 22 Daniel Duarte 0 0 17 0 11 28 Chayce McDermott 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 17 Posted August 17 The Friars dragged their sandals posting tonight's lineup, but it looks like they are ready to go. Orbdealer Walker Buehler RHP 7-5, 4.88 ERA, 100 SO Lineup Fernando Tatis Jr. (R) RF Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B Manny Machado (R) 3B Ty France (R) 1B Jackson Merrill (L) CF Luis Campusano (R) C Gavin Sheets (L) DH Xander Bogaerts (R) SS Luis Rengifo (S) LF Sphereprojector Nolan McLean RHP 8-8, 3.42 ERA, 159 SO Lineup A.J. Ewing (L) LF Francisco Lindor (S) SS Bo Bichette (R) 3B Carson Benge (L) RF Luis Robert Jr. (R) CF Jared Young (L) 1B Marcus Semien (R) 2B Jorge Polanco (S) DH Francisco Alvarez (R) C
Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 I should be able to watch a few innings of this game tonight. Looking forward to it.
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 The Padres are playing well but so are the Mets McLean should be better than Buehler but...
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 My best math says the Mets are 11 games behind the Padres and one other team for Wild Card 3 Sweep!!!
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 Good news: We're winning Not so good: McLean has faced seven hitters and retired one of them - and that one caught him more than the other way around
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 17 Posted August 17 That looked like a popup behind the shortstop off the bat of Tatis.
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 Six Padre outs so far, FOUR OF THEM at the plate!!! Not sure that was in the game plan of either team
Frayed Knot Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Author Posted August 17 Eleven Padre batters, nine have reached base*, but just one run**. * Line-out - Single - Single - Single (9 - 2) - Single (9 - 2) / BB - HBP - BB - FC (1 - 2) - Sac Fly - Single (7 - 2) ** and if McLean had made a better throw he'd still have a shutout going
Lefty Specialist Old-Timey Member Posted August 17 Posted August 17 Pleeeeeeeeease sit Jorge Polanco down. He's hopeless.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 18 Posted August 18 Lindor could've scored on that swinging bunt. He can follow the thirdbaseman down the line and the shortstop wasn't in position to sneak in behind him because he was playing up the middle against Benji.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 18 Posted August 18 It really takes an effort for the Padres to only have one run.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 18 Posted August 18 Wilford Brimley is down to his last batter here in the top of the fifth.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted August 18 Posted August 18 I'm always surprised to see Pintaro warming up in close games. He feels like the last guy in the pen to me. Big benchpressy chest, though.
Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted August 18 Posted August 18 Part of the reason I always think it’s a good idea to sign Walker Buehler is that he pitches well every time I see him. And must suck all other times.
Centerfield Old-Timey Member Posted August 18 Posted August 18 He couldn’t have come across more likeable. Edgy MD 1
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