IGT Mets @ Angels 5/2/26

[Frayed Knot]

9:38 first pitch with Nolan McLean facing Reid Detmers (I promise this time). Y'see, I wasn't wrong, I just had the correct answers too early.

[Centerfield]

I wish we were still playing the Angles. 

[whippoorwill]

They can beat all the angles

[Edgy MD]

The Angles thought they had the game locked up last night in the fifth, but they were just being obtuse.  OHHHHHH!

[The Hot Corner]

I would really like to see McLean get through 6 strong innings.  I just hope the offense will give him some support.  

I expect McLean to be good.  The offense, not so much.

[Edgy MD]

Get ready for the Ibáñez-Taylor-Slater outfield, coming soon to a city near you!

METS

Starting Pitcher: Nolan McLean (RHP) 1-2, 2.55 ERA

Lineup:

1. Bo Bichette (R) 3B
2. Juan Soto (L) DH
3. Francisco Alvarez (R) C
4. Mark Vientos (R) 1B
5. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
6. Andy Ibáñez (R) LF
7. Tyrone Taylor (R) CF
8. Austin Slater (R) RF
9. Ronny Mauricio (S) SS

Starting Pitcher: Reid Detmers LHP 1-2, 4.28 ERA

Lineup:

1. Zach Neto (R) SS
2. Mike Trout (R) CF
3. Nolan Schanuel (L) 1B
4. Jorge Soler (R) DH
5. Jo Adell (R) RF
6. Josh Lowe (L) LF
7. Vaughn Grissom (R) 2B
8. Oswald Peraza (R) 3B
9. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C

[seawolf17]

The worst outfield the Mets have ever put in a starting lineup? Perhaps.

[The Hot Corner]

55 minutes ago, seawolf17 said:

The worst outfield the Mets have ever put in a starting lineup? Perhaps.

If they collectively get 2 hits and drive in a run they will have been more successful than what we have been running out there any game Soto isn't in LF.  

[metirish]

That outfield has 2002/3 vibes to it

[Edgy MD]

I like that, if you are a Spanish speaker, and you are going to see the Angels, you tell people you are going to see, "Los Los Angeles Angeles."

[Edgy MD]

We're in the fifth inning, and no actual game comments.

Stop having a life, people.  The Mets are on.

[Edgy MD]

Torrens should be in the lineup tonight.  It's his birthday, and he just got paid.

Put him at first, Viento at third, and Bichette at short.  Mauricio against lefties is a less-than-helpful deployment.

Mets going to the pen crazy-early.

[Frayed Knot]

McLean in innings 1 & 4: 7 total baserunners, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 BB, 1 WP, while going six up/six down in Innings 2 & 3

Maybe it's just my imagination but he seems to 'bunch' his baserunners so that he/the team give up an above average percentage of runs out of the small number of runners he allows. Tonight's game will push his season ERA to right around 3.00 with a WHIP at still under 1.0

[Edgy MD]

Semien has to learn from firstbasemen and keep his opposite foot on the bag.

[Frayed Knot]

2 minutes ago, Edgy MD said:

Semien has to learn from firstbasemen and keep his opposite foot on the bag.

I suspect that's from how a 2B normally sets-up for a DP turn: left foot on base so as to not get jostled by a sliding runner. The problem there was the throw.

[Frayed Knot]

And since nobody else brought it up, I will: the Mets failure to challenge the first LAA run scored is a direct result of relying on your eye-in-the-sky to decide on challenge or not rather than on an instant reaction from someone on the bench. Clearly that run doesn't count if a challenge was issued.

[Edgy MD]

5 minutes ago, Frayed Knot said:

I suspect that's from how a 2B normally sets-up for a DP turn: left foot on base so as to not get jostled by a sliding runner. The problem there was the throw.

There was never going to be a double-play.

Like there is now, with Alvarez up.

[Frayed Knot]

No, but that's where his muscle memory leads him and it shouldn't have been a 'stretch' play.

[Edgy MD]

I always admired this early sixties Angels hat with the embroidered halo.

 

It never really worked at all, but I appreciated the distinctive approach.  So few teams take advantage of the real estate on top of the head in designing their look.

[Edgy MD]

I hate teams playing from behind and first-pitch swinging, but ... two pitches and two hits in the seventh.

[Edgy MD]

Goofy lineup getting it done!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Dare i say they look fun this inning

[Edgy MD]

The Mets should treat Ronny like a pitcher (a very fast pitcher) and bunt here.

[Edgy MD]

Let's hear it for fast pitchers!

[Frayed Knot]

The 'worst outfield ever' has 2 RBIs, two runs scored, and an outfield assists so far tonight thru six-plus innings.

[Edgy MD]

Ronny's 12th career hit off a lefty, but only his fourth since 2023.

[Edgy MD]

The bonus part is that they were trying to ride their starter hard and deep to keep their bullpen out of the game.

[Frayed Knot]

And Mauricio is out of the game. Jammed hand/wrist or something of that sort.

[Edgy MD]

They could've burned one fewer bench player by having Andy Ibáñez come in and play third, but I suppose they only want him in there against lefties.

[Centerfield]

Why is McLean out after only 4 innings?