IGT - May 21 - Mets at Nationals

[Centerfield]

Peterson vs Cavalli. 
 

losing 3 of 4 to the Nationals would undo the progress of last week. Today is a big game. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

	SAT	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	TOT
Tobias Myers	0	0	25	0	0	25
Sean Manaea	0	57	0	0	0	57
Luke Weaver	19	0	19	0	0	38
Huascar Brazobán	24	0	22	0	0	46
Devin Williams	12	14	0	0	0	26
Craig Kimbrel	0	0	24	0	32	56
Brooks Raley	18	0	23	0	0	41
Austin Warren	0	0	28	0	22	50

[seawolf17]

I keep waiting for the day that we get to post the Memories of Craig Kimbrel thread. Other guys on the 40:

Alex Carrillo (5.74 ERA with 19 walks in 15 innings)
Daniel Duarte (just sent down, but 2.60 in 17 IP)
Joey Gerber (9.28 in 10.2 IP in Syracuse)
Jonathan Pintaro (2.52 in 25 IP with 32 K)
Dylan Ross (1.54 ERA across three levels)
Anderson Severino (0.98 in 18 IP, including one start)

I leave off Tong because he's a starter replacement.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I expect we'll see more than a little of Dylan Ross this year.

[seawolf17]

I guess we're also waiting on Minter at this point, who should be back next week.

[metirish]

No opener for Peterson today? 

[Edgy MD]

Nope, no opener.  I assume that's in part because the Nats have several lefties that play every day, so there is no upside of knocking platoonists out of the lineup.

Also, speaking of platoonists, it looks like the Mets aren't going to be using 'Bito against righties for the time being.

METS

Starting Pitcher:

David Peterson LHP 2-4, 5.40 ERA

Lineup:

1. Carson Benge (L) RF
2. Bo Bichette (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) LF
4. Mark Vientos (R) 1B
5. Brett Baty (L) 3B
6. Marcus Semien (R) 2B
7. A.J. Ewing (L) CF
8. MJ Melendez (L) DH
9. Luis Torrens (R) C

WASHINGTON

Starting Pitcher:

Cade Cavalli RHP 2-2, 4.05 ERA, 52 SO

Lineup:

1. James Wood (L) LF
2. Curtis Mead (R) 3B
3. Andrés Chaparro (R) 1B
4. CJ Abrams (L) SS
5. Dylan Crews (R) RF
6. Daylen Lile (L) DH
7. Jacob Young (R) CF
8. Nasim Nuñez (S) 2B
9. Keibert Ruiz (S) C

 

 

[Frayed Knot]

Rain expected to start right around first pitch and continue pretty much non-stop for the two or three days.

[Benjamin Grimm]

So they'll remove the tarp on Sunday and the game can get started. The fans will just have to sit there eating hot dogs for 72 hours.

[whippoorwill]

Ooooo I hope it’s Dollar Dog Days

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Glad he got out of that, but I'm sensing this will be a long day for the bullpen.

[Edgy MD]

Bases loaded and one out for Bichette at the plate.

Biggest at-bat of the year.

Any year, really.

[Edgy MD]

Two-run single in the biggest at-bat of any year.

[Edgy MD]

Marcus Semien challenging a ball pretty much right down the pipe.

[Frayed Knot]

And now out of challenges.

I don't know if the Mets are dumber than other teams re: ABS challenges (I've seen plenty of dumbpth elsewhere too) but they certainly are dumb.

[Edgy MD]

Going to the pen for 12 outs with a one-run lead against this lineup is a tough needle to thread.

[Frayed Knot]

Peterson should have thought of that before throwing 28 pitches in the 1st inning ... about 20 of them after 2-out/none-on

[Edgy MD]

Hey, I'm just saying it's tough.  Advocating for more runs more than more Peterson.

Keith Radd just described Ewing getting thrown out by a throw to the "second-base side of the bag."  The bag was second base.

[Frayed Knot]

The weather forecast for DC now shows rain starting around 7PM (so the game should be to bed by then) and then rain is in the forecast for every single hour between one hour from now and at lest noon Saturday. It may even go beyond that but that's where my hourly forecast runs out.

[Edgy MD]

I was hoping they'd stick with Brazzy, at least until the lineup flipped and Wood came up.

I can't argue with Raley's results, but I kind of want him still in the game to face Abrams.

[Edgy MD]

Damn, Vientisimos.  I should have told you how big that at-bat was.

The Mets need six more outs and this thread needs more people.

[ashie62]

I'm here now

I hope they hold on

[Edgy MD]

1 minute ago, ashie62 said:

I'm here now

I hope they hold on

Good show.  Always good to stand and be counted.

Five more outs to squeak through.

[Edgy MD]

Vivas muere, and it's four more to go.

[Edgy MD]

And a four-pitch walk suggests nobody really wanted to face Abrams.

[Edgy MD]

Baty the potential insurance guy on first.

Good time to pinch-run Morabitty, but that is not their play.

[Edgy MD]

Teach Ewing to bunt once or twice a game.

[Edgy MD]

Two down after loading the bases with no outs.

Benge, this is the most important plate appearance of your career, including the future.

[Edgy MD]

This team needs a captain.

[Frayed Knot]

Well, we got to the one rested guy in the pen, but the wind puts him in immediate trouble.