IGT 05/13- Metropolitans at Yankees

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at NY Yankees
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Where: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
SportsDirect Inc.

The New York Mets entered the Subway Series with the second-fewest homers in the major leagues, but it took just one visit to Yankee Stadium for them to discover their power stroke. The Mets swatted four homers to erased a pair of three-run deficits and continue their domination of the Yankees with their fifth consecutive victory in the series. The Mets look to complete a two-game sweep at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday before the series shifts to Citi Field for two contests.

Despite an offseason spending spree, one of the major concerns entering the season for the Yankees was an aging lineup - and those fears quickly are becoming a reality. First baseman Mark Teixeira and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki both were unavailable for Monday's game and designated hitter Carlos Beltran suffered a hyperextended elbow during the contest and was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam. The Yankees have dropped three straight despite scoring 16 runs and are 4-8 in their last 12 games overall.

TV:
7:05 p.m. ET, MLBN, WPIX (Mets), My9 (Yankees)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Zack Wheeler (1-3, 3.89 ERA) vs. Yankees LH Vidal Nu�o (1-0, 5.47)

Wheeler bounced back from an ugly outing in Colorado with his best effort of the season, limiting Miami to two hits over six scoreless innings last time out. Still, it resulted in a no-decision for Wheeler, who remains winless since April 14 despite five quality starts in his seven outings. Wheeler, who never has faced the Yankees, has been battling control issues with at least three walks in four of his last five turns.

Nuno also is coming off his best performance as he held the Los Angeles Angels to one run on four hits over a season-high 6 1/3 innings. With injuries ravaging the team's starting rotation, Nuno will be taking on an increased role after opening the season in the bullpen. The 26-year-old from San Diego made one start against the Mets during his rookie campaign in 2013, giving up two runs on three hits over six innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Yankees SS Derek Jeter had three hits Monday to boost his batting average to .373 in 130 career games versus the Mets.
2. Mets RF Curtis Granderson, who spent the previous four seasons with the Yankees, hit his 65th career homer at the new Yankee Stadium in the series opener.
3. Yankees OF Alfonso Soriano became the seventh player in history to register 1,000 hits in both leagues and the first to record 1,000 hits, 500 runs scored, 500 RBIs, 100 homers and 100 stolen bases in each league.

[ashie62]

LETS GO METS!!![/bigpurple]

[TransMonk]

Forgive me if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but kudos to Kong for the great bits of knowledge at the beginning of IGTs!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I don't believe Vidal Nuno is actually any good.

He's kind of stubby, a 48th round draft pick who was released by Cleveland & signed by the MFYs out of independent ball. Only in the rotation because of multiple injuries, barely the made the squad as a reliver this year.

That's not to say he's not a mortal threat tonight.

[Edgy MD]

Kind of guy I'd expect a professional hitter like Bobby Abreu to use as his plaything. I hope one of the Mets-who-will-be-actually-playing can muster up the same kind of guile.

[Vic Sage]

Mets, you owe me a birthday present tonight.
10 runs in the 1st, and then slowly pull away...

[G-Fafif]

Young, Jr.-DH
Murphy-4
Wright-5
CYoung-7
Granderson-9
Lagares-8
Duda-3
d'Arnaud-2
Tejada-6

Wheeler-1

[Zvon]

There ya go. That's the line-up I wanted to see. Get both of those Youngs on the field. Keep Lags in CF.

I never thought I'd wish the NL had the DH.

[Edgy MD]

Missing out on the chance to get Abreu in at DH, though.

#SpoiledforOffensiveOptions

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

What the hell with Flores?

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: What the hell with Flores?

He hasn't exactly proven he's a viable option. Tejada's hit well the past two games, might as well ride it.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

2 fucking games!

[Guest d'Kong76]

TransMonk wrote: Forgive me if this has been mentioned elsewhere, but kudos to Kong for the great bits of knowledge at the beginning of IGTs!

No problem, I stumbled onto Sportsdirect, Inc previews
when the Mets were in Colorado and kinda liked it so kept
going back.

[Edgy MD]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 2 fucking games!

Do we know that he's game-ready? I mean, Germen's been DL'd by whatever's going around. Duda came back after missing a couple of days and getting intravenous treatment. And Duda's a monster. A few days of dehydration probably hits Flores all the harder.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 2 fucking games! Do we know that he's game-ready? I mean, Germen's been DL'd by whatever's going around. Duda came back after missing a couple of days and getting intravenous treatment. And Duda's a monster. A few days of dehydration probably hits Flores all the harder.

Someone tweeted that he was. But that could just mean HE said he was, doesn't mean Collins agrees either.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

They say he's fine, just that Tejada has felt the fire of competition and subsequently stepped up his game.

Not that that couldn't be the case but I worry when Tejada's consistent awfulness and his noncontribution to the team's overall performance earned the Flores call in the first place.

[Frayed Knot]

Dose other guys:

Gardner - LF
Jeter - SS
Ellsbury - CF
Teixeira - DH
McCann - C
Alfonso - RF
Solarte - 3B
Johnson - 1B
Roberts - 2B

Nuno - P

Beltran somehow hyper-extended his elbow yesterday and isn't starting and is questionable otherwise.
Ichiro apparently isn't right and, as we saw last night, Teixeira can't run.

[G-Fafif]

Frayed Knot wrote: Teixeira can't run.

Probably gonna hafta be scratched from the Preakness.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Just needs a shot of Lasix and he'll be back in the saddle.

[G-Fafif]

Zvon wrote: I never thought I'd wish the NL had the DH.

Who are you and what have you done with that great National League fan who makes all those fantastic cards?

[Edgy MD]

Anything can happen, but anybody who takes today's Yankee lineup over that of the Mets is crapesy.

[ashie62]

I am kahnfident of the Mets offense tonight...

[Zvon]

G-Fafif wrote: Zvon wrote: I never thought I'd wish the NL had the DH. Who are you and what have you done with that great National League fan who makes all those fantastic cards?

I take offense that the quote is displayed in normal size. I said that very small.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy MD wrote: Anything can happen, but anybody who takes today's Yankee lineup over that of the Mets is crapesy.

It's got a distinct Tampa-in-March kinda waft to it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That move by our DH was a little less Eric Young Jr. and a little more Cleon Jones, Junior.

[Frayed Knot]

NOW DON'T SETTLE FOR JUST ONE RUN THIS TIME, BOYS!!!!

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Missing out on the chance to get Abreu in at DH, though. #SpoiledforOffensiveOptions

I can live with that. I like Bobby off the bench.

[Zvon]

CURTBOOM!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest d'Kong76]

It is high, it is far, it is KABOOM by Granderson!

[Frayed Knot]

Granderson /= Bay