IGT 05/30 Mets at Phillies

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Philadelphia
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, May 30, 2014
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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The New York Mets are 3-0 since changing hitting coaches, but they showed off their future hopes with an inspiring display of power pitching in Thursday's 4-1 win at the Philadelphia Phillies. Zack Wheeler and youngsters Vic Black and Jenrry Mej�a - new additions to the bullpen - combined for 15 strikeouts in the opener of the five-game series. Rafael Montero, another top prospect, looks to lead the Mets to their seventh straight win in Philadelphia on Friday.

The Phillies fell to 3-4 on their 11-game homestand after dropping six in a row at home to New York for the first time since 1971. Slugger Ryan Howard, who had collected nine RBIs in his three previous games, had his 12-game hitting streak against the Mets snapped in unceremonious fashion by striking out in all four plate appearances Thursday. Jimmy Rollins also was hitless in four at-bats to extend his slump to 1-for-19.

TV:
7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN (Philadelphia)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Rafael Montero (0-2, 4.96 ERA) vs. Phillies RH A.J. Burnett (3-4, 3.51)

With Dillon Gee suffering a setback in his return from a strained lat muscle, Montero has a chance to extend his audition to remain in the starting rotation. The 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic turned in a superb effort in his third major-league start, striking out 10 and limiting Arizona to one run on two hits over six innings. One issue for Montero is the long ball - he's surrendered four in three outings.

Burnett was looking like one of the better acquisitions of the offseason following a four-game stretch during which he went 2-0 and permitted a total of three runs, but his performance has dipped markedly over his last four outings. Burnett gave up six runs (four earned) and a season-worst 11 hits to the Los Angeles Dodgers last time out. Control continues to be an issue for Burnett, who has walked at least four in four starts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Mets are 6-for-47 with the bases loaded this season.
2. Burnett is 5-6 in 20 lifetime starts against the Mets but has held them to a .204 batting average.
3. RHP Black, promoted from the minors when Jose Valverde was released earlier this week, has five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.

[Guest d'Kong76]

1. The Mets are 6-for-47 with the bases loaded this season.

That's a solid buck-twenty-eight!

[Frayed Knot]

Last night's win put a game between us and the Phils
Tonight is about increasing that gap plus leapfrogging the Nats who sit 1/2 game ahead at the moment and are hosting the Rangers (the baseball team not Lundquist and those guys) this weekend.

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: 1. The Mets are 6-for-47 with the bases loaded this season. That's a solid buck-twenty-eight!

That's the sort of stat that gets your batting coach fired.

.128 / .189 / .191 // .380

YuHUCK.

Daniel Murphy (of all people) leads the team in OBP, unless you count Abreu.

Juan Lagares (of all people) leads the team in slugging, unless you count Abreu and Campbell. And deGrom. And Mejia.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: 1. The Mets are 6-for-47 with the bases loaded this season. That's a solid buck-twenty-eight! That's the sort of stat that gets your batting coach fired. .128 / .189 / .191 // .380 YuHUCK. Daniel Murphy (of all people) leads the team in OBP, unless you count Abreu. Juan Lagares (of all people) leads the team in slugging, unless you count Abreu and Campbell. And deGrom. And Mejia.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis has the highest ISO on the team. (Isolated slugging)

[Guest d'Kong76]

Of regulars/semi-regulars, d'arnot leads the team in ISA.

[Frayed Knot]

Ah yes, the always popular [u:10zsl70h]Isolated Sucking Average[/u:10zsl70h]


Lineup Time

Juan Lagares, cf
Daniel Murphy, 2b
David Wright, 3b
Curtis Granderson, rf
Bobby Abreu, lf
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Ruben Tejada, ss
Rafael Montero, rhp

Looks like Abreu & Cy Oung is the platoon de la week






Ben Revere, cf
Jimmy Rollins, ss
Chase Utley, 2b
Ryan Howard, 1b
Marlon Byrd, rf
Carlos Ruiz, c
Domonic Brown, lf
Reid Brignac, 3b
A.J. Burnett, rhp

[Edgy MD]

Anybody watching this game? You all at Twitter? Mets up 3-0 and stuff.

AJ Burnett doesn't look like the same guy I remember.

[Guest themetfairy]

3-1

Abreu cost them a run with some poor outfield defense.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frayed Knot wrote: Ah yes, the always popular Isolated Sucking Average

I was going for Ass, but Average works too.

[Edgy MD]

It's a breakdown inning here on a three-run Dominic Brown homerero.

Got a double-play grounder, but should have gone to third first.

[Edgy MD]

Great catch by Wright gets them out of it, but they've gone to the pen OILY!

Mets can hit homers too!

[Edgy MD]

Okily, two on and none out and middle of the lineup. Big chance to unload here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Abreu gets back those he let in.

[Edgy MD]

53 giveth and 53 taketh away.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I really never thought Abreu would be a Met this long.

[Edgy MD]

Matsuzaka = lousy intentional walker.

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: I really never thought Abreu would be a Met this long.

How long did you see Matsuzaka lasting?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Don't remember, would have to check the threads.

[Frayed Knot]

Not sure I liked MdD PH-ing there.
Already gone through two pitchers in just five innings and it's not like we're behind nor is it all that late in the game.
I would have had DiceK swing there and hope for something good.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Nice inning for Josh Edgy.

I didn;t think a guy could have been buried any deeper than he was as this season began. I do believe he was sent to minor league camp following the first round of calisthenics.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Bases-empty pinch-hitting is, like, the fifth- or sixth-best way to use a den Dekker as a substitute, behind defensive sub, pinch-running, home-run-or-bust pinch-hitting, hair model, and Dutch proxy groom.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I kid about Abreu's defensive Kid Fears a lot, but, really? As he was finishing that warning-track catch on Howard just now, OldBob looked a little like he was going to vomit.

[Frayed Knot]

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Bases-empty pinch-hitting is, like, the fifth- or sixth-best way to use a den Dekker as a substitute, behind defensive sub, pinch-running, home-run-or-bust pinch-hitting, hair model, and Dutch proxy groom.

Not sure I want to know what a 'Dutch Proxy Groom' does.
But in the meantime, we're now on our 4th pitcher with at least 8 more (now seven) outs still to get and have used both OF subs.

[ashie62]

I am still promoting a larger role for Abreu... He can flat out get on base...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

He's certainly not afraid of running.

[Frayed Knot]

Ashie62 wrote: I am still promoting a larger role for Abreu... He can flat out get on base...

He always has, just shy of 40% of the time during a very lengthy career.
And now he adds an SB to the equation.

[ashie62]

Cmon Duda...

[Frayed Knot]

Kind of weird, they leave their LHP in to face d'Arnaud w/1 out, but then go to the RHP to get Tejada

[ashie62]

Famiia.... the "Terminator."