IGT 09/24 -- Metropolitans at Nationals *POSTPONED*

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Washington
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
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Gio Gonzalez won three of his last four starts, but his only loss in that stretch - and his only loss since Aug. 10 - came against the New York Mets. Gonzalez looks to exact a measure of revenge against the Mets when the Washington Nationals continue their three-game home set with New York on Wednesday. The Washington left-hander needs one victory to reach double-digits for the fifth straight season while he's also trying to keep the Nationals ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the race for the best record in the National League.

Washington improved to 9-1 in its last 10 games by posting a 4-2 triumph over New York in Tuesday's series opener. Adam LaRoche's 26th homer - a three-run shot off Bartolo Colon - was the highlight for the Nationals, who lead the Dodgers by three games in the race for home-field advantage throughout the National League playoffs. The Mets, who had their three-game winning streak halted Tuesday, will try to bounce back behind Dillon Gee in his final start of 2014.

TV:
7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Dillon Gee (7-8, 3.88 ERA) vs. Nationals LH Gio Gonzalez (9-10, 3.74)

Gee has posted a 5.50 ERA in three starts against the Nationals this season, although his career numbers against Washington (8-4, 3.51 ERA) are still solid. His last time out, Gee gave up four runs in 6 2/3 innings of a 4-3 loss to Miami. Bryce Harper is 6-for-16 (.375) with two homers and four RBIs against the 28-year-old righty.

Gonzalez is just 1-3 with a 5.40 ERA against the Mets this season compared to 8-7 with a 3.46 ERA against every other team in baseball. He limited Miami to two runs over seven innings his last time out and did not allow a home run for the third straight start. Perhaps most important for Gonzalez is the fact that he has walked a total of one hitter in his last three outings after issuing 14 walks in his previous six starts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Nationals have gone nine straight games without allowing more than three runs.
2. Nationals CF Denard Span, who leads the team in batting average (.300) and steals (31), was injured making a diving catch Tuesday and will "most likely not" play Wednesday.
3. Washington leads the season series 13-3.

Edited September 24, 2014 by Guest

[ashie62]

Five in a row anyone? D'Kong lead us home.

[Guest d'Kong76]

[u:11zr5i1h]WSH[/u:11zr5i1h]
Rendon, 3B
Zimmerman, LF
Werth, RF
LaRoche, 1B
Desmond, SS
Harper, CF
Ramos, C
Cabrera, 2B
Gonzalez, P

[Guest d'Kong76]

NYM
Young, LF
Murphy, 3B
Campbell, RF
Duda, 1B
Flores, 2B
Granderson, CF
Recker, C
Tejada, SS
Gee, P

[Edgy MD]

If Recker was going to catch a start in this series, he probably should have went yesterday. He hits Roark like a dissatisfied Fantasy Island visitor.

(Yeah, I'm not so much with analogies.)

[Edgy MD]

Tweets disclosing d'Arnaud may be sitting the rest of the series with an und'Isclosed injury.

[Frayed Knot]

Strategy for tonight: Get an early lead then hold on until the rain shows up.
It's really our only chance.

[Frayed Knot]

RAINED OUT!!

Day/Night DH tomorrow

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: RAINED OUT!! Day/Night DH tomorrow

Damn. Split? Boooooo!

[Zvon]

So what Am I rooting for here? Pirates to drown the Braves?

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, root for the Pirates to keep the Braves down and to catch the Cards, and for the Phils to knock down the Marlins.

[Zvon]

Braves are beating on the Buccos, 6-2, 5th.

Phils up on Fish, 1-0 7th.

[Frayed Knot]

Look at it this way: no Nationals hit HRs off NYM pitching tonight.

[Zvon]

Phils do step on the Marlins, 2-1.

Looks like the Braves will beat the Pirates. If it involves having to win games I'm a little worried about second place.*adjusts tie

[Zvon]

6-2 Braves, but Bucs are trying to come back with one out in the 9th. Two Pirates reach and that cheater pitcher Walden can leap from the mound to the showers. Braves go to Kimbral. Going for his 45th save.

McCutchen up.

[Zvon]

Cutch is not clutch. Fans. But the ump was no help. Obviously a Kimbrel fan.

[Zvon]

Gah! Braves win. Well, we have a great opportunity to win two games in one day tomorrow. We can do that, right guyz?

Guyz?

[Frayed Knot]

Considering that the Nats now have DH's on tap for Thursday AND for Friday (vs Marlins) I suspect we'll see a bunch of subs and lots of pitching changes in the two games today.
Of course it's likely that those subs (and maybe the pitchers too) will still out-HR us ... but at least this makes it closer to a fair fight.