IGT 09/25 -- Mets at Gnats -- Game 2

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Washington
When: 7:05 PM ET, Thursday, September 25, 2014
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
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TV:
7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), MASN2 (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP:
Mets RH Zack Wheeler (11-10, 3.49 ERA) vs. Nationals LH Gio Gonzalez (9-10, 3.74)

Wheeler has struggled to the tune of a 1-3 record with a 5.96 ERA against the Nationals this season, allowing 28 hits and 10 walks in 22 2/3 innings. Washington pounded him for six runs - including a two-run homer by Bryce Harper - in four-plus innings on Sept. 13. Wheeler bounced back to yield five hits over six scoreless innings in Friday's outing against Atlanta.

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. Gonzalez needs one more victory to reach double digits for the fifth straight season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Eric Young, Jr. � LF
Daniel Murphy � 3B
Eric Campbell � RF
Lucas Duda � 1B
Wilmer Flores � 2B
Curtis Granderson � CF
Anthony Recker � C
Ruben Tejada � SS
Zack Wheeler � RHP

[Guest d'Kong76]

[u:2npzaxig]WSH[/u:2npzaxig]
Rendon, 3B
Cabrera, 2B
Werth, RF
Ramos, C
Schierholtz, CF
Moore, 1B
Hairston, LF
Espinosa, SS
Gonzalez, P

[Zvon]

Hey, it's time for another Mets game already. This is a beautiful day.

I predict two DooBoo's in the nightcap.

[Edgy MD]

With Gio going, that would be something.

[Zvon]

With Gio going, that would be something.

Yikes.

Note to self: check opposing pitcher before prediction.

[Zvon]

If any Mets fans are off watching the Yankees game (for whatever reason), I curse you.

[Zvon]

*sob. Tejada sucks

[Edgy MD]

Tejada was expecting Lagares perhaps?

[Edgy MD]

Whiffy Mets.

Howie just cut to a break by " the WFAN Radio Ne... that's WOR Radio Network."

[Zvon]

Of course Geo pitches like a HoF'r against us. Of course he does.

[Zvon]

ZEVON!

Those men have good taste.

[Zvon]

I would get in trouble if I was a MLB player these days. I'd have to use my bat and play some air guitar as I jam my way up to the plate during my walk up music.

[Zvon]

Shitty cheap runs.

2-0 Men in red

[Edgy MD]

That stupid Wheeler breakdown inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Man he's tough to watch at times.
They haven't hit a ball hard all inning but this doing is still largely his fault.

[Edgy MD]

Slower when he gets sloppy too.

Gets the pitcher. Rendon with the bases jammed, now.

[Frayed Knot]

What was that, a 75 pitch inning?

,,, and now I foresee about a 9 pitch inning coming back and Wheeler's going to be right back out there.

[Zvon]

98 pitches in the 5th. Only 4 hits. 3 runs!

And a walk to start the 5th. WhatRwegonnaDOwWheeler?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Did the Mets get up in the fifth? I blinked.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, it hap'd.

[Edgy MD]

Dang it, Gio.

[Edgy MD]

The new, economical Daisuke.

[Zvon]

Of course Geo gets his career high in Ks against us. Of course he does! *slaps forhead

[Edgy MD]

Two shmits through eight for the Mets.

[Edgy MD]

Zvon wrote: Hey, it's time for another Mets game already. This is a beautiful day. I predict two DooBoo's in the nightcap.

So, that didn't happen.

[Zvon]

Meh, I'm never good with the predictin'. Cept for Ike Davis HUGE post season HR coming soon.

[Edgy MD]

What a nadir of a night.

[Edgy MD]

I'll say it. At least Harvey's happy.