IGT 4/11/15 NYM @ ATL: Eek! Alley (Game #5)

[G-Fafif]

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Broke, busted, disgusted
Wilpons can't be trusted
And Sandy wants to trade Dillon Gee
David couldn't make it
Decided he would take it
And have himself a lapse mentally

D'Arnaud and Cuddyer couldn't get no higher in A-T-L Friday night. That's not what they were aimin' at. May their aim be better Saturday night, 7:10, WPIX.

Gee vs. Teheran. Tell all your mamas and papas to tune in to see the Mets deliver.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Song parody as IGT opening post. I like this. Trend?

[ashie62]

Lets shake off last night. The Mets are better than Atl.

[G-Fafif]

EYJ 8
Peterson 4
Markakis 9
Freeman 3
K Johnson 7
Callaspo 5
Bethancourt 2
Simmons 6
Teheran 1

[G-Fafif]

The Beloved Visitors:

Granderson Rise Sunset 9
Wright Here Wright Now 5
Duda Hustle 3
Cuddyer Straits 7
Murphy, Irish, Stout 4
Lagares Ya Gonna Finish That? 8
d'Arnaud Where Man 2
Flores That All There Is? 6
Gee Shock 1

[Guest d'Kong76]

Fun lineup, G!

NY Mets at Atlanta
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, April 11, 2015
Where: Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
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The Atlanta Braves collapsed in the second half of last season thanks to an inconsistent offense that struggled to generate runs, but through four games of 2015 a rebuilt batting order is producing. The Braves host the New York Mets on Saturday looking to remain unbeaten after a thrilling 5-3 victory Friday, during which Atlanta scored two early unearned runs and took the lead on Phil Gosselin�s two-out single in the eighth.

New York hit its first two homers of the season Friday on back-to-back longballs by David Wright and John Mayberry Jr. The Mets� bullpen � already with closer Jenrry Mejia on the disabled list � cracked in the eighth when Rafael Montero gave up the game-winning hit. Mets shortstop Wilmer Flores committed two errors Friday after recording an error Thursday at Washington. Atlanta�s bullpen is just as big a factor as the offense during the Braves� surprising start, posting 15 scoreless innings through four games.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, WPIX (New York), SportSouth (Atlanta)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Dillon Gee (2014: 7-8, 4.00 ERA) vs. Braves RH Julio Teheran (1-0, 1.50)

Gee hopes to continue the success he enjoyed against the Braves last season, when he went 2-0 against Atlanta with a 1.98 ERA. He struggled in the second half after winning four of his five first-half decisions in 2014, going 3-7 with a 5.10 ERA in his final 13 starts. Gee held off Montero for the final spot in the Mets rotation this spring following Zach Wheeler�s season-ending elbow injury, posting a 2.73 ERA in eight appearances.

Teheran pitched well in beating Miami in Monday season opener, allowing one run on eight hits in six-plus innings. The 24-year-old earned his 30th career victory against the Marlins and is 29-21 in 64 starts since the beginning of 2013. Teheran split four decisions against the Mets last season, giving up nine runs in 23 2/3 innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Atlanta CF Cameron Maybin led off Friday�s game with a homer, just Atlanta�s second longball of the season.
2. Gee is 6-4 in 14 lifetime starts against Atlanta with a 2.79 ERA.
3. Braves RHP Jason Grilli recorded his third save Friday.

[Zvon]

fff

[Zvon]

fat feets

[ashie62]

I may cry for Wilmer at this point.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I think we can give him a couple of weeks before weeping.

[ashie62]

2-0 Braves.

[ashie62]

Make it 5-0. Oh the humanity. The Amazin Amazin Amazin Mets.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I don't mean to be that guy, but it's about time to end our association with Omar-era leftovers like Muffy and Gee.

[Frayed Knot]

The biggest problem here is that, by leaving Ian Desmond back in Washington, we don't have our best offensive weapon of the season with us this series.

[ashie62]

Frayed Knot wrote: The biggest problem here is that, by leaving Ian Desmond back in Washington, we don't have our best offensive weapon of the season with us this series.

BOC

[Zvon]

Frayed Knot wrote: The biggest problem here is that, by leaving Ian Desmond back in Washington, we don't have our best offensive weapon of the season with us this series.

HA!

I didn't see Muffy's muff. Saw all those doubles down the line.

[Zvon]

In 3 packs of baseball cards today (a Topps series one, a Topps Opening Day, and a Topps Heritage). A F'kn Freddie Freeman in every pack. Two I Opened before he hit the homer. Not a good omen.

* I did get the deGrom Future Star. Yay!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Bases loaded with no outs in the top of the 7th.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Good time for Lagares to get unstuck. Of course it's already 0-2.

[Zvon]

YEA! Thank the Lord for errors.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Travvy!

[Zvon]

Damn. The Braves can't stay as good as they have been looking. Time to burn that pen.

Two FFF's in this game, counting fkn fat feets.

[Frayed Knot]

Could have been a better inning ... on the other hand it's tough to complain about getting ONLY three runs when you amass all of one hit.

[Edgy MD]

Jim Johnson was born in Johnson City.

[Edgy MD]

Tying run.

[Edgy MD]

... to no avail.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Nothing like a Mets' trip to Atlanta to take the wind out of
my early-season sails.

[Zvon]

I really think Gee is gonna have a good year so this was disappointing.

[Guest themetfairy]

I didn't watch this one. Duda seems to be getting a lot more Schaefer love than the box score would indicate he earned.

Enlighten me - what did I miss?