IGT #15 4/22 Earth Day Home Opener vs Braves

[Ceetar]

Mets haven't won since yesterday.

Eric Stults vs Dillon Gee

Stults sucks. Gee's due for a good game where he hits his spots.

Gee's 48 consecutive starts of at least five innings is the longest active such streak in the Majors and two away from tying Doc Gooden's club record

[Guest d'Kong76]

Atlanta at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Kevin Plawecki�s major-league debut went exceptionally well, and the New York Mets have reason to believe the 24-year-old catcher will more than hold his own while Travis d�Arnaud recovers from a fractured right finger. The Mets host the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday and Plawecki figures to be behind the plate again, one night after recording two hits, scoring two runs and throwing out a base runner in the Mets� 7-1 victory.

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The Mets have weathered injuries (David Wright, d�Arnaud) and suspension (Jenrry Mejia) to begin the season 11-3, matching the 1986 team for best start in franchise history. Atlanta has lost four of its past six after a 6-1 start, and continue to be exposed by the back end of its starting rotation. Trevor Cahill, who gave up four runs in four-plus innings Tuesday, and Eric Stults are a combined 0-3 with a 7.71 ERA. New York remains the majors� lone unbeaten team at home, winning its first eight contests at Citi Field, and have won nine in a row overall.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Eric Stults (0-1, 6.30 ERA) vs. Mets RH Dillon Gee (0-1, 7.59)

An off day in the schedule provided Stults an extra day of rest, after giving up four runs on five hits in five innings during an April 15 loss to the Marlins. Stults faced the Mets in Atlanta�s home opener April 10, giving up three runs on seven hits in five innings. He has allowed three homers in 10 innings across his first two outings.

Gee has struggled through his first two starts, allowing nine runs on 13 hits in 10 2/3 innings. He surrendered five runs in five innings to lose to the Braves in Atlanta on April 11, and allowed four runs in 5 2/3 innings Thursday against Miami. Gee has surrendered five hits and a walk in eight plate appearances with runners in scoring position.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York RF Curtis Granderson, who came into Tuesday hitting .146, finished 3-for-5 with his first four RBIs of the season in the series opener.
2. Atlanta led the major leagues with just one error in its first 12 games, but committed two in consecutive innings Tuesday.
3. Mets� LF Michael Cuddyer went 0-for-4 Tuesday, snapping his seven-game hitting streak.

[Lefty Specialist]

Gee needs to stop imploding when he reaches 90 pitches.

[Edgy MD]

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Textbook anti-Mets media bias here.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hmmm

[ashie62]

Dillon Gee time, uh oh.

[Edgy MD]

Gee's 48 consecutive starts of at least five innings is the longest active such streak in the Majors and two away from tying Doc Gooden's club record

Can't be all uh-oh.

Of course, seeing as he's gone exactly 5 and 5 2/3 innings in his two starts so far this season... .

Still they've won nine in a row, I'm high as a kite, and I'm committed to seeing the positive. As long as he doesn't grow that merkin again.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Grandy and Muffy get the day off, Tejada at 2B and Mayberry leading off. #strategy

[Edgy MD]

Suddenly, Duda is the left-handed batter we can count on most against lefties.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Young Jr CF
Callaspo 3B
Markakis RF
Freeman 1B
Pierzynski C
Johnson LF
Simmons SS
Peterson 2B
Stults P

@Jmayberryjr44 RF
@juanlagares2 CF
Duda 1B
@mcuddy23 LF
Campbell 3B
@kplawecki26 C
Flores SS
Tejada 2B
@DillonGee35 P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ashie62 wrote: Dillon Gee time, uh oh.

Sometimes the guy doesn't want to be the guy to stop the
ride and will bring his A game... and like Ceetar said, he cer-
tainly is due!

[Zvon]

Weather up there?

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Weather up there?

and the rain rain rain came down down down..in rushing rising rivlets..

[Guest d'Kong76]

I predict a 28 minute rain-delayed start.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's not doing nothing right now but off and on light rain in the forecast. They will play.

[Zvon]

Latest update has a 7:40 start time.

[Guest themetfairy]

Game on - a 1-2-3 top of the first.

[Zvon]

Mayberry leads off w/a triple!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Officially a 31 minute delay, off by 3 minutes.

[Edgy MD]

That's some slop that McFly is throwing.

[ashie62]

Lets go Mets!

[Edgy MD]

Brilliant 1-6-3.

[Edgy MD]

Mets, people.

[Edgy MD]

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[Edgy MD]

Let's get that run back, you Mets.

[Gwreck]

Single, against the shift, against a lefty? Nice job Lucas.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Holy crap, Lagares!

[Guest themetfairy]

[bigpurple:3vmb6olg]Wilmer!!!!!!!!![/bigpurple:3vmb6olg]

[Gwreck]

Wilmer! Kaboom!

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[bigpurple:2bb5cpoj]FloresBOOM![/bigpurple:2bb5cpoj]