IGT 04/29 - Mets at Marlins

[Guest d'Kong76]

Bartolo Colon, RHP
4-0, 2.77 ERA
vs.
Tat Latos, RHP
0-3, 7.31 ERA

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Miami
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Where: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida
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The New York Mets hope to avoid a second straight series loss when they visit the Miami Marlins for the rubber match of their three-game set on Wednesday. New York had its franchise record-tying 11-game winning streak halted by its crosstown rival on Friday and went on to drop two of three at Yankee Stadium before Daniel Murphy's three-run homer in the ninth inning on Monday gave it a 3-1 series-opening victory.

The Mets received another big late hit Tuesday as Juan Lagares delivered a three-run double in the seventh to forge a tie, but reliever Carlos Torres - Monday's winner - yielded a run in the eighth and the club went on to drop a 4-3 decision. The loss was the first in six games against Miami this season for New York, which fell to 5-6 on the road. Michael Morse delivered the tiebreaking hit for the Marlins, who posted their sixth victory in seven contests. Dee Gordon collected two of Miami's six hits for the second consecutive night following an 8-for-13 performance during a three-game sweep of Washington last weekend.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN Florida (Miami)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (4-0, 2.77 ERA) vs. Marlins RH Mat Latos (0-3, 7.31)

Colon's superb start to the season continued Thursday as he improved to 4-0 by allowing three runs over six innings in a triumph over Atlanta. The 41-year-old Dominican has displayed pinpoint control thus far, issuing just one walk while recording 23 strikeouts in 26 frames. Colon has fared well against Miami in his career, going 4-2 with a 3.10 ERA in six starts.

Latos has deserved a better fate over the first four starts of his initial campaign with Miami, as he has allowed two earned runs in three straight outings after being tagged for seven while retiring only two batters in his season debut. The 27-year-old Virginia native suffered the loss in two of those contests before settling for a no-decision in a 6 1/3-inning performance against Washington. Latos has posted an impressive 2.63 ERA in nine career starts against New York but owns just a 2-4 record.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Lagares has hit safely in 14 of his last 15 contests.
2. New York optioned INF Danny Muno to Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday to make room for RHP Rafael Montero, who allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings in his first start of the season.
3. Murphy, who went 3-for-4 on Tuesday, is 6-for-17 (.353) lifetime against Latos.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Happy birthday to Gary Cohen, who is 56 years young today.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
@juanlagares2 CF
Duda 1B
@mcuddy23 LF
Murphy 2B
Campbell 3B
Flores SS
@kplawecki26 C
Colon P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Guest d'Kong76]

Gordon 2B
Prado 3B
Stanton RF
Ozuna CF
Morse 1B
Realmuto C
Suzuki LF
Hechavarria SS
Latos P

[Zvon]

CuuuuuBOOM!

2-0 Mets.

[Zvon]

whoa...Stanton.

2-2 Mets

[Guest themetfairy]

Fuck You Ichiro!

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro!

hA. YEA!


Top of the order.

[Zvon]

Past Met teams would not have plated that run. Very good job.

Lead off double for Granderson, Lags moves him over with a great at bat, and Duda hits a grounder into the shift, Grandy scores.

3-2 Mets.

[Zvon]

Ughaw.

Tell em Metfairy..

[Guest d'Kong76]

themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro!

Why do you loathe him so?

[Zvon]

Awww, come -on. Look at that catch by Stanton. Robs Curtis.

[Edgy MD]

Can't get audio or video tonight. Even O's fans had that.

d'Kong76 wrote: themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro! Why do you loathe him so?

I didn't want to ask.

[Guest themetfairy]

d'Kong76 wrote: themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro! Why do you loathe him so?

It goes back to his Mariners days, and the bandwagoning by people who never acknowledged that they had even had a baseball team for the previous 20 years. It was over-the-top.

Besides, what's not to loathe about him?

[Zvon]

Latos lame! Shame, but dose are the breaks kid.

[Guest d'Kong76]

themetfairy wrote: It goes back to his Mariners days, and the bandwagoning by people who never acknowledged that they had even had a baseball team for the previous 20 years. It was over-the-top.

I figured there was a deeper motive or something. No biggie.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Zvon wrote: Latos lame! Shame, but dose are the breaks kid.

I never understood, but I suppose it's medically acceptable or
they wouldn't do, why they let athletes with leg injuries (and
the severity of them unknown) to leave under their own power
and hobble down steps with no aid.

[Guest d'Kong76]

What the hell did Murphy just do... I was distracted and missed it.

[Zvon]

Muffy....well, nice try I guess. Great back up by Colon or there'd be a guy on 2nd.

Went deep into the hole spun, threw wild. Looks like a good throw would not have gotten the runner anyway.

[Zvon]

themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro! Why do you loathe him so? It goes back to his Mariners days, and the bandwagoning by people who never acknowledged that they had even had a baseball team for the previous 20 years. It was over-the-top. Besides, what's not to loathe about him?

I just figure he's on the other team and he's really good so I hat him as a matter of course.

[Edgy MD]

Well, he's not particularly good anymore. I'm kind of pleased that he's a Marlin.

Still gets down that line though. The Mets could have used him pinch-running for Murphy last night.

And hey, I got the video working.

[Guest themetfairy]

Zvon wrote: themetfairy wrote: themetfairy wrote: Fuck You Ichiro! Why do you loathe him so? It goes back to his Mariners days, and the bandwagoning by people who never acknowledged that they had even had a baseball team for the previous 20 years. It was over-the-top. Besides, what's not to loathe about him? I just figure he's on the other team and he's really good so I hat him as a matter of course.

That works too Zvon

[Guest themetfairy]

Oh, and Fuck You Ichiro!

[Edgy MD]

Six-pitch inning.

Even giving up three runs, the guy's a walking miracle.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Kusokurae Ichiro!

[Edgy MD]

The guy may look about as bad as anybody I've ever seen at the plate (and we've all seen Al Leiter), but I'd be pretty proud to foul off 98 miles per hour swinging with one hand.

[Guest themetfairy]

d'Kong76 wrote: Kusokurae Ichiro!

That's the spirit!

[Zvon]

Robles vs. Stanton. History in the making as the slugger faces the rook.



Is he a rook? I don't even know.

[Edgy MD]

Man on and DudaCuddyerMurphy. Rubber hitting road.