IGT 05/11 - Mets at Cubs

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Chi. Cubs
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, May 11, 2015
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
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The surprising New York Mets seem to have rebounded from their first rough patch of the season and aim for their third straight win and their fifth in six games when they open a four-game road series against the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The Mets lost three straight series before sweeping two games from Baltimore and taking two of three in Philadelphia over the weekend.

The Cubs return home after a rocky road trip in which they lost five of seven to division rivals St. Louis and Milwaukee. Chicago has dropped seven of its last nine overall and has lost three straight series. Mets' right-hander Jacob deGrom aims for his first road win of the season after ending up on the losing end of his first two starts away from home. New York has won only one series at Wrigley Field since 2007.

TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN Chicago

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom 3-3, 2.95 ERA) vs. Cubs LH Jon Lester (2-2, 4.04)

After losing consecutive starts, deGrom bounced back in a big way last time out. The 26-year-old piled up a season-high nine strikeouts and allowed one run over seven innings to beat Baltimore. The only previous time deGrom faced the Cubs was June 5 of last season, when he allowed four runs in five innings in a no-decision at Wrigley Field.

Lester aims to win his third straight start after a pair of solid outings against division rivals. The 31-year-old threw seven scoreless innings against Milwaukee on May 1 and followed it up with a win over St. Louis on Wednesday, allowing four runs (one earned) over seven frames. Lester has faced the Mets only once � as a rookie in 2006 � and allowed two runs over five innings to earn the win.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York CF Juan Lagares is hitting just .238 on the road compared to .328 at home.
2. The Cubs are 12-2 when their starter records a quality start and 3-13 when they fail to do so.
3. Mets OF Curtis Granderson, who homered on Sunday, is 11-for-40 with 15 strikeouts versus Lester.

[Edgy MD]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

Fowler CF
Bryant 3B
Rizzo 1B
Soler RF
Castro SS
Coghlan LF
Ross C
Lester P
Russell 2B

[Ceetar]

no Tejada.

[Edgy MD]

Logo size: advantage Mets!

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Logo size: advantage Mets!

Our logo is SO Much better than theirs!

And have you seen Clark, the new mascot? (Which is not one of the many people walking outside Wrigley in bear outfits offering to pose for photos for a fee.)

[ashie62]

Feels like life after David Wright

[Zvon]

Wrigley looks so alien to me now. I think it looks good, great new scoreboard there, but strange. I guess I'd rather see this than them ever leaving Wrigley.

[Guest themetfairy]

Not an auspicious start for Little d....

[ashie62]

Ugh. Hope deGrom was not a flash in the pan.

[Frayed Knot]

I may be wrong about this, but when the other team hits more balls over the wall (2) in one inning than we hit out of the infield (0) over two innings, that's not a good thing, is it?

[Lefty Specialist]

Tiny strike zone from this ump.

[Guest themetfairy]

Frayed Knot wrote: I may be wrong about this, but when the other team hits more balls over the wall (2) in one inning than we hit out of the infield (0) over two innings, that's not a good thing, is it?

Not particularly....

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Somebody read the KTE to deGrom. He seems to have forgotten that he's a bad ass.

Has he been the same since the end of the streak? The whole team hasn't been as good, of course. But he seems to have fallen off after a strong start.

[Guest themetfairy]

He looked great in his last start, but pitched like shit against the MFY's.

Maybe some sophomore adjustments - I think that ultimately he'll be fine. But this isn't his night.

[Frayed Knot]

Do you suppose the reason why David Ross is the personal catcher for Jon Lester is that they look too much alike not to pair them up? Same round face, same balk head, similar beards.
The only way I can tell them apart is that Ross is older and so his beard is graying.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

We're back in this!

Duda-BOOM followed by a Wilmer-BOOM!!!

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

And does Wilmer now lead the team in homers?

[Lefty Specialist]

Robles needs to pitch more.

[Frayed Knot]

I don't often say this, but I kind of like the idea of getting into a battle of bullpens tonight.

[Edgy MD]

Carlyle's lack of a pause is gonna bite him bad one day.

[Edgy MD]

Duda way off the bag. Very gutsy. Saves a little bit of our tempeh.

[Edgy MD]

Grimm is putting everything on the outside part of the plate.

[Edgy MD]

And Cuddy takes one the other way. NICE.

Lefty coming on to face Doo.

[Edgy MD]

Ugh, man.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Bad luck for Lucas to rip that right at Rizzo. That might have been our last best opportunity.

[Edgy MD]

Not if the John Hall band can rock us to a rally.

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[Gwreck]

Don't bunt

[Edgy MD]

Leadoff walk.

Almost 100% chance that Dilson bunts here, right?

[Gwreck]

See above. That's why you don't bunt.