IGT 05/16 -- MIL @ NYM

[Guest d'Kong76]

Milwaukee at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, May 16, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Injuries and controversy have marred the last couple of years of Ryan Braun�s career, but the former MVP looks like he is regaining his power stroke. Braun will try to build on a two-homer opener when his Milwaukee Brewers visit the New York Mets for the second of a three-game series on Saturday.

Braun�s return to form has coincided directly with a surge for the Brewers, who have won four of their last six games and eight of 13. Braun has 14 runs scored and 11 RBIs in the last 13 games and sent a blast into the second deck on Friday to provide the highlight for Milwaukee�s 7-0 triumph. New York is streaking in the opposite direction and saw its losing streak hit five with Friday�s loss. The Mets have dropped 11 of their last 16 games and the offense has managed three or fewer runs in 10 of those setbacks.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Matt Garza (2-4, 4.04 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (3-4, 3.46)

Garza had his best outing of the season last time out but did not factor in the decision despite allowing one run and three hits in seven innings. The 31-year-old yielded three or fewer earned runs in each of his last four starts but came out with a win in only one of those outings. Garza has never lost in three career starts against the Mets, going 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA.

deGrom is trying to bounce back after getting knocked around for four runs on five hits and a season-high four walks over five innings in a loss at the Chicago Cubs on Monday. The 26-year-old is 1-3 with one quality start in his last four turns and failed to make it through six innings in all three losses. deGrom made two starts against the Brewers in his 2014 rookie campaign, going 1-1 while allowing a total of three runs in 12 innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets 2B Dilson Herrera is expected to be placed on the disabled list after breaking the tip of his finger on Friday.
2. Milwaukee OF Gerardo Parra homered on Friday and has multiple hits in each of his last three starts.
3. New York SS Ruben Tejada is 1-for-9 in his last four games to drop his batting average to .205.

[Guest d'Kong76]

CGomez CF
Parra LF
Braun RF
Lind 1B
Ramirez 3B
Gennett 2B
Maldonado C
Garza P
Sardinas SS

Edited May 16, 2015 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson, RF
Lagares, CF
Duda, 1B
Cuddyer, LF
Murphy, 2B
Campbell, 3B
Plawecki, C
deGrom, P
Flores, SS

[Lefty Specialist]

Duda doubles, but There's No Play for Mr. Gray. Garza makes him look bad.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cuddyer looking a little long in the tooth most games.

[Zvon]

Campbell comes up, doubles, scores. deGrom helps himself with an RBI single.
1-0 Mets after two.

[Frayed Knot]

Only one run, but considering that the 1st loop through the lineup tonight = 2 2Bs, 1 1B + a BB, I'll take it.
Most games we've gone once around without even a baserunner.

[Zvon]

Wow, what a great stop by Campbell. No play @ 1st, but stole a double.
2 on, 1 out in the 3rd.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Duda and Campbell with the glove love!

[Zvon]

DUDA!!!!!!!Flashes leather in turns it into two. Great play.

[Zvon]

Soupy can do no wrong, like when he came up last time.
Cuddy on 3rd, Muffy on 2nd,1 out.

Cuddy goes on contact and beats the throw home! Big run.

2-0 Mets with an opportunity to break it open.

[Zvon]

deHair singles. Ducks on the pond for Flores.

[Lefty Specialist]

Okay, watch this one get rained out.

[Guest d'Kong76]

That was just grand!

[Zvon]

[bigpurple:2abfg8cc]GRANDSLAM
WILMAAAAAAAAAA[/bigpurple:2abfg8cc]

[Frayed Knot]

This lineup is GENIUS!! -- Put your best OBA guy up 8th and then your best power threat 9th.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cuddy up with another grand chance.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Everybody hits!

[Zvon]

8-0

[Edgy MD]

Well, this somewhat more satisfying.

[Zvon]

Wow, Murph knocks in 2 more with his 200th career double.

10-0, 4th. Raining a lil bit. Lets get this in!

[Edgy MD]

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[Zvon]

Campbell drives in Daniel. 11-0

[Guest d'Kong76]

deBat!

[Edgy MD]

Mets pitchers with two hits in an inning: GO.

[Frayed Knot]

This is where someone trots out the old cliche about how if this was a prize fight it would have bee stopped already.

Amazing how much that attempted play at the plate cost the Brews. Yeah they only just now got the 2nd (would have been 3rd) out, but playing all that time with 1 out rather than 2 makes closing it out seem just that much tougher. So today's lesson is: always get the out, at least that early in the game you should.

[Frayed Knot]

If the weather forecast is looking worse, this is where you start thinking about making outs on purpose.

[Frayed Knot]

A ten-run inning.
Had we scored ten runs cumulatively in May up to this point?

[Zvon]

How many years did Seaver pitch before they put him on a cup?

[Zvon]

Nice quick inning makes it all count.