IGT 6/9 Giants v Mets Syndergaard

[ashie62]

Got to like our chances against a Giants pitcher who may be a relative of Charles Heston.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Looking forward to a 7:10 start and a winning home stand. Wish
it was tonight, but I suppose a day of rest can't hurt.

[G-Fafif]

Time jump in thread title, unless this is subliminal advertising for Noah on 6/9 to flirt with a perfecto as another young pitcher did on another 7/9.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Now that would be weird!

[Guest d'Kong76]

San Francisco at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Two months into the season and the New York Mets sit atop the National League East while the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants battle it out with the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. Both teams will look to make a move forward when the Mets host the Giants in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday.

The Mets have benefited from the Washington Nationals� recent swoon to jump up in the East and took the top spot behind a two-homer day from Curtis Granderson in a 6-3 win at Arizona on Sunday. "It was good to get the victory so that helps us for this nice long flight,� Granderson told reporters. �It was a nice way to wrap up the series and we have an off day (Monday), so that's even nicer." San Francisco pulled out of a five-game slide with back-to-back wins at Philadelphia but could not pull off the sweep and dropped a 6-4 decision on Sunday. Giants� pitchers are allowing an average of 5.8 runs in the last eight games.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants RH Chris Heston (5-4, 4.29 ERA) vs. Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (2-3, 3.77)

Heston appeared to be pulling out of his own slump with a dominant performance against Atlanta on May 28 but struggled in a loss to Pittsburgh last Tuesday. The 27-year-old rookie was knocked around for five runs on seven hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings. Heston, who is making his first start against New York, has allowed at least five earned runs in five of his last eight starts.

Syndergaard got rocked for the first time in his major-league career at San Diego last Tuesday, when he was shelled for seven runs and 10 hits in four innings to absorb the loss. The 22-year-old Texan still displayed the dominant stuff that has New York�s front office so excited by notching 10 of the 12 outs via strikeout. Syndergaard, who has not walked a batter in any of his last three turns, is 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA in two home starts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Giants 2B Joe Panik is enjoying a 12-game hitting streak.
2. New York LF Michael Cuddyer has hit safely in 12 straight as well.
3. San Francisco took six of seven in the series last season, outscoring the Mets 35-18.

[Ceetar]

Hey, I'm going to this one.

[Guest d'Kong76]

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

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Centerfield]

You know what would be a great creative writing assignment? Lucas Duda's twitter page.

[G-Fafif]

Centerfield wrote: You know what would be a great creative writing assignment? Lucas Duda's twitter page.

@MyNameIsLucas
Playing first, batting third. I guess.

[TransMonk]

[Guest d'Kong76]

Aoki LF
Pankik 2B
Pagan CF
Posey C
Belt 1B
Crawford SS
Duffy 3B
Blanco RF
Heston P

[Frayed Knot]

So the Giants tonight are like a poor Englishman in days of yore: Pence-less

[Centerfield]

G-Fafif wrote: Centerfield wrote: You know what would be a great creative writing assignment? Lucas Duda's twitter page. @MyNameIsLucas Playing first, batting third. I guess.

Love this forum.

[Centerfield]

TransMonk wrote:

Love this forum times 2.

[ashie62]

I'd bet Noah would be good with a crossbow.

[ashie62]

Noah needs to get command of his fastball.

[Frayed Knot]

So apparently the strategy of this game is:
1) to put on as many Giant leadoff batters as possible
2) to strike out on 3 pitches as often as possible

It's nice that they have a plan, but I'm not sure is a winning one.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Keith's back!!

[Frayed Knot]

3 run deficit, I think that pretty much falls under the definition of 'insurmountable'.
Particularly so when you're getting no-hit.

[Edgy MD]

Nah, we're at home. Villainy will not prevail so easily.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

This half-inning was brought to you by Dumb Fucking Luck. Dumb Fucking Luck... underwriting Giants World Series runs since 2010!

[Edgy MD]

HbP rally, suckas.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, we've Utleyed ourselves into a tying-run-at-the-plate-type-sitch here, haven't we?

[Edgy MD]

And Campbelled our way out of it.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

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[Frayed Knot]

Kind of sad when your only official AB of the game w/runners on results in a GiDP.

[Frayed Knot]

So if Heston winds up with the no-hitter will that make him 'The Omega Man'?

[Frayed Knot]

We're in deep shit now folks.
There's been nothing off NYM bats that's remotely resembled a hit.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah I think he might get this.

[Frayed Knot]

Good thing we miss Bumgarner is this series, eh?