IGT 6/12/15 ATL @ NYM: Have a Colon Day

[G-Fafif]

The Mets will continue their commendable campaign to release Shirt Friday from incarceration at 7:10 PM when Bat-olo Colon takes the mound to face Alex Wood and Alex Wood's eight teammates.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Atlanta at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, June 12, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The injury-riddled New York Mets find themselves in contention in the National League East and are hopeful reinforcements will help bolster their struggling lineup. The Mets host the Atlanta Braves in the opener of a three-game series Friday, having activated catcher Travis d�Arnaud, infielder Dilson Herrera and reliever Bobby Parnell from the disabled list the past two days.

New York � which has lost six of its past nine games � remains without infielders David Wright and Daniel Murphy, but d�Arnaud has three hits, two runs scored and an RBI in his first two contests back. The Braves continue to seek stability in a bullpen that blew another late lead in Thursday�s loss to San Diego. Atlanta added veteran relievers David Aardsma and Dana Eveland this week to a relief corps sporting a major-league worst 4.75 ERA. New York is 4-2 against the Braves this season, sweeping a three-game home series in mid-April.

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

PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves LH Alex Wood (4-3, 3.36 ERA) vs. Mets RH Bartolo Colon (8-4, 4.52)

Wood gave up three runs on seven hits to lose Sunday against Pittsburgh, getting ejected for arguing balls and strikes after the fifth inning. He had won his previous three starts, beating the Marlins, Dodgers and Diamondbacks and allowing only three earned runs across 22 innings. Wood gave up three runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings in a no-decision April 12 against New York.

Colon won his first four starts, including two victories over the Braves, and after a shaky May has pitched well his past three starts. He lost Saturday at Arizona despite allowing only two runs on five hits in seven innings, after winning back-to-back outings where he allowed three runs on six hits in each start to beat Philadelphia and Miami. The 42-year-old Colon has walked only three hitters in his past 20 innings with 15 strikeouts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Colon allowed three runs and struck out five in each of the two earlier meetings with Atlanta, going seven innings on April 12 and six innings on April 23.
2. Atlanta 1B Freddie Freeman, a career .299 hitter with 60 RBIs in 78 games against the Mets, is hitting .375 with four homers and 11 RBIs this month.
3. New York LF Michael Cuddyer, who delivered the game-winning single in the ninth inning Thursday against San Francisco, is hitting .322 over his past 21 games with 13 RBIs.

[TransMonk]

The Mets haven't won a series since that sweep of the Phillies May 25-27 (though, they did split a four-gamer with ARZ).

It would be nice to see them go on a little run here vs. against these teams who have B nicknames over the next couple of weeks...starting with a win today.

[Ceetar]

TransMonk wrote: The Mets haven't won a series since that sweep of the Phillies May 25-27 (though, they did split a four-gamer with ARZ). It would be nice to see them go on a little run here vs. against these teams who have B nicknames over the next couple of weeks...starting with a win today.

Agreed, we could actually accidentally let the Braves back into this race if we're not careful.

With d'Arnaud back and hopefully Herrera can make some progress and Murphy will be back sooner rather than later they're saying, so suddenly we could be back to a no-holes lineup with the above average Tejada on the bench.

[Edgy MD]

Well, Dilson � as you'll note � still has to prove he's a worthy part of a big-league lineup.

So does Lagares, I guess. I feel like he's done his best hitting the last two seasons in the hot weather, but ...

[Gwreck]

D'Arnaud is not playing tonight, as reported by Rubin.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Well, Dilson � as you'll note � still has to prove he's a worthy part of a big-league lineup. So does Lagares, I guess. I feel like he's done his best hitting the last two seasons in the hot weather, but ...

well, he's pretty much better than Campbell, but we'll see what happens when Tejada and then Murphy returns.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
@juanlagares2 CF
@mcuddy23 1B
Flores SS
@Jmayberryjr44 LF
@Dilson_H 2B
Campbell 3B
@Anthony_Recker C
Colon P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Doodoo getting a night off. Well, he's having a rough go of it right now.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Peterson 2B
Maybin CF
Freeman 1B
Markakis RF
Urine 3B
Pierzynski C
Gomes LF
Simmons SS
Wood P

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Peterson 2B Maybin CF Freeman 1B Markakis RF Urine 3B Pierzynski C Gomes LF Simmons SS Wood P

Leaky defense at 3B?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Hah, just making sure people are peeing attention!

[TransMonk]

Per Rubin: Manager Terry Collins added that Jeurys Familia may need to go on paternity leave, which could make Bobby Parnell the closer.

Yikes!

[Frayed Knot]

We gotta stop allowing these players to have sex during the off-season.
Is there no discipline anymore!?!?

[ashie62]

Wilmer hits his tenth HR. 1-0
Mayberry HR 3-0

[Edgy MD]

Mayberry Moon.

Dilson Dubble.

[Zvon]

Berry=#4000FF]BOOM!

3-0 Mets.

I knew Flores was due. If he hits 25 this year that should shut everyone up.

Herrera doubles!

[Gwreck]

Walking Recker to get to Bartolo.

Doesn't Bartolo actually have a higher batting average?

[Zvon]

There's another ribby out there for ya Colon. Pick it up!

[Zvon]

Damn. He hit that too well.

[Zvon]

Colon in trouble in the 5th. Bases loaded, no out, Mets up 3-0.

[Zvon]

Tsk, tsk Wilma. I don't think we get 2 there anyway.

Peterson doubles home another run.

3-2 Mets.

All this w/o the involvment of Fkn F F

[Zvon]

BIG K by Colon. He'll walk FFF intentionally to get to Markakis.

[Lefty Specialist]

Walking FFF is always a good move. And it pays off.....

[Edgy MD]

What a high wire act.

[Zvon]

Whew. Good job digging out of that one Bartolo.

3-2 Mets, mid 5th.

[Edgy MD]

Man, when did Uribe become so... meaty?

[Lefty Specialist]

Good to accept those gift runs when they hand them to you.

[Fman99]

Hey, Bedpan Head, throw some fuckin strikes.

[Edgy MD]

Man, we needum some Blevins.