IGT 06/23 - Mets at Brewers

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Milwaukee
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The New York Mets hope to locate their missing offense as they wrap up their pronounced road trip by beginning a three-game series against the struggling Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. The Mets have mustered all of six runs en route to losing the first five contests of their eight-game trek, with Sunday's 1-0 loss to Atlanta marking the second time they have been blanked on the trip.

"You're living on the edge when you don't have much to work with," New York manager Terry Collins told reporters. "We're getting used to watching some pretty good pitching and we can't score. It's a little frustrating for everybody." Milwaukee certainly knows a bit about frustration, as it dropped two of three at Colorado over the weekend and eight of its last nine overall to reside percentage points ahead of Philadelphia for the worst record in the majors. Ryan Braun drove in three runs in the series against the Rockies and is 4-for-14 (.286) in his career versus Tuesday starter Jonathon Niese.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Jonathon Niese (3-7, 4.21 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Mike Fiers (3-7. 4.50)

Niese fell to 0-5 with a 6.30 ERA in his last seven outings despite allowing just three runs on seven hits in as many innings against Toronto on Wednesday. The 28-year-old has permitted seven homers in that span as he searches to record his first win since May 9. Niese owns a 2-1 career mark versus Milwaukee, but suffered the setback in his last meeting despite allowing three runs in five innings.

After yielding three runs or fewer in seven straight starts, Fiers was blitzed for six on eight hits in five innings en route to a 10-2 setback to Kansas City on Wednesday. The 30-year-old didn't help himself by issuing three walks for the third straight contest, but managed to keep the ball in the park for the sixth time in eight outings. Fiers has limited experience against the Mets and has been taken deep twice in three minor-league meetings with Travis d'Arnaud, who could return to the lineup after missing one game due to a hyperextended elbow.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York OF Curtis Granderson, who is 3-for-7 with a homer in his last two games, went deep on two occasions to help his team claim two of three from Milwaukee at Citi Field on May 15-17.
2. Brewers CF Carlos Gomez could return to the lineup on Tuesday after missing eight of the last 11 games with a strained right hip
3. Mets 1B Lucas Duda is 2-for-17 on the road trip.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

d'Kong76 wrote: 3. Mets 1B Lucas Duda is 2-for-17 on the road trip.

I think this is the thing here. Doodoo does not look like Doodoo lately. Didn't he miss like, 1 game with some minor injury? He really hasn't been the same since although you see flashes, I'm almost certain it'll come out that he's hurting too.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: d'Kong76 wrote: 3. Mets 1B Lucas Duda is 2-for-17 on the road trip. I think this is the thing here. Doodoo does not look like Doodoo lately. Didn't he miss like, 1 game with some minor injury? He really hasn't been the same since although you see flashes, I'm almost certain it'll come out that he's hurting too.

got hit with a pitch on the knee I think? He's having a subpar June, he's allowed a slump here and there, still wRC+ing 136, but no one else is stepping up to cover him.

[ashie62]

Mets are one game over .500. We need at least two of three.

[ashie62]

d'Arnaud on DL

[ashie62]

Granderson 9
Tejada 5
Duda 3
Cuddyer 7
Flores 6
Lagares 8
Plawecki 2
Herrera 4
Niese 1

[ashie62]

Segura 6
Lucroy 2
Braun 9
Gomez 8
Lind 3
Ramirez 5
Parra 7
Perez 4
Fiers 1

[Zvon]

I tuned in for the moment of silence for Hamilton. They didn't show it and have not yet mentioned the tragedy. I figured they'd do the moment and talk about it then, get it out of the way.

Mets go 1-2-3 in the first.

This pitcher's ERA is like 4.50.....so we're in trouble.

[Centerfield]

Oh well. Game over.

[Edgy MD]

Lagares playing shallow (he hasn't been lately) but his tender arm comes into play and he throws at the trailing runner as the Brews score first.

[Edgy MD]

Our fifth batter gets our first hit. That's a few innings ahead of schedule!

[ashie62]

Schaefer for Herrera covering for a tardy Niese and getting crushed.

[Edgy MD]

Granderson checks the Brewers off.

[Edgy MD]

Anybody else watching?

Cuddy cutting at the eye-high fastball isn't working.

[Edgy MD]

Pretty rough listening to all these guys talking about Darryl H.

First guy to get a hit in regular-season interleague play.

[Edgy MD]

Post-injury Dilson lookin' not big-league ready as the Brews get two on with no out in the sixth.

The dis-spirited Brewers announcers saying the team is, "not out of it yet." You're down by one in the sixth! Of course you're in it!!

[Edgy MD]

Ruben inexperience SHINING through.

[Edgy MD]

Tying run a double play. I'll kinda take that.

Brewers TV crew have figured out that Lagares' arm isn't right.

[Fman99]

Yeah that could have been worse. I keep forgetting that the Brewers are terrible.

[Edgy MD]

Still, that tying run indifferent-defensed it's way around the diamond.

[Fman99]

Jesus tap-dancing Christ. Cuddyer.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cuddy's gonna have nightmares watching that replay.

[Fman99]

We need more outfielders with big third-leg cocks to block those between-the-wickets fuck ups.

[Edgy MD]

We need a more demanding defensive standard.

[Zvon]

lol. That was unfortunate. He played it well but still got beat.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Edgy MD wrote: We need a more demanding defensive standard.

What made you post that, after watching the Cuddy play?
Nats up, we need runs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Cuddy owes us some redemption here.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

eff you Cuddy

[Guest d'Kong76]

Duda low balled a little but jeez swing the bat, bro!

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: Edgy MD wrote: We need a more demanding defensive standard. What made you post that, after watching the Cuddy play?

That was the last in a series at the time, but yeah.

Meanwhile, guys, the low strike is on tonight.