IGT 6/24/15 NYM @ MIL: Meet, The Mets

[G-Fafif]

After six consecutive losses in three cities representing three different divisions, the Mets shall meet to hash out what's wrong, though their manager has implied nothing much will come from it.

And with that as backrop, the Amazins attempt to not lose their seventh in a row, this one to the worst home team in baseball, the one that beat the second-worst road team in baseball.

Bartolo Colon will take on generically named Jimmy Nelson.

[Frayed Knot]

Jimmy Nelson has given up 10 runs on 21 hits plus 4 walks (vs only 3 Ks) over his last two starts.
So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight.

[Fiers had been 9 runs on 13 hits, 6 BBs in his 2 starts before last night]

Edited June 24, 2015 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Milwaukee
When: 8:10 PM ET, Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The New York Mets have mustered just eight runs en route to losing the first six contests of their eight-game road trip. The season-high skid has resulted in a 36-36 overall record for the Mets, who look to ignite their sputtering offense when they continue their three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.

New York is batting just .168 as a team during its trek and fell to 10-25 away from Citi Field following a 3-2 setback on Tuesday. Curtis Granderson belted a solo homer for the second time in three games, but the Mets recorded just three other hits in the loss. Michael Cuddyer is mired in an 0-for-11 slump at the plate, and his error in left field on Adam Lind's double allowed Carlos Gomez to score the eventual winning run in the seventh inning. Lind is 4-for-10 with two RBIs and as many runs scored in his last three games for the Brewers, who posted just their second win in 10 contests and are a major league-worst 12-24 at home.

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

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (9-5, 4.81 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Jimmy Nelson (3-8, 4.64)

Colon failed miserably in his first bid to reach the 10-win plateau on Thursday as he allowed seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 7-1 setback to Toronto. That outing was only marginally better than the results of the 42-year-old's last meeting with Milwaukee, against which he permitted six runs in five frames of a 7-0 loss on May 15. Colon fell to 3-2 lifetime versus the Brewers while allowing the club to bat .315 against him.

Nelson yielded double-digit hits in his second straight start and suffered his fourth loss in his last six turns with a 3-2 setback to Kansas City on Thursday. The 26-year-old looks to get back on track versus New York, against which he has an 0.92 WHIP and allowed just a .150 batting average in his career despite losing his lone decision in two starts. Nelson has struggled with his control this season, issuing 32 walks in just 83 1/3 innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Former Mets RHP Francisco Rodriguez recorded his 14th save in as many chances on Tuesday.
2. New York placed C Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left elbow.
3. Milwaukee 3B Hernan Perez is 10-for-21 with three runs scored and two RBIs in his last eight games.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frayed Knot wrote: So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight.

8 2/3's and hits for the cycle.

Edited June 24, 2015 by Guest

[Lefty Specialist]

And 2 of their hits will be by Bartolo Colon.

[G-Fafif]

Pot luck -- meaning somebody was high when he put this lineup together:

Curtis Granderson � RF
Ruben Tejada � 2B
Lucas Duda � 1B
Wilmer Flores � SS
Darrell Ceciliani � LF
Juan Lagares � CF
Johnny Monell � C
Eric Campbell � 3B
Bartolo Colon � RHP

[Gwreck]

I count maybe 4 major league regulars in that lineup.

[Ceetar]

Gwreck wrote: I count maybe 4 major league regulars in that lineup.

Granderson, Tejada, Duda, Lagares and Colon. 5.

Ceciliani is a maybe in the future? I don't know why no Kevin or Dilson.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Parra, LF
Lucroy, C
Braun, RF
Lind, 1B
Gomez, CF
Ramirez, 3B
Segura, SS
Gennett, 2B
Nelson, P

[Lefty Specialist]

I guess Coach Cuddy is grounded by Terry after last night's fiasco.

[G-Fafif]

Cuddyer was apparently given a choice of a day off and chose this one. He can go on extended holiday and it's debatable how long it would take to notice he was as invisible as his bat.

TC said his meeting message, like that of Frankie three decades back, is relax.

Frankie went to Milwaukee and collected an easy save last night.

[Frayed Knot]

Ceetar wrote: I don't know why no Kevin or Dilson.

Don't look now, but neither one of them is hitting either.

[G-Fafif]

Terry prefers Kevin catching Jacob in the day game tomorrow, thus Here's Johnny!

[ashie62]

Colon is getting crushed,

[Edgy MD]

The early lead strategy hasn't worked much of late anyhow.

[Frayed Knot]

I was one hit from starting tomorrow's IGT as an acknowledgment of this game's known outcome.
Had it all typed out and was ready to hit 'Submit'

[Edgy MD]

Well, somewhat limited damage there.

[Frayed Knot]

Now we just have to work on that getting the ball out of the infield thing. As of now the losingest pitcher in all of baseball since last July hasn't allowed one through the first 6 batters.


Brewer hits in top 1st = 4
Met hits in 11 innings = 4

[Frayed Knot]

Have all of our singles this season been followed up by GiDPs or just 80-some percent of them?


Most common expression in NYM games this year: [Opposing pitcher] has faced the minimum through three

[Edgy MD]

Well, Granderson � who has GOT to be dropped into the middle of the lineup � ends that minimum bullshit.

And speaking of KABOOMs... ah, I'm gonna leave it at that.

[Frayed Knot]

[insert opposing pitcher] has faced one over the minimum through five innings

[Edgy MD]

Tag him, Bartolo.

[Frayed Knot]

PLAYS. NOT. MADE.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Have all of our singles this season been followed up by GiDPs or just 80-some percent of them?

Not that GiDPs only follow right on the heels of singles, but the Mets' GiDP to singles pct is "only" about 18% - still ridiculous and it's probably not surprising to anyone that the Mets lead the league in GiDPs (by six over anyone and some 30% higher than league average) despite having a near league worst OBP.
And we can't even blame tonight's on Cuddyer.

[Edgy MD]

Eric Campbell's audition for the 2003 Tigers continues.

A strikeout looking at the knees. That's getting a might bit old.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Jimmy Nelson has given up 10 runs on 21 hits plus 4 walks (vs only 3 Ks) over his last two starts. So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight.

So far it's 6 innings/2-hits/6-K

[Edgy MD]

A strategy to combat the shift. You're on the hook for that, too, Terry.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Jimmy Nelson has given up 10 runs on 21 hits plus 4 walks (vs only 3 Ks) over his last two starts. So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight. So far it's 6 innings/2-hits/6-K

Turns out I was too optimistic.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Frayed Knot wrote: So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight.

Pretty spot on, so far...

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: So, if recent history is any indication, that means we should be expecting a 7-inning/3-hit/8-K outing from him tonight. Pretty spot on, so far...

At least we had a lot of hard-hit outs ... oh wait, we had none.