Do It Again: IGT, 7/2 CHN@NYM

[Edgy MD]

Mets oppose Jake Arrieta with Jacob deGrom, and hope to get in on that scoring thing.

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[Fman99]

I'm always facing the same dilemma -- do I attempt to listen to the broadcast while working? Or do I put blinders on all day and then watch the replay tonight and be surprised?

[Lefty Specialist]

God, I don't think I can bear to follow on Gamecast. I might do damage to my computer.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Chi. Cubs at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 2, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The Chicago Cubs have had a tough time scoring runs lately, but they haven't needed many to beat the slumping New York Mets. The Cubs aim to finish a three-game sweep - and notch their third straight shutout - when they take on the host Mets in the series finale Thursday.

Starlin Castro and Miguel Montero drove in runs in the 11th inning of Wednesday's 2-0 victory after Chicago won the series opener 1-0, giving the Cubs eight straight wins over the Mets dating to last season. The Cubs look to right-hander Jake Arrieta to keep the reeling Mets at bay, much as he did on May 12 in Chicago by allowing one run and three hits over eight innings with a season-high 10 strikeouts. Arrieta has been tough away from home this season, going 5-1 with a 2.58 ERA in eight road starts. Chicago will try to spoil another outing for Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom, who gave up first-inning homers to Cubs sluggers Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo in a loss May 11 in Chicago.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, WGN (Chicago), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs RH Jake Arrieta (7-5, 2.94 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (8-5, 2.15)

Arrieta has allowed only one run and seven hits in 16 innings over his past two starts, recording seven strikeouts in each outing. The 29-year-old limited St. Louis to one run and three hits over seven frames last time out, but the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Arrieta is 1-1 with a 2.03 ERA in four career starts against the Mets but is 0-1 in two starts at Citi Field.

After tossing eight scoreless innings to win at Milwaukee on Thursday, deGrom has recorded eight straight quality starts. The 27-year-old is 5-1 with a 1.23 ERA over that span, racking up 63 strikeouts against six walks and holding opponents to a .160 batting average. The last time deGrom failed to notch a quality start was in the previous meeting with the Cubs, when he allowed four runs in five innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Cubs have scored 10 runs in their past eight games, while the Mets have scored two or fewer in 11 of their last 13 contests.
2. Mets INF Daniel Murphy is 3-for-9 in two games since coming off the disabled list and has two of New York's three extra-base hits in the series.
3. New York LF Michael Cuddyer missed Wednesday's game after leaving Tuesday's contest with a sore left knee, but an MRI exam revealed no structural damage and he is considered day-to-day.

[Edgy MD]

Good preview about The Two Jakes, but it lacks a certain Kinks-y element.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I enjoyed listening to that song last night, hadn't heard it awhile.

[ashie62]

Just lazing on a sunny afternoon.

[ashie62]

Castro 6
Rizzo 3
Montero 2
Coghlan 7
Baxter 9
Denorfia 8
Herrera 5
Arrieta 1
Russell 4

Granderson 9
Ceciliani 8
Murphy 5
Duda 3
Flores 4
Campbell 7
Monell 2
degrom 1
Tejada 6

Cubs travel squad lol

Edited July 2, 2015 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Stacking the lefties up top against Arrietta. They have to get to him early, because they could haunt them come bullpen time.

Campbell and Monell. Squishy.

[Guest d'Kong76]

We want a rout!
We need a rout!
We want a rout!
We need a rout!
We want a rout!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Muffster, you guys can't afford getting picked off.

[ashie62]

Really.

[Frayed Knot]

Obviously the strategy is that we've had too many baserunners so it's good to have them erased every once in a while.

[Frayed Knot]

Oh well, we had a shot at this game for a while there but there's no chance now.

[Edgy MD]

Would have been a good day to get Duda a day off.

But Campbell in left field... good gravy.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Jacob flashing some wood!

[Edgy MD]

Ruben: 0-for-his-last-18.

Since the Mets have swapped Tejada with Flores, they are both hitless.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson! Gary: And the Mets have the first run of the
series!

[Zvon]

Niiiiice.

1-1 Mets

[Edgy MD]

Ain't gonna go run-less this series. No, sir.

[Zvon]

Fknerrors kill.

2-1 Baby Bears

[Zvon]

un

fkn

believeable

[Frayed Knot]

And once again the decision is made that we had far too many baserunners.

[Zvon]

Grandy with the assist.

[Zvon]

Nah, he didn't touch it. Thats all for deGrom.

4-1 ShitInTheWoods


If Curtis went right to the wall instead of feeling around right like a blind man he'd a caught that.

[Guest d'Kong76]

What did he assist with?
deGrom taking out the Gatorade jug! Easy, big guy, your
hands are way too valuable.

[Frayed Knot]

Eh, no worries, we can get to their pen.
Oh wait, no we can't, we're scoreless across 12 innings with 6 hits against them all year!!

[Zvon]

I just love watching deGrom punching inanimate objects with his pitching hand.

[Frayed Knot]

Still waiting for our first non-Granderson/pitcher driven-in run since one week ago today.

[Guest d'Kong76]

If the beds of your fingernails start going blue, stop holding
your breath!