Guest d'Kong76 Guests Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 NY Mets at St. LouisWhen: 7:15 PM ET, Saturday, July 18, 2015Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MissouriSportsDirect Inc.Jhonny Peralta and the St. Louis Cardinals began the post-All-Star break by playing in much the same manner as they did in the first half of the season. Peralta looks to continue his torrid stretch as the Cardinals vie for a series victory when they face the visiting New York Mets on Saturday.The 33-year-old Dominican added to his team-leading totals with his 14th homer and 47th RBI in St. Louis' 3-2 victory and has five hits in as many games versus the Mets this season. For all of his recent success, Peralta has struggled in his career versus Saturday starter Bartolo Colon, going 3-for-15 (.200) with four strikeouts. St. Louis' John Lackey provides the opposition and has pitched well at Busch Stadium, posting a 5-2 mark with a slim 1.98 ERA in nine starts this season. He'd be wise to keep the ball in the park, as New York recorded a stretch of 16 straight runs via the homer before Lucas Duda scored on an infield single in the ninth inning.TV: 7:15 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), FSN Midwest (St. Louis)PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (9-7, 4.46 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH John Lackey (7-5, 2.99)Colon fell to 0-3 in his last four starts after allowing three runs on 10 hits in six innings of a 3-0 setback at San Francisco on July 7. The 42-year-old Dominican saw his career mark versus St. Louis dip to 4-1 after permitting season highs in both runs (nine) and hits (11) while matching a campaign-low in innings worked (4 1/3) in a 9-0 setback on May 20. Colon looks to exact revenge against the Cardinals after telling a translator that he "got my behind whipped" in the last outing.Lackey continued his string of strong starts despite settling for a no-decision in his last outing. The 36-year-old, who allowed one run on five hits in 6 2/3 innings versus Pittsburgh on Saturday, has permitted eight runs and 36 hits in his last six outings - during which he recorded a 3-1 mark. Lackey owns a 1-0 career record versus New York, but settled for a no-decision on May 18 after yielding one run on three hits in seven innings in his last meeting.WALK-OFFS:1. St. Louis LF Matt Holliday went 0-for-3 in his return from a quadriceps strain that had sidelined since June 8.2. New York, which saw its four-game winning streak snapped on Friday, is 5-15 in its last 20 contests at Busch Stadium.3. Cardinals 3B Matt Carpenter is 0-for-8 with three strikeouts in his last two games.
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Colon might drop 10 pounds on the mound tonight.
Lefty Specialist Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Ashie62 wrote:Colon might drop 10 pounds on the mound tonight.And no one will notice.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 The starting lineup for the St. Louis Fardinals:[*:cv8p0dmh]Wong, 2b[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Carpenter, 3b[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Holliday, lf[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Peralta, ss[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Heyward, rf[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Molina, c[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Reynolds, 1b[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Grichuk, cv[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][*:cv8p0dmh]Lackey, p[/*:m:cv8p0dmh][/list:o:cv8p0dmh]
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Facing this Mets troopers[*:379fytd0]Granderson RF[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Murphy 3B[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Cuddyer LF[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Duda 1B[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Flores 2B[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Nieuwenhuis CF[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Tejada SS[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Monell C[/*:m:379fytd0][*:379fytd0]Colon P[/*:m:379fytd0][/list:o:379fytd0]Yes, Michael Cuddyer is your number three hitter. GO, NUTTY-ASSED METS!!
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Lagares played his way into a day off.
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Maybe Colon has about shot his load for the season.Can't afford to have him stinking it up anymore.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 The Mets don't appear to have brought their A game.
ashie62 Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 The Mets really don't have any veteran leadership on offense.You can't expect Cuddyer to cover much with David gone.So Sandy, buy or sell?Buy big or go home.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Johnny Monell has a one-handed swing on outside pitches.
Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 9!!??? GaH!I propose a 4 man rotation.
Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 12!!??? GaH!Cuddy, 3 hits including a bomb? That's nice to see.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Wow. Randall Gritchett. Or whatever your name is. That was weird. Pulling an outside pitch and off the end of the bat.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 Cardinals out of position players. Let's rally just 'cuz.
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