IGT 07/25 LAD at NYM - If the real thing don't do the trick

[Guest d'Kong76]

... they better think up something quick

LA Dodgers at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 25, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Justin Turner looks to continue his torrid stretch at his former team's expense as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers vie for their sixth win in eight outings on Saturday against the New York Mets. Turner, who played for the Mets from 2010-13, homered and added two doubles in Friday's 7-2 triumph to improve to 16-for-31 with six runs scored over his last eight games.

Yasiel Puig crushed a two-run homer in the victory and is 3-for-5 in his career versus Saturday starter Matt Harvey. Los Angeles, which posted a 3-0 win in the opener of the four-game series, has won 10 of its last 12 visits at Citi Field. New York is singing a different tune after falling to 2-6 in its 10-game stretch against the three division leaders, scoring three runs or fewer on seven occasions. The lack of offense is a constant theme in Queens, but the Mets acquired third baseman Juan Uribe and utility man Kelly Johnson from Atlanta for a pair of pitching prospects after Friday's contest.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, SNLA (Los Angeles), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers RH Zach Lee (NR) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (8-7, 3.19 ERA)

With Zack Greinke placed on paternity leave and likely to serve as Sunday's starter, Lee is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to make his major-league debut. The 28th overall pick of the 2010 draft, Lee has posted a 7-3 mark with a 2.36 ERA for the Triple-A club. The 23-year-old also won his other two starts in the minors this season, combining for two runs on four hits in 10 innings with Rancho Cucamonga and the AZL Dodgers.

Harvey fell to 1-3 in his last five starts on Monday after allowing five runs on as many hits over seven innings in a 7-2 setback at Washington. The 26-year-old helped himself with a two-run single in the outing, but has elevated his pitch count by issuing 13 walks over his last three starts. Harvey, who is 0-2 with a 5.29 ERA in three career starts versus the Dodgers, surrendered five free passes and three runs in five innings of a 4-3 loss to them on July 4.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Los Angeles SS Jimmy Rollins belted his second homer of the series on Friday and 32nd lifetime versus New York.
2. New York 1B Lucas Duda is 6-for-34 with 11 strikeouts in his last nine games.
3. Mets rookie OF Michael Conforto was promoted from Double-A Binghamton prior to Friday's game and went 0-for-3 with an RBI groundout in the fifth inning.

[Edgy MD]

Well done.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Should be a good night at the ballyard. Three new guys to look at, Hovvey night, and Heart. Oh, and great weather.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, Turner got a lot of extra-base hits against the Mets. He still looks like a mythical woodlands creature.

[ashie62]

Stay above .500 guys.

[Edgy MD]

1. Granderson, rf
   
2. Tejada, ss
   
3. Murphy, 3b
   
4. Johnson, 2b
   
5. Duda, 1b
   
6. Conforto, lf
   
7. Niewenhuis, cf
   
8. Plawecki, c
   
9. Harvey, p

[ashie62]

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, Turner got a lot of extra-base hits against the Mets. He still looks like a mythical woodlands creature.

The Lucky Charms guy also.

[ashie62]

Fear can produce runs also.

[ashie62]

wtg Conforto!!

[Frayed Knot]

Not that I have any intention of giving them back, but that was a boat-load of cheap-ass hits in that 1st inning.

[Edgy MD]

Hardest-hit hit was the one Tejada served into right center.

The hardest ball was Duda's lineout. And again, if he bunted, the runner could have jogged home.

[Edgy MD]

Gary:

I was saying, the old cliche is you're taking a round bat and trying hit the ball square... . And that's the last out and the Mets go to break up 4-0.

Keith:

Cylindrical bat.

In two words, there's Hernandez at his best and worst simultaneously right there.

[Frayed Knot]

Keith's cryptic reference to the 18 inning game from last week was in response to a Phil Mushnick (NY Post) column from a couple days ago about how Keith makes it apparent on occasion that he'd rather be anywhere other than doing a game.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Wow, offense! I'm stunned!

[Edgy MD]

Is this good Harvey?

[Edgy MD]

Mebbe not.

[Edgy MD]

I feel like the down-and-in slider is the same pitch Rollins keeps getting them on. Maybe we need a new scouting report on the old guy.

[Edgy MD]

Kelly Johnson is right about Kelly Johnson being right.

[Zvon]

Wow. This is like a different team. Homer by Johnson! Two doubles from Conforto. Amazin'.

6-1 Mets.5th.

Zack Lee hits the showers.

[Edgy MD]

Nieuwenhuis, at this rate, may just get above .200 soon � which seemed well out of reach at the time of his recall.

[Edgy MD]

The thing you need to try and understand about Harvey is that he's the magic man.

[Zvon]

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This is really nice to see. I really, really, really, really, needed a game like this one

8-1 Mets

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[Zvon]

That wasn't nice to see.

8-2

[Frayed Knot]

We went crazy on Lee.
Which isn't as good as going crazy on Ryu would have been, but he's on the DL.

[Zvon]

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10-2.

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11-2

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[Edgy MD]

Something's terribly wrong with SNY. They're showing porn.

[Fman99]

Four hits for Conforto. Duda and Murphy homers. Cats and dogs living together! MASS HYSTERIA!

[Edgy MD]

Puttting the shift on Conforto, I think, is about trying to get in his head and distract him going into tomorrow.

Needs work, Mattingly!

[Frayed Knot]

We have a Gen-U-Wine laffer on our hands.

[ashie62]

Who said Conforto was not worth a call-up?

Wrong.