IGT 07/26 LAD at NYM - Reprise, please... Kick it Out!

[Guest d'Kong76]

... and throw in some Misty Mountain Hop too!

LA Dodgers at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 26, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Already on Cloud Nine after welcoming the birth of his first child, Zach Greinke looks to remain in rarefied air and extend his scoreless innings streak on Sunday afternoon when the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers conclude their four-game series against the New York Mets. Greinke, who has failed to allow a run in 43 2/3 frames, is chasing the major-league record of former Dodger Orel Hershiser (1988).

A date with the Mets is often a positive sign for a pitcher, but the beleaguered club erupted for season highs in both runs and hits (21) in a 15-2 rout on Saturday. Rookie Michael Conforto collected the first four hits of his career while playing in his second major-league contest while Kirk Nieuwenhuis added four of his own and drove in four runs. The victory was just New York's third in its last 13 home meetings with Los Angeles and snapped a three-game skid overall. The Mets, who improved to 3-6 on their 10-game stretch against the three first-place clubs in the National League, reside three games behind first-place Washington in the East.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, SNLA (Los Angeles), WPIX (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers RH Zach Greinke (9-2, 1.30 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (10-6, 2.18)

Greinke has won each of his last four starts in dominating fashion, scattering 12 hits and striking out 29 in that stretch while allowing just three hits and fanning 11 in a 5-0 triumph over Washington on Sunday. The 31-year-old improved to 3-1 in his career versus New York after permitting just four hits over seven scoreless innings in a 4-3 win on July 4. New York's Kelly Johnson had a pair of hits in his debut with his new team after being acquired from Atlanta on Friday, but is 0-for-6 in his career versus Greinke.

DeGrom has been dominant in his last three trips to the mound, sandwiching impressive victories for the Mets around a stunning All-Star performance. The 27-year-old scattered two hits and fanned 10 over eight scoreless innings against San Francisco on July 8, struck out all three batters he faced in the Midsummer Classic before overcoming a homer to work six solid innings versus Washington on Tuesday. DeGrom has dropped both career outings versus Los Angeles, permitting five runs on as many hits in six frames in the last meeting.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York 1B Lucas Duda homered twice on Saturday, marking the third time this season that he has accomplished the feat.
2. Dodgers SS Jimmy Rollins went deep for the third time in the series on Saturday and 33rd lifetime versus the Mets.
3. New York RF Curtis Granderson has hit safely in nine of his last 10 contests.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
Tejada SS
Murphy 3B
Johnson 2B
Duda 1B
@mconforto8 LF
Nieuwenhuis CF
@kplawecki26 C
@JdeGrom19 P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Guest d'Kong76]

Pederson CF
Kendrick 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Turner 3B
Grandal C
Puig RF
Ethier LF
Rollins SS
Greinke P

[Lefty Specialist]

I'm guessing they'll have fewer than 21 hits today.

[Edgy MD]

Sit down, Rumpelstiltskin.

[Edgy MD]

Man, this may be The Year of the Pitcher II, but it's also The Year They're Calling the High Strike.

[Edgy MD]

A single and a big break.

Let's plate him with deGrom.

[Edgy MD]

Streak this.

[Frayed Knot]

I wonder if Greinke's streak caused Gonzalez to throw home on that?
Normally the play there is to 2nd even if the chances for a DP were low. But the odds of getting the out at home there are also pretty chance-y and early in the game you want an out.


(and as I'm typing Gary brings up the same point)

[Edgy MD]

Plawake-up!

[Edgy MD]

That was some weird nonchalantness with Gonzalez's toss to second to start that double play.

[Edgy MD]

The breeze is doing some beautiful things with deGrom's mane.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Jimmy Rollins. Just don't.

[Edgy MD]

Five innings in the bag.

Would love to find a way to steal a second run.

[nymr83]

Conforto is becoming Mr Collision, looks like nobody hurt thankfully.

[Edgy MD]

How do you say "�Yo la tengo!" in Italian?

[Edgy MD]

Bunt, Ruben.

Or steal, Curtis.

Or hit and run, Ruben and Curtis.

[Edgy MD]

ALL THREE!!

[Edgy MD]

Can KJ squeeze?

[Edgy MD]

Durn. Coulda bounced a ball to the left and jogged home.

[Edgy MD]

Conforto Time.

[Edgy MD]

Wow!

I was thinking Conforto would get whistled for not trying to evade the pitch.

[Edgy MD]

Hope the pen is up here.

[Edgy MD]

Vury big catch by Niewenhuis.

[Edgy MD]

deGrom at 95 pitches with two hits and a walk allowed.

Does he go back out for the eighth?

[Zvon]

Hell yea. And Gary's right. Those fans should be standing and clapping. And Keith's right, too many distractions.

[Edgy MD]

Doing a standing O here in Baltimore.

[Edgy MD]

Wow, tying run up there and they're gonna stick with him at 106 pitches.

Totally lost Rollins.

[Zvon]

Nice shout out to Rube. I think.

That's it for deGrom, and they do stand & cheer. Pretty damn loud too.

[Edgy MD]

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