IGT 07/29 - Padres at Mets - Even it Up!

[Guest d'Kong76]

San Diego at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The New York Mets go for their fourth consecutive victory when they host the San Diego Padres on Wednesday in the second of a three-game series. New York continued its stellar play at home, improving to 35-16 at Citi Field with Tuesday's 4-0 victory and drawing within one game of the first-place Washington Nationals in the National League East.

The Mets bolstered their bullpen on Monday with the acquisition of Tyler Clippard, who converted 17 of 21 saves with Oakland prior to the trade. The deal loomed especially large when reliever Jenrry Mejia was handed a 162-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for his second violation of the league's drug policy this season. The Padres didn't have a runner reach base until the seventh inning in the opener of a 10-game road trip en route to their 15th shutout loss of the year. San Diego sends right-hander Tyson Ross to the mound Tuesday to oppose New York's Bartolo Colon.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Tyson Ross (6-8, 3.45 ERA) vs. Mets RH Bartolo Colon (9-9, 4.60)

Ross' six start unbeaten streak came to a halt in his last outing when he was reached for four runs (three earned) over 5 2/3 innings in a 4-0 defeat versus Miami. He was 3-0 with five quality starts and one rain-shortened outing over his previous six turns while permitting a total of nine earned runs. He has allowed one run over 14 innings in two career starts versus the Mets, including seven scoreless frames last year.

Colon dropped to 0-5 over his last six starts despite a superb effort last time out, limiting the Los Angeles Dodgers to one run and five hits over a season-high eight innings. New York's offense has been abysmal during Colon's six-game skid, managing a combined four runs while failing to score in three of his starts. Colon is 2-2 with a 2.67 ERA versus the Padres but has struggled against Melvin Upton Jr., who is 10-for-33 against him.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets RF Curtis Granderson has his safely in three straight and 11 of 12 games.
2. Padres 2B Jedd Gyorko is 2-for-22 over the last seven games.
3. Mets 1B Lucas Duda has homered three times in the past three games.

[Edgy MD]

Here's hoping the Padres don't even it up.

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[Guest d'Kong76]

My sights were on the division.

[Fman99]

Edgy MD wrote: Here's hoping the Padres don't even it up. [youtube]XLhxF-Un39k[/youtube]

That's a great song.

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: My sights were on the division.

Yeah! Tell it like it is!!

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[ashie62]

Lets get the good Colon tonight.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Ashie62 wrote: Lets get the good Colon tonight.

Not a Semi-Colon.

[Guest d'Kong76]

A good Colon is essential to a one's health.

[TransMonk]

Ashie62 wrote: Lets get the good Colon tonight.

I'm guessing we will see Recker get the start.

Should be interesting to see how the Plawecki/Recker thing plays out once d'Arnaud gets back. I'm almost in the camp of keeping Recker to start every five days when Bart is pitching only because Colon's splits are so polarizing when others catch him. Plawecki would then get every day reps in Las Vegas until September.

[Edgy MD]

I'm guessing the plan will be the same as last time � keep Plawecki around until d'Arnaud demonstrates that he's ready to catch a starter's workload (80% or so) and then swap in Recker as the backup until September (or until they get sick of him).

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I wonder if Plawecki's ascent to non-suckiness has made him more chippable in that giant trade we're making later this week. You'd have to figure if d'Arnaud never got hurt he'd be among the best things we have to offer.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I wonder if Plawecki's ascent to non-suckiness has made him more chippable in that giant trade we're making later this week. You'd have to figure if d'Arnaud never got hurt he'd be among the best things we have to offer.

that ascent may have just been him standing on tiptoes.

he's not hitting well over the last week or two.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'd still argue he's more tradeable today that he was 3 or 4 weeks ago, no?

[Edgy MD]

I'd agree with that, yes, but I'm not sure the Mets can necessarily endure his loss more than they could have three-four weeks ago. I think they're gonna want that starting catcher redundancy for the rest of the season. And if d'Arnaud is going to walk himself safely across the finish line, then they possibly look to deal his partner in the offseason.

If a super-trade goes down (not sure it will, but...), I don't think he'll be part of the package.

I'm thinking Herrera and Flores seem kind of redundant right now, so maybe one of them is more expendable.

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd still argue he's more tradeable today that he was 3 or 4 weeks ago, no?

well, marginally. I don't think anyone's super changed in opinion on him over that small a time frame. But it's certainly lower than it was in April before he didn't really hit much in the majors.

I think he's always been a high candidate for trade though, the week or two of decent production probably re-ignited a few things though, sure.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
Murphy 3B
Johnson 2B
Duda 1B
@mconforto8 LF
Nieuwenhuis CF
Flores SS
@Anthony_Recker C
Colon P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Edgy MD]

That's one left-handed lookin' lineup.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Venable, CF
Solarte, 3B
Kemp, RF
Upton, LF
Alonso, 1B
Gyorko, 2B
Amarista, SS
Hedges, C
Ross, P

[Lefty Specialist]

Flores at shortstop. Hm.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

No start for Lagares despite that sweet pinch-hit double to lead off the 9th yesterday. Double Hmmm.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I wonder if Plawecki's ascent to non-suckiness has made him more chippable in that giant trade we're making later this week. You'd have to figure if d'Arnaud never got hurt he'd be among the best things we have to offer.

This^

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I'd still argue he's more tradeable today that he was 3 or 4 weeks ago, no?

yes.

Flores at shortstop. Hm.

Why, O'why?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: No start for Lagares despite that sweet pinch-hit double to lead off the 9th yesterday. Double Hmmm.

Why,o'why not?

Flores better launch a couple. AND NO ERRORS!

[ashie62]

Lagares may be packing his suitcase.

[Zvon]

It looks like the bad Colon. At least to start. No bombs but already given up 6 hits. All singles.

4-0 Pads in the 2nd.

[Zvon]

DUDA!!

[Edgy MD]

That was nicely clobbered.

It's nice to have Lucas Duda back.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Ugh... Bartolo throwing BP out there.

[Guest themetfairy]

This isn't Bartolo's night....

[Frayed Knot]

He was getting dinked to death early but that excuse no longer flies.

[Zvon]

Ugh. I stepped off. 6!!??