I.G.T 8/14/15 Pitt & Mets Colon v Happ

[ashie62]

Although sucking of late Colon has handled the Pirates well over his last five tries.

THIS IS LIKE PLAYOFF BASEBALL METSIES.

LETS GO METS!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Pittsburgh at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, August 14, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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The New York Mets find themselves 11 games over .500 for the first time in five years, and their scintillating play at Citi Field certainly has played a significant role in their winning ways. The National League East-leading Mets vie for their eighth consecutive home victory on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

New York improved to 42-18 in Queens this season by recording its 11th win in 13 contests overall with a convincing 12-3 triumph over Colorado on Thursday afternoon. The Mets collected 15 extra-base hits and outscored the Rockies by a 23-5 margin during the four-game sweep, but they were manhandled to the tune of 21-4 en route to getting brushed aside at Pittsburgh on May 22-24. Winners of five of their last seven, the Pirates posted a 10-5 victory over St. Louis to salvage the finale of their three-game series on Thursday. Pedro Alvarez, who is 7-for-14 with two homers and three RBIs in his last four games, went deep to highlight a seven-run first inning on Thursday.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, ROOT (Pittsburgh), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates LH J.A. Happ (4-7, 4.78 ERA) vs. Mets RH Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.76)

After having his last start skipped in the rotation, Happ will make take the mound on nine days' rest. The 32-year-old yielded four runs on eight hits in 4 1/3 innings in a loss to the Chicago Cubs in his Pittsburgh debut on Aug. 4. Yoenis Cespedes recorded three hits and had two RBIs and two runs scored in his last three games overall, but is just 3-for-19 with five strikeouts in his career versus Happ.

Colon suffered his seventh loss in eight decisions on Sunday after allowing four runs on nine hits in 6 2/3 innings of a 4-3 setback to Tampa Bay. The 42-year-old Dominican dominated Pittsburgh in his career, posting a 4-2 mark with a slim 1.97 ERA while limiting the club to a .217 batting average. Colon, however, was blasted in his last meeting with the Pirates, permitting five runs in six innings to take the loss.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York OF Curtis Granderson belted a two-run shot on Thursday to reach the 20-homer plateau for the eighth time in his career.
2. Pittsburgh CF Andrew McCutchen, who had an RBI double to ignite a seven-run first inning on Thursday, is 12-for-28 with three homers, 11 RBIs and 19 runs scored in his last eight contests.
3. Should Mets 1B Lucas Duda (stiff back) miss his fourth straight game on Friday, manager Terry Collins admitted the team would have to consider sending the slugger to the disabled list.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@juanlagares2 CF
@cgrand3 RF
@ynscspds LF
Uribe 3B
Murphy 2B
@mcuddy23 1B
Flores SS
@Anthony_Recker C
Colon P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[ashie62]

J.A. Crap up 1-0.

[Edgy MD]

Bunt it, Daniel.

[Lefty Specialist]

Pre-trade deadline offense in evidence so far.

[Edgy MD]

Well, they're getting the base runners, just not pushing them around.

Colon gets the Mets out of a jam of their own.

[Edgy MD]

Good inning, Bartolo.

Now let's make that Happy guy throw more than six pitches.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cy Happ having an easy go of it.

[Edgy MD]

Well, a modestly deep fly is... something.

[Edgy MD]

I like the 3-6.

But slide into the bag, Polanco.

[Zvon]

I think that Lags should have scored on Grandy's double earlier. If he didn't stop to watch the line drive I feel he could have. And that weird mis-play by the catcher when he spiked the ball. I can't fault Lags for head first sliding back to third though, so I don't consider that a missed opportunity. But one thing this team cannot afford to do is miss opportunities.

2 walks for Colon. Strange to see only 2 walks for a pitcher and consider that a possible red flag. But Bart has had such magnificent control this year.

Break out the bats guys! I don't want to be breaking out my shit list

[Zvon]

Thank you.

CESPEDES!!!!!!

1-1

[Edgy MD]

That's how you write that one up. Swing hard, in case you hit it.

Mets were Cespedesperate for that kind of slugging.

[Zvon]

Wow, they're pulling Happ already. Good!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Murphy follows up with a don't forget about me double and
the Bucs Happ seen enough of Happ.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cuddyawn

[Zvon]

d'Kong76 wrote: Cuddyawn

Since he returned from the DL he's been playing with an urgency that I haven't seen from him since he joined the club. It's a shame that he can't find his groove at the plate.

[Edgy MD]

He was 3-8 since his return coming into this evening.

I'm not sure I can conclude whether he has or hasn't found a groove, but I'm glad he's hustling.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Bartolo a gem through seven... let's get some runs!!!

[Edgy MD]

Pinch-hit for Recker to lead off the inning?

[Guest d'Kong76]

I was ragging on Cuddy's O for tonight's game thus far.

[ashie62]

Time for another Steve Gelbs piece.

[ashie62]

We will "out-bench" the Pirates from here on.

[Zvon]

I was ragging about his lack of powah.

[Edgy MD]

Clippard has a gutsy change.

[Zvon]

Ugh, how did Cutch lay off that?

[Fman99]

HYOOOOGE K there!

[Zvon]

NICE!

[Edgy MD]

Big Clippy inning. Through that change away thrice and the MVP finally chased it.