I.G.T. 9/2/15 Philth @ Mets Harvey Day

[ashie62]

Someone named I. Nola for them.

LETS GO METS!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Philadelphia at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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After emphatically snapping a gaudy 10-game losing skid to the New York Mets, the visiting Philadelphia Phillies look to secure a series victory when the National League East rivals play the rubber match of the set at Citi Field on Wednesday. Darin Ruf collected a career-high six RBIs in Tuesday's 14-8 victory for Philadelphia, which had been outscored by a decisive 86-44 margin en route to losing 13 of the previous 14 meetings this season.

Hardly considered a Mets' killer, Ruf entered the game 9-for-63 with 19 strikeouts against the club and is 0-for-3 in his career versus Wednesday starter Matt Harvey. While the cellar-dwelling Phillies have won just three of their last nine, New York has dropped three of five following a seven-game winning streak and leads second-place Washington by 6 1/2 games in the NL East. Michael Conforto continued his sterling play at the plate with a pair of hits, improving to 14-for-32 with two homers and seven runs scored in his last 11 contests. The rookie has torched the Phillies during his brief career, going 9-for-21 in six games.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Philadelphia, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Aaron Nola (5-1, 3.26 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.48)

Nola turned in his second straight scintillating start on Friday after allowing Justin Upton's solo homer and one other hit in seven innings of a 7-1 triumph over San Diego. The seventh overall pick of the 2014 draft, Nola has won his last five decisions since suffering a hard-luck loss in his major-league debut on July 21. The 22-year-old has permitted three or fewer runs in six of his eight outings and six hits or fewer in seven of them.

Harvey recorded his second straight no-decision despite scattering just two hits over six scoreless innings against Boston on Friday. The 26-year-old has yielded four earned runs and 26 hits in his last 41 2/3 frames, posting a 3-0 mark in the process. Harvey has split a pair of decisions this season versus Philadelphia, but owns a 5-1 career mark against ithe Phillies with a 1.99 ERA and 0.77 WHIP while limiting the struggling club to a .168 batting average.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York OF Yoenis Cespedes, who launched a two-run homer on Tuesday, has gone deep four times in six career contests versus Philadelphia.
2. Phillies CF Darnell Sweeney drove in three runs on Tuesday to double his RBI total this season.
3. Mets C Travis d'Arnaud, who was originally signed by Philadelphia, is 11-for-30 with 10 RBIs against the Phillies this season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Sweeney, LF
Hernandez, 2B
Herrera, CF
Howard, 1B
Blanco, 3B
Brown, RF
Rupp, C
Galvis, SS
Nola, P

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
@ynscspds CF
Murphy 1B
#DavidWright 3B
@mconforto8 LF
d�Arnaud C
Johnson 2B
Tejada SS
@MattHarvey33 P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Frayed Knot]

Aaron Nola was the 7th overall draft pick in 2014, four years after Harvey was taken in that same spot.
And while Nola is NOT from New Orleans, he is from Louisiana, Baton Rouge to be specific.
Was a top prospect both in the Phils system and for MLB in general this past winter.

[ashie62]

Kelly Johnson physically looks like Tim Teufel.

[TransMonk]

Per Rubin:

Infielder Wilmer Flores is away from the New York Mets on Wednesday. Flores traveled to his native Venezuela to be with his ailing grandfather.

Flores may rejoin the Mets on Friday in Miami.

[ashie62]

Anybody seen Dilson Herrera of late?

[Edgy MD]

He led off the game last night with a homer for Las Vegas, which turned out to be the winning margin as they barely held on for a one-run victory over the El Paso Chihuahuas, sitting just a half game behind the first-place 51s.

Nice to see Harvey pitching without the chrome insignia logo.

[Edgy MD]

Harvey didn't come here for no bullshit.

[Edgy MD]

Eric Campbell is your backup shortstop tonight, with Ruben home in Venezuela visiting his ailing grandfather.

[Edgy MD]

Verizon Trivia: When was the last time Mets pitchers led the league in batting average?

I'm going with 1985.

[Edgy MD]

Mets hit the board first.

Sweeney seemed like he wasn't tracking that very confidently.

[Guest themetfairy]

Avi

Edited September 2, 2015 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

Wow, poor Dominic Brown.

[Edgy MD]

Guy in white shirt, you could have caught him.

And then he starts waving. Was he waiving for medical assistance or waving Tejada around the bases?

[Zvon]

OW! That hadda hurt. Landed right on his ass-bone.




And HA!, Brown sucks.

Edgy MD wrote: Guy in white shirt, you could have caught him. And then he starts waving. Was he waiving for medical assistance or waving Tejada around the bases?

I think he was further away than he looked. Otherwise Browns feet would have hit him.

[Edgy MD]

Holy crap, another baseball coach.

[Edgy MD]

Chris Mullin, John Franco, and Frank Viola: all lefties.

[Edgy MD]

Neglected to mention his teammate who became a Met: Terry Bross.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Looks like a good place to plant a soft bed of marigolds.

[Frayed Knot]

Side Wall 2 - D. Brown 0

[Zvon]

Thank you Mr. Howard. I won't say Ryan sucks because I don't make fun of the old and feeble. ANd it was called a double.

CONFORTABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest themetfairy]

I'm liking this Conforto kid!

[ashie62]

Conforto is for real. I want the jersey.

[Zvon]

hahooeee! Blanco sucks.

6-0 Mets

[Lefty Specialist]

Nola getting Katrina-ed.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

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[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

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[Edgy MD]

Phillie infielders: Knock the ball down, man.