IGT Wed 9/9 deGrom and deBrooms?

[Fman99]

Mets go for the throat. deGrom vs Strasburg. 7 PM. Be there!

[Centerfield]

I don't know how you people went to sleep. I'm still wired.

I wish they were playing this game right now.

[Ceetar]

deGrom had a clunker followed by a quality start, trending in the right direction is there any real doubt he's going to sling some sort of 2-hit 8IP 12K marvel?

[Guest d'Kong76]

GAME: New York Mets (77-61) at Washington Nationals (71-67)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 09 - 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
LINE: 106, -115 TOTAL: 7.5
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After overcoming a six-run deficit in stunning fashion, the New York Mets look to further dim the lights on the Washington Nationals' postseason aspirations when the National League East rivals play the finale of the three-game set on Wednesday. Winners of 13 of their last 18 contests, the Mets increased their lead over the second-place Nationals to six games with 24 remaining on the schedule.

Yoenis Cespedes, who has five homers during a seven-game hitting streak, atoned for a three-run miscue in the field with a three-run double in Tuesday's 8-7 triumph. David Wright has recorded seven multi-hit performances in 12 contests since returning from spinal stenosis surgery and is 6-for-19 in his career versus Wednesday starter Stephen Strasburg. New York has won nine of its 15 meetings with Washington this season, including five of eight at Nationals Park. Yunel Escobar is doing his best to keep Washington within shouting distance, going 16-for-34 with six runs scored in September and enters Wednesday's contest with a career 5-for-10 mark versus starter Jacob deGrom.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ESPN, SNY (New York), MASN2 (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (12-7, 2.40 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Stephen Strasburg (8-6, 4.35)

DeGrom saw his winless stretch extend to three outings despite recording a quality start in a no-decision versus Miami on Friday. The 27-year-old allowed three runs on a season-high nine hits in six innings and did not walk a batter against the Marlins. DeGrom rebounded after losing a pair of April starts versus Washington to permit two runs on three hits in a 7-2 triumph on July 21 before tossing six strong innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Aug. 1.

Strasburg, who has been bothered by a balky back, has been given the go-ahead to start against the Mets after working through an intense bullpen session on Sunday. The 27-year-old has won five of his last six decisions, but yielded four runs on seven hits in four innings against Miami in his last start on Aug. 30. Strasburg has split a pair of outings versus New York, getting blitzed for six runs in 5 1/3 innings in a 6-3 setback on April 9 before tossing 5 1/3 strong frames in an 8-2 win three weeks later.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Washington 1B Ryan Zimmerman, who sat out Tuesday's tilt with a mild oblique injury, is batting .435 with six homers and 18 RBIs during his 11-game hitting streak.
2. New York 2B Daniel Murphy is 0-for-9 in his last three contests.
3. Nationals OF Bryce Harper is 0-for-8 with four strikeouts in the series.

[Centerfield]

So I totally would have been down for 2 out of 3 before this series started.

Not anymore. KILL KILL KILL.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I agree. A win tonight isn't as necessary as on Monday and Tuesday, but it's every bit as desirable. KILL-KILL-KILL!

[Edgy MD]

By the way, Dilson starts tonight. I'm calling it.

[ashie62]

KILL KILL KILL!

[nymr83]

END THEIR FUCKING SEASON TONIGHT.

[Guest d'Kong76]

[Ceetar]

Wednesday, September 9
at Washington

Curtis Granderson - RF
Yoenis Cespedes - CF
Daniel Murphy - 2B
David Wright - 3B
Lucas Duda - 1B
Travis d'Arnaud - C
Michael Conforto - LF
Wilmer Flores - SS
Jacob deGrom - RHP

[Edgy MD]

Edgy MD wrote: By the way, Dilson starts tonight. I'm calling it.

How disappointing.

It's passing strange to keep in looking at the evening's lineup and think that they #3 batter isn't looking all that impressively better than the #8 batter.

But, you know, in a good way.

[TransMonk]

The tinkerer in me says to flip Cespedes and Wright...but you can't mess with a good thing.

[Edgy MD]

The tinkererer in me says to flip Wright and Cespedes. And then to flip Murphy and Duda.

And then to flip Murphy and Conforto.

He's an annoying little tinkererer.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Kill KILL KILL

[Centerfield]

My prediction? Pain.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Werth RF
Espinosa 2B
Harper CF
Rendon 3B
Robinson 1B
Desmond SS
Ramos C
den Dekker LF
Strasboigah P

[Benjamin Grimm]

They should give Harper the day off.

[Guest d'Kong76]

He's been off the last two days!

[Lefty Specialist]

KILL KILL KILL

Don't let them up now.

And Fuck You Ichiro. (just for good measure)

[Frayed Knot]

Instead Zimmerman gets a 2nd day off (sore oblique I believe is the culprit), Michael Taylor and his Little League HR sits down, as does Yunel Escobar who had three hits last night but also the game-ending GiDP

I think it's also Matt Williams' way of getting as many LHBs into the lineup as possible -- Robinson plus the SH Espinosa because they normally just have Harper.

Edited September 9, 2015 by Guest

[Vic Sage]

What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I can't wait to see Harper bust out of the box again tonight.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That break-up-the-lefties-with-Cespedes habit may be a bit of a bugaboo come playoff time; everyone and their sabermetrically-skeptical grandma can read his splits and signal for/get four batters out of a LOOGY at the top of the order.

[Guest themetfairy]

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[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

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[Zvon]

For some unknown reason MLB.TV will let me watch the SNY feed. Amazin'!

[Zvon]

Unfortunately ESPN is getting to me around a minute faster than SNY.

[Zvon]

A Cespedes infield single is all New York gets in the first.

0-0 Mets.

deGrom hairs to the mound. Ughm, heads to the mound.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Keith absolutely beats everything.