IGT Tues 9/15 Mets v Marlins deGrom and deRolling

[Fman99]

deGrom vs some guy from Stony Brook. Looking for 9 in a row.

[Guest themetfairy]

Kill KILL KILL!

[Edgy MD]

Cil CIL CIL!

(I wanted Koehler to understand it.)

[Guest d'Kong76]

GAME: Miami Marlins (61-83) at New York Mets (83-61)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 15 - 7:10 PM EST
WHERE: Citi Field, New York City, New York
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A
Covers Media Group Ltd.

With eight wins in a row, the New York Mets are on the fast track toward securing their first National League East title since 2006. The surging Mets look to continue their torrid run to glory when they play the second contest of their three-game series versus the visiting Miami Marlins on Tuesday.

Named the NL Player of the Week on Monday afternoon, Yoenis Cespedes went deep later that night in New York's 4-3 triumph to improve to a blistering 21-for-55 with nine homers, 19 RBIs and 16 runs scored in September. The 29-year-old Cuban has hit safely in all 10 career games versus Miami and is 3-for-6 with two RBIs against Tuesday starter Tom Koehler. Travis d'Arnaud, who is 5-for-12 versus the right-hander, launched a two-run homer on Monday to keep the Mets 9 1/2 games ahead of second-place Washington and reduce their magic number to clinch the division title to 10. Dee Gordon had two hits in the series opener to improve to 15-for-48 in September for the Marlins, who have dropped two in a row after winning nine of their previous 11.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Tom Koehler (9-13, 3.99 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (13-7. 2.40)

Koehler posted his first win since July 23 last time out - and he did so impressive fashion. The 29-year-old New York native matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and allowed two runs on four hits in eight innings of a 5-2 triumph over Milwaukee on Wednesday. Koehler hasn't fared nearly as well against the Mets, posting a 1-5 mark after taking a no-decision following a five-walk performance on Sept. 4.

DeGrom continued his sterling season on Wednesday, permitting two runs on five hits and striking out nine in seven innings of a 5-3 victory over Washington. The 27-year-old owns a 3-0 career mark versus the Marlins, but settled for a no-decision in his last meeting on Sept. 4 despite recording a quality start. DeGrom routinely has given the Citi Field fans a thrill this season, posting a 6-3 record with a stingy 1.57 ERA and 0.92 WHIP while holding the opposition to a .199 batting average.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York 3B David Wright has three hits in his last two games, including the go-ahead RBI double Monday, after going 0-for-9 with four strikeouts in his previous two.
2. Miami OF Giancarlo Stanton participated in batting practice on Monday, marking the first time he's done so since breaking the hamate bone in his left hand on June 26.
3. The Mets have rallied in six of their last eight victories.

[seawolf17]

Cil CIL CIL! (I wanted Koehler to understand it.)

Interesting. Two years ago today, I predicted THE FUTURE.



http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=8353

[ashie62]

It seems like the Kohler toilet is on the mound every time we play the fish.

KILL KILL KILL.

[Edgy MD]

[Guest d'Kong76]

Gordon, 2B
Yelich, CF
Prado, 3B
Bour, 1B
Ozuna, RF
Dietrich, LF
Realmuto, C
Rojas, SS
Koehler, P

[Guest d'Kong76]

I live close to Fishkill... kill is Dutch for a waterway such as a creek.

[Benjamin Grimm]

"DUTCH WATERWAY! DUTCH WATERWAY! DUTCH WATERWAY!" isn't quite as catchy.

[Ceetar]

I feel like I ate at a crappy diner in Fishkill maybe 10 years ago on a trip upstate.

[Lefty Specialist]

Edited September 15, 2015 by Guest

[seawolf17]

TK, 2012-2014 vs Mets: 2.67 ERA in 64 innings, with 23 BB and 49 K

TK, 2015 vs Mets: 10.59 ERA in 17 innings, with 13 BB and 12 K

[Benjamin Grimm]

He must have gone to Jupiter to get more stupider.

[Guest sharpie]

A Team in tonight to do some schoolin:

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF
2. Yoenis Cespedes ® CF
3. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B
4. David Wright ® 3B
5. Michael Conforto (L) LF
6. Travis d'Arnaud ® C
7. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
8. Ruben Tejada ® SS
9. Jacob deGrom (L) P

[Edgy MD]

Lucas, they're batting you seventh. Get very angry.

[TransMonk]

Yeah, like HR angry. We're still waiting on the next dinger.

[dgwphotography]

sharpie wrote: A Team in tonight to do some schoolin: 1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF 2. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF 3. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B 4. David Wright (R) 3B 5. Michael Conforto (L) LF 6. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C 7. Lucas Duda (L) 1B 8. Ruben Tejada (R) SS 9. Jacob deGrom (L) P

That's one hell of a line up.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Lucas strikes me as someone who's not very aware of his surroundings.

Terry probably just tells him, "Lucas, you bat after Travis. I'll tell you when to put your helmet on."

[Edgy MD]

And in the sense that there is an A Team, that's probably not it, as it lacks a certain Floresian factor.

[Guest themetfairy]

Hey! That ill educated brute hit Cespedes!

Boo!

[Lefty Specialist]

Cespedes stepping on his foot looked intentional. Just saying.

[ashie62]

deGrom struggling again.

[ashie62]

6-1 fish

Fman you can start to be concerned.

[Benjamin Grimm]

They might as well go to the bullpen now.

[Frayed Knot]

At first they were mostly seeing eye hits.
But the last inning or two the Marlins having really been smacking the ball around, and when you consider that 3 of the 15 outs deGrom has gotten tonight have been not his doing but have been outs on the base paths (2 CS plus Bour thrown out just now trying to advance) in some ways this night is even worse than it looks.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm on the road and not seeing this game. Wtf up with degrom?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

Damn Fish always seem to give us trouble.

Our much praised lineup tonight can't seem to get something going against a guy who finally got accepted at that nice trade school out the island.


I thought the first inning runs we didn't get might come back to haunt.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ceetar wrote: I feel like I ate at a crappy diner in Fishkill maybe 10 years ago on a trip upstate.

Probably this landmark one: http://thei84diner.com/ ,
the diner thread is probably long gone.

Upstate starts in the Catskill foothills and continues into
the Adirondacks btw...

[Benjamin Grimm]

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: I thought the first inning runs we didn't get might come back to haunt.

Travis did Knucklehead a big favor by swinging at and popping up the first pitch.