IGT Tue 9/29 @ Phillies: Going for 90

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Mets head into their final regular season road series in Philadelphia with a chance to add to their 2015 win total. A win in Tuesday's game would bring them up to 90 for the season and tie with the 1984 Mets for the 10th best regular season record in franchise history. The Phillies, if they have any fight left, should be happy to spoil any final week fun for the Mets.

Bartolo Colon (14-12, 4.15) exudes his veteran presence on the mound for the Mets.
David Buchanan (2-9, 7.96) chucks the pellet for the Phillies.

[Guest d'Kong76]

GAME: New York Mets (89-67) at Philadelphia Phillies (59-97)
DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 29 - 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A
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Having already wrapped up the National League East title, the New York Mets have one order of business left as they prepare to open a three-game series against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. The Mets are trying to maintain their slim edge over the Los Angeles Dodgers for home-field advantage in the first round of the divisional playoffs.

Playing away from home has not fazed the Mets, who carried a franchise-record 11-game road winning streak into the series with the Phillies. New York put on an offensive clinic in its last visit to Citizens Bank Park, amassing 40 runs in a four-game sweep against Philadelphia from Aug. 24-27. The Phillies have much more modest goals, attempting to avoid losing three more games to reach 100 defeats for the first time since 1961. Mets right-hander Bartolo Colon goes for his 15th win overall and fifth victory of the season versus Philadelphia when he opposes David Buchanan.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), CSN Philadelphia

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (14-12, 4.15 ERA) vs. Phillies RH David Buchanan (2-9, 7.96)

Colon continued his dominance against the Phillies with a pair of wins five days apart in late August, running his scoreless streak against them to 16 innings. The 42-year-old matched his season high with nine strikeouts with eight innings of four-hit ball on Aug. 31 and fanned eight in seven innings five days earlier. Colon did not factor in the decision last time out, giving up three runs in 6 1/3 innings versus Atlanta.

Buchanan is trying to salvage what has been a disastrous season, but he is trying to build off momentum from a pair of solid performances in his last two turns. The 26-year-old took the loss versus Washington despite six innings of two-run ball on Sept. 15 and did not factor in the decision on Wednesday after giving up two runs (one earned) versus Miami. He has never beaten the Mets, posting an 0-3 record and 4.44 ERA in four starts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Phillies 1B Ryan Howard (knee) and rookie 3B Maikel Franco (wrist) could both return to the lineup this week.
2. Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes has five homers and 10 RBIs in seven career games versus Philadelphia.
3. The Phillies announced that rookie RHP Aaron Nola will be shut down for the season.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I expect this series will be a de-facto home series as Mets fans will outnumber Phillies fans at CBP.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Galvis, SS
Herrera, CF
Altherr, LF
Ruf, 1B
Asche, 3B
Blanco, 2B
Rupp, C
Bogusevic, RF
Buchanan, P

[Guest d'Kong76]

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

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[Zvon]

SNY booth blacked out for me when they play Philly. GAH!

[Guest cooby]

Zvon

[Frayed Knot]

3 runs in the 1st off Bartolo -- although it could be worse, Pineda's coughed up 6 in the 1st in the Bronx and he's not even out of the inning yet.

[Frayed Knot]

Rained out in Baltimore tonight.
Rained out in Pittsburgh.
Rain delayed in Cincinnati.

Sounds like there's going to be a lot of this on the east coast this week.

[Zvon]

Still 3-0 here in the 3rd.

[Zvon]

DUDA!!!!!!!!!!!

3-1

[Benjamin Grimm]

David toyed with tying the game, but his fly ball with Granderson on base died at the warning track.

[ashie62]

Cmon Metsies its only the filthys.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cespedes has traded his neon yellow sleeve for something with some kind of tiger print.

[Zvon]

Very loud Mets presence.

LETS GO METS!

Cespedes up, 2 on.

[Zvon]

Buchanan done. That shot off his foot had to hurt.
They say it's raining.

OE: Cespedes waved at a curve for strike 3.

[Edgy MD]

Man, Buchanan has gotten away without much stuff, from where I'm sitting.

Pulling him after 4 2/3. Who is he, Denny Neagle?

[Edgy MD]

Adam Loewen, slugging pitcher. I think the Mets hit him hard last time they saw him.

[Edgy MD]

Man, we get guys on every inning and then fly balls to the warning track, but they find gloves.

This is still Citizen's Bank Park, right?

[Zvon]

Ha! I have no idea who that is but he sucks.

[Edgy MD]

Pinch-hitting for Colon oily.

[Edgy MD]

Niese warming in the pen!!

[Edgy MD]

That throw was offline.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: That throw was offline.

The last thing I want is any starters getting hurt. Esp vs. these losers. The Phils do have something to play for though. Three more losses and they hit the big 100.

Nice inning from Niese.

[Edgy MD]

I'm not saying he should have gone. Obviously, Teufel didn't know where the throw would be when he made the call.

HEY, IT'S CHASE d'ARNAUD!

[Edgy MD]

He goes with the lower-case d as well.

I'm all for the small caps, man.

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[Edgy MD]

Leaving Goeddel in a spot, but a good job in relief by Niesey.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, look � Carlos Torres, strong and healthy and pounding the strike zone.

[Fman99]

Edgy MD wrote: Hey, look � Carlos Torres, strong and healthy and pounding the strike zone.

Very encouraging stuff. The only thing that would make me happier before the week's out is a Juan Uribe appearance.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Hey, look � Carlos Torres, strong and healthy and pounding the strike zone.

Torres got my vote in the 25 thread. Last I checked I was 1 of 2.