IGT 158 9/30 Mets at Phillies

[Guest d'Kong76]

New York Mets (89-68) at Philadelphia Phillies (60-97)
DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 30 - 7:05 PM EST
WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
LINE: N/A TOTAL: N/A
Scores Media Group, Ltd.

The Philadelphia Phillies have managed only three victories in 17 tries against the New York Mets in 2015 but can string a pair together when they host the National League East champions on Wednesday. The Phillies, who own the worst record in the majors (60-97), ended New York�s 11-game road winning streak with a 4-3 triumph Tuesday to open the three-game set.

The Mets have won 27 of the 36 meetings over the last two seasons and six of the last seven in Philadelphia as they stand one victory shy of their first 90-win season since 2006. Daniel Murphy has hit safely in 10 straight games while Lucas Duda is rounding into shape for the postseason with five homers and 13 RBIs in his last three contests for the Mets. Duda hit a pair of blasts Tuesday and is 9-for-17 during his five-game hitting streak. Rookie Odubel Herrera snapped out of a 2-for-22 slump with four hits Tuesday for the Phillies, who have won three of their last four contests.

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

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Logan Verrett (1-2, 3.40 ERA) vs. Phillies RH Alec Asher (0-5, 7.52)

Verrett is expected to get his fourth major-league start � and third this month -- with Steven Matz (back stiffness) moved back a day. The 25-year-old Baylor product allowed four runs and five hits over five innings in a 6-2 loss to Atlanta on Sept. 22 and yielded two runs in 13 total frames during his other two outings. Verrett pitched a scoreless inning of relief against Philadelphia on Aug. 27.

Asher lost his fifth straight start last time out but limited Miami to one run and three hits over seven innings in his best outing since being acquired from Texas. The 23-year-old did not permit a home run on Sept. 24 after giving up six blasts in his first four major-league starts. Asher, who faces the Mets for the first time, was 2-0 in four starts with Triple-A Lehigh Valley after coming to the Phillies in the Cole Hamels trade.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets RHP Jeurys Familia has notched 42 saves, one shy of the club record set in 2001 by Armando Benitez.
2. Philadelphia�s starting pitchers have allowed two or fewer earned runs in 10 straight games � their longest such streak in a single season since 1989.
3. New York 3B David Wright has recorded nine multi-hit contests this month, including two during a seven-game hitting streak.

[Ceetar]

Logan Verrett vs Alec Asher

Mets look for win #90, try to get closer to locking up home field for the NLDS.

Weather.com has Philadelphia with a few early showers but the game should be fine.

[Guest d'Kong76]

NOAA wrote: Tonight: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

[Guest d'Kong76]

@cgrand3 RF
#DavidWright 3B
Murphy 2B
@ynscspds CF
Duda 1B
d�Arnaud C
@mconforto8 LF
Flores SS
@lverrett4 P

@kcmets #cpftoocool

[ashie62]

Jeadoff double by Grandy.

[dinosaur jesus]

Curtis could have had three if he'd hustled. Addison Reed needs to strangle him.

[ashie62]

This could be a Mets laugher.

[ashie62]

[bigpurple:2phvca23]CONFORTOBOOM.[/bigpurple:2phvca23]

[Frayed Knot]

This is one of those inning where you make the joke about them needing to drag the warning track between innings instead of the base paths.
I had never heard of this pitcher prior to today. I have a suspicion that we may not hear of him ever again after that performance.

[dinosaur jesus]

The divine De Fratus comes in to retire Wilmer.

[Frayed Knot]

They're playing while it's misty in Philadelphia.


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[Edgy MD]

Logan 3, Side 0 in the second.

Ruf getting gruf.

[Edgy MD]

Get up Yoenis. Tell me it's OK.

[Edgy MD]

Didn't look good.

If there can be such a thing, he seemed to be walking like his hand is broken.

[Lefty Specialist]

That looked bad.

[Zvon]

Is anyone watching SNY? These Philheads are awful. All I want to know is if Cespedes is hurt. They don't give a shit.

On Muffys crushed Kaboomer they didn't even raise their voice, like it was a fly out to shallow center. lol.

Updates from SNY when possible please.

[Piggiestomatoes]

Drill a filly or no drill a filly? I know what would happen if it was '86.

[Zvon]

PiggiesTomatoes wrote: Drill a filly or no drill a filly? I know what would happen if it was '86.

If his hands broke line em all up and hit em!

[Edgy MD]

Mets booth is preaching the wisdom of getting him x-rayed as soon as possible, so the team doesn't live in limbo.

They are also recalling the Bob Ojeda injury in 1988 and the Orlando Hernandez injury in 2000.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Mets booth is preaching the wisdom of getting him x-rayed as soon as possible, so the team doesn't live in limbo. They are also recalling the Bob Ojeda injury in 1988 and the Orlando Hernandez injury in 2000.

If there's any question about getting him x-rays I suppose that's a good thing. If it looked bad he'd be well on his way I imagine.


Nice catch Newy!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Don't all stadiums have x-ray machines now, or is that in football?
I'm sure we'll know sure enough.

I love Keith and Ron, but sometimes I tire of the back in the day
stuff they sometimes rely on for color.

Edited September 30, 2015 by Guest

[Fman99]

Lots of ball bag and ball sack talk tonight. I am enjoying it.

[Lefty Specialist]

Fman99 wrote: Lots of ball bag and ball sack talk tonight. I am enjoying it.

Gary actually stopped doing play-by-play for a pitch, and we were treated to 45 seconds of dead air while they turned their mics off and laughed themselves silly.

[Centerfield]

Shouldn't we know something by now?

[Zvon]

K, I've calmed down. I know that Phils pitcher wasn't trying to hit him, so I'm not looking for any headhunting anymore. Cespedes kinda swung into that pitch.

What a catch, CONFORTO!

[Zvon]

Whoaoooo, another!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Centerfield wrote: Shouldn't we know something by now?

One would think.

[Zvon]

*slips back into headhunting mode.

OE: Newy hit right in the shoulder

[Zvon]

Shit. This delay in the results cannot be a good thing.

[Zvon]

Ha, no doubt that was intentional.