IGT 04/27 - Reds @ Mets

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cincinnati at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Matt Harvey finally broke into the win column last week but he has hardly looked the part of an ace for the surging New York Mets, who look to continue their domination of the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night in the finale of a three-game series. Harvey will make his fifth start as the Mets go for their 11th consecutive victory over Cincinnati.

One positive for Harvey is the expected return to the lineup of outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who delivered a pinch-hit three-run homer Tuesday to help New York improve to 10-2 in its last 12 games. Cespedes, who missed the series opener with a leg injury, has five homers and 14 RBIs during an eight-game hitting streak while Michael Conforto is 9-for-18 during a five-game string. Reds shortstop Zack Cozart has his safely in 14 of 15 games to boost his batting average to .390. Jon Moscot makes his sixth career start in the series finale for Cincinnati, which has dropped three in a row and five of its last six.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Cincinnati), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Jon Moscot (0-1, 5.06 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (1-3, 5.24)

The Reds have scored a total of four runs in Moscot's first two starts, but the rookie did little to help himself with an erratic performance versus the Chicago Cubs on Friday, walking four and giving up four runs (three earned) on three hits. Moscot was victimized by the long ball in his season debut at St. Louis, surrendering a pair of homers while allowing three runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings. He has been tough on left-handed hitters (4-for-19).

Although he was staked to an early 4-0 lead in Atlanta on Friday night, Harvey needed 101 pitches to get through five innings and was charged with two runs on seven hits in snapping a three-start skid. Harvey permitted a total of 12 runs over his first three turns, including a season-high five at Cleveland on April 16. He is 2-0 with a 2.36 ERA in four career starts against the Reds, although Cozart is 4-for-8 with a pair of doubles against him.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York's franchise-record streak of scoring first was snapped at 12 games Tuesday night.
2. Reds 2B Brandon Phillips missed Tuesday's game after he was hit by a pitch and fouled two balls off his left shin in the series opener.
3. The Mets placed C Travis d'Arnaud on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday due to a right rotator cuff strain and called up C Rene Rivera.

[ashie62]

Train kept a Rollin All Night Long.

LGM

[Guest d'Kong76]

Cozart, SS
De Jesus, 2B
Votto, 1B
Suarez, 3B
Mesoraco, C
Duvall, RF
Schebler, LF
Moscot, P
Hamilton, CF

De Aza, RF
Wright, 3B
Conforto, LF
Duda, 1B
Walker, 2B
Cabrera, SS
Lagares, CF
Plawecki, C
Harvey, P

[Edgy MD]

Another lineup with three starters missing, but still no room for Campbell.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Another lineup with three starters missing, but still no room for Campbell.

maybe Collins has realized he sucks?

[TransMonk]

I'm curious about leading off with De Aza instead of Laggy, too.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

going on radio pregame trivia NOW11111!!! 710

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: going on radio pregame trivia NOW11111!!! 710

They went to 5 guys before me and I didn't get on! I knew every answer! Lousy cheapass Wilpons

(easy questions)
Team leader in Ws
Last out of Johan's no-no
Current win streak

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

this just in --Harvey shmc

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I hope the bruise on Harvey's ass doesn't interfere with his next photo shoot.

[Zvon]

Someone out there sucks. I can't say or spell his name.
1-1 Mets

[Zvon]

Walker with a line hit to right! Small ball!
2-1 Mets

[Edgy MD]

Opposite-field Mets rool.

[Edgy MD]

Welcome to the Harvey Bunting Adventure.

[Zvon]

Gah..gotta be able to help yourself there Mattyboy.

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh, he's horrible on the bunt.

[Edgy MD]

I think not ringing up Wright for swinging on that last pitch was a giveback for that lousy called strike on the curve.

[Edgy MD]

Four base runners and zero runs.

#shmarvey

[Edgy MD]

Best throw I've seen from Lagares in a while. Hammy would have been a dead duck.

[Zvon]

Lags is looking as good as he ever has in the field. Nice to see that.


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[Zvon]

Walkers pulls a Muffy. Ha! Keith w/Fancy Dan remark.

[Edgy MD]

Pulls-a-Muffy nothing. Daniel Murphy's error column is a big, fat zero this season.

[Zvon]

Coy Roy! lolol

[Zvon]

That was a big purple K.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That briefly looked like trouble.

[Edgy MD]

A rare premature call by Gary but we get some Walker redemption instead. Very nice.

[Zvon]

Walker pulls a....a Zvon! I made a catch like that once. And my outfield days were over. Great play, great positioning.

[Edgy MD]

The Mets get a hit and three walks in an inning but don't score.

The Reds get a soft base hit by Votto to the outfield with Hamilton on second � and breaking with the pitch � and don't score.

Very sterile game.

[Edgy MD]

REDEMPTION PLUS for Walker!

Suck it, John Buck.

[Zvon]

Walker pulls a Walker with his 9th kaBOOM of the month!