IGT 05/11 - Mets at Dodgers

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at LA Dodgers
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
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Noah Syndergaard attempts to halt a three-start winless streak when the New York Mets visit the Los Angeles Dodgers in Wednesday's finale of a three-game set (there's a game tomorrow night too but things aren't always dead-on in the fact's department). Syndergaard has allowed nine earned runs over his past three starts after giving up just two over his first three outings.

Syndergaard lost a start at Dodger Stadium during last season's National League Division Series despite striking out nine in 6 1/3 innings. The teams have split the first two games of the series with Los Angeles recording a 3-2 victory Tuesday when pinch hitter Trayce Thompson hit a game-winning homer in the bottom of the ninth inning. Thompson, the brother of Golden State Warriors All-Star guard Klay Thompson, has two homers in the series and three in his past five games. New York leads the majors with 49 homers but managed just five singles in Tuesday's loss after slugging two long balls in Monday's 4-2 victory.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (2-2, 2.58 ERA) vs. Dodgers RH Kenta Maeda (3-1, 1.66)

Syndergaard has struck out 49 and walked just eight in 38 1/3 innings while dominating most hitters. He received a no-decision against the Dodgers in the regular season last year when he gave up one run and two hits in six innings. Syndergaard has fared well on the road this season, going 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA and striking out 22 in 19 innings.

Maeda received a no-decision in his last turn when he gave up two runs and two hits in six innings against Toronto. He is just 1-1 in three starts at Dodger Stadium despite having a 2.29 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. Maeda has pitched at least six innings in all six of his starts but he has gone seven innings just once.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez is mired in a 16-game homerless drought and all his hits are singles during the stretch.
2. New York 2B Neil Walker (shin) sat out the first two games of the series and is hitless in 20 at-bats over his past seven contests.
3. Los Angeles LF Carl Crawford was hitless in four at-bats Tuesday and is 4-for-28 over his last nine games.

[Frayed Knot]

The signing of this Kente Maeda guy, the only right-hander we'll see in LA, definitely flew under the radar this past winter.
The just-turned 28 y/o had some pretty good stats in 8 seasons as a Hiroshima Carp [97-67; 2.39; 1.05] including no ERA over 2.6 during his last 6 years there, but signed very club-friendly deal with LA for $25 mil spread out over 8 seasons. Not sure why his JPL track record didn't translate into more interest/competition/money in the U.S. Did he pre-decide to only talk to the Dodgers?

In six first starts on this side of the Pacific he's given up 0, 0, 1, 0, 4, and 2 runs. 1.66 ERA, 35 K vs 10 BB; just 26 hits in 35 IP [0.95 WHiP]
The only flaw seems to be that his pitch count can get a bit high which means he usually exits after 6 innings. Sounds like a bit of a nibbler. Oh good, another three-plus hour game!

[Frayed Knot]

Shocking O-o-T-S news: Cubs (now 22-7) & ChiSox (23-12) both lose this afternoon.
at Wrigley: Cubs 4 - SD 7 (4 runs in the 7th for Padres)
at Texas: White Sox 5 - Rangers 6 (Mat Latos turning back into a pumpkin for Sox)

It's just the 3rd time this season that the two have posted losses on the same day and the first since 4/17

[Zvon]

There might be a thread about this here, but who knows. The search engine has already left the building.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15502698/does-mlb-replay-system-need-fixed

"Once upon a time in this game, if an umpire called you out, you were out. If he called you safe, you were safe. About all you could do if you disagreed was kick dirt, heave the nearest base into the outfield or exhaust your supply of words you can't say on "Dora the Explorer."

Not anymore. It's now three seasons and nearly 3,000 replay reviews later. Here's how we'd describe life in a world with expanded replay:"

[Guest d'Kong76]

Utley 2B
Seager SS
Kendrick 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Grandal C
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Crawford LF
Maeda P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Granderson, RF
Cabrera, SS
Conforto, LF
Cespedes, CF
Duda, 1B
Walker, 2B
Campbell, 3B
Rivera, C
Syndergaard, P

[Zvon]

*yawn

0-0 Mets in the 2nd.

[Zvon]

Hmm. He threw home.

[Edgy MD]

Good to see Walker back in the lineup.

[Zvon]

OOO, Thor keeping runners close! Nice play Walker.

[Guest themetfairy]

Thor hammers it!

Fuck you Designated Hitter Rule!

[Fman99]

Mets pitchers brought their lumber out West!

[Zvon]

big
purple
WOW

[Edgy MD]

No GIF for Synderbombs?

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: No GIF for Synderbombs?

I dunno. Colon's HR is a very tough act for pitchers to follow, even for Thor.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: No GIF for Synderbombs?

I should have something. I need a rolodex.

Also an external drive crapped out on me and I may have lost all cards made before 2015. The entire 2014 Season Set. That's his 2nd right? Oh, yea, I remember now, that may have been 2015.

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Edited May 11, 2016 by Guest

[Zvon]

Ugh, fkn Seager

[Fman99]

Zvon wrote: big purple WOW

That's what she said

[Zvon]

Rumours of partyin' in the dugout.
Personally I think he was expressing his happiness with the Gatorade.
Like a cook. Hey, this is a'O.K.!

[Zvon]

Have yet to find a .GIFcard. I may have made one. Yikes, I've made so many cards I can't remember.

[fimg=500:3v3kemne]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ClV1vFuQIAA/VWukd7Wd3CI/AAAAAAAAZoM/YPp9kImYkrMVE-zEFvYJtmCgXueRynrVgCCo/s694/2015mfc-THOR-z15.bmp[/fimg:3v3kemne]

[Zvon]

SHIT! 2nd of the yr. come oooon guyz

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I wanna hit Joc Pederson with a pitch just for having that awful stance.

[Edgy MD]

Vin Scully is 100 years old and he's comparing himself to an outfielder who has perhaps lost a step. Amazin'.

[Zvon]

What's 2017 baseball gonna be like if we can't hear Vin's voice?

[Zvon]

"[syndergaard] has a name on all of (his gloves), and the one he is using-- it's Thor, ...the God of thunder."~Vin Scully

[Frayed Knot]

Plunking Campbell & free-passing Rivera sounds like the start to a nice inning.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Shocking O-o-T-S news: Cubs (now 22-7) & ChiSox (23-12) both lose this afternoon. at Wrigley: Cubs 4 - SD 7 (4 runs in the 7th for Padres) at Texas: White Sox 5 - Rangers 6 (Mat Latos turning back into a pumpkin for Sox) It's just the 3rd time this season that the two have posted losses on the same day and the first since 4/17

Cubs lost a DH to the Spanish fathers today.
For a while there it looked like they might not lose two more games all year.

[Zvon]

OOOO, Thor shows butcher boy!

[Edgy MD]

This guy really slows down with men on base.

C'mon, it's late.

[Edgy MD]

SShhhmoly CRAP!!