IGT 05/20 - Brewers at Metropolitans

[Guest d'Kong76]

Milwaukee at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, May 20, 2016
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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After surviving a scare the caused him to miss a start due to tightness in his elbow and forearm, Steven Matz returns to the mound for the New York Mets on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series versus the visiting Milwaukee Brewers. The Mets are mired in a 1-6 slide after dropping two of three to the Washington Nationals.

Matz will be pitching on 10 days' rest as he attempts to win his sixth consecutive start, a span in which he did not allow a run on three occasions. New York manager Terry Collins said he may be a "little conservative" with the pitch count of his prized left-hander, who received a cortisone shot on Monday. Milwaukee won two of three from the major league-leading Chicago Cubs behind a pitching staff that has allowed more than three runs only once in the last nine games. Wily Peralta, sporting one of the highest ERAs (7.30) among starters in baseball, will oppose Matz in the series opener.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers RH Wily Peralta (2-4, 7.30 ERA) vs. Mets LH Steven Matz (5-1, 2.86)

Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell plans on keeping Peralta in the starting rotation despite another rocky outing in his last turn, when he was dented for six runs over 4 2/3 innings in a no-decision versus San Diego. The 27-year-old Dominican managed to earn a split in his previous two starts against Miami despite permitting a total of 23 hits. Peralta has enjoyed success against New York with a 3-1 mark and 2.88 ERA in four starts.

Matz pronounced himself good to go after throwing a bullpen session on Wednesday and will hope the layoff doesn't interrupt a stellar stretch in which he allowed a total of four runs during his winning streak. The Long Island native gave up two runs on six hits over six innings to beat the Dodgers on May 9. Matz had an ugly season debut versus Miami, but he has been brilliant in his last two home starts, giving up nine hits in 13 2/3 scoreless innings.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets OF Yoenis Cespedes is 9-for-22 with two homers against Milwaukee.
2. Brewers LF Ryan Braun, batting a team-high .364, sat out the past two games due to stiffness in his back.
3. Mets OF Curtis Granderson is 4-for-29 with 12 strikeouts in the last eight games.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Modest goal: We need to win this series. Haven't done that in 4 serieses. That's how you go from 1st place to 3rd.

[Guest d'Kong76]

A visit from Bill would be nice around 4:30 Sunday. No pressure.

[ashie62]

Sorry about your back Kase.

Who or what is Bill?

[Ceetar]

Ashie62 wrote: Sorry about your back Kase. Who or what is Bill?

it's these things we use to pay for goods.




We need to take some aggression out on baseballs thrown by Brewers.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Ashie62 wrote: Who or what is Bill?

That nice gentleman that brings the brooms after a sweep!

[Lefty Specialist]

If they sweep the Brewers, I'll go without beer for a week.

Well, okay, an afternoon.

[Guest d'Kong76]

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

[Zvon]

No Dabid. Day game tomorrow?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Lefty Specialist wrote: If they sweep the Brewers, I'll go without beer for a week.

Let's not get crazy!

Lefty Specialist wrote: Well, okay, an afternoon.

That's it, be sensible...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

d'Kong76 wrote: Granderson RF Cabrera SS Conforto LF Cespedes CF Walker 2B Duda 1B Campbell 3B Rivera C Matz P

Look also at Doodoo getting hosed behind Walker.

I think we're gonna hafta call for Dilson Hererra and play him or Walker at 3rd base if this gones on for much longer. Meantime get Wright a first baseman's glove and make him Doodoo's platooner.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Villar SS
Perez 3B
Lucroy C
Carter 1B
Hill 2B
Niewey RF
Broxton CF
Presley LF
Peralta P

[Guest d'Kong76]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Meantime get Wright a first baseman's glove

I've been chewing on that notion for a couple of weeks...

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Meantime get Wright a first baseman's glove I've been chewing on that notion for a couple of weeks...

One only hopes that the David to 1B story -- even on an occasional or experimental basis -- doesn't involve quite as much drama as the whole Piazza saga did.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I guess this can wait till Flores gets back. But he needs to hit too, consarnit.

[Zvon]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Meantime get Wright a first baseman's glove and make him Doodoo's platooner.

I was thinking this the other day but was afraid to say it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

That's three of us, maybe it needs a thread!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

David Wright -- the Next Eric Campbell!

[Edgy MD]

I'm guessing that he's closer to the disabled list than first base.

I wonder how many of his absences from the lineup have been precautionary and how many have been triggered by responding to his condition at the time.

I'm guessing:

We Have a Plan, and We're Being Precautionary	50%
We're Keeping an Eye on Him, and He's in No Shape to Play Tonight	30%
We're Trying to Win Here, and Healthy or Not, We Think We Just Like Our Chances Better with Flores/Campbell/Reynolds	20%

[Zvon]

I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame.

[ashie62]

David Wright is on a pitch count.

[Edgy MD]

Zvon wrote: I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame.

This doesn't add up to me. I mean, if the challenge of playing is the two hours or so of stretching beforehand, wouldn't it make more sense to rest him during the actual day DGaaNGs, when there is less preparation time?

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

It's not nice, but I gotta say it. Eric Campbell is awful.

[ashie62]

Plenty of preparation time in PSL.

[ashie62]

2-1 Brewers bottom 2. Grandy up with 2 outs and risp.

Whiff

[Frayed Knot]

Met bats hit the ball a lot harder in the 1st inning than they did in the 2nd - but at least they got one back.

[Zvon]

Edgy MD wrote: Zvon wrote: I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame. This doesn't add up to me. I mean, if the challenge of playing is the two hours or so of stretching beforehand, wouldn't it make more sense to rest him during the actual day DGaaNGs, when there is less preparation time?

Not if David prefers playing gay dames.


I guess. Maybe I shouldn't use the lingo for that one.

[Ceetar]

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame. This doesn't add up to me. I mean, if the challenge of playing is the two hours or so of stretching beforehand, wouldn't it make more sense to rest him during the actual day DGaaNGs, when there is less preparation time? Not if David prefers playing gay dames. I guess. Maybe I shouldn't use the lingo for that one.

David is on record as preferring night games I think.

but if he's struggling with pain/stiffness, rest him as much as possible against the brewers.

[Zvon]

Eww, Campbell getting booed for striking out. Well, it was only one guy. And it was Campy's 2nd K. But tsk, tsk, you don't kick a Met when he's down.

[Edgy MD]

Hey, Grandy hits it hard into the shift.