IGT 5/27 - Dodgers @ Mets

[Frayed Knot]

Friday Night, 7:10, Alex Wood vs deGrom

We expect Flores back which means we expect at least one of Kelly/Campbell/Reynolds to be gone and maybe more depending on how/if they address the Duda situation.

[Centerfield]

Unless Asdrubal is laid up.

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: Friday Night, 7:10, [crossout]Alex Wood[/crossout] Julio Urias vs deGrom

[Edgy MD]

Alex Wood if he could.

[Guest cooby]

Centerfield wrote: Unless Asdrubal is laid up.

With a bad back

[ashie62]

I believe the Dodgers have very high hopes for Julio Urias.

[Guest d'Kong76]

LA Dodgers at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, May 27, 2016
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
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Youth will be served on Friday as Los Angeles Dodgers left-handed prospect Julio Urias will become the youngest pitcher to start a contest in the majors in 11 years when he faces the host New York Mets in the opener of a three-game series. The 19-year-old Urias, who has drawn early comparisons to fellow Mexican left-hander Fernando Valenzuela, will be making his major-league debut after signing with the organization three years ago.

Urias is riding a 27-inning scoreless streak into Friday's contest, when he will become the first teenager to start in the majors since Seattle ace Felix Hernandez in 2005. Los Angeles has been stingy of late, yielding just eight runs during its four-game winning streak to move into second place in the National League West. The Mets, who split a four-game set in Los Angeles on May 9-12, recently claimed two of three versus Washington and five of six overall to creep up on the Nationals. Veteran David Wright homered for the second straight contest on Wednesday and is riding a five-game hitting streak into the series with the Dodgers, against whom he went 0-for-10 two weeks ago.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, Sportsnet Los Angeles, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Dodgers LH Julio Urias (NR) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (3-1, 3.07)

Urias has handcuffed batters to the tune of striking out 44 in 41 frames en route to posting a 4-1 mark and a 1.10 ERA with Triple-A Oklahoma City. He also did a number on the Mets' Pacific Coast League representative (Las Vegas), limiting the club to three hits in six innings on May 14. Urias is being pushed into action in place of fellow southpaw Alex Wood, who was scratched from Friday's start because of soreness in his triceps.

While there's plenty of fanfare surrounding Urias, a number of questions are circling in regard to the recent pitching of deGrom. The 27-year-old has posted an 0-1 mark with a 4.63 ERA in that stretch to see his season ERA catapult from a rail-thin 1.02 to 3.07, with Saturday's four-run, three-walk stint versus Milwaukee not doing him any favors. The hurler pitched well against Los Angeles on May 10, however, permitting two runs without any free passes in seven innings of a no-decision.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York RH Jeurys Familia has converted a franchise-best 32 consecutive save opportunities.
2. Los Angeles 2B Chase Utley, who is no fan of the Citi Field faithful, has six hits and four runs scored in his last three games.
3. Mets INF Wilmer Flores (hamstring) is expected to return from the disabled list and play in this series, perhaps as early as Friday.

[Lefty Specialist]

Going to be a tough couple of days. It'd be nice to get this one tonight.

[seawolf17]

I feel like every time we face a rookie starter, he throws seven shutout innings and strikes out twelve. I have a bad feeling about tonight.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Mets will be in first place Monday morning! YGB! LGM! CRCEMA!

[soupcan]

Gotta figure tonight is the rubber game what with Syndegaard on Saturday and Kershaw on Sunday.

Very curious to see this Urias kid.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Buncha pessimists here.

The Dodgers suck, you know.

[Lefty Specialist]

d'Kong76 wrote: Mets will be in first place Monday morning! YGB! LGM! CRCEMA!

Yeah, and they'll probably give it right back on Monday afternoon.

CRCEMA?

[Guest d'Kong76]

*hint*First two letters are Cal Ripken*/hint*

[Fman99]

Fuck these guys. Go beat down Freddie's heroes.

[soupcan]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Buncha pessimists here. The Dodgers suck, you know.

Of course they do, but what's this Urias kid all about? And, you know, Kershaw.

[Edgy MD]

Don't know what the policy will be at the big league level, but the Dodgers have been totally kid gloving it with this young man, not allowing him to go more 82 pitches in a single game. Even if he's on his game, a battling Mets team should be able to get past that threshold by the end of the fourth.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Buttley 2B
Seager SS
Turner 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Kendrick LF
Pederson CF
Puig RF
Grandal C
Urias P

Granderson RF
Cabrera SS
Wright 3B
Cespedes LF
Walker 2B
Lagares CF
Plawecki C
Campbell 1B
deGrom P

[Edgy MD]

C'mon Mets. These guys have their second baseman in left

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is that some kind of newfangled shift?

[Centerfield]

d'Kong76 wrote: Buttley 2B Seager SS Turner 3B Gonzalez 1B Kendrick LF Pederson CF Puig RF Grandal C Urias P Granderson RF Cabrera SS Wright 3B Cespedes LF Walker 2B Lagares CF Plawecki C Campbell 1B deGrom P

Campbell again? Seriously? Did Flores get hurt?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Flores is still on rehab assignment according to his rotoworldpage.

[Zvon]

Phils are getting shit on in the woods, 6-1, bottom 5th.




Little bears do that too, right?

[Lefty Specialist]

d'Kong76 wrote: *hint*First two letters are Cal Ripken*/hint*

Aaaaaaah. Now I get it. Fine dining.

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Flores is still on rehab assignment according to his rotoworldpage.

Team apparently wants him to get more ABs before returning, so he remains in Binghamton for the time being.

[Zvon]

TC cans the plans to try Conforto at first base.

Kristie Ackert ?@Ackert_NYDN 18m18 minutes ago
Collins: This isn't high school where you put the fat kid over at first.
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lol.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Zvon wrote: Collins: This isn't high school where you put the fat kid over at first.

Classic!

[soupcan]

Rusty Staub (among many, many others) is offended.

[Centerfield]

soupcan wrote: Rusty Staub (among many, many others) is offended.

[ashie62]

Cmon, we can beat a teenage pitcher!