IGT 6/9 Mets @ Brewers Colon v. Nelson

[ashie62]

Time for a winning streak one game at a time.

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Milwaukee
When: 8:10 PM ET, Thursday, June 9, 2016
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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The New York Mets were falling off the pace in the National League East due to a lack of offense but managed a few key hits in a win on Wednesday and are hoping that sparks a turnaround. The Mets will try to add to the run total and secure back-to-back wins when they visit the Milwaukee Brewers for the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.

New York totaled two runs during a three-game slide but watched Ty Kelly hit his first career home run and got a tying two-run blast from Michael Conforto in the eighth inning on Wednesday before Wilmer Flores� pinch hit gave the team a 6-5 win over Pittsburgh in 10 innings. Conforto went 10 straight games without an extra-base hit before doubling on Tuesday and homering the following night. The Brewers should be confident in their ability to shut down Conforto and the Mets offense after finishing off a two-game interleague sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a three-hit shutout in Wednesday 4-0 triumph. Milwaukee has won five of its last seven games to pull within three games of .500 and swept a three-game series at New York last month.

TV: 8:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Bartolo Colon (4-3, 3.27 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Jimmy Nelson (5-4, 3.43)

Colon surrendered two or fewer runs in each of his last three starts but was held out of the decision in the last two. The hefty veteran threw just 76 pitches at Miami on Saturday but was lifted after allowing two runs � one earned � in five innings. Colon faced Milwaukee twice in 2015 and lost both starts, surrendering a total of 10 runs � nine earned � and 17 hits in 11 innings.

Nelson had a string of four straight starts yielding two or fewer runs come to an end when he was ripped for six runs in four innings at Philadelphia on Friday. The 27-year-old gave up a pair of home runs to the light-hitting Phillies � one more than he had surrendered in the previous four games combined. Nelson went up against Colon at home on June 24 last season and held New York to one run on two hits and a walk in eight innings to pick up the win.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Mets acquired veteran INF Kelly Johnson in a trade for the second straight season on Wednesday, and he is expected to join the team on Friday.
2. Milwaukee RHP Matt Garza (strained lat) is scheduled to make his final rehab start on Thursday in the minors.
3. New York LF Yoenis Cespedes recorded three hits on Wednesday, matching his total from his previous 11 games.

[Edgy MD]

No leadoff KABOOM! love for Grandy?

Anyhow, Bartolo is the last active player who has pitched against the American League Brewers as well as the NL version.

[Guest cooby]

C'mon boys. Go on a tear

[Edgy MD]

Kirk still going down hacking.

[Edgy MD]

Flores should have made the play at third there

[Edgy MD]

Curtis Granderson

[Edgy MD]

Yoenis Cespedes

[Edgy MD]

This game should be about 6-0 by now, right?

Nelson hasn't shown me anything.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: This game should be about 6-0 by now, right? Nelson hasn't shown me anything.

Yes, but even our hits w/RiSP don't score runs.

[Edgy MD]

Send the runner on first.

[Edgy MD]

Way to hurt two guys with one pitch.

This guy is so chase-able. Come on.

[Edgy MD]

My word. That whole inning was teed up.

[Lefty Specialist]

Edgy MD wrote: This game should be about 6-0 by now, right? Nelson hasn't shown me anything.

Boy, they're letting the Brewers hang around. Better not cost them.

[Frayed Knot]

Five consecutive ABs w/a runner in scoring position, but even with a Single & HBP mixed in, 2 Ks and a FO keep the inning scoreless.

[Fman99]

Yeah that part was suckalicious

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

We haven't taken advantage of opportunities.

[Edgy MD]

I like that palm ball Col�n is developing.

I'm not sure he should be using it to start a double play, though.

[Frayed Knot]

On the flip side of our RiSP suckiness, the Brewers are having all their baserunners erased before ever getting to scoring position: 3 GiDPs plus a pickoff!

[Edgy MD]

Not only is every starter a candidate to strike out 10 Mets on a given night, but this guy has somehow struck out 10.

And hegets a mercy rescue � amazingly ... with Col�n coming up.

[Edgy MD]

Suddenly, the tying run is at the plate.

[Frayed Knot]

Another two-on/none-out situation ... which means there's little hope for scoring

[Frayed Knot]

Some of this stuff would be comical if it weren't for the fact that it's so non-comical.
We now have 3 hits w/RiSP tonight yet only one run as a result.

[Edgy MD]

Bases loaded with no outs. Pitcher all over the place.

Outside chance of a run here, right?

[Edgy MD]

Was Wilmer giving himself up there or just lost?

[Frayed Knot]

Well, like Wilmer's game-winning hit last night, this one wasn't pretty but it was effective.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Was Wilmer giving himself up there or just lost?

I suspect he thought he was doing the right thing by ensuring that the 2nd run scored but that's not a good play with no outs. One out maybe, two definitely, but not there.

[Edgy MD]

Maybe some late-inning Laggy defense tonight?

[Edgy MD]

Well this isn't the laugher I envisioned.

Hill runs like Ron Cey. Still scored easily from first.

[Edgy MD]

Surprised they didn't go to Big Jim Henderson or Hansel there.