IGT-08/31-Marlins at Mets-Meaningful Game in Almost Sept-3

[Fman99]

This game was fan-fugu-tastic.

[Guest themetfairy]

Edited August 31, 2016 by Guest

[Guest d'Kong76]

Them's some books!

[Edgy MD]

They pull a half a game ahead of Pittsburgh, and that'll be a full game if the Cubbies hang on.

[Zvon]

Lefty Specialist wrote: That's a huge Johnson!

lol, this^ Huge win. And tomorrow on out we have a deep bench.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Hey, Familia's up for the Mets all-time save record. That could be another Topps card.

Shit, that'd be Mets history. Gah, that might be a must have. Maybe they'll overlook it (ha!).

At seasons start I hoped for better come September, but I'll certainly take this and love it. Team is heating up at the perfect time.

[Frayed Knot]

SF won today, but the Dodgers have lost one and are in the process of losing the second (rained out on Tuesday) so there may be a new NL West team to pursue in the WC chase.
Pitt losing 3-1 in the 6th, StL losing 3-1 in the 7th, and the Marlins have obviously lost already.

[Zvon]

The Mets are now 9-3 since Yoenis Cespedes and Asdrubal Cabrera came off the disabled list.

Wilmer Flores has a career high 9-game hitting streak.

Familia: 44 saves (record breaker) with a month left. Wow.

[Edgy MD]

Tuning in now to St. Louis losing to Milwaukee. Old Buddy Carlos Torres on for the Cerveceros, two out and bases loaded for Peralta.

OE: FLY OUT TO CENTER!

[Frayed Knot]

Bastardo just balked in a run vs Cubs ... and then allowed a few more via hits.
5-1 Chicago

[Edgy MD]

I knew that signing would pay off.

[Edgy MD]

Kirk struck out on high cheese, the way he does.

[Edgy MD]

And the Brewers win! Mets within a game and a half of the second wild card slot.

In addition to Carlos Torres bailing out Matt Garza, ex-Mets get BIG representation from Kirk Nieuwenhuis, proving all the Brewer scoring with a three-run homer and making an outstanding diving catch on top of that.

Made the catch for the last out, too.

[MFS62]

Ichiro will be voted into the Hall of Fame and Pete Rose won't.
And that makes me break into my happy dance.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: SF won today, but the Dodgers have lost one and are in the process of losing the second (rained out on Tuesday) so there may be a new NL West team to pursue in the WC chase.

Dodgers wound up scoring three in the 8th then five in the 9th -- including a 2-out 9th inning Grand Slam by (who is?) LF Andrew Toles -- to pull out that second game.
So while fans of the SFG were likely already thinking of being just 1/2 game out in the West as the Rox were leading 8-2 entering the 8th, they suddenly had to contend with a 1-1/2 game deficit again.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Cast your vote!

[Edgy MD]

That was a shit sandwich for Colorado to eat. They were red hot and sneaking into the periphery of the playoff picture. The double header sweep would have been a helluva day's work to sleep on.

[Benjamin Grimm]