IGT 4/20 Phils v. Mets Noah v. Nola

[ashie62]

Keep those press on nails safe Noah.

I am guessing we see TBD at 1B.

Travis would have been off anyway.

If Duda is out I gotta throw a first baseman's glove to Bruce or Conforto to learn IMHO.

LGM!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Is there a rule against pitchers using artificial fingernails? I'd be a little surprised if there's not.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Ronnie said he did it all the time. What'd be illegal would be using the press ons to scuff and stuff.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Philadelphia at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 20, 2017
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
By SportsDirect Inc.

Noah Syndergaard's toughest foe this season has been his own hand, which has caused the 24-year-old ace to make an early exit in two of his three starts. With a blister and two bleeding fingernails likely a thing of the past due to his recent manicure, Syndergaard looks to pace the Mets to their fifth win in six outings versus the visiting Philadelphia Phillies this season on Thursday when the National League East rivals play the rubber match of their three-game set.

Jay Bruce continues to torment the Phillies during his relatively short time with the Mets, recording his second multi-homer performance of the season while providing all of the offense in Wednesday's 5-4 triumph. The 30-year-old, who is 8-for-20 with 11 RBIs in five encounters with Philadelphia in 2017, has launched six of his 14 homers while wearing a New York uniform against manager Pete Mackanin's team. While the Mets are thrilled with Bruce's power surge, the Phillies are a bit flustered with Maikel Franco's power outage as he is mired in an 0-for-21 stretch in his last five games. The 24-year-old Dominican has seen his batting average dip to a paltry .148 as a result and is 2-for-19 with runners in scoring position, but is 3-for-9 in his career versus Syndergaard.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, CSN Philadelphia, SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Phillies RH Aaron Nola (1-0, 3.27 ERA) vs. Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (1-0, 0.95)

Although his team has dropped six of its last eight overall, Nola is singing an optimistic tune after showing signs of rebounding from a disastrous 2016 campaign by recording 13 strikeouts against two walks in 11 innings this season. The seventh overall pick of the 2014 draft, Nola settled for a no-decision on Friday despite allowing just one run on six hits and striking out six over five innings at Washington. The 23-year-old was roughed up in his lone meeting with the Mets as he was gashed for six runs on nine hits in four innings of a 9-4 setback on Sept. 2, 2015.

Syndergaard has been downright dominant by recording 20 strikeouts without walking a batter in 19 innings this season. The 24-year-old handcuffed the Phillies in a pair of seven-inning outings in 2016 to improve his career mark versus the club to 4-0 with a 1.37 ERA. Odubel Herrera and Cameron Rupp have struggled mightily against Syndergaard - going 1-for-12 with two strikeouts and 1-for-9 with five strikeouts, respectively.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York RHP Jeurys Familia is eligible to return following a 15-game suspension for domestic abuse.
2. Phillies RF Michael Saunders recorded his second straight two-hit performance in the series on Wednesday and third versus the Mets this season.
3. New York RF Curtis Granderson is 1-for-18 in his last five outings.

[G-Fafif]

Grandy RF
AsCab SS
Ces LF
The Great Jay Bruce 1B
Neil 2B
Conforto CF
Jose and his sub-.100 avg 3B
Thor RHP
Bringing Up the Rivera C

[Benjamin Grimm]

We typically have a GET OFF THE INTERSTATE thread this time of year, but for Jose, we need a GET ON THE INTERSTATE thread.

[G-Fafif]

"Hi, I'm Jose Reyes, reminding you that state roads aren't as charming as you think."

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

There he is, Big Jay at 1B.

[Edgy MD]

Go Terry, go!

Day to day for now, but even three days gives the Mets some meaningful time to show what the Lagforto platoon in center can give you that maybe Granderson can't, with Grandy right next to them to compare.

[G-Fafif]

Familia back, Plawecki activated; Montero, Gilmartin down to Vegas.

[G-Fafif]

Also, Flores has an infection in a joint (which sound like something you can pick up at Flash Dancers).

[G-Fafif]

And Duda, like d'Arnaud, is unavailable.

ETA: Td'A can pinch-hit tonight.

[Frayed Knot]

I see Wilmer continues his penchant for being unavailable right as a position is opening up for him.

[G-Fafif]

DW is now on the 60-day DL, hopefully for less than 600 days.

[G-Fafif]

Other team...

Hernandez 2B
Nava LF
Herrera CF
Franco 3B
[crossout:6j3yuhqx]Saunders[/crossout:6j3yuhqx] Altherr RF
Joseph 1B
Galvis SS
Knapp C
Nola P

Saunders scratched due to illness.

Edited April 20, 2017 by Guest

[Centerfield]

Frayed Knot wrote: I see Wilmer continues his penchant for being unavailable right as a position is opening up for him.

It's fucking uncanny.

[ashie62]

Drop Walker in the lineup.

[Guest cooby]

Frayed Knot wrote: I see Wilmer continues his penchant for being unavailable right as a position is opening up for him.

Arggh!

[Zvon]

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: There he is, Big Jay at 1B.

So what you're saying is, it's a good night for everyone to bunt for hits?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Or to do things like that. Tough play.

[Edgy MD]

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[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, at least Walker's helping on defe--

[Zvon]

UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! That's on Walker, not Bruce. Jay charged with the error though.
3-0 Phils.

Yo, don't be giving up on fly balls.

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[Edgy MD]

Cindy getting hit, but his defense is doing him no phavors.

[Zvon]

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[ashie62]

The Mets are confounding. Its' the Phillies for crying out loud.

LGM

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

But hey! Ks! Flame emojis!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I thought the worst play in that inning was probably Cespedes. By no means an easy play but he made it look impossible. Bruce had some bad luck