IGT 04/28 - Mets (time to rock) the Nats

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[Edgy MD]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

Sammy rocks the prison pajamas look better than anyone...

NY Mets at Washington
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, April 28, 2017
Where: Nationals Park, Washington, District of Columbia
By SportsDirect Inc.

The Washington Nationals are kicking off a six-game homestand on Friday against visiting New York but have to be a little disappointed to leave the road after going 9-1 on the trip, including a three-game sweep at the Mets last weekend. The Nationals pounded out 42 runs in the final three games at Coors Field in Colorado this week, including a 16-5 drubbing in Thursday's series finale.

Bryce Harper continued his prolific first month with a three-run homer on Thursday but it was shortstop Trea Turner who enjoyed the most success in the three wins over the Rockies. The 23-year-old went 10-for-17 with two home runs, 11 RBIs, nine runs scored, three doubles and a triple in the three wins to lift his batting average from .219 to .347 and is enjoying a six-game hitting streak that began last weekend at New York. While the Nationals (16-6) lead the majors in wins and runs scored (139), the Mets (8-13) sit last in the NL East and are averaging three runs during a six-game slide. New York will try to string some hits together on Friday against Washington ace Max Scherzer, who opposes fellow righty Jacob deGrom.

TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, MLB Network, SNY (New York), MASN2 (Washington)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (0-1, 2.55 ERA) vs. Nationals RH Max Scherzer (3-1, 1.95)

DeGrom struck out 10 but issued six walks and eight hits in a season-low 5 2/3 innings and could not get any support from his offense in a 3-1 loss to Washington on Saturday. The Stetson product struck out 13 and walked one over seven frames in his previous start, April 15 at Miami, but could not find his way into the win column. DeGrom is 2-3 with a 3.33 ERA in eight career starts against the Nationals while notching 55 strikeouts in 46 total innings.

Scherzer allowed a season-high three earned runs at New York on Sunday but struck out nine in eight innings and got plenty of support from his offense in a 6-3 win. The reigning Cy Young Award winner yielded a total of three earned runs in his first three starts and owns 33 strikeouts in 27 2/3 innings. Scherzer had little trouble with the Mets in 2016, posting a 2-1 record with a 0.87 ERA in three starts.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets LF Yoenis Cespedes (hamstring) left Thursday's game and could be placed on the 10-day DL.
2. Washington 2B Daniel Murphy is 8-for-16 with two home runs and 11 RBIs in the last three games.
3. New York RHP Noah Syndergaard (tired arm) was scratched from his scheduled start on Thursday and will be evaluated again on Friday.

[G-Fafif]

Conforto LF
Cabrera SS
Bruce RF
Walker 2B
Granderson CF
Reyes 3B
T. Rivera 1B
d'Arnaud C
deGrom P

New for tonight: Jose in the six-hole, T.J. at first.

[G-Fafif]

From the dark side...

Eaton CF
Turner SS
Harper RF
Zimmerman 1B
Vengeful Murph 2B
Rendon 3B
Werth LF
Wieters C
Scherzer P

[Edgy MD]

I think they should wear their jerseys backwards or something.

[Lefty Specialist]

Hiding under the couch cushions tonight.

[Guest d'Kong76]

You guys need to rock, I'm feeling strangely confident about this series...

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[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: I think they should wear their jerseys backwards or something.

And pants. Like KrissKross

[Edgy MD]

d'Kong76 wrote: Sammy rocks the prison pajamas look better than anyone...

No doubt. I was going to post a Van Halen clip of this track, but the presence of EVH elevates the song from a 5 to a solid 8, and there's something about Sammy that makes me prefer him in his glorious mediocrity.

I want it on record, though, that I believe there is, in fact, more than one way to rock.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I rocked a spreadsheet this afternoon.

[Guest cooby]

d'Kong76 wrote: You guys need to rock, I'm feeling strangely confident about this series...

Me too

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

cooby wrote: You guys need to rock, I'm feeling strangely confident about this series... Me too

I came on here just to say that. I've been wrong before but I mean, we're due.

[Guest cooby]

We are due and I think my seering rant last night cleansed my soul at least. And I read that Terry Collins went on a rant too so I hope they listen.

[Edgy MD]

I can't find the rant, but this one from last August more or less applies exactly to today.

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[Edgy MD]

SCORELESS FIRST!!

#babysteps

[Guest d'Kong76]

Nice to see a d'Bomb!

[Guest themetfairy]

I don't even know how to react to a lead anymore.

Jacob is probably in shock.

[Guest themetfairy]

Well I didn't have to experience that unfamiliar feeling for long....

[ashie62]

Nope, lmao

Zimmerman and Wieters

[ashie62]

Top 4, cmon Grandy

LGM

[ashie62]

Two on for Travis, crush it!

[ashie62]

[bigpurple:2ngopgzo]KABOOM!![/bigpurple:2ngopgzo]

[Guest themetfairy]

Perhaps this will eventually be known as the Travis d'Arnaud Game!

[ashie62]

Travis 2hr 5rbi and deGrom singles.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Holy d'Crap!

[Frayed Knot]

And just when I was abusing the lack of RBIs by NYM catchers -- 11 coming into today (9 for d'Arnaud, 2 for Rivera) while the Atlanta catchers had 7 in a two-game span -- and here Travis is with five and counting in just 4 innings.

[Edgy MD]

It'd be nice to look back on this as the day Travis became a man.

[Frayed Knot]

O-o-T-S Interruption -- NOW the Red Sox remember how to hit!!!

After two days of getting shutout on 3 hits over 7 innings by Luis Severino (they almost came back on Chapman) and then getting shutout on 3 hits over 9 innings by Tanaka, tonight they pounded
Arrieta and the Cubs for 5 runs in the 1st

[Guest themetfairy]

Edgy MD wrote: It'd be nice to look back on this as the day Travis became a man.

His d'Ar Mitzvah?