IGT 05/07 - Marlins at Mets - Fish Kabobs

[Guest d'Kong76]

Miami at NY Mets
When: 1:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 7, 2017
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
By Gracenote

The New York Mets spent the better part of April frustrated about their inability to score runs before watching the bats explode over the last 10 days. The Mets will try to keep the hits coming and polish off a three-game sweep when they host the Miami Marlins in the series finale on Sunday.

New York pounded out a total of 19 runs in the first two games of the series and scored at least five in each of its last nine contests - seven or more in all five games since the calendar turned to May. The Mets pushed across five runs in the first inning on Saturday en route to an 11-3 triumph and are being led by 24-year-old budding star Michael Conforto, who is 13-for-33 with 12 RBIs, eight runs scored and seven walks in the last eight games. Trying to slow Conforto and the New York attack on Sunday will be right-hander Jose Urena, who is opposing struggling Mets righty Matt Harvey. The Marlins dropped nine of their last 11 and watched the pitching staff surrender an average of 7.5 runs in the last four contests.

TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, MLB Network, FSN Florida (Miami), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Jose Urena (0-0, 2.35 ERA) vs. Mets RH Matt Harvey (2-2, 5.14)

Urena is moving from the bullpen to take the rotation spot vacated by Edinson Volquez (thumb) and will make his 22nd career start on Sunday. Urena went 4-13 with a 5.33 ERA in those first 21 starts while yielding 12 home runs in 109 2/3 innings. The Dominican Republic native is 1-2 with a 4.13 ERA in seven career games - three starts - against New York, including a pair of relief appearances last month.

Harvey allowed three or fewer runs in each of his first four starts but fell off the pace while posting losses in the last two turns. The Connecticut native started against the Atlanta Braves in each of the last two outings and was lit up for a total of 12 runs on 13 hits and eight walks in 9 2/3 innings. Harvey fared better against Miami on April 16, surrendering two runs - one earned - and seven hits in six innings without factoring in the decision.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Mets SS Asdrubal Cabrera left Saturday's game with an injured left thumb and will undergo an MRI on Sunday after x-rays came back negative.
2. Miami CF Christian Yelich (hamstring) sat out on Saturday but could return for the series finale.
3. New York RHP Noah Syndergaard (torn right lat) will not throw a baseball for at least six weeks.

[bmfc1]

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What the hell?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Anthony DiComo and Steve Gelbs reporting the same thing.

Steve Gelbs wrote: Matt Harvey will not start. Suspended 3 days without pay for violating team rules. He has been sent home. Adam Wilk will start. Mets not giving any more information at this point.

[bmfc1]

Did place said item in Pawlecki's locker? Why didn't they suspend him as of Monday?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Some speculation that he was the dildo-in-the-locker guy.

I can't believe this is the reason. I would be surprised if the Mets had a "team rule" about dildos! I mean, I believe that Jeff Wilpon is allowed in the clubhouse, isn't he?

[bmfc1]

The whole country gets to see Adam Wilk as this game is on MLBN (out of market), likely using SNY.
BTW, tomorrow's game is on ESPN but I think that it's a "co-exist" so you don't have to suffer with ESPN unless you don't have access to SNY.
Wednesday's game is also on MLBN.

[Edgy MD]

What a mess. Half of me wants the Mets to just let this minor embarassment blow over. The other half is cheering them on.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Why is Wilk referred to as dirtbag?

[Edgy MD]

Long Beach State. The unofficial nickname of the team is The Dirtbags, and in recent years the ball team's alums make a point of wearing the tag for life.

[Guest d'Kong76]

A college full of a dirty, unkempt, and contemptible persons! Neat-o...

[Guest d'Kong76]

Conforto LF
T. Rivera 1B
Bruce RF
Walker 2B
Granderson CF
Reyes SS
Flores 3B
R. Rivera C
Wilk P

[Guest d'Kong76]

Gordon 2B
Yelich CF
Ozuna LF
Stanton RF
Rojas 3B
Dietrich 1B
Ellis C
Hechavarria SS
Urena P

Edited May 7, 2017 by Guest

[Frayed Knot]

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GOT WILK?


8 games (3 starts) for Detroit in 2011-12, plus one relief appearance with Anaheim in 2015
Otherwise, 159 games, all but six as a starter, in the minors for the 29 y/o. Also spent 2013 with the NC Dinos in the KBO

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: Why is Wilk referred to as dirtbag?

Because he likes the Grateful Dead?

[Edgy MD]

Marlins face the Mets replacement pitcher with a replacement pitcher! How sporting!

[Guest cooby]

bmfc1 wrote: The whole country gets to see Adam Wilk as this game is on MLBN (out of market), likely using SNY. BTW, tomorrow's game is on ESPN but I think that it's a "co-exist" so you don't have to suffer with ESPN unless you don't have access to SNY. Wednesday's game is also on MLBN.

No, not the whole country

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

d'Kong76 wrote: A college full of a dirty, unkempt, and contemptible persons! Neat-o...

So... a college, then?

[ashie62]

3-0 Fish, thanks Harvey. Lawn time.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Thanks for dropping by, Adam Wilk.

NEXT!

[Edgy MD]

Giancarlo not wearing the jaw-guard piece anymore.

I liked him better with it on.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: NEXT!

Ten Cranes says he better than this.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maybe they shouldn't let Wilk pitch to Stanton anymore.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Hey, at least those baseballs will beat the traffic.

[Guest d'Kong76]

The Derek Bell's boat line was pretty funny.

[metirish]

WIlk to Seawald , how did it get to this?

[Frayed Knot]

So other than Giancarlo Stanton, Mrs. Wilk, how was the game?

[Frayed Knot]

Meanwhile ... we're being no-hit thru 4

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Giancarlo not wearing the jaw-guard piece anymore. I liked him better with it on.

He doesn't always wear it vs LHPs -- although just as I type this he's not wearing it against Sewald either.

[MFS62]

d'Kong76 wrote: Why is Wilk referred to as dirtbag?

I think we all have an answer to that question now.

Later

[MFS62]

Frayed Knot wrote: Meanwhile ... we're being no-hit thru 4

As of this moment (2:28PM Eastern time), Binghamton, St. Lucie and Columbia have combined for no runs on four hits over nine innings.
Not a good day so far for the organization's hitters.

Later

[Guest d'Kong76]

Need to get the score to 7-1 and then make their move. No hits
through five...