IGT 5/8 Giants v. Mets Moore v deGrom

[ashie62]

The show goes on.

[Guest cooby]

Onward!

[Guest d'Kong76]

San Francisco at NY Mets
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, May 8, 2017
Where: Citi Field, New York City, New York
By Gracenote

The New York Mets watched their previously-surging offense grind to a halt on Sunday after learning that a key member of the pitching staff was being suspended by the team. The Mets will try to put Matt Harvey's drama behind them and get the bats working again when they host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game series.

Harvey was supposed to start on the mound Sunday, but the former staff ace was instead suspended three games without pay for a violation of team rules. New York called up Adam Wilk to make the spot start but could not find him any support in the 7-0 loss, which ended a string of five straight games in which the Mets offense pushed across at least seven runs. New York will send Jacob deGrom to the mound on Monday to take on the National League-worst Giants (11-21), who are last in the NL in runs scored and were just swept in a three-game series at Cincinnati over the weekend by a combined 31-5. Left-hander Matt Moore will try to stop the bleeding when he takes the mound for San Francisco opposite deGrom.

TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN, CSN Bay Area (San Francisco), SNY (New York)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Matt Moore (1-4, 6.75 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (2-1, 3.68)

Moore followed up a great start with his worst outing of the season when he was knocked around for nine runs on six hits and five walks in 3 1/3 innings at the Dodgers on Tuesday. The Florida native held that same Los Angeles squad to one run on two hits while striking out eight over seven innings on April 27. Moore is still getting used to the National League after coming over from the Tampa Bay Rays in a trade last summer and will be making his second career start against the Mets.

DeGrom is displaying some dominant stuff with 40 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings over his last four starts but is having some trouble keeping that stuff in the strike zone. The Stetson product earned a win at Atlanta on Wednesday despite allowing five runs on eight hits and five walks in five innings - the second time in the last three starts that he issued at least five free passes. DeGrom never had that problem when facing San Francisco and is 3-1 with a 3.42 ERA and seven walks allowed in 26 1/3 total innings against the Giants.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Mets claimed LHP Tommy Milone off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers.
2. San Francisco SS Brandon Crawford (groin) will play in a minor-league rehab game on Monday with Double-A Richmond.
3. New York SS Asdrubal Cabrera (thumb) underwent an MRI that revealed no ligament damage on Sunday.

[Guest cooby]

Go DeGrom! Make the embarrassment go away

[Guest d'Kong76]

Panik 2B
Belt 1B
Pence RF
Posey C
Arroyo SS
Nunez LF
Gillaspie 3B
Hernandez CF
Moore P

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Fuck off, Gillaspie

[Edgy MD]

Hunter Pence uses MySpace.

Mets apparently holding off on the lineup while they wait to see if Cheech arrives in time and in shape to be activated.

#VegasBlues

[Edgy MD]

A noticeable paucity of Cecchini.

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[*:3f0kzlk5]T.J. Rivera, 1b[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Jay Bruce, rf[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Wilmer Flores, 3b[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Neil Walker, 2b[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Jose Reyes, ss[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Rene Rivera, c[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Juan Lagares, cf[/*:m:3f0kzlk5]
[*:3f0kzlk5]Jacob deGrom, sp[/*:m:3f0kzlk5][/list:o:3f0kzlk5][/td:3f0kzlk5][/tr:3f0kzlk5][/table:3f0kzlk5]

[Frayed Knot]

I like Wilmer at cleanup vs the lefty.
I mean, why not?

[Guest cooby]

Edgy MD wrote: Hunter Pence uses MySpace. Mets apparently holding off on the lineup while they wait to see if Cheech arrives in time and in shape to be activated. #VegasBlues

CHeech?

[Edgy MD]

Supposedly in uniform for tonight's game but not yet activated.

[ashie62]

So they say.

[Edgy MD]

Is there a problem?

[Edgy MD]

Hey, there is a problem! Mets down 2-0 on a homer by Vice President Pence.

Who are these guys? The Mets are allowed to play teams outside of their division? Do these games count?

[Frayed Knot]

- another 1st inning deficit
- another walk for deGrom
- and another NYM pitcher in pitch-count trouble early on

[Edgy MD]

Mets equal yesterday's hit total.

That glare off the building in right center is bad. I could see that getting a player hurt. Don't know why I never noticed that before.

[Guest cooby]

Apparently Mushmouth is not one of the ones they left go

[Edgy MD]

Moore is not impressing. Not seeing much movement or placement.

[Edgy MD]

Wilmer, a hit couldn't have said "triple" any more without an official ruling from the commissioner.

[Edgy MD]

deGrom has the changey working.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Wilmer, a hit couldn't have said "triple" any more without an official ruling from the commissioner.

It's Wilmer, he's lucky he got to 2nd.

[Edgy MD]

Interesting that they're not bunting TJ here.

[Frayed Knot]

O-o-T-S break

Nats down 6-1 in the 5th in game 1 of 'Beltway Series'
That's Gio Gonzalez taking it on the chin.


Marlins getting thumped by the Cardinals, 9-2 in the 5th


Phils & Braves are idle today (some say they're idle even when they play but that's another issue)


Yanx up 4-1 in Cincy despite getting into town probably around mid-morning sometime considering their late night at Wrigley.


And the Cubs went from 6 hours of playing in sub-40 degree weather on an even longer trip out to Denver where ... the game is being delayed by a hailstorm

[Edgy MD]

More interesting that TJ just dubbled!

Not sure why Conforto didn't score. The leftfielder quit on that ball early.

[Edgy MD]

When did they reacquire Jay Bruce 2016?

[Frayed Knot]

And we keep the 'give-back' inning streak going.

[Guest El Segundo Escupidor]

I wish when I turn 51 I can still swear at ball players who don't know I even exist.

[Edgy MD]

This would be a good game to rediscover our running game.

[Guest d'Kong76]

El Segundo Escupidor wrote: I wish when I turn 51 I can still swear at ball players who don't know I even exist.

Are there ballplayers who even know you exist now?

[Edgy MD]

Terrific. Welcome to your new life as a fearsome pinch-hitter, Curtis Granderson.