IGT 5/14/17: NYM@MIL -- Jake It Off

[G-Fafif]

Somebody got an ace up in there? How about you deGrom? We could use it.

Wily Peralta goes for the would-be sweeping Brewers.

[Frayed Knot]

And picking this game to walk less than a half dozen would be a nice start, Jake.

[Guest cooby]

Please win today Mets

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at Milwaukee
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, May 14, 2017
Where: Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
By Gracenote

If the loss of six-time All-Star Ryan Braun to the 10-day disabled list was supposed to slow down the Milwaukee Brewers' surprisingly powerful offense, forgive the New York Mets if they can't tell the difference. The Brewers attempt to complete a sweep of the visiting Mets and post their sixth victory in seven contests Sunday, when the teams wrap up their three-game series.

Braun landed on the DL with a left calf strain prior to Friday's opener, but Milwaukee belted a season-high four home runs to secure a 7-4 win. Travis Shaw did his best Braun impersonation in Saturday's 11-4 rout, going 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBIs to lead the Brewers' 16-hit attack and lift their major league-best home run total to 60. After winning five of their previous six, the Mets have dropped three straight to find themselves three games under .500 (16-19). Neil Walker continues to swing a hot bat for New York, however, going 5-for-8 this weekend while clubbing a solo home run in each of the first two games of this series to lift his May batting average to .333 after hitting .195 last month.

TV: 2:10 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Jacob deGrom (2-1, 3.80 ERA) vs. Brewers RH Wily Peralta (4-2, 5.30)

Despite posting his fourth double-digit strikeout performance in five outings with 11 on Monday against San Francisco, deGrom settled for a no-decision after giving up three runs - including two homers - in six innings. The Stetson product ranks second in the National League with 60 strikeouts, but he also is among the NL leaders in walks with 19 - including 14 over his last four turns. The Florida native has fared well in five career starts versus Milwaukee, going 3-1 with a 2.32 ERA.

Peralta has fallen off a bit since winning each of his first three starts while posting a 2.65 ERA, going 1-2 in his last four turns while surrendering a total of 16 runs, 27 hits and eight walks over 18 2/3 innings. The 28-year-old Dominican did not factor in the decision Tuesday versus Boston despite permitting four runs on five hits and three walks in 4 1/3 frames. Peralta won his only home turn versus the Mets last season after allowing three runs in five innings to improve to 4-2 with a 3.53 ERA in six career starts against them.

WALK-OFFS:
1. The Brewers are three games over .500 (20-17) for the first time since Sept. 27, 2014.
2. After playing 1,652 career contests as an infielder, New York SS Jose Reyes made his first appearance in the outfield Saturday.
3. Milwaukee's eight-run fifth inning on Saturday was the club's largest single-inning outburst since it scored eight times in the third against San Francisco on April 16, 2013.

[bmfc1]

How about not getting picked off second base today?

[G-Fafif]

Reyes SS
T. Rivera 3B
Conforto LF
Walker 2B
Duda 1B
Granderson RF
R. Rivera C
Lagares CF
deGrom P

[G-Fafif]

Villar 2B
Thames 1B
Perez RF
Shaw 3B
Pina C
Franklin LF
Broxton CF
Arcia SS
Peralta P

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Conforto Milwhacks one to right field and we are winning 1-0

[Edgy MD]

[list:2qko22yd]1. Foil the shift.

2. Win the pennant.[/list:u:2qko22yd]

I'm curious how short- or long-term this Conforto-in-the-three-hole show is going to be.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, boo, Granderson.

[Edgy MD]

Oh, yé, René!

[Edgy MD]

deGrom giving hustle lessons for the rest of youse muggs.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

• 1. Foil the shift.
  
  2. Win the pennant.

I'm curious how short- or long-term this Conforto-in-the-three-hole show is going to be.

Edgy MD wrote:

Let's see how this turn goes.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Let's keep him there

[Edgy MD]

Keep it going, Mets. Don't stop until you've scored in mid-twenties.

[Edgy MD]

Walkie, you are SUCH a wet blanket.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: deGrom giving hustle lessons for the rest of youse muggs.

Maybe he can give some to Walker.
Duda also needs to be more aware of what was going on ... get yourself in a run-down if needed.
Bad ending to a good inning.

[Edgy MD]

Thames seems to have bigger guns every time he comes to the plate.

[Edgy MD]

Now Thames can make a big chunk of that rally disappear, which would really make that lost run loom large.

[Edgy MD]

Wow. Big out.

Now let's finish it.

[Edgy MD]

Boom, lowered.

[Frayed Knot]

Eric Thames (or Marcus Thames)
Tim Hudson
[u:z9f31hlz]Red[/u:z9f31hlz] Schoendienst
Nolan Rhein
Mickey Rivers
Rene Rivera
and Lawrence Peter Berra whom many thought was a kind of Saint.

[Frayed Knot]

Through 5 innings and "only" 80 pitches for deGrom.
Still slightly more than you want to see from your guy but a good chunk lower than what we have been getting lately.

[Edgy MD]

deGrom keeps whacking the ball like that and Matz' grandpa is going to start dancing.

[Frayed Knot]

Now saying that someone is a single short of a cycle (which Conforto currently is) is meaningful - as opposed to the idiotic references to some being only a triple shy of the feat.

[Edgy MD]

Ty Kelly helping us out by putting the Phillies ahead of the Nats with in the ninth with an RBI single.

[Frayed Knot]

Edgy MD wrote: Ty Kelly helping us out by putting the Phillies ahead of the Nats with in the ninth with an RBI single.

Nats lose!! ... 4-3 courtesy of 3 in the 9th by Phillie
Nats late-inning woes continue.


And those two have to play another one today.

[Edgy MD]

In the end, deGrom's bailout start adds up to six innings and four runs.

And now the Brews have the tying run on.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey Neil Walker, how ya feeling now about your non-run caused by your non-running?

[Edgy MD]

Sheesh.