Late in the Evening IGT - Mets @ Pads 7/26/17

[Frayed Knot]

... and it's time to blow the room away

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Steven Matz vs Jhoulys Chacin (or so they say NOW)

[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at San Diego
When: 10:10 PM ET, Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
By Gracenote

After exiting Tuesday’s game with an injury, Yoenis Cespedes hopes to be in the starting lineup Wednesday as the New York Mets continue their four-game series against the host San Diego Padres. Cespedes broke out of a lengthy slump with three extra-base hits and three RBIs in Tuesday’s 6-5 victory as the Mets won for the sixth time in their last seven games.

Addison Reed, one of several Mets players on the trading block this week, recorded his 12th straight save while Curtis Granderson provided a spark from the leadoff spot with two hits and two runs scored. Cespedes entered the game in a 17-for-79 slump but homered for the first time since June 23 and legged out a triple before leaving in the seventh inning with quad tightness. San Diego (43-57) has fallen 14 games below .500 and faces a dilemma in the closer’s role following Monday’s trade of Brandon Maurer to Kansas City. Manager Andy Green has several in-house candidates available, including Phil Maton, Kirby Yates and All-Star setup man Brad Hand, who could be moved by the rebuilding Padres before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.

TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN San Diego

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets LH Steven Matz (2-3, 4.67 ERA) vs. Padres RH Jhoulys Chacin (9-7, 4.26)

Matz owns a 13.06 ERA over his last three starts after allowing three runs on nine hits in five frames against Oakland on Friday. The 26-year-old has pitched well away from Citi Field, going 9-5 with a 3.27 ERA in 19 career road starts, including 2-1 with a 2.59 ERA in five outings this season. His only previous start against San Diego was a memorable one on Aug. 14, 2016 - which would prove to be the final outing of his season - when he earned the victory after taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning.

Chacin was scheduled to start Tuesday's game but was given an extra day of rest after showing up Monday with a tight back. The 29-year-old Venezuela won his third consecutive decision Thursday, allowing two runs on four hits over six innings in a 5-2 victory over San Francisco. Lucas Duda is 3-for-6 with two homers against Chacin, who has gone 1-5 with a 6.50 ERA in eight career games (seven starts) against the Mets.

WALK-OFFS:
1. Padres C Austin Hedges (concussion) hopes to be activated from the disabled list later this week.
2. Mets 2B Neil Walker (hamstring) continued his rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas on Tuesday and hopes to return as soon as Thursday.
3. San Diego optioned RHP Jose Ruiz to High-A Lake Elsinore to make room for RHP Kyle Lloyd, who made his major-league debut Tuesday.

[Edgy MD]

That's the first official statement I heard confirming Céspedes was hurt.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: That's the first official statement I heard confirming Céspedes was hurt.

Hardly official. Mets game notes say nothing. Guess we'll see.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I get a little jazz-gasm at 1:47 in that Paul Simon song.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, can you imagine what Ricky and the boys could do with this song at The Tropicana?

I don't know if you realized that parallel when you made that comment, but amazingly, this song also features the ever-innovative Steve Gadd on drums.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I did not know that. But strong song. Great stuff about the doomed "One Trick Pony" movie that accompanied this Paul Simon Era in the new Carlin biography. I have been meaning to watch the flick which I never saw.

[ashie62]

Will the good Steven Matz please show up.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Conforto CF
Cabrera 3B
Cespedes LF
Bruce RF
Flores 2B
Duda 1B
Reyes SS
R. Rivera C
Matz P


Pirela 2B
Margot CF
Myers 1B
Renfroe RF
Blash LF
Spangenberg 3B
Cordoba SS
Torrens C
Chacin P

[ashie62]

Cespedes looks healthy to me.

[MFS62]

Looks like Stephen Matz fed his gopher before the game.
Later

[Edgy MD]

Reyes singles in the first run on a hit that seems to be a double play 80% of the time.

[Edgy MD]

Chacin has the curve working.

[Frayed Knot]

Matz opened up another branch of 'XBHs R Us' tonight.
He's got a whole chain of those lately.

[Edgy MD]

Blash seems to have a big, holey strike zone, but they're not getting it by him.

[Edgy MD]

Nice to see him go to the curve.

We need more of that across the starting staff.

[Frayed Knot]

On a night where Randy Jones was talking about his 68-pitch CG game in his career, Matz uses 66 just to get through four (ugly) innings.

[Edgy MD]

Rosario, Cecchini, that's not how to defend up the middle.

[Edgy MD]

Curve again!

[Edgy MD]

Three-run hit. Blergvfhlk.

[Chad ochoseis]

Tyler Pill is back on the roster. Who knew?

[Guest cooby]

Oh boy

[Edgy MD]

OK, bloated bases. Let's plate a few.

[Frayed Knot]

C'mon boys, keep my IGT streak alive!
I already have tomorrow's song picked out and so don't want to lose my place in the rotation.

[Edgy MD]

C'mon, René. Save the SONG!

[Edgy MD]

Not only is Randy Jones in the house, apparently Ozzie Smith is also.

[Chad ochoseis]

Flerg. Tip your hat to the Padres' shortstop.

[Frayed Knot]

Those are the opps you can't let slide by when trying to come back from an early hole.
We're getting out-pitched AND out-defensed in this game.

[Chad ochoseis]

Edgy MD wrote: Not only is Randy Jones in the house, apparently Ozzie Smith is also.

Ron apparently read your post.

[Edgy MD]

Pill's got skillz.