Earlier in the Evening IGT - 07/27 - NYM @ SDP

[Guest d'Kong76]

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[Guest d'Kong76]

NY Mets at San Diego
When: 9:10 PM ET, Thursday, July 27, 2017
Where: Petco Park, San Diego, California
By Gracenote

The rebuilding San Diego Padres are hoping to reach the postseason by 2020, and they might be ahead of schedule. The Padres’ young nucleus is trending in the right direction heading into Thursday’s finale of a four-game series against the New York Mets, who are looking to win their first series in San Diego since 2011.

After opening the series with back-to-back losses, San Diego improved to 28-26 over their last 54 games with a 6-3 victory Wednesday as Manuel Margot blasted a two-run homer and fellow rookie Luis Torrens tripled in three runs. “We’ve got a long way to go,” manager Andy Green told reporters. “But what we have is guys that want to improve, who want to be around each other and enjoy coming to the ballpark every day. When you have that, you’re going to be better than people expect.” Like the Padres, New York has several players who could be on the move before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, including closer Addison Reed and right fielder Jay Bruce. Reed has converted 12 straight save opportunities for the Mets, who have won six of their last eight contests but sit 13 games back of first place Washington in the NL East.

TV: 9:10 p.m. ET, SNY (New York), FSN San Diego

PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Chris Flexen (MLB debut) vs. Padres RH Luis Pomodoro (4-5, 4.71 ERA)

Flexen will be called up from Double-A Binghamton to start in place of Zack Wheeler, who landed on the disabled list last week with a stress reaction in his right arm. The 23-year-old Flexen is 6-1 with a 1.76 ERA and 63-to-10 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 61 1/3 innings between High A and Double A this season. “He’s pitching very well,” manager Terry Collins told reporters. “He’s had some very, very good starts in Binghamton. And we’re anxious to see him, very anxious.”

Pomodoro hit his third triple of the season but received a no-decision against San Francisco on Saturday after allowing four runs (one earned) over six frames. The 24-year-old native of the Dominican Republic has won four of his last seven starts after failing to record a victory in his first 10 starts this season. Perdomo is making his first appearance against the Mets but owns a 4-1 record and 3.76 ERA in six career starts against NL East opponents.

WALK-OFFS:
1. New York 2B Neil Walker (hamstring) is expected to be activated from the disabled list this weekend in Seattle.
2. San Diego INF Yangervis Solarte, who has been out since June 21 with a left oblique strain, could begin a minor league rehab assignment later this week.
3. Mets RHP Robert Gsellman (hamstring) is set to begin a minor league rehab assignment Thursday with Double-A Binghamton.

[Frayed Knot]

I was going to go with 'SAN DIEGO SERENANDE' for our final game in California for the year

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... but Matz's shit outing and SDP gloves combined to ruin the mini-streak I was on (perhaps my first ever in CPF/IGT history)




John Sickels profiles Chris Flexen
2017 has been impressive: 1.76 ERA in 61 innings between High-A and Double-A with a 63/10 K/BB and only 40 hits allowed.
Listed at 6-3, 250, Flexen was born July 1st, 1994. He features a heavy fastball in the low-90s and mixes the sinker with a cutter, curveball, and change-up. His command was erratic in 2016 but
he’s made big strides with that this year, keeping his mechanics in gear more consistently and dramatically lowering his walk rate, from 3.42 BB/9 to 1.47 BB/9. That’s made a huge difference.

[ashie62]

Every year someone seems to get like an 8 game IGT streak. Don't believe I have seen that yet this season.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I'm surprised we don't keep a tally. We keep track of everything else.
But yeah, seems like 3-4 seems to be the ceiling in 2017.

[Benjamin Grimm]

There was a five-game winning streak in April, and we were thinking, "Okay! Here we go!" But things turned bad very quickly after that. Ten losses in eleven games.

[Frayed Knot]

Yup, and that graph shows that every one of our upswings since then has been matched by a downturn of just about equal (if not greater) proportion.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Margot CF
Asuaje 2B
Myers 1B
Renfroe RF
Spangenberg 3B
Blash LF
Coleman SS
Torrens C
Pomodoro P

[Frayed Knot]

Luis Perdomo is the pitcher - I think Pomodoro is a restaurant or something.

Anyway, he was a combination starter and relievers as a rookie last season. Strictly starter this year: 17 starts, 4-5; 4.71; 1.54
24 y/o (I think everyone on this team is under 25 right now) out of the DR, BR/TR.
Never faced the Mets before which helps explain why I had never heard of the guy prior to today.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Pomodoro is the Italian word for "tomato".

[Guest d'Kong76]

I occasionally tinker with the game notes thing, etc. to see if anyone
is paying attention.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Conforto CF
Cabrera SS
Cespedes LF
Bruce 1B
Flores 2B
Granderson RF
d’Arnaud C
Reynolds 3B
Flexen P

[Frayed Knot]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Pomodoro is the Italian word for "tomato".

Joe Schultz in Italy: 'Hey there blondie, how's your ol' pomodoro'

[MFS62]

Pomodoro is the Italian word for "tomato". Joe Schultz in Italy: 'Hey there blondie, how's your ol' pomodoro'

Nice Ball Four reference.

No TJ in the starting lineup? Didn't Terry learn anything last night?

Later

[Lefty Specialist]

Ugh. Flexen wearing the dreaded Akeel Morris #64. Let's hope he fares better.

[MFS62]

Lefty Specialist wrote: Ugh. Flexen wearing the dreaded Akeel Morris #64. Let's hope he fares better.

Earlier today, I read that Morris was the last pitcher to be brought up to the Mets without spending any time at AAA. (Don't remember where I read it.)

Later

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Flexy likes his pancakes, huh? Oh

[Chad ochoseis]

Welcome to the major leagues, Chris Flexen.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

dArnaud with another play at the plate

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

And another! You guys gotta give it up for dArnaud

[Lefty Specialist]

Well, THAT's an inning he'll remember.

[nymr83]

Flexen's bunt skills need work.

[Frayed Knot]

Lots of 2-strike counts for Flexen so far, but he hasn't been able to put anyone away yet.

[ashie62]

That's enough for me.

[Edgy MD]

His slider has a curveball drop.

[Frayed Knot]

TOP GUN was war turned into a music video. You didn't miss much Ronnie.
What that SNY piece didn't mention was that SOME LIKE IT HOT was filmed at the Hotel Coronado. Now THAT's a movie worth seeing.

[Edgy MD]

I like that hypnotism is banned in San Diego schools. STOP THE MESMERISM!

[Frayed Knot]

We're getting our butts kicked these last two days by a 30 y/o rookie and a bunch of 21 y/o Rule 5 guys.

[Frayed Knot]

Hey let's see if we can hit some infield choppers!

[Edgy MD]

I have no clue how they think they can win with a roster of 14 pitchers and 11 batters. Ten and a half, sorta.