Benjamin Grimm

That's a legitimate worry, I think.

Harvey 2.5 Tejada 1

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: LOL Girardi. I'm not sure how good my lip-reading skills are, but I think the umpire said "Shut up!" and Girardi came out of the dugout saying, "Don't tell me to shut up!"

Conforto 0.5 Gilmartin 1 Syndergaard 0.5

Yesterday: Not a good day. The Yankees beat the Mets and the Nationals, who have won 6 of their last 7, defeated the Marlins. The NL East lead drops from 8 to 7. The magic number holds at 8. And the NHOP rises from .267 to .286. DateMets RecordNationals RecordMets LeadMagic NumberGames RemainingNHOPAugust 356-5054-501571140.500August 457-5055-501561120.500August 558-5055-512541100.491August 658-5056-511.5541090.495August 759-5056-522.5521070.486August 859-5157-521.5521050.495August 959-5257-531.5511030.495August 1060-5258-531.5501010.495August 1161-5258-542.548990.485August 1262-5258-553.546970.474August 1363-5258-564.544950.463August 1463-5358-574.543930.462August 1563-5458-584.542910.462August 1663-5558-594.541890.461August 1763-5558-594.541890.461August 1864-5559-594.540870.460August 1964-5660-593.540850.471August 2064-5660-60439840.464August 2165-5660-61537820.451August 2266-5661-61536800.450August 2367-5662-61535780.449August 2468-5662-615.534770.442August 2569-5663-615.533750.440August 2670-5663-626.531730.425August 2771-5664-626.530710.423August 2871-5764-636.529690.420August 2971-5865-635.529670.433August 3072-5866-635.528650.431August 3173-5866-646.526630.413September 173-5966-656.525610.410September 274-5967-656.524590.407September 374-5968-65624580.414September 474-6069-65524560.429September 575-6070-65523540.426September 675-6171-65423520.442September 776-6171-66521500.420September 877-6171-67619480.396September 978-6171-68717460.370September 1079-6171-687.516450.356September 1180-6171-698.514430.326September 1281-6171-709.512410.293September 1382-6172-709.511390.282September 1483-6173-709.510370.270September 1583-6274-708.510350.286September 1683-6375-707.510330.303September 1783-6375-7189320.281September 1884-6376-7188300.267September 1984-6477-7178280.286 Going into the weekend, Centerfield said that he'd be happy with a 7-game lead on Monday morning. The possibilities are now reduced to three: Tomorrow morning the lead will either be 6, 7, or 8 games.

I recommend a subscription to Extra Innings.

He's welcome to participate in all of them!

It's a big responsibility, but I think you're ready to handle it.

It would have made much more sense to give Addison Reed the ninth. He only threw eight pitches in the eighth inning and he was looking good. With Clippard unavailable on Friday, and I assume possibly on Saturday, Familia should have been held back. (I would have given Reed the ninth even if the score had remained 4-1, by the way.) Terry should ditch this M.O. I can't imagine that warming up a bit and then sitting down is the same as warming up a bit and then throwing 26 pitches in a game situation.

Frayed Knot wrote: The 'Happy Outcomes' column of that chart should of course read 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 rather than 1 through 5 No, that's correct. The column represents the total number of happy outcomes for the period from Friday through Sunday. We already have one happy outcome, and there's still the possibility of four more, which would leave us with a total of five.

Box score Duda 1.3 Flores 0.5 Matz 4 Murphy 1.3 Reed 0.6 Robles 1 Uribe 1.3

Edgy MD wrote: Just let Reed finish, Terrycloth! That's exactly what I was thinking. Instead, Familia threw 26 pitches that he didn't need to throw.

The Mets beat the Yankees tonight, and the Marlins gave the Nationals a good fight, but the Nationals prevailed. So what could have been a great day is, instead, merely a very very good day. The division lead holds at 8 games. The magic number is reduced from 9 to 8. And the NHOP drops by 14 points, from .281 to .267. DateMets RecordNationals RecordMets LeadMagic NumberGames RemainingNHOPAugust 356-5054-501571140.500August 457-5055-501561120.500August 558-5055-512541100.491August 658-5056-511.5541090.495August 759-5056-522.5521070.486August 859-5157-521.5521050.495August 959-5257-531.5511030.495August 1060-5258-531.5501010.495August 1161-5258-542.548990.485August 1262-5258-553.546970.474August 1363-5258-564.544950.463August 1463-5358-574.543930.462August 1563-5458-584.542910.462August 1663-5558-594.541890.461August 1763-5558-594.541890.461August 1864-5559-594.540870.460August 1964-5660-593.540850.471August 2064-5660-60439840.464August 2165-5660-61537820.451August 2266-5661-61536800.450August 2367-5662-61535780.449August 2468-5662-615.534770.442August 2569-5663-615.533750.440August 2670-5663-626.531730.425August 2771-5664-626.530710.423August 2871-5764-636.529690.420August 2971-5865-635.529670.433August 3072-5866-635.528650.431August 3173-5866-646.526630.413September 173-5966-656.525610.410September 274-5967-656.524590.407September 374-5968-65624580.414September 474-6069-65524560.429September 575-6070-65523540.426September 675-6171-65423520.442September 776-6171-66521500.420September 877-6171-67619480.396September 978-6171-68717460.370September 1079-6171-687.516450.356September 1180-6171-698.514430.326September 1281-6171-709.512410.293September 1382-6172-709.511390.282September 1483-6173-709.510370.270September 1583-6274-708.510350.286September 1683-6375-707.510330.303September 1783-6375-7189320.281September 1884-6376-7188300.267 Going into the weekend, Centerfield said that he'd be happy with a 7-game lead on Monday morning. Today's two games narrow the list of Monday morning possibilities: Happy OutcomesMonday Morning LeadMagic Number[crossout]0[/crossout][crossout]5[/crossout][crossout]9[/crossout]1682773864955104[crossout]6[/crossout][crossout]11[/crossout][crossout]3[/crossout]

Could be! Maybe we can start calling him "Johnny Lawns".

The Mets are really sockin' that ball. Knockin' those homers over the wall.

Yes, I was thinking the same thing. (About Travis) And I think maybe Teufel should have sent David home.

Clippard unavailable tonight with a stiff back.

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Matz could use a couple of quick innings.

Matz gets out of the inning. 22 pitches, 1 run.

Yankees up 1-0 with two out in the first.

Miami jumps to a quick 2-0 lead in Washington,

"Céspedes", by the way, is the Spanish word for "lawns".

Bob Costas no longer looks boyish.

I guess today isn't a Jewish holiday, otherwise Matz wouldn't be pitching.