Series Thread: NY Mets @ Cin. Reds (9/5-7)

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Series preview: Mets at Reds - Mets Blog - ESPN New York


FIRST PITCH: After a day off in Cincinnati, the Mets get back to work with the opener of a three-game series against the Reds.

Bartolo Colon (12-11, 4.01 ERA) opposes right-hander Alfredo Simon (13-9, 3.28) at 7:10 p.m. at Great American Ball Park.

 

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9/5...Friday night lineups for the Mets & Reds @ GABP.

Juan Lagares, cf
Matt den Dekker, lf
David Wright, 3b
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Curtis Granderson, rf
Dilson Herrera, 2b
Wilmer Flores, ss
Bartolo Colon, rhp

Billy Hamilton, cf
Todd Frazier, 3b
Devin Mesoraco, c
Jay Bruce, rf
Brandon Phillips, 2b
Brayan Pena, 1b
Jason Bourgeois, lf
Ramon Santiago, ss
Alfredo Simon, rhp


* hopefully Grandy does better now that he's hitting lower in the order...

 

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Top defensive center fielders meet in Cincy - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Reds Center fielder Billy Hamilton is expected to be the primary competition for Mets' pitcher Jacob deGrom in the NL Rookie of the Year competition. Hamilton, who turns 24 on Tuesday, is batting .267 with six homers and 46 RBIs and has a franchise-rookie-record 55 steals in 76 attempts. The previous franchise rookie steals record had been 54, by Bob Bescher in 1909. Hamilton has the most steals by a Reds player regardless of experience since Deion Sanders recorded 56 in 1997.

 

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Amazin's TCOB in a big way........

Rapid Reaction: Mets 14, Reds 5 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds - Recap - September 05, 2014 - ESPN

d'Arnaud, Mets hit high notes in Cincy - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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FIRST PITCH: On a modest three-game winning streak (and with their run differential sliced to minus-four), the Mets try to keep things rolling in steamy Cincinnati on Saturday.

Dillon Gee (6-6, 3.61 ERA) opposes right-hander Johnny Cueto (16-8, 2.26) at 4:10 p.m.

Cueto’s 16 wins are one shy of matching the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw for the major league lead.

Saturday’s news reports:

• Rafael Montero has been promoted to the major league club. Montero, who allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings in the opener of the Pacific Coast League playoffs on Wednesday, should get at least one start down the stretch.

• The man charged with making threats on Twitter against the Mets and Citi Field was handed a 90-day suspended sentence in Milford (Connecticut) Superior Court after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct. He must refrain from contact with Mets personnel, Justin Turner and Turner’s girlfriend and is barred from Citi Field, but is otherwise free to use the Internet.

• The Mets produced five home runs and routed the Reds, 14-5, Friday at Great American Ball Park. It marked the most long balls in a game by the Mets since they also went deep five times on Sept. 30, 2006 at Washington (Ramon Castro, Endy Chavez, Julio Franco, David Wright and Shawn Green). This time, Travis d'Arnaud, Wilmer Flores, Curtis Granderson, Dilson Herrera and Lucas Duda did the honors. Granderson’s shot, which came on the day he was dropped to sixth in the order, snapped an 0-for-18 drought. Wright went 4-for-5 before departing the lopsided game.

Granderson downplayed the drop to No. 6. “I’ve batted in every spot in the lineup over the course of my career,” he told reporters. “To get moved up, down, middle, out is nothing new to me.” Read more in the Post.

• Daisuke Matsuzaka and Josh Edgin rejoined the Mets after getting cortisone shots in their pitching elbows in New York during the Marlins series. Meanwhile, Vic Black (herniated disk) pledged to be ready to come off the disabled list on Monday when he is eligible to be activated. Daniel Murphy (calf) also is making progress toward a potential return early next week. Murphy is eligible to be activated on Tuesday. Read more in the Star-Ledger.

 

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FIRST PITCH: On a modest three-game winning streak (and with their run differential sliced to minus-four), the Mets try to keep things rolling in steamy Cincinnati on Saturday.

Dillon Gee (6-6, 3.61 ERA) opposes right-hander Johnny Cueto (16-8, 2.26) at 4:10 p.m.

Cueto’s 16 wins are one shy of matching the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw for the major league lead.

Saturday’s news reports:

• Rafael Montero has been promoted to the major league club. Montero, who allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings in the opener of the Pacific Coast League playoffs on Wednesday, should get at least one start down the stretch.

• The man charged with making threats on Twitter against the Mets and Citi Field was handed a 90-day suspended sentence in Milford (Connecticut) Superior Court after pleading no contest to disorderly conduct. He must refrain from contact with Mets personnel, Justin Turner and Turner’s girlfriend and is barred from Citi Field, but is otherwise free to use the Internet.

• The Mets produced five home runs and routed the Reds, 14-5, Friday at Great American Ball Park. It marked the most long balls in a game by the Mets since they also went deep five times on Sept. 30, 2006 at Washington (Ramon Castro, Endy Chavez, Julio Franco, David Wright and Shawn Green). This time, Travis d'Arnaud, Wilmer Flores, Curtis Granderson, Dilson Herrera and Lucas Duda did the honors. Granderson’s shot, which came on the day he was dropped to sixth in the order, snapped an 0-for-18 drought. Wright went 4-for-5 before departing the lopsided game.

Granderson downplayed the drop to No. 6. “I’ve batted in every spot in the lineup over the course of my career,” he told reporters. “To get moved up, down, middle, out is nothing new to me.” Read more in the Post.

• Daisuke Matsuzaka and Josh Edgin rejoined the Mets after getting cortisone shots in their pitching elbows in New York during the Marlins series. Meanwhile, Vic Black (herniated disk) pledged to be ready to come off the disabled list on Monday when he is eligible to be activated. Daniel Murphy (calf) also is making progress toward a potential return early next week. Murphy is eligible to be activated on Tuesday. Read more in the Star-Ledger.

 

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Mets Saturday lineup vs. the Reds (Cueto)

Juan Lagares, cf
Matt den Dekker, lf
David Wright, 3b
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Curtis Granderson, rf
Dilson Herrera, 2b
Wilmer Flores, ss
Dillon Gee, rhp

 

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Ughhh.....wasted opportunities....typical.

New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds - Recap - September 06, 2014 - ESPN

 

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Sunday rubber game lineups....

Mets
Juan Lagares, cf
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, lf
David Wright, 3b
Lucas Duda, 1b
Wilmer Flores, ss
Curtis Granderson, rf
Dilson Herrera, 2b
Anthony Recker, c
Zack Wheeler, rhp

Reds
Billy Hamilton, cf
Skip Schumaker, lf
Todd Frazier, 3b
Devin Mesoraco, c
Brandon Phillips, 2b
Jay Bruce, rf
Jack Hannahan, 1b
Zack Cozart, ss
Mat Latos, rhp

 

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Mets,Wheeler, Mejia..hang on to take the series & end the road trip 4-2, now head home for a 10 gamer.

New York Mets vs. Cincinnati Reds - Recap - September 07, 2014 - ESPN

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