NY Mets. May 2018.

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Tonight's game was postponed due to rain.
A makeup date has not been announced yet.
More rain is in the forecast for Philly on Sunday.

 

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PHILADELPHIA -- The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies were rained out after a one-hour rain delay Saturday.

The game will be made up on Aug. 16 in Philadelphia as part of a single-admission doubleheader that will start at 4:05 p.m. It will be part of a five-game, four-day series that will include the teams playing on Sunday, Aug. 19, in Williamsport for the Little League Classic.

The Phillies' grounds crew placed the tarp on the field at Citizens Bank Park a few minutes after the scheduled 7:05 p.m. start time but before a pitch had been thrown because of the foreboding forecast. Thirty minutes later, a heavy line of thunderstorms rolled through the area.

Noah Syndergaard, scheduled to start for the Mets, will now instead pitch at home against Toronto on Tuesday. New York's Jacob deGrom will make his scheduled start in the series finale against the Phillies on Sunday.

Aaron Nola is also expected to start as scheduled for Philadelphia on Sunday, when weather conditions are expected to be dicey for the finale with showers in the forecast.

It is the second postponement between the two teams this year. The April 2 game at Citi Field was postponed to July 9 because of cold and wet conditions in New York.

 

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5/13.

Mets vs. Phillies - Game Preview - May 13, 2018 - ESPN

Mets vs. Phillies | 05/13/18

 

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Ummmm....WTF, Jake???

 

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Wow...crazy shit.
deGrom begins the game by loading the bases on b2b2b walks...but ends up stranding them all, with 2 K's and a force play groundout....on 45 pitches.

Edit: pinch hitter (Guillorme) bats for deGrom in the 2nd.

I'm not sure what the heck is going on with these guys any more.
Maybe Jake is under the weather...and hopefully it's not a shoulder or elbow issue.

Sheeeesh.


Gsellman coming in for long relief?

 

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Oh yeah..I forgot to mention...The Mets also loaded the bases in the top of the 1st...but left them stranded too.
Meanwhile the game is still scoreless in the top of the 4th.

LGM!

 

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Mets had a 1-0 lead in the 6th...but Callaway decided to stick with the righty Sewald instead of going to Blevins against the lefty PH Williams with 2 on and 2 out.
The result was a 3 run HR.
Phils now lead it 3-1 heading to the 7th.



btw: Sewald was due to lead off the top of the 7th anyway...so why not just double switch there???

 

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I'm sure we'll get a different story tomorrow...

Mets' deGrom comes off DL, lasts one inning

 

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Mets add a run in the 7th to trim the Phils lead to 3-2 heading to the stretch.

 

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Geeeez....4-2 game now.
Familia gives up a solo HR in the 8th.
1 step forward....2 steps back.

Mets having trouble getting out of their own way lately.

 

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Something tells me Rosario's days with the Mets might be numbered.

 

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Final: 4-2...not the mets.

They're heading home to face the Blue Jays & the D-Backs this week.
Not exactly fun times right now for the Flushing nine.

 

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Missed all the fun b/c of mother's day travel...thankfully.

guessing deGrom will be on the 30-day on Thursday or Friday, retroactive to Sunday.

 

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Missed all the fun b/c of mother's day travel...thankfully.

guessing deGrom will be on the 30-day on Thursday or Friday, retroactive to Sunday.

You didn't miss much.
Mets vs. Phillies - Game Recap - May 13, 2018 - ESPN

 

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Mets had a 1-0 lead in the 6th...but Callaway decided to stick with the righty Sewald instead of going to Blevins against the lefty PH Williams with 2 on and 2 out.
The result was a 3 run HR.
Phils now lead it 3-1 heading to the 7th.



btw: Sewald was due to lead off the top of the 7th anyway...so why not just double switch there???

Like I was saying....

Paul Sewald allows key homer in loss to Phils

 

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May 15th.
Blue Jays visit Queens for 2.

Blue Jays vs. Mets - Game Preview - May 15, 2018 - ESPN

Blue Jays vs. Mets | 05/15/18

 

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....and if it's a day that ends in Y..there's more "good" news for the Mets...



Cespedes has hip strain, might be DL candidate

 

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Clearly we're not using whatever Cano was using

 

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I guess none of our pitchers believe in that whole shutdown inning thing anymore...

Thor had an rbi double in the 2nd to give the Mets a 1-0 lead...but the Jays put 2 on the board off him in the 3rd.

 

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Mets put up a 5 spot in the 4th to take a 6-2 lead.
Let's see if Thor can pitch that elusive shutdown frame.
There's 2 on and 1 out in the 5th.


Edit: YES..he coaxes a GIDP to end it.

LGM!!!