Series Thread: NY Mets @ SD Padres (5/5-8)

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• Morning Briefing: Mets pack hot bats for Cali

• Series preview: Mets at Padres


NEW YORK METS (17-9, second place/NL East) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (11-17, fifth place/NL West)

Thursday: RHP Jacob deGrom (3-0, 1.02 ERA) vs. RHP Colin Rea (2-1, 4.61), 10:10 p.m. ET

Friday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-1, 2.51) vs. LHP Drew Pomeranz (2-3, 2.48), 10:40 p.m. ET

Saturday: RHP Bartolo Colon (2-1, 2.56) vs. RHP James Shields (1-4, 3.23), 8:40 p.m. ET

Sunday: RHP Matt Harvey (2-4, 4.76) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (2-2, 4.85), 4:40 p.m. ET

 

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Per Adam Rubin/Espn:

Travis d'Arnaud is hitting in Port St. Lucie, but has yet to throw since landing on the disabled list nine days ago with a right rotator cuff strain, Terry Collins said. Clearly d'Arnaud's absence will last beyond the minimum 15 days.

 

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Ugghhhh! Stinko de Mayo

Not this BS again.

Mets losing 3-0 in the 5th....and still looking for their 1st hit?

Obviously jet lagged.

Bright side: Cubs beat the Nats.

 

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Jake is done after 5 IP.
De Aza hitting for deGrom.
De Mets need dehit.

Mets still hitless thru 6.

Padres are the only team in MLB w/o a no-no in their history.

Maybe tonight's the night.

 

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LOL.....Verrett comes in and gives up a HR

4-0 in the 6th


And now a 2 out single, then a double, and an E7 on Conforto makes it 5-0

Mets look like they are sleepwalking thru knee high mud wearing lead boots.

 

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Yes!

Cespedes strokes a 2 out single in the 7th..to break up Rea's bid.

Whew!

 

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Plawecki with a 2 out single in the 8th.

Did I mention the bright side yet?
Cubbies beat the Nationals earlier 5-2.

 

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Grandy's leadoff solo Blast puts the Mets on the board in the 9th...and Rea is done.

5-1 SD

 

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Cespedes crushes a 1 out, 2 run HR, to make it a 5-3 game....

LGM!!!

 

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Mets drop the opener 5-3...but they managed to show up in the 9th and make it interesting...

 

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• Colin Rea flirts with no-hitter in Padres' 5-3 win over Mets

• Mets' Yoenis Cespedes wasn't trying to beat shift when he broke up no-hit bid

• Jacob deGrom pinpoints mechanical flaw that hampers outing vs. Padres

 

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• Morning Briefing: Will Padres run wild against Thor?

SAN DIEGO -- Noah Syndergaard is not any less imposing on the mound. But teams have discovered one thing that makes Thor ever-so-slightly mortal: Syndergaard is susceptible to the stolen base.

The Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants combined to go 8-for-8 in steal attempts against Syndergaard in his past two outings. In his career, Syndergaard has allowed 27 steals in 29 attempts.

The Mets will encourage Syndergaard to be quicker to the plate when he faces the San Diego Padres on Friday at 10:40 p.m. ET at Petco Park.

 

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Mets west coast lethargy continues....offense has just 3 hits thru 7...and trailing 2-0
TC reverting back to buffoonery mode.

Magnified by Teufel w/ a brain dead call to send Cabrera home.
He got nailed for out #2 at the plate..... but it should be 2nd & 3rd 1 out.

FFS.....are we gonna have to root for the fucking Cubs all weekend for help????

 

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Is TC trying to work off some old gambling debt we don't know about?..Or is he really just this fucking stupid??

Yes, it's that time of year again fellow Mets fans, to rail on the skipper for his numerous bad decisions and countless shortcomings. It's an annual pathetic blunder on the west coast road trip Mets tradition.

Wow....Just wow.

 

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Since Petco Park opened, the Padres have a better home win % vs. the Mets than any other opponent -- 28-14, .667 with tonight's win.


With tonight's loss, the #Mets have won only 1 of 13 series against the #Padres that's been played at Petco Park.

Embarrassing.

 

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Mets west coast lethargy continues....offense has just 3 hits thru 7...and trailing 2-0
TC reverting back to buffoonery mode.

Magnified by Teufel w/ a brain dead call to send Cabrera home.
He got nailed for out #2 at the plate..... but it should be 2nd & 3rd 1 out.

FFS.....are we gonna have to root for the fucking Cubs all weekend for help????

Teufel is a retard. That was a back-breaker, finally had some momentum going.

 

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Teufel is a retard. That was a back-breaker, finally had some momentum going.

yep....that was beyond dumb....not sure what he was looking at...or if he got the scouting reports mixed up....lol

 

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Morning Briefing: Wake up the bats!

Mets manager Terry Collins: No need to panic about lack of scoring

Mets' Noah Syndergaard labels outing vs. Padres 'OK'

 

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Per Adam Rubin/Espn:

Travis d'Arnaud is hitting in Port St. Lucie, but has yet to throw since landing on the disabled list nine days ago with a right rotator cuff strain, Terry Collins said. Clearly d'Arnaud's absence will last beyond the minimum 15 days.

update:

Travis d'Arnaud tried to throw a baseball on Saturday and felt discomfort. "Pretty discouraging for him and us," Terry Collins said. "... Maybe we didn't wait long enough." D'Arnaud is on the DL with a rotator cuff strain.

 

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SAN DIEGO -- Here are the lineups for Saturday's 8:40 p.m. ET game between the New York Mets and San Diego Padres at Petco Park.





Curtis Granderson, RF

David Wright, 3B

Michael Conforto, LF

Yoenis Cespedes, CF

Lucas Duda, 1B

Neil Walker, 2B

Asdrubal Cabrera, SS

Kevin Plawecki, C

Bartolo Colon, RHP







Jon Jay, CF

Wil Myers, 1B

Matt Kemp, RF

Brett Wallace, 3B

Melvin Upton, LF

Alexei Ramirez, SS

Derek Norris, C

Jemile Weeks, 2B

James Shields, RHP