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Series Thread: Phil. Phillies @ NY Mets (9/22-25)

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Morning Briefing: At least the other contenders lost too

NEW YORK -- If the New York Mets miss the playoffs, it’s thePhiladelphia Phillies who will play the spoiler role.

After suffering a dispiriting three-game sweep against the Atlanta Braves, the Mets now have 10 games remaining. Seven of those are against the Phillies, beginning with a four-game set at Citi Field to complete the Mets’ final regular-season homestand. The Mets’ other three games are at Miami.

“We’re still right there,” Terry Collins said. “I do believe we are still in the hunt. You can’t ask for more than that. We’ve just got to fight our way out.”

Despite a dispiriting loss Wednesday, the Mets remained in a three-way tie for the two wild-card spots with the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants. All three teams suffered defeats Wednesday to fall to 80-72.

Seth Lugo (4-2, 2.35 ERA) starts opposite Phillies left-hander Adam Morgan (2-10, 5.49) in Thursday’s 7:10 p.m. ET series opener
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Breaking: Steven Matz's start on Friday is off because of continued shoulder issue.

After yesterday's 20-pitch bullpen session, Mets pitcher Steven Matz reported shoulder soreness to the Mets training staff today. Matz will not start as scheduled on Friday against the Phillies. Gabriel Ynoa will start in Matz's place. Manager Terry Collins deemed Matz's shoulder a "delicate situation" even though a recent MRI revealed no issue.

Mets starter Steven Matz said no one has discussed shutting him down for the rest of the season, due to his lingering shoulder injury. Matz said he felt "pain" that was "a little different from regular soreness" and reported that to training staff today. Matz was scratched from Friday's start against the Phillies. Rookie Gabriel Ynoa will start in his place.

The news with Steven Matz now all but confirms that Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman both will pitch in a division series if the Mets get that far.
 

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The Mets lineup for Thursday's 7:10 pm series opener against the Phillies at Citifield:

Jose Reyes – 3B
Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
Yoenis Cespedes – LF
T.J. Rivera – 2B
Curtis Granderson – RF
Eric Campbell – 1B
Rene Rivera – C
Alejandro De Aza – CF
Seth Lugo – RHP
 

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walking wounded, what a season this has been
 

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It took 11 innings and 27 players.....but the mets won.

Cabrera 11th-inning homer leads Mets over Phillies 9-8

The Mets set a franchise record with 27 players used in Thursday's 9-8 win against the Phillies, surpassing an 11-inning game on Sept. 13, 2011 against the Cubs in which 26 players were used.

Via the Elias Sports Bureau: This marks the first time the Mets tied the score in the bottom of the ninth on a homer and then subsequently won on a walk-off homer since June 11, 2005, against the Angels at Shea Stadium. Marlon Anderson hit a game-tying inside-the-park solo homer in the bottom of the ninth and Cliff Floyd hit a walk-off three-run homer an inning later that time.

Well, that's a candidate for Game of the Year, assuming the Mets go on to win a wild card spot. They blow the lead, they tie it up on Jose Reyes' homer in the bottom the ninth, they give up two in the 11th, but win on Asdrubal Cabrera's three-run walk-off with epic bat flip. Since August 15, Cabrera is third in the majors in OPS behind Gary Sanchez and Hanley Ramirez

Seth Lugo's magic ran out in the 5th inning against the Phillies, as he allowed consecutive home runs to Ryan Howard and Cameron Rupp. Lugo, basically the Mets No. 3 starter with all their injuries, got a no-decision after the Mets rallied to tie the score, 3-3, in the bottom of the 5th. Lugo has a 2.31 ERA since August 25, 10th-best in MLB in that time.
 

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*The Giants won tonight in SD.
The Cards were off, but they begin a 3 game series on friday w/ the Cubs in Chicago.


Wild Card Watch.....9/22


WC #1
Mets
Giants (tied)


WC #2
Cardinals -0.5
Pirates - 4.5
Marlins -5.0
 

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Holy shit, what a game. Cabrera :clap:
 

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That game was an emotional roller-coaster.

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That game was an emotional roller-coaster.

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Weird...they got robbed of a walkoff last night...and win it on a walkoff tonight.

They must win at least 2 of the next 3 from those philths....because the fish will wanna play spoilers too next week in Miami.
 

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pretty good article....

Just when you think the Mets can't make the postseason ...


NEW YORK -- The New York Mets aren’t going to make the playoffs. Not without Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Steven Matz, David Wright

The Mets are not going to make the playoffs. Not when their starting lineup includes longtime minor leaguers T.J. Rivera and Eric Campbell, and their starting rotation features not-exactly top-shelf prospects Seth Lugo, Robert Gsellman and Gabriel Ynoa

The Mets are not going to make the playoffs, not when they get swept by the last-place, second-worst record in baseball Atlanta Braves, a team that beat them 10 times in 19 meetings. Not when they trail the Phillies by two runs in the ninth inning and two runs in the 11th inning …

But wait, this is baseball, a sport many of its fans say is the best in the world. One thing about it: Logic and reason don’t always apply.
 

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Weird...they got robbed of a walkoff last night...and win it on a walkoff tonight.

They must win at least 2 of the next 3 from those philths....because the fish will wanna play spoilers too next week in Miami.

Had it recorded and just finished a few minutes ago. Not sure if you watched all game but Duda just missed a walkoff by like an inch of the foul pole in the 10th. Definitely game of the year so far.
 

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Had it recorded and just finished a few minutes ago. Not sure if you watched all game but Duda just missed a walkoff by like an inch of the foul pole in the 10th. Definitely game of the year so far.

Yeah..that's right...and I wish TC would give him some more AB's and starts at 1B down the stretch..ya just never know...he's the type of player that when he puts together some good AB's and gets some hits.. could get hot when we need it most.

Gotta get Flores back on the field too. He was hitting the ball good when he got hurt a few weeks back.
But please....No more Jay (instant K) Bruce. (unless it's an absolute last resort emergency)
 

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Good fucking grief....seriously???
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Noah Syndergaard scratched from Saturday's start.
Has strep throat. Sean Gilmartin will start.

Terry Collins said the hope is that Noah Syndergaard can be slotted back into the rotation Monday or Tuesday -- not miss a full turn. Of course, that disrupts Syndergaard being lined up for the Oct. 5 wild-card game. Collins noted that the Mets need to qualify for the postseason first. "Right now, in our situation, we can't worry about Oct. 5," Collins said. Collins added that if the Mets are fortunate to clinch before the final series in Philadelphia, Syndergaard or Bartolo Colon can be held back for the wild-card game.
 

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*Lucas Duda, who nearly homered off the bench Thursday, starts for the second time since his return from the DL. T.J. Rivera gets a break after nine straight starts at second base.

Here's the Mets lineup for Friday night against the Phillies:


Reyes, 3B
Cabrera, SS
Cespedes, LF
Granderson, CF
Johnson, 2B
Conforto, RF
Duda, 1B
D'Arnaud, C

Ynoa, RHP



*Terry Collins said Lucas Duda's bat speed seems to have returned, and his numbers against Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson are solid (4-for-9, HR, 4 RBIs). That's why he is in the lineup Friday. Duda isn't going to become the full-time first baseman now, but his playing time appears poised to increase.
 

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Amazin's....:suds:

Replace-Mets keep amazin' run alive, expand wild-card lead

Conforto, Robles, Mets top Phils, stay atop wild-card race




Hansel Robles should get the player of the game belt. He recorded the final eight outs of the Mets' 10-5 win against the Phillies on Friday. It was his first career save.

When the Mets added Juan Lagares from the DL, they indicated he was not yet ready to swing a bat, and merely was here as a defensive replacement and pinch runner. Well, Lagares had his first plate appearance since Aug. 1 surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb. And Lagares was credited with a sacrifice bunt Friday as a pinch hitter. So it's still not clear that he actually is capable of swinging a bat.
 
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Morning Briefing: Mets get some breathing room in wild-card race

NEW YORK -- And now it is Sean Gilmartin's turn as the New York Mets’ unheralded backups continue to keep them afloat.


With Noah Syndergaard scratched because of strep throat, Gilmartin is set to become the 12th starting pitcher the Mets have used this season. Gilmartin (0-0, 4.76 ERA) opposes Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Alec Asher (1-0, 2.16) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET at Citi Field.

Gilmartin has not thrown more than 18 pitches in an appearance since returning from Triple-A Las Vegas on Aug. 25. As a result, his appearance may be brief.

With eight games remaining, the Mets now own a one-game lead on theSan Francisco Giants and have a 1½-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the wild-card standings.
 
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