Series Thread: SD Padres @ NY Mets (7/28-30)

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

NEW YORK METS (51-48, second place/NL East) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (47-52, fourth place/NL West)

Tuesday: RHP Noah Syndergaard (4-5, 2.97) vs. RHP James Shields (8-3, 3.77), 7:10 p.m. ET

Wednesday: RHP Bartolo Colon (9-9, 4.60) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (6-8, 3.45), 7:10 p.m. ET

Thursday: LHP Jonathon Niese (5-9, 3.75) vs. RHP Andrew Cashner (4-10, 3.93), 12:10 p.m. ET



• Series preview: New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres - Mets Blog - ESPN


* The Padres figure to have major roster upheaval as Friday’s 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline approaches. Among the players who potentially may get traded: outfielders Justin Upton and Will Venable, closer Craig Kimbrel, starting pitchers James Shields, Ian Kennedy and Cashner, and reliever Joaquin Benoit.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Let's win this series boys and carry that momentum to the weekend. It's getting to crunch time, can't give away winnable games.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

NEW YORK -- Here are the lineups for Tuesday's 7:10 p.m. ET series opener between the New York Mets and San Diego Padres at Citi Field.

Wilmer Flores has now sat three straight games since the trade with the Atlanta Braves. Juan Lagares also remains on the bench. Juan Uribe makes his first Mets start, with Daniel Murphy moving to second base.


Mets

Curtis Granderson, RF

Ruben Tejada, SS

Murphy, 2B

Lucas Duda, 1B

Uribe, 3B

Michael Conforto,LF

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF

Kevin Plawecki, C

Noah Syndergaard, RHP



Padres

Will Venable, CF

Yangervis Solarte, 3B

Matt Kemp, RF

Justin Upton, LF

Yonder Alonso, 1B

Derek Norris, C

Jedd Gyorko, 2B

Alexi Amarista, SS

James Shields, RHP

 

[Nasty_Magician]

The Duda abides! What a shot!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The Duda abides! What a shot!

Apple Rising!!

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Syndergaard is pitching well, but sure could use some more offense, guys

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Good to see el capitan in the dugout....

 

[Nasty_Magician]

That was a stressful inning. Tejada, you're not Omar Vizquel, come on man. Thor kept his cool and worked out of it, huge. Funny, that was probably the fewest pitches he's thrown in an inning.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

One possible future Met (Venable) breaks up Thor's perfecto in the 7th....and the other possible future Met (Upton)
GIDP to leave 2 runners standed.

Stretch Time in Flushing Meadows.
2-0 Amazin's

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Standing O. for Thor after 8IP....9 K, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB...on 107 pitches.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Lagares leadoff double...PHing for Thor.

It would behoove the Metsies greatly to plate him....

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Granderson!

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Thank You, Grandy!!!

2 rub bomb into the RF porch....

4-0.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Lagares leadoff double...PHing for Thor.

It would behoove the Metsies greatly to plate him....

They actually heard you!

Nice win, and Miami leads the Nats

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Awesome job tonight in game #100.

Put it in the Books.

Mets win it 4-0

THOR!!!!

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Good win. Still some stuff to work on, runners left in scoring position, poor defensive plays etc.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

37-5 when scoring at least four runs.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Good win. Still some stuff to work on, runners left in scoring position, poor defensive plays etc.

true dat...but still a day & night difference from June.
I just hope they keep riding that "Mo" train.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

37-5 when scoring at least four runs.

Unreal.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

true dat...but still a day & night difference from June......I hope they keep riding that "Mo" train.

Completely, I'm nitpicking. The team looks motivated, they seem like they have an extra pep in their step. Keep it going!