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8/4/14

August 4th 2014 -- Giants 4, Mets 3

Pablo Sandoval hit a ground rule double with 2 outs in the top of the ninth scoring Gregor Blanco from 2nd, the Giants come from behind and beat the Mets Monday afternoon 4-3.  The Mets took an early 2-0 lead in the first when Daniel Murphy hit a 2 run homer (9) off Giant starter Tim Hudson. The Giants tied it in the top of the 3rd off Dillon Gee on a 2 run double by Sandoval.  The Mets took a 3-2 lead in the 5th when David Wright’s infield single scored Juan Lagares from third. The Giants came back again and tied the game at 3 in 7th when a wild pitch by Jeurrys Familia brought home Hunter Pence with the game tier.  Jenrry Mejia pitched the 9th and gave up the go head run. Gee went 5 2/3 5 hits 2 runs (both earned) he walked 3 and struck out 6. Mejia takes the loss; he falls to 5-4. Sergio Romo picks up the win in relief he’s now 5-3. Santiago Casilla notched his 9th save.  Offensively for the Mets Lagares led the way going 3 for 4. Murph went 2 for 5 with the homer and 2 ribbies.  Sandoval had 3 hits and 3 RBI for the jints. Rookie Joe Panik went 3 for 4. The Mets drop 3 of 4 to the Giants. They are now 28-27 at home on the season and 53-59 overall. Tuesday night the Mets start a 7 game road trip. First up, 3 in Washington; Tuesday Zach Wheeler (6-8 3.60) goes for the Mets, Lefty Gio Gonzales (6-7  3.88) goes for the Nats. 
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7 comments:

  1. Tom BrennanAugust 4, 2014 at 4:33 PM

    3 Lagares hits in the 7 hole. No RBIs from Ruben in the 8 hole. A guy with RBIs in his DNA (Flore) sat. Another game in the L column due largely to inadequate O.
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    I love Jennry, but the go-ahead double off him was on an 0-2 count, I believe. Can't allow that.

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  2. Stephen GuilbertAugust 4, 2014 at 5:04 PM

    The season is over for the New York Mets. I hate to admit it because I've been hopeful but now the combination of record, deficit, odds, production, and projection make it impossible for this team to make the playoffs. Yet another season of 4th place baseball and rooting for a protected pick. Woopie.

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  3. Mack AdeAugust 4, 2014 at 5:10 PM

    Stephen -

    I agree.

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  4. bgreg98180August 4, 2014 at 5:46 PM

    Stephen
    unfortunfortunately the Mets didn't have a chance unless they made drastic moves before the trade deadline.
    As soon as the trade deadline passed without any moves what-so-ever the front office told the fans and the players that the season was over.
    Now the front office just has to tell Collins.

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  5. Tom BrennanAugust 4, 2014 at 8:38 PM

    Good line about collins, Bob.

    Calling up .265 Kirk to replace Abreu instead of smoldering hot Dekker is one more puzzling thing.

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  6. Tom BrennanAugust 4, 2014 at 8:44 PM

    A question: is Wright playing with a shoulder injury that will need surgery, or just rest. He is really anemic offensively - something has to be wrong physically. If he needs surgery, don't delay it if delay would affect next year.

    Stephen, if we finish 4th, I can deal with it this year, but 2015 better be a year where the Series is the real goal.

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  7. Mack AdeAugust 4, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    The Abreu/Kirk move could just be the first in a series of conversions to quietly 'shutting it down' for the season.

    This would be a good time to sit down both Mejia and Wright, tell them they are more important long term, send both for Xrays/MRIs/whatever, and possibly DL them short or long term

    You can more Murphy to 3B and play Flores every day at second.

    Familia could become the closer and either Germen could come back or Bradford or Thorton could get their first shot in the pen

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