HEY! NOTHING BUT BLUE SKIES AHEAD
Well, OK, it was a football score, only it was in a Mets baseball game.
Remarkably, it was the first time in franchise history that the Mets scored 10 or more runs in three straight games. Very hard to believe.
Home runs launched into the upper stratosphere by Alvarez, Nimmo, Alonso (34), and Vientos (25th in 103 games).
LA Acuna had a triple and RBI and his slash is .421/.421/.895.
- How do you spell Miracle? L...U...I...S
Ex-Met Taijuan Walker pitched like Adrian Houser. On a Bad Adrian Day.
That's unfair to Houser. He had a 5.84 ERA, while Taijuan has a 6.91.
Luis Severino picked up his 11th win. 11-6, 3.79, 178 IP. Good signing.
Danny Young gave up 3 runs - lots of runs allowed lately. Actually, 7 runs in 1.1 innings spanning his last 4 outings. Hurry up, Senga. This Young man has lost his way.
Edwin was throwing gas in the ninth thing. At least one that hit 100, a number of 99s. No Diaz save, though, due to a 4 run lead, but it was effectively a save, as it preserved the win against a potent offense.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta Braves scored 15 runs, with four 3 run HRs and 2 solo shots, and Arizona also won. Braves trail Mets by 2, Arizona is tied with the Mets, and the Mets are 2 behind SD. Tight.
Simply, the Mets need to keep winning to be doing some playoff grinning.
Senga hopes to pitch in a weekend Syracuse game and rejoin the Mets next week. Lindor? Tomorrow?
Christian Scott 2026 return date? Who knows, we could see Matt Allan before Scott returns.
Shohei Ohtani iced the NL MVP award for 2024 with a six for 6, three home run, 10 RBI game. 51 HRs. Ruthian. But leave out his 10 runs and LAD still beats the Marlins 10-4, Final score 20-4.
The Mets trail the Phillies by six games, and have three games left against them this weekend. Sweep all three from the Brotherly Lover Boys and the Phillies may start to sweat.
On the other hand, while the Mets battle the mighty Phillies for 3 more games this weekend, the Braves face lowly Miami, who lost to the Dodgers by 16 runs last night.
SYRACUSE:
Sproat and Jarvis were lousy again in a 7-3 loss. Sproat was the G.O.A.T., but now is ERA is experiencing ERA bloat.
Jett Williams had a hit and 2 walks - the pesky version of Jett we knew in 2023 seems to be back.
Gilbert 0-5 (.202). While recent speedy 28 year old pick up Azocar had 2 more hits (.395 as a Mets farm person in 42 ABs). A career .243 MLB hitter with 29 steals in 62 AAA games (.302) this year. If they need a September or October call up for the outfield, it is much more likely to be Azocar than Gilbert (or even DJ Stewart, I would think).
8 comments:
Tom,
Your thoughts on subbing for J D Martinez for a few games? He seems to be very cold.
Where do I start?
1. Okay... I'm a believer
2. I watched a rare Mets game broadcast on my SC system
3. So many positives. Only negative was Young that was probably put into that game at that point to work on his game
4. Acuña is sent from heaven. My hopes are they play him on a winter team that exclusively Playa him at CF
5. Magic number is 8. Go 8-1 and no one can hurt you
6. Mets need to sit JD for 2-3 games for "quiet reflection "
7. Don't screw with the current rotation or field squad. Let Lindor first DH when (if) he retutns
My finger to phone ability sucks. 😞
JD needed to sit. I would start him vs. lefties. .268 vs lefties, .225 vs. righties. He could have, however, woken up against Taijuan's BP pitching. I agree with Mack of Lindor as DH for a few games, if he is ready. We don't need a 50% healthy would-be "hero", we need a healthy hitter. First time in Mets history that the Mets scored 10 runs or more runs in 3 straight games - without him. Remember that Pete in 2023 rushed back from his wrist injury on the HBP in early June - everyone marveled how fast he was back, how much pain he could tolerate...and he hit like Darin Ruf for 3 weeks by being the "injured hero"
Dirty little secret...in 49 "second half games" per Baseball Reference, Martinez slash line is .199/.278/.349. That is "Ruben Tejada in a slump" numbers. I think, unless there is a major change, that the 37 year old Martinez not only will not be re-signed by the Mets....he will retire after the season.
In my "don't fix what ain't broke" category, SS is just fine with Lindor resting. Leave LA there as long as he keeps producing. Lindor couldn't have picked a better time for a few days of rest.
I like the idea of putting him at DH as he heals, and I'm backing off my desire for him to get to his 2nd consecutive 30-30-30 season.
As for JDM, even after his horrendous slump, he's amazingly still at .308 with RISP. Maybe his best role right now is to PH with those runners on.
Bill, I agree. JD as DH vs lefties, and pinch hitter.
Well, Cristopher Sanchez for Philly tonight is a lefty. JD almost has to start at DH. Sanchez has been sharp of late. Up against the ace, David Peterson.
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