Series Thread: St Louis Cardinals @ New York Mets 4/21-4/24

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Rapid Reaction: Cards 3, Mets 0 - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

TC: Not time to sit Grandy - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

Duda may land in cleanup spot ... in month - Mets Blog - ESPN New York


FIRE COLLINS & HUDGENS.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

The Mets play the third game of their four-game set against the Cardinals on Wednesday at Citi Field at 7:10 p.m.
Jon Niese (0-2, 2.84 ERA) gets the start for the Mets, opposed by Michael Wacha (2-1, 1.73 ERA) for the Cardinals.
The game will air on SNY, and can be heard on WOR 710 AM radio.

 

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Morning Briefing: Niese takes hill vs. Cards - Mets Blog - ESPN New York

 

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NEW YORK(4/23) -- Here are the game 3 lineups for Wednesday night's 7:10 p.m. ET meeting at Citi Field, as the New York Mets and St. Louis Cards continue a four-game series:

Cardinals

Matt Carpenter, 3b
Mark Ellis, 2b
Matt Holliday, lf
Allen Craig, 1b
Yadier Molina, c
Jhonny Peralta, ss
Peter Bourjos, cf
Shane Robinson, rf
Michael Wacha, rhp

Mets

Kirk Nieuwenhuis, cf
Curtis Granderson, rf
David Wright, 3b
Daniel Murphy, 2b
Chris Young, lf
Lucas Duda, 1b
Travis d'Arnaud, c
Ruben Tejada, ss
Jonathon Niese, lhp

Kirk Nieuwenhuis makes his first start in a week, as Eric Young Jr. gets the day off against tough Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha. *As promised, manager Terry Collins leaves Curtis Granderson in the lineup batting 2nd, despite a hitless streak that has now reached a career-high 22 at-bats.

*

 

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Breaking News!!!!
Grandy hit a single in his 1st AB today.....

 

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The bad news is everyone else decided to whiff....

Wacha has 6 K's thru 2 innings....he's struck out the side twice so far....lol

......and we trail 1-0 on a Molina rbi double in the 1st.

 

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Niese works a leadoff walk in the 3rd......let's see if they can bring him around.

LGM!!!

 

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3 consecutive innings now wacha strikes out the side.......Ummmmm

 

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Isn't it high time they gave "hitting" coach dave hudgens a one way ticket out of town?

 

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Murphy leads off the bottom 4th w/ a single....
CY hits into a FC murph out at 2nd...
(at least wacha won't strike out the side again.....baby steps..lol)
The Duda abides w/ a walk....
T'd'A. singles.....bases loaded....1 out
Tejada rbi walk.....game tied 1-1....bases still loaded....Niese up.


LGM!!!

 

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Niese K's...2 down.....
Capt. Kirk works an rbi walk.....2-1 mets
Curtis J. GranderBay fouls out......yawn.

 

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Wacha doesn't answer the bell for the 5th.....Maness comes in and gets the mets 1-2-3 on just 8 pitches....lol/smh

Onto the 6th....mets up 2-1

 

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The Duda abides with a leadoff HR crushed over RF in the bottom of the 6th.....3-1.

 

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Td'A reaches on an E-6....
Tejada K's
d'A gets balked over to 2nd by Maness....
Niese was gonna try to bunt him there....K's instead.
Maness out - Choate in to face Kirk with 2 outs.....and gets him to ground out to SS.

Onto the 7th.

 

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Here's Duda's solo shot
Duda's solo homer | mets.com

 

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Carpenter laces a 2 out double to CF off Niese....
...........and of course TC promptly pulls him?........FFS!!!

 

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Dice -K is summoned.....and he strikes out Ellis for the 3rd out.

Time to s.....t........r...........e...................t..........................c..............................h

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Let's get some more runs this inning!

 

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Nice AB by Grandy to lead off the home 7th.....a 12 pitch walk...he fouled off 5 straight tough pitches...
.....which sends Choate to the showers.
Could be a positive sign...
DW up to face Nesheck

 

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Yikes...Wright whiffs... now has the hat trick.
Murphy pops out.......smh
CYoung grounds out....ughhhhh

so much for that nice beginning.

to the 8th.