Mets Still Have Fight
Say what you want about these Mets, but they have fight.
After yet another brutal loss, they jump out to a 1-0 lead with a Michael Conforto RBI double scoring Jeff McNeil, who had a four hit night.
Noah Syndergaard would struggle over five walking three and giving up two homers. Of course, one was hit by Jay Bruce.
The Mets were down 3-1 and responded with a McNeil RBI single in the second. They’d fall behind 4-2, and Dominic Smith would hit an RBI double in the third.
It would be 4-3 with one out in the bottom of the fifth. That’s when Jake Arrieta would hit Todd Frazier. Frazier was hopping mad over it to the point he’d get tossed and the umpires would issue warnings.
After Smith hit his second double, Arrieta plunked Amed Rosario to load the bases. When Arrieta wasn’t ejected, Mickey Callaway argued and was then ejected. Of note here, Arrieta had hit three batters all year entering tonight, and he would double that total.
No, it wouldn’t be the umpire who knocked Arrieta out of the game. It would be Tomas Nido with a three run double giving the Mets a 6-4 lead.
From there, Justin Wilson, Robert Gsellman, Steven Matz, and Seth Lugo combined to allow one run over three innings.
It wasn’t easy. In the seventh, Gsellman hit Jean Segura and wasn’t tossed. This led to Matz coming into the game. He allowed two hits scoring an inherited run before getting Bruce out to end the inning.
Cesar Hernandez led off the eighth with an infield single, and Seth Lugo relieved Matz. This would look more like the Lugo we’re accustomed to seeing. He ended the rally and preserved the 6-5 lead.
Although the Phillies hit the ball hard off Edwin Diaz, he still recorded the save. It’s a positive step, and finally, it’s a win. Even better, the Mets can enter the Break with a series win if they can pull it out tomorrow.
Game Notes: Speaking of having fight, reports indicate Van Wagenen threw a chair while berating Callaway and the rest of the Mets coaching staff after yesterday’s loss.
I hope Noah can crack a smile now.
Even if Arrieta was so so so so beatable….they did score runs.
On the first HR to Bruce – Noah threw the ball exactly any the glove at 98.
The reason why Noah went weight crazy three years ago…. supposedly they have either limited spin or movement.
Can he put some tar in his cap bill and get a better grip for his slider?
If I was a Callaway, I would have asked Noah if he wanted to stay in the game for one batter the next inning and throw it very inside.
Todd Frazier charge the mound?
Save KD Davis for later innings.
Com looked much better but it was pedestrian right hand Arrieta.
The Phillies are not winning the wild card with Arrieta on the team.
Eat half of his salary and give him away to Detroit or back to Baltimore.
If we trade Noah now, can we get a player with a plus plus pitch or a plus plus tool?
This team is watchable to the player who is always trying to better himself, who despite a sense of hopelessness in the pen, most leads unsafe, a closer who only gets pumped up for a save otherwise is complacent, a closer who needs to throw 99 to have a chance for he is a thrower not a pitcher. How do you feed off a closer who prefers not coming into a tied game?
Hope that Amed learns to get better jumps for as a base stealer that would be great! WE will take 25 SBs?
Hope that McNeil just continues with the occasional home run swing.
Hope he hits .400!
Hope that Dom Smith just stays within an easy swing.
Can get to 20 HRs and 90 RBIS
Hope that Alonso just lay off the junk in the dirt on one strike or less.
45-50 a year 85-120 RBIS?
Hope that Drew Smith, Steve Nogesck, Chris Flexen and maybe Tyler Bashlor can get the job done…. how has a plus or plus plus pitch?
Hope Thomas Nido will be an all star catcher.
Great improvement this year?
Hope that Nimmo will have a pain free life….
I feel sad.
Ownership : Is hard enough to see them selling
Braves: They are just getting started
Mets : Just have so … very little on forty man after deGrom, McNeil, Alonso, Conforto, Nido and Rosario
I do not want to look at the NL teams farm systems but it can not be something I would want to check
However I hear that BVW has a great plan for player development.
Are fans still coming to the ball park?
In terms of trading Thor, you first need to determine if you want to contend next year.
“Mets Have Fight” and the ‘’’’’Mets have Font’’’’
Christian Pache on Braves = 5 tool outfielder x 3?
Trade Noah to AZ w Greinke or LA w Kershaw?
Noah will learn new pitches!
fwiw Arrieta has a recurrence of the bone spur he had surgery for in 2011.
https://www.mlb.com/news/jake-arrieta-elbow-surgery
6.63 ERA over his last 7 starts, iirc. Might as well get it over with.