Game Thread: Mets (Peterson) v Twins (Maeda), 9/9 @ 1:10pm CT

[Squirrel]

Twins line up posted when available (edit, now posted) … go Twins, win!

 

 

[Squirrel]

I found this as the ‘expected’ lineup, let’s see if it’s the real deal:

1B D. Solano R

2B J. Polanco S

LF J. Luplow R

SS C. Correa R

DH Royce Lewis R

C C. Vazquez R

3B Kyle Farmer R

RF Matt Wallner L

CF Willi Castro S

[stringer bell]

15 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I found this as the ‘expected’ lineup, let’s see if it’s the real deal:

1B D. Solano R

2B J. Polanco S

LF J. Luplow R

SS C. Correa R

DH Royce Lewis R

C C. Vazquez R

3B Kyle Farmer R

RF Matt Wallner L

CF Willi Castro S

Jeffers will be catching. I'd expect Farmer in the field and either Polanco or Correa DHing.

[Squirrel]

43 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

I found this as the ‘expected’ lineup, let’s see if it’s the real deal:

1B D. Solano R

2B J. Polanco S

LF J. Luplow R

SS C. Correa R

DH Royce Lewis R

C C. Vazquez R

3B Kyle Farmer R

RF Matt Wallner L

CF Willi Castro S

OP updated. Close but not quite … stringer called it Re Jeffers but not about the DH. Otherwise this ‘expected’ had the rest of the players correct, but not in the right order. Approve of today’s lineup?

[stringer bell]

11 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

OP updated. Close but not quite … stringer called it Re Jeffers but not about the DH. Otherwise this ‘expected’ had the rest of the players correct, but not in the right order. Approve of today’s lineup?

I'm curious about Kepler. Rocco hasn't started him against lefties lately and has gone with Wallner instead. Wallner hasn't hit lefties well so far (at the ML level) and isn't going particularly well in general, I do think Max isn't 100%--he isn't running what I think is full speed for him very often--and he has cooled a bit lately (.507 OPS in September), but he's having a pretty good season against left handed pitching (.742 OPS) and is still regarded as the superior defender in right field,

[Jocko87]

10 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

I'm curious about Kepler. Rocco hasn't started him against lefties lately and has gone with Wallner instead. Wallner hasn't hit lefties well so far (at the ML level) and isn't going particularly well in general, I do think Max isn't 100%--he isn't running what I think is full speed for him very often--and he has cooled a bit lately (.507 OPS in September), but he's having a pretty good season against left handed pitching (.742 OPS) and is still regarded as the superior defender in right field,

Was wondering the same.  This is the point of the season where lineups get wonky and rest becomes more important so not too bothered.  Probably a good low risk opportunity to get Wallner more looks at a lefty too. 

Speaking of low risk lefties, this is a good guy to tee off on.  The quality of at bat was excellent last night and I'd like to see that again with this lineup.

[Jocko87]

Just noticed that last night Correa hit the 550 PA vesting option for the 2030 $20m option, in case you were curious what kind of pace that was.  Played in 127 of 141 games so far, 25 more PA for the 2029 option. 

[Dave Borton]

When are Provus/Gladden both back?

[Parfigliano]

32 minutes ago, Jocko87 said:

Was wondering the same.  This is the point of the season where lineups get wonky and rest becomes more important so not too bothered.  Probably a good low risk opportunity to get Wallner more looks at a lefty too. 

Speaking of low risk lefties, this is a good guy to tee off on.  The quality of at bat was excellent last night and I'd like to see that again with this lineup.

Guy for Mets tomorrow ain't great either.

[Dave Borton]

46 minutes ago, stringer bell said:

Wallner hasn't hit lefties well so far (at the ML level)

Detroit radio booth was talking about this very issue for Tigers. Former ballplayer sitting on Dickerson's right said, "How are they (rooks) going to learn unless you hit them against same hand?"

[Squirrel]

12 minutes ago, davidborton said:

When are Provus/Gladden both back?

Who's gone? And who is it in place of?

[CRF]

Kenta's not off to a good start so far. Seems like he does this every game. 

[IaBeanCounter]

3 Ks

 

[USAFChief]

Pretty tough ABs from the 3-4-5 hitters.

 

Not.

[Parfigliano]

2 on no outs followed by 3-4-5 hitter K's.  It gets old.  Plus why is a dog dropping like Luplow hitting 5th?

[Dave Borton]

41 minutes ago, Squirrel said:

Who's gone? And who is it in place of?

Chatty Attey and Gladden on radio.

[wabene]

I'm listening to the Mets feed and they said that Target Field was the jewel of ballparks across the nation.

[Brock Beauchamp]

2 minutes ago, wabene said:

I'm listening to the Mets feed and they said that Target Field was the jewel of ballparks across the nation.

I think that's overstating it a bit but TF is quite nice.

[Mike Sixel]

Luplow can't even hit lefties. How he has a job, I just don't know. 

[Brock Beauchamp]

Do the Twins plan on making contact at some point today?

[Brock Beauchamp]

See, they just needed me to start talking trash.

[Parfigliano]

Mets TV trivia:  Name 2 players with 20 HRs for TC and Mets?

[Dave Borton]

Castro, $1.8MM
Solano, $2.0MM

Money well spent.

[Blyleven2011]

Solano has come through , starting an inning with hits or moving runners up bases and clutch hitting  with rbi's  ...

[Brock Beauchamp]

3 minutes ago, Parfigliano said:

Mets TV trivia:  Name 2 players with 20 HRs for TC and Mets?

Michael Cuddyer and I got nothing.

[Parfigliano]

1 minute ago, Blyleven2011 said:

Solano has come through , starting an inning with hits or moving runners up bases and clutch hitting  with rbi's  ...

Accurately nicknamed guy.

[Dave Borton]

Home garden tomato sauce w/country ribs in chili.
Cornbread with pickled hot peppers from the garden.

5pm.

[Parfigliano]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Michael Cuddyer and I got nothing.

I guessed Cuddy and Knobby.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Brock Beauchamp said:

Michael Cuddyer and I got nothing.

It's funny that I can name a slew of pitchers who played for the Twins and Mets but can only come up with a few position players.

[Brock Beauchamp]

Just now, Parfigliano said:

I guessed Cuddy and Knobby.

Knobby never played for the Mets, though.