GAME #150, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018, NEW YORK METS AT BOSTON RED SOX

[Bear]

METS AT RED SOX

1:05 PM, EST, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 AT FENWAY PARK

NEW YORK METS, (69-79)..............................................................................BOSTON, (102-47)

TV:  NESN, SNY

NEW YORK:

JACOB de GROM, RHP, 8-9, 1.71 ERA, 239K

de Grom, continues his historic season, setting the record in his last outing, the
longest-single streak in Major League history with 26 consecutive starts holding
opponents to three runs or fewer.   That record was previously held for 108 years.

BOSTON:

CHRIS SALE, LHP, 12-4, 196 ERA, 221K

The ace will make his second "opener" in his return from the DL, and this one is
expected to be three innings, perhaps four.  Last time out, Sale threw 26 pitches, so
manager Alex Cora took Sale out and had him up for his count in the pen.

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/gameday/mets-vs-red-sox/2018/09/16/531642#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=531642

[Bear]

RED SOX (102-47)   METS (69-79)
Betts RF       Rosario SS
Holt SS       McNeil 2B
Benintendi L  Flores 1B
Pearce DH      Conforto LF
Moreland 1   Frazier 3B
Kinsler 2B      Bruce DH
Bradley CF       Nimmo RF
Devers 3B       Plawecki C
Vázquez C       Jackson CF

Pitching: LHP Chris Sale (12-4, 1.96)
 
   Pitching: RHP Jacob deGrom (8-9. 1.71)

[Bill-806]

BEAR is BACK !!!!  Good to see you ………… GO SOX  !!!

[longgame]

Go Sale.  Would like to see three strong innings from him today.  Plus DeGrom's Cy Young chances may rest on this game.  I'm sure writers will be watching to see how he pitches against a good team as another way to evaluate whether to give the award to a guy with a terrible record but who has been the best pitcher in the NL.  If he shuts down the Sox he may get the votes to put him over the top.  If the Sox bat him around he'll lose.

[Bear]

My coverage just returned, 3-0, Sox

[Schloicka]

Thought Betts made a very weak throw home on the Met's run. Had no pop on it. Wasn't very deep. Now looks like he's injured.

[Schloicka]

Not sure why JBJ was put in right field with Lin going to center? Should of put Holt in RF and Lin at short & left JBJ in center. Think it cost Sox a run because of it. JBJ would of caught that ball. Weird inning. Don't think the Mets would of scored with a good throw home and leaving JBJ in center. No matter how you look at it Lin should not of been put in center! Could of moved JBJ to RF. Beni to CF and put Swihart in LF. I understand wanting to get Lin some playing time but CF is not the place. Poor choice by Cora I feel.

[markj]

Dammit. Hembree can't find the plate. Back to back walks. And now in comes Kelly. This won't be pretty. The BP is going to blow another game.

[ipot]

Hembree’s a joke. Now Kelly the Klown comes out to deliver the W for the Mets. No WS not with this pen

[ipot]

Hembree to Kelly 3-3. Let’s go Mets!

[Schloicka]

Thought Kelly did a good job after Hembree put 2 guys on base. Could of been much worse. Tied up at 3 going to the bottom of the 7th.

[ipot]

At least deGrom is likely done for the day.

[markj]

Love me some small ball.

[Schloicka]

Wrights going to pitch the 9th? Hang on to your a**. Cora determined to make it interesting. Should be interesting.

[markj]

Wow, he done good. Sox win the series.