GDT 4/10/17: Mets (deGrom) @ Phillies (Eickhoff)

[DurhamBull]

Herrera leads off with a K.

[BostonRoss]

They just showed the walk off Cabrera hit off Ramos last September.

I think I would send Ramos to AAA based on this game.

I think I'd send him to a shrink.

[DurhamBull]

Franco wrangles a walk. Saunders to bat.

[DurhamBull]

base hit for Saunders!

Pitching change for the Mets.

[LoneStarPhan]

Now that I understand what happened, I am livid with Ramos. He had one out in the 8th in a tie game.

I would send him to AAA as a result of what he did in this game. Give him some time to learn some self control.

[DurhamBull]

Rupp grounds into a double play.

On to the 9th.

[DurhamBull]

Mets down on 4 or 5 pitches in the 9th. Nice job by Rodriguez.

Last chance time for the Phils!

[DurhamBull]

Coming up to bat --
Stassi
Galvis
PH (unless I missed a double switch)
Hernandez

[DurhamBull]

Stassi fouling off lots of pitches.

[DurhamBull]

HR Brock Stassi!!!!!

[BostonRoss]

Great at bat for Stassi!

[LoneStarPhan]

Good to see Stassi get that first hit out of the way.

[zambonir]

no silent treatment for Stassi?

[DurhamBull]

Galvis Ks.

Nava up to PH.

[DurhamBull]

Single for Nava! Jay Bruce gets a nod of respect from LA for keeping Nava from getting to 2B.

[DurhamBull]

Hernandez hits a high FO to CF.

Kendrick is the last hope for the Phils.

[DurhamBull]

Kendrick Ks looking.

Phils make it close in the 9th, but fall to the Mets 4-3.

Congrats to Stassi for getting his first major league hit, RBI, and HR!

[LoneStarPhan]

Not sure I remember a game where a deliberate act by a Phillie player lead to a loss. It is very clear to me that Ramos is a long way from being ready to be a closer.

Sadly, they played tough against a great starting pitcher.

They fall from first place and fall below .500 again.

[Les229]

The maturation process is a painful one. I'm a little tired of the passed balls by Rupp.

[DurhamBull]

The Phils got pretty unlucky on the play where Kendrick got nailed off of first. It was a wild pitch that d’Arnaud managed to get leather on. His glove kicked it up into the air and he caught it barehanded on the way down. He spun and fired to second to try to get Hernandez who had started for third and then gone back to the bag. A good throw would have gotten him, but instead the ball would have ended up in CF were it not for a good grab by Cabrera. Kudos to Cabrera for saving d’Arnaud’s wild throw, and for realizing that Kendrick was hung out to dry and throwing accurately to first.