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At least the Mets had the decency to lose in nine innings after a four hour rain delay. So much for your imaginary concept of "momentum". I don't suppose there's a chance that the Braves could acquire Carlos Marmol in the next few minutes? The Mets could now go 0-3 in a span of 24 hours thanks to Freddie Freeman's walk-off dinger off Dillon Gee giving the Braves a 2-1 win. I had no problem with Dillon Gee staying in the game with a one run lead in the ninth. It was his to lose. And he lost, but he lost with honor. But mostly, he lost because he wears "New York" on his chest. In orange. And because the only runs that are given to the starting pitchers are the ones that he gets for himself. F*cking Freddie Freeman. F*cking lineup. F*cking Bob Costas and his Western Civilization. This is what Zack Wheeler has to look forward to tomorrow. Good luck, kid. You'll need it. Dammit. (Editor's note: Why the hell is Lucas Duda trying to steal bases? I could give a flying f*ck that he had four hits in the game. YOU'RE NOT ICHIRO!!! STOP IT!!!)

ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off Dillon Gee, giving the Atlanta Braves a stunning 2-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night in a game that was delayed nearly four hours by rain. Read more Dillon Gee news

Getty Images, USA Today SportsZack Wheeler (right) joins Matt Harvey (left) in the Mets rotation on Tuesday.Two players involved in recent notable trades are scheduled to make their major-league debuts on Tuesday.Both players, Zack Wheeler and Wil Myers, are highly-touted prospects from the 2009 draft class and both will make their debuts in day-night doubleheaders.ZACK WHEELEROn July 28, 2011, the New York Mets traded outfielder Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants for Wheeler, a minor-league pitching prospect who was the sixth overall pick in 2009. Read more Carlos Beltran news

Given the weather in Atlanta on Monday night, it's a surprise that the Mets and the Braves even played a game of baseball. After waiting in a rain delay for almost four hours, though, the teams blew through the first six innings of the game, as neither one did much of anything at the plate. But in the seventh inning, John Buck reached base on an infield single and moved to second on a groundball out. Dillon Gee, who was pitching very well, singled through the left side of the infield to bring Buck home, scoring the first run of the game. The Mets didn't do much more at the plate, Lucas Duda's 4-for-4 night aside, but one run looked like it just might hold up until Justin Upton singled with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Freddie Freeman followed up with a two-run home run, winning the game for Atlanta and robbing Gee of his first big league shutout. In total, Gee struck out six and walked one in 8.1 innings, hardly a bad start. The five-game series continues with a doubleheader on Tuesday. Matt Harvey will start the 1:10 pm game, and Zack Wheeler will make his big league debut in the 7:10 pm game. SB Nation Coverage * Amazin' Avenue Gamethread * Talking Chop Gamethread Win Probability Added (What's this?) Big winners: Dillon Gee (hitting), +12.9% WPABig losers: Dillon Gee, -22.9% WPA, Marlon Byrd, -22.4% WPATeh aw3s0mest play: Gee's RBI single, +20.2% WPATeh sux0rest play: Freeman's home run, -80.2% WPATotal pitcher WPA: -22.9% WPATotal batter WPA: -27.1% WPAGWRBI!: Freddie Freeman

What a punch in the gut… After a rain delay of three hours and 43 minutes, Dillon Gee took the mound and fired eight shutout innings against the Braves as the Mets took a 1-0 lead heading into the ninth. But it was all for naught as first baseman Freddie Freeman crushed a two-run, walk-off homer to give the Braves a dramatic 2-1 win to take the first game of the five game series. Gee dominated the Braves and held the them to just three hits and one walk before going out for the ninth. But after a base-knock and a blast it was all over. Gee struck out six in 8.1 innings and takes the gut-wrenching loss. Ironically, Gee drove in the only run of the game for the Mets with an RBI-single in the seventh. Otherwise the Mets were flat except for Lucas Duda, who started at first base and had a big game going 4-for-4 with three singles and a double. I’m not gonna kill Terry Collins for letting Gee go out to pitch the ninth. It was his game to win or lose and he earned the right to go out there and go for the complete game shutout. Oh, the pain, the pain…   The Mets will need to shake this loss off as they gear up for their Super Tuesday doubleheader that is bound to be one of the biggest highlights of the season so far. You won’t want to miss this as we’ll all get a glimpse of what could be the Mets’ future 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation for what we hope will be years to come. RHP Matt Harvey (5-1, 2.04) will take on LHP Alex Wood (0-0, 3.52) in the first game at 1:10 PM, and then RHP Zack Wheeler will make his major league debut in the nightcap against LHP Paul Maholm (7-5, 3.65) for the Braves at 7:10 PM.

After a rain delay that lasted nearly four hours, Dillon Gee had one of the best starts of his big league career, coming within two outs of a complete-game shutout. The Mets had a 1-0 lead heading into the ninth inning thanks to Gee's single in the seventh, which plated John Buck. Gee retired Jason Heyward, but he gave up a single to Justin Upton and a two-run, walk-off home run to Freddie Freeman. Lucas Duda went 4-for-4 with three singles and a double, and he looked good in the field in his first game at first base this year. That's little consolation given the way the rest of the game went, though. Game Thread Roll Call Nice job by ScottFromPeekskill; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all. # Commenter # Comments 1 ScottfromPeekskill 295 2 MetsFan4Decades 262 3 Kepler 160 4 cstroh8 159 5 Andee 111 6 The Glider 108 7 omegasupreme44 95 8 foreverknyte 83 9 Spike Davis 80 10 Joshuah 67

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Braves 2 Mets 1 Suddenly, Dillon Gee is pitching like an ace. But it wasn’t quite enough. Mets Game Notes Gee worked quickly, threw a ton of strikes, and got quick outs. He shut out the Braves through 8, allowing just 3 hits and a walk. Was his performance a factor of the long delay, causing hitters to be more aggressive? Maybe, but he looked stellar regardless, and pitched just well enough to beat the great Tim Hudson. Almost. Gee had to do it all himself — he drove in the Mets’ lone run with a single. I have to wonder: what if the game had been canceled? Would the Mets have skipped Gee’s turn and still went with Zack Wheeler in Tuesday’s nightcap? Hmm … Say what you want about Bobby Parnell waiting and ready in the bullpen. If I’m the manager, I’m sticking with Gee in the ninth. He deserved a shot to finish the game and earn a shutout, but more importantly, he was pitching spectacularly. If only Freddie Freeman had suffered the flu or turned an ankle prior to game time, perhaps Gee would’ve earned that shutout win. Freeman was the only Braves batter who handled Gee all night — he was 3-for-4 and looks locked in. In his first start at 1B in 2013, Lucas Duda looked like a brand-new player. He went 4-for-4 with an aggressive yet controlled approach, and did well on defense. More than anything else was an apparent change in facial expression and body language — he was clearly comfortable and full of joy. If playing his natural position is what made this drastic change, and allows him to hit the way everyone has been hoping, then Ike Davis‘ ticket to Las Vegas could be of the one-way variety. Sorry to not post more in-depth notes, but this was too late a ballgame for me. Feel free to expound in the comments. Next Mets Game The Mets and Braves engage in a twi-night doubleheader on Tuesday. Game one begins at 1:10 p.m. and pits Matt Harvey and Alex Wood. Game two starts at 7:10 p.m. and will feature Zack Wheeler vs. Paul Maholm.

ATLANTA (AP) — Now that he’s about to make his highly anticipated debut with the New York Mets, Zack Wheeler will rely on some advice he got from a minor league coach. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – MLB – New York Mets News

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