{"id":110729,"date":"2024-10-05T16:15:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T09:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110729"},"modified":"2024-10-05T16:15:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T09:15:03","slug":"the-mets-issued-an-early-game-1-surprise-the-phillies-are-crafting-their-plan-to-respond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110729","title":{"rendered":"The Mets issued an early Game 1 surprise. The Phillies are crafting their plan to respond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 A bunch of <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"113\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/phillies\/\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> players gathered Thursday night at Nick Castellanos\u2019 house in South Jersey to watch some baseball. The cookouts were a regular thing during the season; <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"7IOicEqFc3nRA8dm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/trea-turner-7IOicEqFc3nRA8dm\/\">Trea Turner<\/a> and his wife even hosted a hibachi night. This was different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cProbably the first time we\u2019ve ever done one,\u201d catcher <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"glotXhPPvld7bPpq\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/jt-realmuto-glotXhPPvld7bPpq\/\">J.T. Realmuto<\/a> said, \u201cand actually watched baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is new territory for the Phillies, who were content to watch from afar as October chaos unfolded. They knew Thursday night, after <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/pete-alonso-z5TM8FHqigQaQRib\/\">Pete Alonso<\/a>\u2019s dramatic home run, they\u2019d meet the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"110\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/mets\/\">New York Mets<\/a> in the National League Division Series. But they did not know who would pitch for New York in Game 1. As they filtered onto the field at Citizens Bank Park for one more workout, Mets manager <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"CnLZYzBooApwb5fj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/carlos-mendoza-CnLZYzBooApwb5fj\/\">Carlos Mendoza<\/a> revealed his surprise.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"7dITMyGsYFtfbT2w\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/kodai-senga-7dITMyGsYFtfbT2w\/\">Kodai Senga<\/a>, who has pitched once in the majors this season. He will step on the mound as a total unknown. \u201cIf they say 10 pitches, I\u2019m all in for 10 pitches,\u201d Senga said through an interpreter. \u201cIf they say 200, I\u2019m in for 200.\u201d The Phillies could not have eyes on Senga over the past few weeks because he was pitching to Mets minor leaguers while concealed at the club\u2019s Florida complex.<\/p>\n<p>Senga told the Mets he wanted to pitch. He might last an inning. Maybe two. If he is pitching well, the Mets will be compelled to keep him in longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a plan,\u201d Mendoza said.<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies are trying to decipher it. This NLDS will begin with some subterfuge; these rivals are incapable of normal things. The game will start in the late afternoon, and multiple players said they expect shadows to be a factor in addition to the muddled pitching plans. This much is evident: The Phillies have a massive advantage with <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"mCXDj65EPIRrKZ4u\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/zack-wheeler-mCXDj65EPIRrKZ4u\/\">Zack Wheeler<\/a> starting. The Mets, by turning to Senga, want to create disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Their intent is clear: Senga is there to silence the top of the Phillies\u2019 lineup. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"XDAzbIEGKxz7Yb6H\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/kyle-schwarber-XDAzbIEGKxz7Yb6H\/\">Kyle Schwarber<\/a>, <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"9lv6KXk96rZdbNPh\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/bryce-harper-9lv6KXk96rZdbNPh\/\">Bryce Harper<\/a> and Turner were 1-for-13 with six strikeouts and two walks against Senga last season when the Japanese import dazzled as a rookie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kodai Senga&#8217;s 8th and 9th Ks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEsnb6eG6u\">pic.twitter.com\/MEsnb6eG6u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PitchingNinja\/status\/1663709588800122881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just kind of the unknown,\u201d Schwarber said. \u201cHow many pitches does he have?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And who is coming in after him?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s kind of the fun thing, though,\u201d Schwarber said. \u201cRight? We got to be able to do what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a full batting practice on the field \u2014 which included a rare on-field hitting session for Harper \u2014 the Phillies held a lengthy hitters\u2019 meeting. They have these meetings before every series. Armed with the knowledge that Senga would start, this was the first time they could discuss the scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou just played these guys two series in the last month,\u201d Schwarber said. \u201cYou don\u2019t see him. No one\u2019s really seen him. You\u2019ve got the video of a minor-league start and things like that, but you don\u2019t really know. You expect normalcy. That\u2019s the biggest thing. And then you adjust from there. You expect that he\u2019s going to be the guy that he was. If he\u2019s proving you otherwise, you make an adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies spent all Friday attempting to unravel New York\u2019s plan. They do not want to be unprepared. The work included a meeting with two scouts who have been watching the Mets for a few weeks. There is so much familiarity, so the advance report focused on how Mendoza has used his team and the smallest weaknesses (or tells) that could be exposed.<\/p>\n<p>What the Mets do after Senga is just as important. If it\u2019s lefty <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"PTucgNWQbcb89nSe\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/david-peterson-PTucgNWQbcb89nSe\/\">David Peterson<\/a> for a chunk of innings, that could nudge Rob Thomson toward a starting lineup with fewer lefty hitters. Peterson, a starter all season, closed Game 3 of the Wild Card Series against the <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"108\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/team\/brewers\/\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>. It was his first relief appearance since July 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Peterson has pitched with one or zero days\u2019 rest only twice in his career. The Mets do not have a trusted lefty reliever. So, internally, the Phillies believe Peterson could transition into a full-time bullpen role for the NLDS. He has strong numbers in his career (1-for-16, 10 strikeouts) against Schwarber. But Harper has crushed him with eight hits in 19 at-bats.<\/p>\n<p>This leads the Phillies to think <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"6UBwzsH9mc45g1Y1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/tylor-megill-6UBwzsH9mc45g1Y1\/\">Tylor Megill<\/a>, who was considered for the Game 1 start, as a bulk reliever after Senga. The Phillies saw Megill in September. He was effective in four innings but needed 83 pitches.<\/p>\n<p>Thomson would not tip his hand regarding lineup decisions. He\u2019ll have more clear-cut ones to make in games 3 and 4 when New York starts lefties. Without a traditional lefty reliever in the Mets\u2019 bullpen, Thomson can effectively have two lineups in the same game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will play some into it,\u201d Thomson said, \u201cbut it will be more about the starting pitcher to begin with, and then we\u2019ll adjust from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If anything, the Senga decision speaks to New York\u2019s uncertainty about its bullpen. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"Qo9RDP7aX4lZoZwV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/jose-butto-Qo9RDP7aX4lZoZwV\/\">Jos\u00e9 Butt\u00f3<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"RhrMDwjtoWFZa4lm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/phil-maton-RhrMDwjtoWFZa4lm\/\">Phil Maton<\/a>, two trusted relievers, had late-inning meltdowns in Milwaukee. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"uFl9SvQnPjl6lN3M\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/edwin-diaz-uFl9SvQnPjl6lN3M\/\">Edwin D\u00edaz<\/a> has thrown 105 pitches in the past week. <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"u26DEgwKMCPuftkr\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/ryne-stanek-u26DEgwKMCPuftkr\/\">Ryne Stanek<\/a> and <a class=\"ath_autolink\" data-id=\"cknf9AjJ12pzZWg6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/mlb\/player\/reed-garrett-cknf9AjJ12pzZWg6\/\">Reed Garrett<\/a> have command problems but have become more important.<\/p>\n<p>Senga had a strong chase rate last season. The Mets will test an aggressive Phillies lineup\u2019s patience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like he\u2019s a guy that can be in the zone especially early, and that\u2019s what kind of sets up all his other stuff,\u201d Schwarber said. \u201cThat forkball, or whatever you want to call it, that thing\u2019s got a ton of movement. It\u2019s a tough pitch. You don\u2019t see that that often. You have to really bear down on where we want the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schwarber was pleased with the team\u2019s work during the bye week. The hitters took their at-bats like real ones, he said. He noticed players who typically do not do velocity machine work were in the cage against it this week.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s almost here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait,\u201d Schwarber said, \u201cto wake up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>(Photo of Bryce Harper: Chris Szagola \/ Associated Press)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5819704\/2024\/10\/04\/phillies-hitters-mets-kodai-senga-nlds\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHILADELPHIA \u2014 A bunch of Philadelphia Phillies players gathered Thursday night at Nick Castellanos\u2019 house in South Jersey to watch some baseball. 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