The Mets will be sending Santana, Perez, Maine, and Pedro to the mound during this four game set that can swing the momentum for either team in the NL East this weekend. The worst situation is the Mets drop to 8.5 games out of first place, and 5 games under five hundred, and the best situation has the Mets 3 games above .500 and a half a game behind the Phillies. The Marlins, currently 2.5 out of first, will be watching this series closely as well.
Over his last five games, Santana record, 0-4, is real disappointing. However, when you look at his numbers, the situation is much different. During that stretch, with 32 innings of work, Santana has walked 12, struck out 32, and has posted an ERA of 2.53. He is a second half of the year pitcher, and that time of the year is now here. Hopefully he can repeat his earlier outing against the Phillies this year where he allowed 3 runs over 4 hits, walked none, and struck out 10 on his way to victory.
Perez's last five have been great compared to his season so far. He has a 2-1 record, 30.1 innings pitched, walked 9 and struck out 26 on his way to an ERA of 3.56. Hopefully he can dig back into that ability he displayed in his last outing where he confused the Yankees and was hitting 94 mph with his fastball. He is 0-1 in two games against Philly this year, despite having an ERA of 0.00. He has allowed 7 hits, 8 walks and has struck out 9 during those two games.
Maine has been struggling as of late. In his last 6 games, he is 3-2 over 34 IP, walked 12 and struck out 26. During that time his ERA has been 4.24. He had a good outing against Philly this yeah, but got the ND. He had 6 innings, one R, 5 BB and one K. Hopefully he can come back to form.
The Mets pitching for the first three games can easily be reliable or can easily be destroyed….like everything else this season. Lets Go Mets! Beat the Phillies!
