The Mets look to build off their successful homestand as they start a road trip tonight in Washington DC. As you know by now the NL East is a close, close division and for the second time this year the Mets get a shot at the Washington Nationals. Tonight Chris Young will make his debut for the Mets as he takes on Jordan Zimmermann.
The Mets hope their search for a fifth starter ends tonight as Chris Young gets the nod. In the minors this season Young is 1-0 over 4 starts and 23.0 innings with an ERA of 2.35. Before his injury last season, Young made four starts for the Mets with an ERA of 1.88 over 24.0 innings. Two of those starts came against the Nationals where he allowed 4 ER over 11.2 innings of work. The Nationals have the following numbers against Young:
LaRoche 3-22, 2B, HR
Zimmerman 3-11, 2B, HR
Nady 1-10
Ankiel 0-9
Espinosa 0-4
Desmond 0-3
Jordan Zimmermann is 3-5 with a 2.80 ERA over 64.1 innings of work. In his last three starts he has pitched 18.0 innings with an ERA of 4.50. In 2011 he was 1-1 over 3 starts against the Mets where he posted and ERA of 3.78 over 16.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Jordan:
Wright 3-16, 2B
Murphy 6-12, 2B, HR
Thole 3-9
Davis 3-6, 2B, HR
Duda 1-6, 2B
Torres 1-3
Let’s Go Mets!
