The Subway Series continues tonight as the Mets look to make it two in a row against the Yanks. On a wet night, the Mets were able to put a five spot on the Yankees early, and then held on to the lead for the rest of the game which included Francisco handling “the chickens” on the Yankees (although it wasn’t even close to a clean inning). Tonight the Mets will face the pitcher with most wins in the American League, Ivan Nova, as he takes on Chris Young.
Chris Young is 1-1 on the season over 3 starts with a 3.06 ERA with 17.2 innings of work, 5 walks and 8 strikeouts. In his career he has faced the Yankees twice totaling 8.2 innings with a 6.32 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against the Yankees:
Ibanez 9-32, 2B, 3B
Martin 8-25, 2 2B
Jones 3-14, 3 HR
Chavez 4-11
Swisher 2-7, 2B, HR
Tex 0-6
Jeter 0-4
Ivan Nova leads the American League in wins with his 9-3 record that comes with a 4.32 ERA over 85.1 innings. The month of June has been very good to Ivan as he has pitched 22.2 innings with a 0.79 ERA. May was another story as he pitched 6 games with a 5.87 ERA. Last year he faced the Mets twice going 11.2 innings with an ERA of 3.09. The Mets have the following numbers against Nova:
Murphy 1-6
Turner 2-6
(In other, the Mets are a very looking team from a year ago)
Let’s Go Mets!
