The Mets look to bounce back from last night’s loss as they take on the Diamondbacks for game two tonight in Arizona. Yesterday the Mets did not get a good performance from Hefner which put Atchison in a position to give up the walk off homer. The Mets bats didn’t help going 3-13 with runners in scoring position. Tonight Zack Wheeler takes the mound for the Mets as he takes on Brandon McCarthy.
Zack Wheeler is 4-2 over 9 games with a 3.91 ERA over 50.2 innings with 41 K’s. His last start against Kansas City was rocky. He allowed 4 ER over 5 innings. This will be Wheeler’s first start against the Diamondbacks in his career and he hasn’t faced anyone on their roster in a major league game.
The Mets bats draw Brandon McCarthy tonight who is 2-5 over 12 games with a 4.94 ERA. His last start (4.1 IP, 2 ER) was a good bounce back, sorta, from his start before that lasted 2.2 innings with 6 ER. Even though McCarthy has been pitching since 2005, almost all of his seasons have been in the American League and he never faced the Mets as a team. But since he has been teaching since 2005 there are a few Mets who have seen him on other teams:
Buck 1-7, HR
Byrd 0-2
Young 1-3
Lets Go Mets!
