The Mets look to bounce back from the Opener against the Nationals tonight as Bartolo Colon makes his Mets debut. Gee pitched well in the Opener but that pattern was not transmitted to the bullpen which fumbled on multiple occasions, even after a go-ahead homer by Juan Lagares. Anyway, the Mets ended up losing 9-7, a score that was assisted by a two run homer by Captain Wright in the bottom of the tenth. On a positive note, the Mets hit three homers, including Andrew Brown who a lot of us, including myself, made fun of for being in the lineup.
Bartolo Colon looks to build off of his impressive 2013 campaign for the Athletics where he went 18-6 over 30 games and 190.1 innings of work with a 2.65 ERA. He has made two career starts against the Nationals allowing 3 ER over 17.0 innings of work, which is a 1.59 ERA while posting a 1-1 record. The Nationals have the following numbers against Colon:
- Span 0-3
- LaRoche 0-2
- McLouth 2-3
And that’s it. No extra base hits against Colon and a lot of mystery against the Big Man.
On the Nationals side of the diamond, Gio Gonzalez gets the nod as he looks to build off of a 2013 that saw him go 11-8 over 32 games and 195.2 innings of work with a 3.36 ERA. He made three starts against the Mets last year pitching 20.0 innings allowing 5 ER and only 9 hits while striking out 20 batters (a 2.25 ERA). The Mets have the following numbers against Gio:
- Granderson 2-16, HR, 5 K
- Wright 4-13, 2B, 3B, HR
- Davis 4-12, 2B, HR, 4 K
- Murphy 2-10
- Tejada 2-6
- Duda 1-6
- Eric Young 0-8
- Lagares 0-6
- Andrew Brown 0-5
Lets Go Mets! Get that first W!
