Take your pick for the lede for this afternoon’s game:
- Mets look to win 8 in a row tonight
- Mets look to sweep the Marlins in a four game set
- Matt Harvey looks to build off of his first two games in his third start to the season
It’s good to be a Mets fan right now. They are 9-3 currently on a 7 game win streak and look to finish of the Marlins in a four game set this afternoon. Last night the Mets got a lead early and built it up to a 5-0 score behind the great arm of Jacob deGrom. The bullpen made it interesting in the 9th inning bringing the Marlins within a run but in an emergency situation Alex Torres came on to get the one out save.
Matt Harvey is 2-0 on the season allowing 3 ER and 9 hits over 12.0 innings this year, an ERA of 2.25. In that stretch he has allowed only 1 walk and struck out 17 batters. He was 0-1 over 4 starts against the Marlins in 2013 with a 3.52 ERA over 23.0 innings allowing 9 ER over 28 hits and 4 walks while striking out 26. The Marlins have the following numbers against Harvey:
- Hechavarria 1-7
- Ozuna 2-6, 3B
- Prado 1-6
- Solano 3-6
- Stanton 0-6
- Suzuki 0-3
- Yelich 1-3
The Mets bats look to get at another Marlins starter today, Tom Koehler. Koehler is 1-1 over 11.1 innings and a 3.18 ERA this season. He’s allowed 11 hits and 5 walks over the two starts while striking out 7. Last year he was 0-2 against the Mets over 5 starts and 33.1 innings while posting a 2.97 ERA. He allowed 18 hits over those innings with 16 walks while striking out 29 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against Tom:
- Wright 6-22, 3 2B
- Murphy 5-22, HR
- Duda 2-19, 2B
- Lagares 4-19, 3B
- Tejada 4-16, 2 2B
- Granderson 0-9
- d’Arnaud 1-7
- Kirk 2-4, 2B, HR
Lets Go Mets!
