The Mets are on a bit of a slide right now as they drop the opener of the 4 game set against the Nationals last night. They just didn’t look good at all. Anyway, the Mets look to put everything back on track tonight behind Matt Harvey. In addition to Matt Harvey, Dilson Herrera was called up. Earlier in the season, Mets officials said that if Herrera comes up, he’s not going to sit on the bench, so the feeling right now is Murphy will start to play 3rd until David Wright returns. Maybe Herrera will provide the spark the Mes need to get back on track.
Matt Harvey is 4-0 on hte season over 4 starts and a 3.04 ERA over 26.2 innings of work. Last Saturday he picked up the only win the Bronx pitching 8.2 innings allowing 2 runs and for the most part was really efficient when it came to using his pitches. His first start of the season was against the Nationals where he pitched 6.0 scoreless innings while striking out 9 batters. The Nationals have the following numbers against Harvey:
- Desmond 4-11, 2B, HR
- Werth 3-10
- Zimmerman 3-11, HR
- Span 2-11, 3B
- Harper 0-10, 5 K
- Uggla 2-5
The Mets bats will try to get back in groove in one of the most difficult ways possible by going against Max Scherzer. Max is 1-2 over 4 starts this season and has posted a 1.26 ERA over 28.2 innings of work this season while striking out 29 batters. His first start of the season was against the Mets on Opening Day where he allowed 3 runs, all due to defensive miscues so none earned, over 7.2 innings while striking out 8. His last start against the Cardinals was the first he allowed more than one earned run (he allowed 2) and the first time this season he didn’t strike out at least 8 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Cuddyer 5-21, 2B, HR
- Granderson 4-17, HR
- Murphy 2-11
- Flores 0-5
- Lagares 0-5
- Duda 2-4
Lets Go Mets!
