The Mets finish of their two game set with the Orioles tonight as Jacob deGrom takes on Ubaldo Jimenez. Last night the Mets finally stopped their slide behind Bratolo Colon who allowed only 1 earned run over 7.2 innings. The offense didn’t completely breakout, but they did score 3 runs and that was enough for the Mets to end up in the correct side of the ledger.
Jacob deGrom is 2-3 on the season over 5 starts with a 3.34 ERA. His last two starts have been very different than his first three starts. In the last two he has allowed 9 ER, 11 total, over 11.1 innings. In his first three starts he allowed only 2 ER over 19.1 innings. Since the Mets play the Orioles so infrequently, and deGrom is in his sophomore season, it isn’t too surprising that he hasn’t faced the birds yet. The only player he has ever faced on the Orioles roster is Travis Snider, who is 0-3.
Ubaldo Jimenez is off to a much better start than last year. Last year, his first with the Orioles, he posted a 4.81 ERA over 25 games and a 6-9 record. This year he is 2-1 over 4 starts with a 1.59 ERA. His third start of the season has been his only blight on season where he allowed 4 ER over 5.0 innings. It has been quite some time since Ubaldo faced the Mets. He allowed 5 ER over 3.2 innings way back in 2011. There are a few Mets with numbers against Niese:
- Granderson 2-11, 3B
- Cuddyer 0-8
- Murphy 1-6
- Recker 1-2
- Tejada 0-3
Lets Go Mets!
