Yesterday was a roller coaster day of emotions for the Mets. The Mets woke up to a world where Tulo was traded to the Blue Jays, then there were whispers all day about the Mets not being done yet in terms of trades, then Mejia got suspended for using PEDs again (now for 162 games), finally Syndergaard tossed one of the best games of his career and Duda continued to show signs of improvement as the Mets moved to only 1 back of the NL East lead.
Bartolo Colon takes the mound for the Amazins tonight. He is 9-9 over 19 starts and 117.1 innings with a 4.60 ERA. His first start after the All-Star break was one of the worst he had this season, his last start was one of the best he had all season holding the Dodgers to 1 ER over 8.0 innings. He missed the Padres earlier this year but last year in two starts he was 1-0 over 12.1 innings with a 4.38 ERA. The Padres have the following numbers against him:
- M Upton 10-33, 2B, 3B, HR
- J Upton 2-10
- Kemp 3-7
- Amarista 3-5, 2B
- Venable 1-5
- Wallace 1-5
- Alonso 1-4
- Barmes 2-3, 2B
The Mets bats will probably get a look at Tyson Ross tonight, who is also on the trading block, possibly making his last start as a Padres or maybe not making the start at all. He is 6-8 this season with a 3.45 ERA over 21 starts and 122.2 innings with a league leading 57 walks. In his last two starts he has pitched 12.1 innings with 14 K’s and only 2 walks (which is unusual for him) while allowing 7 runs, 6 earned. He missed the Mets earlier this year but last year he shut out the Mets over 7.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Ross:
- Uribe 3-12
- Granderson 4-10, HR
- K Johnson 3-5
- Lagares 1-6
- Murphy 1-6
- Duda 1-3
Lets Go Mets!