The Mets look to keep the winning streak going tonight as they head into St. Petersburg to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Yesterday the Mets were off and the Nationals won, so they pulled within 1.5 games back of first place. In Mets-land though, David Wright continued to take BP and balls in the field and Terry went to go see Mets working through their rehab. It is important to remember that even though the Rays don’t have the most amazing record right now, they are very much still in a race for a playoff spot, although they are on the outskirts right now.
Jacob deGrom is 10-6 over 20 starts and 133.1 innings with a 2.09 ERA with 135 strikeouts. In his last 13 starts, he is 7-2 over 91.2 innings with 98 K’s and an 1.47 ERA. This will be Jacob’s first time facing the Rays but he has faced two players on their roster before. Sizemore is 2-9 against him while Asdrubal Cabrera is 0-2.
It will be a battle of the Jakes tonight as Jake Odorizzi takes the mound for the Rays. He was 6-6 over 17 starts and 103.2 innings with a 2.86 ERA in what is by far his best season in the majors. Since the All-Star break Jake has made 4 starts pitching 21.1 innings with 19 K’s and a 5.06 ERA. Only one start has been better than average in the stretch. Odorizzi has never faced the Mets before but a few Mets have faced him:
- Cespedes 3-9, HR
- K Johnson 0-4
- Granderson 0-0, BB
Lets Go Mets!
