What a difference a weekend makes! The Mets swept the Rockies this weekend and went from losing 4 of their last 5 to winning 4 of their last 5 games as they head into Philadelphia. Yesterday the Mets received an excellent spot start from Logan Verrett who tossed 8.0 innings allowing only 1 ER. The Phillies the Mets are facing tonight are not the same Phillies from earlier this year. They’ve been playing well as of late. The Mets will also be getting a lift tonight as David Wright looks to rejoin the team.
Jacob deGrom gets the start for the Mets. He is 12-6 over 23 starts and 154.1 innings with a 1.98 ERA. In his last seven starts he is 4-0 over 48.2 innings, striking out 56 batters posting a 1.29 ERA. He has faced the Phillies twice this season tossing 13.2 innings with a 1.32 ERA and 12 K’s. The Phillies have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Howard 2-12, HR, 4 K
- Ruiz 1-9
- Asche 3-5
- Galvis 3-6
- Herrera 1-6
- Brown 0-2
The Mets draw rookie Adam Morgan for the season opener. He is 4-4 over 10 games and 57.1 innings with a 3.92 ERA. He has been putting it together of late posting a 2.84 ERA over his last 3 starts and 19.0 innings. This will be Morgan’s first appearance against the Mets but he has faced Uribe before who is 1-3 with a homer.
Let’s Go Mets!
