After 9 long years, we are finally here! It’s Playoff Baseball Time!
Just like in 2006, the Mets will open the Postseason with a NLDS match-up with the Dodgers. Last time, the Mets swept the Dodgers despite losing their top two pitchers before the series (Pedro going down earlier in the month and El Duque going down right before the start of the series). This time, the Mets will have a tall order with the Dodgers powerful 1-2 punch at the top of the rotation.
Jacob deGrom is 14-8 over 30 starts this season and 191.0 innings with a 2.54 ERA while striking out 205 batters. In his last two starts of the season he tossed 10 innings, 1 ER and 16 strikeouts. In one start against the Dodgers this year he shut them out over 7.2 innings while walking 2 and striking out 8. The Dodgers have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Utley 3-10
- Gonzalez 3-8, 2 HR
- Rollins 1-8
- Ethier 2-6, 3B
- Crawford 0-3
- Greinke 2-4
- Grandal 0-3
Clayton Kershaw is 16-7 over 33 starts with a league leading 4 complete games and 3 complete game shutouts and a 2.13 ERA over a league leading 232.2 innings. In his last two starts of the season he tossed 12.2 innings while recording 20 K’s, including a complete game shutout against the Giants. He faced the Mets twice in July and they both were good starts. He allowed 1 ER over 7.0 innings at the top of the month in a game the Mets eventually won 2-1. Towards the end of the month he threw a complete game shutout while striking out 11. The Mets have the following numbers against Kershaw:
- E Young 4-16
- Wright 3-14, 2B
- Tejada 5-14
- Cuddyer 4-16
- K Johnson 3-15, HR
- Duda 1-10
- Granderson 1-10
- Murphy 3-10
- Flores 3-6
Let’s Go Mets!
