The Mets and Braves will play a rubber game this afternoon as the Mets look to take the series! Last night was a night to forget for the Mets. Harvey still wasn’t his old self and the offense couldn’t click, leading to a 3-0 loss. That’s ok, it’s a long season. Steven Matz will get the nod for the Amazin’s in the matinee game. He’s 3-1 over 4 starts and 21.0 innings with a 3.86 ERA while recording 7 walks and 22 strikeouts. In his last three starts thought, he is 3-0 over 19.1 innings with 21 K’s and an ERA of 0.93. One of those starts was against the Braves were he allowed 2 ER over 9 hits in 6.1 innings of work while striking out 8. The Braves have the following numbers against Matz:
- Markakis 2-6
- Castro 4-6, HR
- Freeman 3-5, 2B
- Garcia 2-6
- Aybar 0-3
- Flowers 0-3
- Francoeur 2-3
The Amazin’s will get another look at Jhoulys Chacin today, who is 1-1 over 4 starts and 22.0 innings with a 3.27 ERA so far in 2016. In his last three starts he has posted a 4.50 ERA over 16.0 innings of work. One of those starts was against the Mets where he allowed 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned while pitching 5.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Chacin:
- Walker 3-11, 2 2B
- Wright 3-12, 2 2B
- Cabrera 0-6
- Lagares 3-9, 2B
- Duda 0-2, 3 BB
- Granderson 2-4, 2 BB
- Conforto 2-3
Let’s Go Mets!
