The Mets dropped another game against the Braves yesterday after the Mets bullpen couldn’t hold the lead and the Mets bats went silent after scoring 3 runs early. Tonight the Mets look to reverse their fortunes this afternoon with Jacob deGrom, AND ITS HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY! Happy 28th Jacob! He is 3-3 over 11 starts this season and 67.0 innings with a 2.82 ERA. In his last four starts he’s 0-2 over 26.0 innings with 35 K’s and a 2.42 ERA. His second start of the season was against the Braves where he allowed only 1 ER over 5.2 innings while striking out 3. The Braves have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Kelly Johnson 1-10
- Walker 2-6
- Cabrera 1-5, 2B
- De Aza 1-4
- Loney 2-3, 2B, HR
The Mets bats will get a look at a familiar foe, Julio Teheran, who is now 25 playing in his 6th major league season. He’s 2-7 this year over 14 starts and 89.0 innings with a 2.93 ERA. In his last four starts he has also pitched 26.0 innings like deGrom with a 3.81 ERA while striking out 26 batters. He hasn’t faced the Mets yet this season but last year he was 2-1 in as many starts against the Mets logging 17.1 innings with a 2.60 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:
- Granderson 4-15, 2B, HR
- Walker 2-11
- Flores 3-10, HR
- K Johnson 1-5
- deGrom 1-4
- De Aza 1-3, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
