The Mets are in a bad place right now. After winning two in a row to finish off their previous series, they then lost all three against the Braves. Luckily for the Mets, Syndergaard is pitching tonight and if anyone can reverse this funk, it’s him. He’s 7-2 on the year over 14 games and 13 starts pitching 85.0 innings with 106 strikeouts while posting an ERA of 1.91. He’s coming off of his best start this season where he pitched 8.1 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned while striking out 11 (he didn’t allow the urns until the 9th). His first start of the season was against the Royals where he held them scoreless over 6.0 innings while striking out 9. The Royals have the following numbers against Syndergaard:
- Cain 2-6
- Escobar 2-6, 3B
- Hosmer 0-5
- Perez 1-4
- Morales 1-3, 2B
The Mets draw Ian Kennedy tonight who is 5-5 over 13 starts this year and 77.2 innings with a 4.17 ERA. At the end of May he had a 3.03 ERA, the June happened. In June he’s made 3 starts and 18.1 innings allowing 16 ER (7.85 ERA). He made one start against the Mets last year where he allowed 2 ER and 6 hits over 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Ian:
- Walker 9-21, 2B, 3 HR
- Loney 7-16, 4 2B, HR
- Granderson 5-12, HR
- De Aza 3-7, 2B, 3B
- Cabrera 3-5, 2B, HR
- Flores 2-6
Let’s Go Mets!
