The Mets Magic continued last night in Atlanta! The Mets found themselves down 4-0 when Curtis Granderson went yard in his 4th straight game to bring the score to 4-2. Then in the 8th, the Mets were able to stage a 4 run rally and hold it to beat the Braves 6-4 and maintain their wild card spot. The Giants, Cardinals, Marlins and Nationals all won yesterday so all races stayed the same.
Bartolo takes the mound with a 13-7 record over 29 games and 28 starts and 164.2 innings of work with a 3.22 ERA. In his last two starts he has tossed 13.0 innings, allowing 2 runs, 1 earned and he has recorded a win in three of his last four starts (one no-decision). The Mets have won his last four starts. This will be his third start against Atlanta this season and in his first two starts he has allowed 1 run over 15.0 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against Colon:
- Pierzynski 18-68, 3 2B, 2 HR
- Markakis 12-51, 6 2B
- Freeman 13-27, 5 2B, HR
- Peterson 5-17, 2B, 3B
- Kemp 4-12
- Beckham 1-10
The Mets bats draw former Mets farm hand, John Gant. Gant is 1-3 over 14 games and 5 starts and 38.1 innings of work with a 4.70 ERA. His only win in the majors came in his second MLB start against the Mets where he held the Mets to 2 hits and one run over 6.2 innings. He didn’t play in the majors for all of July and most of August, and returned to the rotation at the start of September. In that start, he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned to the Phillies. The Mets have the following numbers against Gant:
- Cabrera 1-3, 2B
- Cespedes 0-3
- Conforto 0-3
- Granderson 1-3, 2B
- K Johnson 0-2
- Loney 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
