Opening Day was fun, so let’s do it again (161 more times)! The Mets beat the Braves in the season opener on Monday 6-0 thanks to strong pitching and a huge rally in the 7th inning. The Mets were sticking to the script the first 6 innings of the game: unstoppable Syndergaard and not scoring against Teheran. Once Julio left the game though, the Mets were able to make the Braves bullpen work, putting up a 6 spot thanks to a bases clearing double by Lucas Duda.
Jacob deGrom looks to keep it going as he returns to the mound for his first official game since injury early last September. He ended the season last year 7-8 over 24 games and 148.0 innings with a 3.04 ERA. If you take the last three starts out of the year though, where he was showing signs of injury, his ERA is a 2.29. Last year he went 1-1 over 3 starts against the Braves pitching 19.2 innings with a 1.83 ERA. The Braves had the following numbers against Jacob:
- Freddie Freeman 4-19, 2B, HR, 7 K
- Jace Peterson 3-15, 2B
- Nick Markakis 6-15, HR
- Ender Inciarte 4-10, 2B
- Matt Kemp 2-11, 2B
- Julio Teheran 3-6 (I know he’s Monday’s Opening Day Starter, interesting stats are interesting)
- Brandon Phillips 0-3
Fan favorite Bartolo Colon will be making his first start as a Brave tonight. Big Sexy got a roar from the crowd Monday afternoon and should get another one tonight. He was loved by the fans, loved by his teammates and was a tremendously (good) consistent pitcher with us. Last year he was 15-8 over 34 games and 33 starts pitching 191.2 innings with a 3.43 ERA. The last time he faced the Mets was way back in 2011 where he allowed no runs over 5 hits in a win. The Mets have the following numbers against Colon:
- Asdrubal Cabrera 1-17, 2B, 5 K
- Curtis Granderson 4-13, 2 HR
- Jose Reyes 5-12
- Neil Walker 3-10, 2B, HR
- Rene Rivera 2-5, 2B, HR
- Jay Bruce 1-5, HR
- Yoenis Cespedes 2-3, 2B
- Lucas Duda 1-2
Let’s Go Mets!
