The Mets look to strike back tonight against the Marlins after last night’s drubbing. Wheeler wasn’t the best in his first game back on the mound in two years but that’s ok, it is his first game back in two years. I’m not ready to panic yet. The Mets offense on the other hand fell into some of the same pitfalls from last year of getting runners on and then not doing anything with them.
On the mound is Robert Gsellman who make his first start of the season, but not his first game of the season. On Opening Day he pitched the 9th inning allowing 2 hits and striking out 1 while allowing no runs to close out the win (non-save situation). Originally scheduled to pitch tomorrow night, Syndergaard’s blister moved him to Saturday. Last season Gsellman went 4-2 over 8 games and 7 starts pitching 44.2 innings while walking 15 and striking out 42 while posting a 2.42 ERA. This will be Gsellman’s first game against the Marlins and the only Marlin who has seen him in a major league game is A.J. Ellis who is 0-2 with a strikeout.
The Mets bats will try to break out against Adam Conley who is will be making his 2017 debut. Last year he went 8-6 over 25 starts and 133.1 innings with a 3.85 ERA. He never picked up a decision in three starts but held the Mets to only 2 runs over 15.0 innings, a 1.20 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Conley:
- Cespedes 1-11, 2B, 6 K
- Cabrera 3-8, 2B
- Granderson 1-8
- d’Arnaud 1-8
- Flores 1-8, 2B
- Bruce 2-6, 2B
- Reyes 3-5, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
