Here’s the positive way to look at the past weekend: The Mets took 2 of 3 from the Nationals beating both Scherzer and Strasburg thanks to big offensive games from Conforto and d’Arnaud. Bruce and Reyes also showed signs of life again.
That’s the mantra I’m running through my head today because yesterday was an ugly loss. The Mets lost both the game, by a lot, and Noah Syndergaard as the injury bug on the team is a full scale epidemic. On a completely unrelated note, this will be the Mets first trip to SunTrust park, the new home of the Atlanta Braves. I don’t have too many fond memories of watching the Mets play at Turner Field on TBS as a kid growing up outside of Baltimore, so I’m hoping the Mets will build a positive history at SunTrust in the coffers of my gray matter.
The Mes will turn to Robert Gsellman tonight and this is the night they need Robert to be the same pitcher he was last September. He is 0-2 over 5 games and 4 starts this season with a 6.23 ERA over 21.2 innings. His last start was against Atlanta and it was his worst start of the season allowing 6 runs, 5 earned over 4.0 innings allowing 10 hits. He had an inning against the Braves on Opening Day as well, allowing 2 hits and no runs. The Braves have the following numbers against Gsellman:
- Freeman 3-8
- Kemp 4-9, 2B, HR
- Garcia 5-9, 2B
- Inciarte 1-7
- Markakis 3-9
- Flowers 3-7, 2B
- Peterson 2-6, 2 2B
- Swanson 2-5
The Mets will see Julio Teheran again. Julio is 2-1 on the season over 5 starts and 29.1 innings with a 3.38 ERA. After tonight, 50% of his 6 starts will be against the Mets. Opening Day was typical Julio vs the Mets as he held the Mets scoreless over 6.0 innings with only 4 hits. His last time out though the Mets were able to score 2 runs over 4 hits and 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Teheran:
- Granderson 7-32, 2B, 2 HR
- Bruce 4-22, 2 HR
- Walker 2-22
- d’Arnaud 2-22
- Reyes 3-18, 3B
- Cabrera 6-17, 2 2B
- Lagares 4-18
- Conforto 1-6
- Plawecki 0-5
- TJ Rivera 1-3
Let’s Go Mets!
