The Mets and Dodgers play the second game of their series tonight at Robert Gsellman takes on Brandon McCarthy. Gsellman is 5-4 over 15 games and 12 starts this season pitching 68.2 innings with a 5.50 ERA, 4.57 FIP and 1.544 WHIP. Robert is looking to get back on the right path tonight. Before his last time out, in his previous three starts he pitched 19.0 innings with a 3-0 record, 1.42 ERA and a .183 opposing batting average. His last time out against the Nationals though he allowed 11 hits and 2 walks over 5.0 innings which led to 7 runs. Robert has never faced the Dodgers before nor has he faced anyone on the Dodgers while they were members of other ball clubs.
The Mets bats will take a crack at Brandon McCarthy tonight who is 5-3 over 11 starts and 63.0 innings with a 3.14 ERA (pi!), 3.19 FIP and 1.095 WHIP. His FIP is the lowest it has been since 2011 when he led the league with the Athletics and is super close to his ERA. His WHIP is the lowest it has ever been in his career (1.281). The last time he faced the Mets was in 2014 where he allowed 3 runs and 7 hits over 5.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Brandon:
- Granderson 2-14, 3 BB
- Bruce 2-7
- Reyes 0-6, BB
- Flores 1-3
- R Rivera 0-3
Let’s Go Mets!
