The Mets are making fans believe again! They will go for a sweep this afternoon against Philly as they look to win their 8th game in their last 9. Yesterday the Mets won a back and forth affair where they took an early lead only to see it slip away on a tough double play. They responded immediately with 2 runs to take back the lead at 3-2. In the 7th, the Phillies would score 3 to to take the lead but the Mets rallied again scoring 4 in the bottom half of the frame.
The Mets will look to Rafael Montero again who had a solid start his last time out. On the season he is 1-4 over 16 games and 3 starts with a 5.63 ERA, 3.83 FIP and 1.983 WHIP in 32.0 innings. In his last start he allowed 1 run over 5.2 innings holding the Giants to 5 hits and 2 walks, his best start by that measure, or any measure, this year. He has 0.1 innings against the Phillies on record this year where he allowed 4 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned. The Phillies have the following numbers against him:
- Galvis 3-4
- Franco 1-3
- Herrera 3-3, 3B
- Joseph 2-3
- Altherr 1-1
The Mets bats will close out the series against the rookie Nick Pivetta. Pivetta is 1-4 over 9 games and 45.0 innings this season with a 5.40 ERA, 4.94 FIP, 1.667 WHIP. June has been his most complete month of work, making 5 consecutive major league starts. One of those starts was brilliant as he held the Red Sox scoreless over 7.0 innings. Everything else, not as much. He is coming off of his worst start of the season where he allowed 6 runs over 2.2 innings to the Diamondbacks. He has never faced the Mets or any player on the Mets roster in a major league game.
Let’s Go Mets!
