Whoa! What a difference an inning can make! Two nights ago the Nationals had a crazy 8th inning that led to the Mets losing two games in a row and feeling of dread building across the fan base. Last night the Nationals took an early lead and for a while it looked like the Nationals would sweep the Mets at home, erasing the Mets trip to DC last week. Then the Mets had a crazy 8th of their own, capped by a Grand Slam by Cespedes, and now they feel invincible again!
The Mets will start a 10 game road trip today with a four game set in Atlanta. The Braves have slowed the Phillies roll this past week and now both clubs are tied for second in the division at 10-7 and have some injury concerns of their own like Sanchez who was scheduled to pitch tonight and was injured in workouts and Freddie Freeman, and early MVP candidate, who took a pitch off the wrist yesterday.
Harvey will make the first start of the roadtrip. He is 0-1 over 3 games and 15.0 innings allowing 8 runs from 18 hits with a 4.80 ERA, 4.72 FIP, 1.400 WHIP and 79 ERA+. After a great first start of the season where he held the Phillies scoreless over 5.0 innings, Harvey has allowed 4 runs in each of his last two starts lasting 5.0 innings each. Which Harvey will the Mets get tonight? Is he more Tw0-Face than Dark Knight? Last year he was 1-2 over 4 games against the Braves allowing 14 runs from 20 hits and 10 walks in 21.1 innings while striking out 10. The Braves have the following numbers against him:
- Freeman 5-26, 4 2B, HR, BB, 6 K
- Markakis 6-22, 2B, 4 BB, 6 K
- Inciarte 5-21, 2 2B
- Suzuki 2-12, HR, 2 BB
- Swanson 1-7, 3 BB
- Flowers 0-5
- Bourjos 1-3
As of writing this, the Braves still haven’t officially announced which starting pitcher they will utilize tonight as they are deciding between Lucas Sims or Matt Wisler. Sims was 3-6 over 14 games and 10 starts last year pitching 57.2 innings posting a 5.62 ERA, 5.07 FIP and 1.509 WHIP. He has made one minors start this year allowing 3 hits and no runs over 4.0 innings while walking 2 and striking out 7. In two games and a start against the Mets last year he allowed 4 runs from 8 hits and 3 walks in 8.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Sims:
- Lagares 3-4
- Nimmo 1-3, BB
- Rosario 0-4
- Reyes 1-2
- Nido 0-2
- Cabrera 0-1
Last Season Wisler was 0-1 over 20 games and one start in 32.1 innings with a 8.35 ERA, 5.20 FIP, 1.732 WHIP. In the previous year he pitched 156.2 innings with a 5.00 ERA, 4.85 FIP and 1.328 WHIP. In 11.0 innings against the Mets last season, more than any other team, he allowed 11 runs from 15 hit and 7 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against Matt:
- Conforto 5-13, 2B, 4 BB
- Cabrera 3-12, 2B
- Cespedes 2-10, 2B
- Plawecki 2-7, BB
- Bruce 4-8, 2 HR, BB
- Flores 3-9, 2B, 3B
- Gonzalez 4-8, 2B, 3B
- Lagares 2-6
Let’s Go Mets!
