Can the Mets make it 5 in a row?
That’s the question tonight as Jason Vargas was able to extend the Mets winning streak to four games! Vargas came out looking like a different pitcher from his first three starts yesterday as he tossed 5 scoreless innings. That may not sound like a lot but in his first four starts he maxed at around 84 pitches and gave up a ton of runs so this was a welcome surprise. To summarize the Mets Radio Team: Vargas was similar last night to Colon in terms of hitting his spots (not as much in speed differentiation) and that was the difference for him! The Mets survived a dicey 6th inning when they loaded the bases and used 3 pitchers but didn’t allow any runs. The hope for tonight is the offense returning to give the Mets pitchers some breathing room.
Zack Wheeler gets the nod for the Mets. On the season he is 2-3 over 7 games and 38.0 innings with a 5.92 ERA, 4.61 FIP, 1.553 WHIP and 65 ERA+. He is coming off of one of his worst starts of the season against the Blue Jays were he allowed 6 runs over 4.0 innings from 7 hits and 3 walks. In the month of May so far he has been terrible, followed by amazing, followed by terrible again, so here’s hoping the pendulum swings back to amazing tonight. His 2018 debut was against the Marlins where he held the fish to 1 run (a solo homer) 7.0 innings of work while striking out 7, so more of that please! The Marlins have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Dietrich 2-9, 3B, 6 K
- Castro 2-9
- Prado 3-8
- Maybin 1-7
- Bour 0-4, 2 BB
- Rojas 1-3, HR
The Mets bats draw former Yankee now Marlin Caleb Smith who is 2-5 over 9 starts and 42.2 innings this year with a 4.22 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 1.289 WHIP and 87 ERA+. He is coming off of a short outing where he allowed 4 runs in 4.0 innings off 2 hits and 4 walks. Before that he had a stretch of four games where he pitched 24.0 innings with a 1.50 ERA. Earlier this season he faced the Mets allowing 3 runs from 5 hits and 1 walk in 5.0 innings while striking out 7. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Conforto 2-3
- Flores 1-3, 2B
- Cabrera 1-2, HR
- Mesoraco 0-2
- Rosario 1-2, 2B
Lets Go Mets!
