The Mets are simultaneously living in a space where they cannot catch a lucky break and they cannot execute and it came to a head last night. Hours before the game Noah Syndergaard was sidelined to the DL with a finger issue. During the game (the third in a row that has had a rain issue), while Matz was on a roll, he got sidelined with a finger issue. This is where things fell apart for the Mets. The Mets had to use the bullpen late into the night the previous day and the bullpen last night could not string together 6 innings allowing under 5 runs. They should be able to do that, but they couldn’t.
Now the Mets are going to need to rely on Jason Vargas, on short rest, to give the bullpen rest. He is 1-3 on the year over 20.1 innings with a 10.62 ERA, 6.51 FIP, 2.164 WHIP and 36 ERA+. After a good start in Miami where he allowed no runs over 5.0 innings and only 2 hits with a walk while getting 7 whiffs, he had a terrible start in Milwaukee on Saturday where he allowed 5 ER over 3.0 innings from 6 hits and 2 walks. Amazingly, the game was tied when he left at 5-5 and then the Mets imploded and lost 17-6. His second start of the season was against the Braves who got 11 hits in 4.2 innings against him leading to 6 runs. The Braves have the following numbers on Jason:
- Suzuki 10-41, HR, 3 BB
- Markakis 8-31, 2 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB
- Flowers 1-7, HR, BB
- Flaherty 3-6, HR
- Culberson 2-5
- Albies 1-3
- Freeman 0-2
The Mets bats will try to get their pitchers more than enough run support, whatever that means, against Julio Teheran tonight. Julio is 4-2 over 11 starts and 60.0 innings with a 4.20 ERA, 5.30 FIP, 1.233 WHIP and 92 ERA+. In his last three starts he has allowed 13 runs off 15 hits and 9 walks in 17.0 innings. However, his best two starts this season have been against the Mets where he has held them scoreless in 14.0 innings allowing a total of 6 hits and 3 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Bruce 7-34, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB
- Cabrera 9-29, 3 2B, 2 BB
- Reyes 6-29, 2 3B, 2 BB
- Gonzalez 6-24, 2B, HR, 3 BB
- Conforto 4-17, HR, BB
- Bautista 1-8, 2B
- Rosario 0-6
- Mesoraco 0-4
Batting Stats against Teheran from Mets Players on the 10 Day DL:
- Cespedes 4-23, BB, 10 K
- Flores 3-21, HR, 3 BB
- Lagares 4-21, 5 K
- Frazier 3-17, 2B, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
