The Mets lost again last night, this time leaving a small army on the bases as they fell to the Dodgers 5-2. Overall on the night the Mets were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left 7 batters on bases which together creates an inexcusable loss by three runs. As a positive for the night, Bautista hit a homer.
The Mets will rally behind Jacob deGrom who is 5-2 over 15 games and 95.1 innings with a 1.51 ERA (league leading), 1.98 FIP (league leading), 0.986 WHIP and 250 ERA+ (league leading). In his last start he allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over 8.0 innings from 5 hits and a walk while striking out 7. In his last 11 starts and 70.1 innings he has posted a 0.90 ERA. At home against the Dodgers last year he allowed 3 runs off 5 hits and 3 walks in 5.0 innings while striking out 8 (the damage done on two homers). The Dodgers have the following numbers against him:
- Utley 4-17, 2B, 4 BB
- Turner 5-19, 3 2B
- Pederson 1-12, 2B, 5 BB
- Kemp 4-16, 2 2B
- Grandal 2-13, 2B
- Puig 3-13, 2 HR
- Hernandez 0-4
- Bellinger 0-3
- Taylor 2-3, HR
The Mets draw Clayton Kershaw making his return from the DL tonight from a back strain. On the season he is 1-4 over 8 starts and 49.0 innings with a 2.76 ERA, 3.47 FIP, 1.122 WHIP and 139 ERA+. Kershaw pitched from March 29th to May 1st. Then missed a month of starts making an outing against the Phillies allowing 1 run over 5.0 innings on the 31st. He went out again and now he’s back. He faced the Mets last year in LA and it was one of his worst starts of the season allowing 6 runs over 6.1 innings from 6 hits and a walk while allowing 4 homers. The Mets have the following numbers against Clayton:
- Reyes 5-19, 2 HR
- Flores 3-15
- Frazier 3-13, 2 2B
- Cabrera 3-10, HR
- Plawecki 1-9
- Conforto 0-4
- Mesoraco 1-3
- Bautista 1-3, 2B
- Bruce 6-23, 3 HR (DL)
- Cespedes 1-18 (DL)
Let’s Go Mets!
