Yesterday was an odd day for the orange and blue. Cespedes returned from the DL and hit a big homer and Conforto had 3 RBIs as the Mets avoided giving up a once 6-1 lead and beat the Yankees 7-5. We knew something else was up though when during the 9th inning, Familia wasn’t warming up. During the game the Mets moved close to a deal to trade their long time closer. Also after the game Cespedes revealed that he may need a surgery with an 8-10 month recovery time. Layered with Syndergaard’s velocity drop and early exit, it was a whirlwind, not exactly happy feeling, Mets win in the Bronx.
Steven Matz gets the start for the Mets today. He is 4-7 over 18 games and 96.0 innings with a 3.38 ERA, 4.81 FIP, 1.250 WHIP and 114 ERA+. In three starts in July he has tossed 18.0 innings with a 2.00 ERA from 16 hits, 4 walks while striking out 15. When he faced the Yankees in June he allowed 3 runs over 6.0 innings from 5 hits and 4 walks. The Yankees have the following numbers against him:
- Stanton 4-12, 2 HR, 2 BB
- Gregorius 5-10, 2B, BB
- Hicks 1-6, 2B, 2 BB
- Sanchez 1-6, 2B
- Garnder 2-5, 2B, BB
- Judge 0-5
- Austin 2-5
- Andujar 1-3, HR
- Bird 1-3
- Drury 2-3, HR
The Mets bats will get a look at Sonny Gray who is 6-7 over 18 games and 90.2 innings with a 5.46 ERA, 4.34 FIP, 1.511 WHIP and 79 ERA+. He is coming off a good start where he shut out the Orioles over 6.0 innings allowing 3 hits and walk while striking out 8. Prior to that in three starts he totaled 11.0 innings posting a 12.27 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Gray:
- Bautista 6-20, 2B, HR, BB
- Cabrera 2-11, HR, 2 BB
- Reyes 1-10, 2 K
- Cespedes 3-6
- Conforto 1-2, BB
- Flores 0-2, BB
- Rosario 0-2, 2 K
Let’s Go Mets!
