The Pirates may have had their winning streak snapped in their last game but they are still red hot as the Mets, winners of a series for the first time since May, come to Pittsburgh. Trade rumors swirling, the Mets roster could be in flux over the next few days as Wheeler, Cabrera and others find themselves scouted by other teams making a late season push.
Steven Matz is 4-8 over 19 games and 101.0 innings with a 3.65 ERA, 4.71 FIP, 1.287 WHIP and 104 ERA+. He’s coming off a rough start against the Yankees where he allowed 5 runs on 9 hits and a walk over 5.0 innings after a streak of four starts where he posted a 2.52 ERA in 25.0 innings. That streak includes a start against the Pirates where he allowed 3 runs from 6 hits in 7.0 innings of work. The Pirates have the following numbers against him:
- Freese 2-6
- Harrison 3-6, 3B
- Marte 0-6
- Mercer 1-5, BB
- Polanco 2-5, HR
- Cervelli 0-2, BB
Nick Kingham gets the start for the Pirates tonight. The rookie is 5-4 over 10 games and 57.0 innings with a 4.11 ERA, 4.67 FIP, 1.105 WHIP and a 97 ERA+. Across AA and AAA this season he is 4-2 over 10 games and 54.1 innings with a 2.65 ERA (so he has a similar amount of work in the majors and minors this season to make comparisons on). In his last three starts he has posted a 2.89 ERA over 18.2 innings. This will be Nick’s first start against the Mets in his career.
Let’s Go Mets!
