Last night was another one for the book of “Mets Things That Happen to the Mets” as the Mets lost in the 13th inning due to an error that in most organizations would never happen. The Mets have been playing Dom Smith out of position in left, partially due to Pete Alonso, partially due to Jay Bruce. The way things have gone down for him, in most places, just would not occur. The Mets are stretched incredibly thin in outfield depth as the team stays as healthy as an iPhone 5 in the hands of a 3 year old. Most organizations, after putting Dom in left, would give him ample playing time, the Mets have not treating him more like a comet that comes around every so often. So while this one was literally off Dom’s glove, it’s really on the front office’s hands.
On the positive side, Wheeler looks more and more impressive after tossing 7.0 innings of 1 run ball and now is getting the deGrom ace treatment of no runs.
The Mets will turn to Steven Matz tonight who is 5-10 over 22 starts and 109.2 innings with a 4.60 ERA, 4.97 FIP, 1.368 WHIP and 82 ERA+. His last start was his first off the DL and it didn’t go so well as he allowed 6 runs, 4 earned over 2.0 innings in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Philly. The Giants have the following numbers against him:
- d’Arnaud 1-6, K
- Belt 1-2, BB
- Crawford 2-3
- Hundley 1-3
- McCutchen 2-3
- Panik 1-3
- Pence 0-2
The Mets bats will face off against Chris Stratton who is 8-7 over 20 games and 19 starts logging 101.0 innings posting a 5.52 ERA, 4.68 FIP, 1.554 WHIP and 73 ERA+. His first two outings since returning to the majors have not been good as he has allowed 9 runs over 4.1 innings from 13 hits and 5 walks. He does have potential though. In the first 5 games, 31.0 innings, of the season he had a 2.32 ERA. The only Met who has seen him in a game is Bautista who is 1-3 with a double against him.
Let’s Go Mets!
