There was still an open debate among Mets fans last night if Syndergaard was even going to start last night’s game with his name on the trading block. Noah Syndergaard ended up pitching one of the best games of his career carrying a no-hitter through about half the game and locking down hitters last night. But of course, this is 2019, and the Mets bullpen (Diaz this time) blew the save and the game went to extras. Unlike last week where the Mets lost 3 extra inning games against the Giants, the Mets bats were able to put a three spot on the scoreboard in the 11th inning and hold on for the win.
Tonight’s match-up would have been a regular match-up in an alternate universe. A couple of seasons ago the Nationals traded Lucas Giolito, their top pitching prospect and one of the top prospects in the league, to the White Sox for Adam Eaton. If that trade doesn’t happen, a Jacob deGrom vs Giolito game would be a regular occurrence.
Giolito is having a massive bounce back year from his first full season of major league baseball. Last year he went 10-13 over 32 starts and 173.1 innings with a 6.13 ERA, 5.56 FIP, 1.477 WHIP and 70 ERA+. He lead the league in both earned runs at 118 and walks at 90. This season he has pitched 20 starts and 117.1 innings with a 3.52 ERA, 3.52 FIP, 1.122 WHIP and 132 ERA+, enough to earn an All-Star roster spot. That being said, he is coming off of his worst start of the season against the Twins where he allowed 7 runs from 7 hits and 2 walks (4 homers) in 5.0 innings of work, raising his ERA from 3.12 to 3.52. The only Mets on the active roster who have faced him are Wilson Ramos (0-3, 2 K) and Adeiny Hechavarria (2-2, 3B).
Jacob deGrom is 6-7 over 21 starts and 129.0 innings with a 2.86 ERA, 2.95 FIP, 1.085 WHIP and 144 ERA+. In deGrom’s last 12 starts (77.0 innings) he has a 2.10 ERA with opponents getting on base at a .266 clip and hitting with a .593 OPS. In his last three starts he has allowed only 1 run over 19.0 innings from 13 hits and 7 walks while striking out 25. Only three players on the White Sox Roster have seen deGrom in a game before:
- Jon Jay 2-9, 2B, BB, K
- Jose Abreu 0-2, BB, 2 K
- James McCann 0-2, BB, K
Let’s Go Mets!
