The Mets go for 5 wins in a row and a series win this afternoon!
The Mets are heading into another awkward week where they have two off days – Monday and Thursday – and the way the Mets had to use their bullpen over the last few days, those breaks are going to be welcomed.
The Mets went with an opener and bulk pitcher last night and it worked! Tommy Hunter was great over 2.0 innings and Lucchesi came in after and was effective. Familia, Loup and May locked the game down behind them. At the plate, Jeff McNeil hit a two run homer to get the Mets on the board and right after Lindor went from first to home on an errant throw as he was trying to steal second.
And now the Mets get to take all of this momentum and put it behind Jacob deGrom. Jacob was scratched from his his start last week due to a sore side. In 5 starts he has pitched 35.0 innings with a 0.51 ERA, 0.82 FIP, 0.571 WHIP and a 759 ERA+. He leads the league in all of those categories. He also leads the league in K/9 (15.2) and H/9 (4.1). In two starts against the Diamondbacks in 2019, Jacob held them to 2 runs over 13.2 innings from 8 hits and 2 walks while striking out 18. The Diamondbacks have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Josh Rojas 1-3, 2 K
- Asdrubal Cabrera 2-11, 2 2B, BB, 3 K
- Nick Ahmed 1-8, 2B, 3 K
- David Peralta 1-5, 2 K
- Eduardo Escobar 1-6, 3 K
- Carson Kelly 0-3, K
- Stephen Vogt 0-3, 2 K
- Christian Walker 0-6, 2 K
The Mets bats will get a look at Riley Smith today. Smith made his debut in 2020 and pitched 18.1 innings over 6 games with a 1.47 ERA, 2.75 FIP, 1.091 WHIP and a 316 ERA+. He’s pitched in 6 games this year, making 3 starts, totaling 22.0 innings with a 4.91 ERA, 4.38 FIP, 1.545 WHIP and a 86 ERA+. He’s starting to fall into a starting rhythm, as this will be his third consecutive start, in his last two starts he has allowed 6 runs over 9.0 innings from 11 hits and 2 walks. No one on the Mets roster has faced Smith in a major league game.
Let’s Go Mets!
