Did you miss seeing the Mets play the Pirates last year and most of this year? Get ready for Pirate overload – the Mets play their next 7 games against the Pirates. The two teams will get to know each other well through a 4 game set in Queens starting today and then a three game set in Pittsburgh after the All-Star Break. The next time the Mets play a team with a different name will be on July 19th!
Another way to look at it – the Mets are in the midst of the NL Central experience. They are coming off of a split double header and a series win against the Brewers, they have 7 straight games against the Pirates on deck and then after that they take on the Reds.
Taijuan Walker, who should be an All-Star, will start things off for the Mets today. Walker has made 15 starts and pitched 85.0 innings this year with a 2.44 ERA, 3.06 FIP, 1.012 WHIP and a 157 ERA+. He’s coming off of a start against the Yankees where he allowed 2 runs over 5.2 innings from 2 hits and 2 walks. There is only member of the Pirates who has seen Walker in a major league game, Adam Frazier. Frazier is 1-4 against Walker.
The Mets bats will get a look at JT Brubaker today. Over 15 starts and 83.2 innings he has a 4.09 ERA, 4.62 FIP, 1.135 WHIP and a 100 ERA+. He’s coming off of a rough start against the Brewers where he allowed 5 runs over 6.0 innings and in his last two starts he has allowed 8 runs from 12 hits over 12.0 innings. Homers have been a weak point for JT in his last three starts allowing 6 of the 16 he’s allowed on the season. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- James McCann 2-2, 2 HR
- Francisco Lindor 0-3, 2 BB
- Billy McKinney 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
