First, I hope you are ok! The storm last night in the area was absolutely crazy. I’m not even sure if today’s game will happen while the region gets itself back together.
Outside of the storm, the last 48-hours have been fairly insane for the Mets. The Mets swept the Marlins in a doubleheader on Tuesday, including an improbable 6-5 comeback win the first game. The Braves lost on Tuesday and Wednesday – so the Mets are only 5.0 games out with a month left! We can’t have too much positivity though (the universe won’t allow it) – the Mets GM Zack Scott was arrested DUI charges back in June and it became public yesterday. So things are fairly insane around the team.
Carlos Carrasco looks to put some sanity back in our lives tonight. Cookie has made 6 starts, totaling 23.1 innings with a 6.94 ERA, 5.04 FIP, 1.286 WHIP and a 58 ERA+. He is coming off by far his best start as a Met, where he held the Giants to 2 runs on 3 hits over 7.0 innings (the Mets still lost because the offense was asleep). Earlier this season he faced the Marlins, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and no walks over 4.1 innings. The Marlins have the following numbers against him:
- Joe Panik 1-1
- Alex Jackson 1-2, 2B, K
- Bryan De La Cruz 1-2
- Jesus Aguilar 2-7, 2B, BB, K
- Jorge Alfaro 1-3, 2 K
- Brian Anderson 1-4
- Sandy Leon 0-1
- Isan Diaz 0-2
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. 0-2
- Lewis Brinson 0-2, 2 K
- Miguel Rojas 0-1
The Mets bats will face off against rookie pitcher Zach Thompson, making his 14th start this season. In his first 13 games and 62.2 innings, he has a 3.16 ERA, 3.89 FIP, 1.117 WHIP and a 131 ERA+. He’s coming off of an average start against the Reds where he allowed 5 runs, 3 earned, over 5.0 innings from 6 hits and a walk. Overall, his ERA jumped from 2.33 at the end of July to 3.16 – August was a bit rough for him. This includes a start against the Mets where the Mets scored 3 runs, 2 earned, over 4.0 innings from 3 hit sand 2 walks. Thompson hasn’t broken 80 pitches once this month, and it seems like the secret to beating him is running up the pitch count. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Dominic Smith 1-2, 2B, K
- Pete Alonso 0-1, BB
- Javier Bàez 1-4, K
- Michael Conforto 0-1, BB
- Brandon Nimmo 0-3
- Jonathan Villar 0-2, K
- Jeff McNeil 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
