Game Preview: Phillies vs Mets

The Mets go for the sweep tonight!

The Mets took an early 1-0 lead last night and the Phillies came right back and made it 2-1. The Mets opened the floodgates and won 8-2. Now the Mets go for the series sweep tonight against an old friend in Zack Wheeler on national television.

Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Amazin’s today. Over nine starts and 53.0 innings he has a 3.91 ERA, 4.54 FIP, 1.208 WHIP and a 100 ERA+. He is coming off of his worst start of the year against the Giants, where he allowed eight runs over 4 1/3 innings (this was that wild game the Mets eventually lost 12-13). In his last two starts he has allowed 12 runs over 10 2/3 innings. To put that in perspective, he has only allowed 23 runs the entire season. Bassitt has faced the Phillies once already this year and held them to one run over 5 2/3 innings from five hits and walk in Philadelphia. The Phillies have the following career numbers against him:

Nick Castellanos 7-17, 3 2B, HR, BB
Kyle Schwarber 3-6, 2B, K
Garrett Stubbs 0-5
Alec Bohm 1-3
Bryce Harper 0-3, 2 K
Rhys Hoskins 1-3, 2B, K
Jean Segura 1-2, HR, BB

Zack Wheeler has pitched eight games and 45 1/3 innings this year with a 3.38 ERA, 2.33 FIP, 1.147 WHIP and a 118 ERA+. Wheeler is coming off of his first double digit strikeout game of the season against the Braves where he held them to two runs from eight hits over 6 2/3 innings while striking out 10. In general, he’s seen a huge improvement in strikeouts from April to May. In April he struck out 18 batters over four starts. Over four starts in May he has struck out 33 batters. Wheeler has faced the Mets once this season, back on April 12th, where he held the Mets to one run from two hits over 4 2/3 innings, in a game the Mets eventually won 2-0. The Mets have the following numbers against Wheeler: