The Mets exorcised their demons last night and were able to beat Alcantara a week after he rolled through the Mets. For a while yesterday the Mets and Marlins were locked into a back and forth affair with the Mets taking the lead and the Marlins coming back to tie it. Francisco Lindor broke the game open with the a bases clearing double and the Mets were able to hold onto to the lead from there.
Now the Mets go for the series victory today with Chis Bassitt on the mound. Over 14 games and 82 2/3 innings, Bassitt has a 4.03 ERA, 3.80 FIP, 1.173 WHIP and a 99 ERA+. Bassitt’s line from his last start (6 1/3 innings, 5 hits, 3 earned runs- against the Marlins) doesn’t actually tell the whole story. Bassitt was pulled from the game in the 7th inning with the bases loaded. The pitcher who came in to relieve him promptly gave up a grand slam to a player (Jerar Encarnacion) making his major league debut. All three runs from Bassitt came from that swing. Before that moment, where Bassitt didn’t have direct control of the outcome, he had completed 14 innings of scoreless baseball from his last two starts. Here’s hoping he continues to build on that in Miami today!
The Marlins have the following career numbers against Bassitt:
- Avisail Garcia 0-6
- Jorge Soler 1-5, HR
- Willians Astudillo 0-3
- Jon Berti 0-2, BB, 2 K
- Jazz Chisholm Jr. 1-3, 2 K
- Bryan De La Cruz 1-2, BB, K
- Miguel Rojas 2-3
- Jacob Stallings 1-3, 2 K
The Mets bats get another look at Trevor Rogers! Rogers has made 13 starts and pitched 58 2/3 innings with a 5.83 ERA, 4.89 FIP, 1.619 WHIP and a 71 ERA+. Since May 20th Rogers has made six starts totaling 26 1/3 innings where he has allowed 23 runs from 33 hits and 17 walks. This translates into a 7.52 ERA and 6.20 FIP with hitters slashing .303/.391/.560. His last start was against the Mets where he allowed four runs, three earned, over five innings from five hits and two walks.
The Mets have the following career numbers against Rogers:
- Pete Alonso 0-12, 6 K
- Brandon Nimmo 3-10, 2 2B, 2 BB, K
- Jeff McNeil 3-9, 3 2B, 2 BB, 2 K
- Francisco Lindor 1-7, K
- Dominic Smith 2-4, 2 BB, 2 K
- Eduardo Escobar 0-4, 2 K
- J.D. Davis 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K
- Mark Canha 0-2, BB, K
- Starling Marte 1-3, K
Let’s Go Mets!
