Game Preview: Mets @ Marlins

The Mets start off their weekend series with the Marlins with a face-off against one of the best pitchers this season – Sandy Alcantara.

The Mets are coming into Miami on a three game win streak and a two game sweep of the Yankees, including a walk-off win on Wednesday. There was a ton of energy in Queens the last two nights. It feels like a safe assumption that the energy level, at least from the fans in attendance, this weekend will be quite different.

Chris Bassitt gets the start for the Mets. Over 18 games and 109 innings, Bassitt has a 3.72 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 1.101 WHIP and a 108 ERA+. In his last six starts (40 2/3 innings) Bassitt has allowed only 11 runs from 29 hits and five walks while striking out 41 batters leading to a 2.43 ERA and 2.83 FIP. This stretch includes back to back to back starts against the Marlins where he posted a 3.66 ERA from eight runs over 19 2/3 innings. (Three of those runs came when Bassitt was pulled out of a game with the bases loaded and the next pitcher immediately gave up a grand slam). The Marlins have the following numbers against Chris:

Avisail Garcia 1-9
Bryan De La Cruz 5-7, 3 2B, HR, BB, K
Miguel Rojas 3-8, K
Jacob Stallings 1-8, 3 K
Joey Wendle 1-6, 2B, BB
Willians Astudillo 0-6
Jesus Aguilar 2-6, K
Jon Berti 0-5, BB, 2 K
Jesus Sanchez 1-6, HR, 2 K

The Mets bats will get another look at Sandy Alcantara this evening. He’s made 20 starts this season, tossing a league leading 144 1/3 innings including two complete games. He has a 1.81 ERA (league leading), 2.78 FIP, 0.901 WHIP and a 226 ERA+ (league leading).

Sandy had a rough start against the Mets back on June 24th where he allowed five runs, four earned from six hits and no walks over seven innings. Since then he has pitched 38 innings over five starts with a 1.42 ERA and 2.12 FIP. That includes a start against the Mets where he shut the Mets out over seven innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him: