Last night wasn’t a good night for the Mets – it’s time to let it rinse off and try again today.
The Braves crushed the Mets in the series opener last night 13-1. Right now the Mets find themselves in a bit of an injury crush. Carrasco left the game after the second inning finished (after the rain delay), Nido is under the weather and Guillorme is out for about a month. Plus McNeil and Escobar are both playing while not 100%.
What the Mets need is a strong, long outing from Taijuan Walker tonight. Over 20 starts and 110 1/3 innings, Walker has a 3.43 ERA, 3.61 FIP, 1.196 WHIP and a 115 ERA+. He started off August with a bad and weird start against the Braves where he allowed eight runs from seven hits while recording three outs. Walker bounced back in his last start holding the Reds to two runs from five hits and three walks over six innings. The Braves have the following career numbers against Walker:
- Robbie Grossman 5-13, 2B, HR< BB, 2 K
- Marcell Ozuna 1-6, 2B, 2 BB, K
- Dansby Swanson 2-8, 2B, K
- Matt Olson 2-6, 2B, BB, K
- Austin Riley 3-6, HR, K
- Ronald Acuña Jr. 2-6, 2 K
- Adam Duvall 0-5
- Eddie Rosario 1-4, K
- William Contreras 0-3, K
- Orlando Arcia 0-1
- Michael Harris 1-1, HR
The Mets bats will get another look at Charlie Morton tonight. Over 22 starts and 122 2/3 innings, Morton has a 4.26 ERA, 4.14 FIP, 1.207 WHIP and a 98 ERA+. He’s coming off of a rough start against the Red Sox where he allowed five runs from six hits and a walk over six innings – this includes three homers. Before that, he locked down the Mets allowing no runs from three hits and a walk over 6 2/3 innings. The Mets eventually won that game 3-1. The Mets have the following career numbers against Morton:
- Francisco Lindor 3-29, 2 2B, HR, 8 K
- Eduardo Escobar 3-14, HR, BB, 3 K
- Starling Marte 3-13, 2 BB, 4 K
- Pete Alonso 5-13, 2B, K
- Jeff McNeil 2-10, HR, 5 K
- Mark Canha 2-9, HR, 4 K
- Daniel Vogelbach 2-9, HR, BB, 4 K
- Brandon Nimmo 1-9, BB, 3 K
- Darin Ruf 1-3, HR, K
- Tyler Naquin 0-2, 2 K
Let’s Go Mets!
