The Mets look to extend their winning streak to three games tonight as they take on the Rockies for game two. Last night the Mets got another great start from Max Scherzer. The Mets bats came alive thanks to a homer from Francisco Lindor and a two-triple, three-walk day from Brandon Nimmo. Let’s keep it going tonight!
Justin Verlander is coming off of the best start by a Mets pitcher this season. Last Sunday he held the Guardians to only one run over eight innings, scattering three hits, while striking out five batters. Overall this season Verlander has pitched 25 innings with a 3.60 ERA, 4.48 FIP, 0.920 WHIP and a 156 ERA+. Six of the ten runs he’s allowed this season all came in the same start. The Rockies have the following career numbers against him:
- Mike Moustakas 12-71, HR, BB, 16 K
- C.J. Cron 5-29, 2B, HR, 8 K
- Jurickson Profar 1-16, 2B, 2 BB, 4 K
- Charlie Blackmon 3-12, HR, BB, 4 K
- Randal Grichuk 0-6, 2 K
- Ryan McMahon 0-2, 2 K
Chase Anderson will be making his third start for the Rockies tonight. The veteran righty made his debut with Arizona, spent four years with Milwaukee and since then has bounced around between Toronto, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Tampa Bay and now Colorado. He started this season with the Reds, in May his contract was purchased by the Rays and then nine days later the Rockies selected him off waivers. His first start with the Rockies was brilliant – he allowed one hit and a walk over five innings. His last time out he allowed only two runs over 5 2/3 innings despite the Marlins racking up eight hits against him. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Starling Marte 16-37, 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 5 K (1.218 OPS)
- Tommy Pham 4-15, 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 6 K
- Brandon Nimmo 4-12, 2 2B, HR, 3 BB, 6 K
- Pete Alonso 2-10, 2B, 2 BB, 4 K
- Francisco Lindor 0-9, 2 BB, K
- Jeff McNeil 2-9, 2B, 2 BB, K
- Eduardo Escobar 2-8, 3 K
- Mark Canha 2-4, 2 2B, BB, K
- Daniel Vogelbach 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Aces High: Having Scherzer and Verlander on top of the rotation as a one-two punch was the whole hope for 2023. We got a glimpse of it last week as Scherzer and Verlander combined for a great day of doubleheader baseball. Last night Scherzer did his part. Can Verlander make one-two punch a thing tonight?
- What’s going on with the veteran DH bats? Last night Buck put Vogelbach and Pham in the lineup and they combined for an 0-for-8 day at the plate. Vogelbach is now 3-for-29 in his last 11 games. Pham is now 4-for-31 over his last 13 games. Can it please be Vientos time now?
- Creeping back to the top of hit by pitches. After the Mets sent Locastro down, the team stopped their epic pace of being hit by pitches. The Mets have been hit a few times in the last couple of days and are now tied for second in majors with the Mariners at 31. The Rays increased their lead in this dangerous category to 34 last night.
Let’s Go Mets!
