The Mets officially were eliminated from post season play last night, following their extra-inning loss to the Phillies. The game represented the season, Mets getting out ahead, completely losing it in the middle, and showing life late. Now the Mets and Phillies will attempt to navigate baseball this afternoon with fairly rainy conditions today. If they can get the game in today, it’s going to be a wet and windy one.
José Quintana has pitched 65 2/3 innings for the Mets over 11 starts this year with a 3.02 ERA, 3.38 FIP, 1.279 WHIP and a 141 ERA+. In his last four starts he has allowed only five runs from 20 hits over 24 2/3 innings (1.82 ERA, 3.42 FIP). Since returning to the rotation, Quintana has become a dependable starter for the Mets, going at least five innings each start with eight quality start out of 11 total. The Phillies have the following career numbers against him:
- Nick Castellanos 11-42, 2 HR, 7 K, 2 BB
- Bryce Harper 0-11, 5 K
- Trea Turner 5-15, 2B, K
- Kyle Schwarber 1-9, 4 K
- J.T. Realmuto 1-9, HR, 2 BB
- Rodolfo Castro 0-4, K
- Bryson Stott 0-1, BB
- Alec Bohm 2-5, 2B
- Edmundo Sosa 1-2, K
From one old friend to another, for a second straight game the Mets face a former Met in Zack Wheeler. Over 30 starts throwing 181 innings this season, Wheeler has a 3.63 ERA, 3.22 FIP, 1.066 WHIP and a 119 ERA+. On September 12th he had an abnormally poor start allowing six runs from seven hits over five innings, including three homers against the Braves. He bounced back in his last start, also against the Braves, where he held them to one run over six innings. Wheeler faced the Mets at the end of June and allowed five runs from nine hits over 5 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Wheeler:
- Brandon Nimmo 11-37, 3 2B, HR, 6 K, BB
- Jeff McNeil 5-29, 8 K, 2 BB
- Francisco Lindor 7-26, 2B, 3B, HR, 6 K
- Pete Alonso 10-28, 2 2B, 5 K, BB
- Luis Guillorme 3-14, 2B, 2 K, 2 BB
- Daniel Vogelbach 1-12, HR, 5 K, BB
- Rafael Ortega 3-15, 2 K
- Omar Narváez 2-6,2 K, 2 BB
- Brett Bay 2-5
- Tim Locastro 1-3
Three Things To Watch For:
- Brett Baty! Brett Baty hit his ninth homer of the season last night, and it was the homer responsible for sending the Mets into extra innings. This was Baty’s second home run in three games now and in his last four games he’s collected five hits in 15 trips to the plate. Not exactly lighting the world on fire, but after his deep slump this summer, this is all welcomed news.
- Brandon Nimmo getting on base. Nimmo already had two games this week where he recorded three hits. Last night he got to base three times the old fashion Nimmo way, collecting one hit and a pair of walks. Since September 3rd (18 games) Nimmo has had a .412 OBP, raising his season OBP from .355 to .362. He truly is prolific at getting on base.
- Milestone tracker. Francisco Lindor hit a home run yesterday! His 27th on the season. He’s now only three home runs away from a 30-30 season. Nimmo is still looking for one more home run to reach 25, Álvarez is looking for two more to get to 25 and Pete Alonso needs five more for 50 on the year.
Let’s Go Mets!
