The Mets and Rockies play the rubber game of the series today! Last night the Mets went down 6-1 early, but mounted a fierce comeback that fell just slightly short. Álvarez hit an epic three run home run to tie the game at six runs and the Mets eventually went ahead 7-6, but then the Mets gave the lead right back and the Rockies held on to win 10-7.
Tylor Megill looks to lead the Mets to another series victory this afternoon. Over ten starts (50 innings) he has a 4.32 ERA, 5.45 FIP, 1.480 WHIP and a 97 ERA+. On May 12th and 18th he tossed back to back good games where he allowed a total of four runs, three earned, from eight hits over 11 innings. He took a step backwards in his last start allowing six run, four earned, over 3 2/3 innings. The Rockies have the following career numbers against him:
- Kris Bryant 0-4, BB, 3 K
- Randal Grichuk 0-4, BB
- Charlie Blackmon 0-1, BB
- C.J. Cron 1-3, K
- Elias Díaz 2-3
- Ryan McMahon 0-2, K
- Ezequiel Tovar 1-2
The Mets bats look to keep the offense rolling against Austin Gomber today. Over ten starts (50 innings) Gomber has a 6.48 ERA, 6.05 FIP, 1.460 WHIP and a 78 ERA+. He has given up a league leading 36 runs this season. Gomber had a stretch of four good starts in a row starting on April 24th and ending on May 12th where he pitched 23 2/3 innings with a 2.28 ERA, dropping his season ERA from 12.12 to 6.30. This includes a star against the Mets where he allowed two runs over six innings. Since then he has allowed eight runs from 12 hits over 10 innings. Gomber had a great start against the Mets last season, holding the Mets to two runs and seven hits over seven innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Tommy Pham 1-10, 2 BB, 3 K
- Francisco Lindor 4-11, 2B, 2 K
- Starling Marte 0-8, BB, 4 K
- Pete Alonso 1-6
- Tomás Nido 0-6, K
- Brandon Nimmo 3-6
- Mark Canha 1-5, K
- Eduardo Escobar 0-5
- Daniel Vogelbach 1-3, BB, K
- Brett Baty 0-3
- Jeff McNeil 1-3, 2B
- Francisco Álvarez 1-1, BB
Three Things To Watch For:
- The Baby Mets drove the Mets offense yesterday. All three baby Mets were given a chance to start the game and went a combined 5-for-9. Álvarez did the most damage with his sixth double of the year and his sixth homer. Baty added his fifth double of the season. Vientos collected multiple hits. Will the Baby Mets be given another chance to shine today?
- Pete Alonso keeps his homer lead. Jorge Soler for the Marlins has been heating up recently with 17 homers on the season. Max Munch added his 16th of the season yesterday. Pete Alonso responded by becoming the first player in the majors to reach the 20 homer mark. Insert eye emoji here when you start to extrapolate his end of season numbers.
- Jeff McNeil has been getting hits in bunches. Since May 12th, McNeil has played in 15 games going 19-for-57 at the plate. Last night was his sixth time in that streak, second in his last three games, where he collected at least two hits. When McNeil started this stretch, he was only scoring once per game, if at all. In the last three games he has scored five times.
Lets Go Mets!
