The strength of the Seattle Mariners is their starting pitching and the Mets will go from one good starter in Bryce Miller to Logan Gilbert tonight in Seattle. The Mets couldn’t get anything going against Miller and the Mariners bullpen Friday night and lost the game 6-0. The Braves lost their sixth game in a row, so the Mets still have a half game lead for the last wild card spot, but both of the teams they are chasing for higher seeds won. Both the Mariners and the Mets need this series – can the Mets force the rubber game tomorrow?
Sean Manaea has made 22 starts tossing 120 innings for the Mets this season with a 3.30 ERA, 3.74 FIP, 1.183 WHIP and a 119 ERA+. He’s coming off of a tremendous start against the Cardinals where he held the Cardinals scoreless over seven innings while striking out 10 batters. In his last two starts he hasn’t allowed a run over 14 innings scattering eight hits while striking out 21. The Mariners have the following career numbers against Manaea:
- Randy Arozarena 2-6, BB, K
- Mitch Garver 1-5, 2B, 2 K
- Mitch Haniger 10-28, 3 2B, BB, 3 K
- Dylan Moore 3-10, 2B, 4 K
- Jorge Polanco 0-6, BB
- Cal Raleigh 0-2, K
- Luke Raley 1-1
- Victor Robles 0-3
- Josh Rojas 1-9, 2B, 3 K
- Justin Turner 5-13, 2B, HR, 3 K
Logan Gilbert has tossed 147 2/3 innings over 23 games this season with a 3.05 ERA, 3.32 FIP, 0.887 WHIP and a 124 ERA+. He’s coming off of a strong start his last time out against the Phillies where he held them to one run over six innings. In his two starts before that though he allowed 12 runs, eight earned, over 9 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Logan:
- Pete Alonso 1-3, 2B, K
- Francisco Alvarez 1-3, K
- José Iglesias 3-6, HR
- Francisco Lindor 0-3
- J.D. Martinez 1-5, BB, 2 K
- Jeff McNeil 1-3
- Brandon Nimmo 1-3, HR, K
- Jesse Winker 1-5, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Runners in scoring position, again. The Mets lack of offense Friday night was due to runners in scoring position, again. The Mets went 0-8 with RISP and wasted doubles from Vientos, Nimmo, and J.D. Martinez. The Mets need to take advantage of situations where they get runners on.
- Holding runners on base. Earlier this season it felt like teams were running wild on the Mets. Friday night that feeling came back with the Mariners stealing four bases off the Mets.
- Can the Mets win in Seattle? Jerry Blevins was the winning pitcher for the Mets the last time they won a game in Seattle on 7/28/17. Mike Mayer shared the Mets lineup for that game Friday.
Let’s Go Mets!
