THE METS ARE GOING IN FOR THE SWEEP! THE METS ARE GOING IN FOR A FIVE GAME WIN STREAK! The Amazin’s are all but mathematically eliminated right now, but after this dismal 7+ weeks of play, it is still exciting to see the way the Mets have played this past week. It helps to bring back hope that our boys can put it all together on the baseball diamond. This afternoon, Jon Niese goes in for the kill as he faces off against Kyle Kendrick.
Jon Niese is 10-7 over 25 starts this year pitching 159.0 innings while posting an ERA of 3.51. In the month of August he pitched 35.1 innings over 5 starts with an ERA of 2.29 and 27 K’s. He has pitched 24.2 innings against the Phillies this year in 4 starts with a 2.55 ERA. The Phillies have the following numbers against Niese:
Polanco 11-32, 5 2B
Rollins 6-29, 2B
Mayberry 7-25, 2B, 3 HR
Utley 2-12
Howard 1-13
Wigginton 3-8, 2B
The Mets bats look to continue their slight bump in production against Kyle Kendrick today, who is 7-9 this season pitching 118.0 innings with an ERA of 4.12. He has been on point in his last three starts he has pitched 21.2 innings while allowing only 2 ER. This season he has logged 2.1 innings against the Mets while allowing 5 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Kyle:
Wright 9-27, 2B, 2 HR
Bay 3-19, 2B
Thole 6-17
Davis 4-13, 2 2B
Murphy 2-11, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
