The Mets and Marlins play game 3 tonight as the Mets go for the series victory against the fish. Last night Wheeler took a no hit bid into the 7th inning before the game was knotted at 2. Buck came through in the 10th inning and the Mets ended up the in win column for the second time in a row. Tonight Jenrry Mejia looks to make his second start as he squares up against Henderson Alvarez.
Jenrry Mejia was fantastic in his season debut last week against the Nationals allowing no runs and 7 hits over 7 innings of work as he struck out 7 batters. He is 1-0 over 12.1 innings, 5 games and 1 start against the Nationals with a 2.19 ERA allowing 10 hits, 3 walks and striking out 8 batters. the Nationals have the following numbers against him:
Desmond 2-6
Werth 3-5
Zimmerman 2-4
Harper 0-3
LaRoche 0-3
Span 0-3
Henderson Alvarez is 1-1 over 5 starts on the season with a 2.64 ERA while pitching 30.2 innings. He is in the midst of a good stretch where he hasn’t allowed any runs in his last two starts, adding up to 13.0 innings. He has made one start in the past against the Mets where he allowed 6 ER over 5 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
Davis 0-3
Murphy 1-3
Wright 2-3, 2B
Lets Go Mets!
