The Mets try to complete the always difficult 4-game sweep this afternoon as the Rockies play their last game in Queens for the season. For the second straight game yesterday, the Mets shut-out the Rockies, this time by the score of 3-0 in a game that saw a dominant outing from deGrom, strong relief from both Clippard and Familia, and the first homer from Cespedes. The Mets are now 10 games above .500 and thanks to the Dodgers, now 3.5 in front of the Nationals.
Noah Syndergaard is 6-6 over 16 starts and 98.2 innings with 106 K’s this season. He’s coming off of his first terrible start in a while where he allowed 5 ER over 4.0 innings while striking out 6. Even including that start, in his last 8 starts he has tossed 54.0 innings with a 2.17 ERA. Syndergaard has never faced the Rockies before, but he has faced Jose Reyes who is 0-3 with 2 K’s.
Eddie Butler will get the start for the Rockies. He is 3-9 over 15 starts and 75.1 innings with a 5.50 ERA and 40 K’s. Since being recalled on July 24th, he has made 4 starts with an 0-3 record over 21.0 innings and a 7.29 ERA. This will be Butler’s first start against the Mets, but he has faced Juan Uribe before, who is 0-2.
Let’s Go Mets!
