The Mets beat the Braves yesterday and were able to put the last two games against the Yankees behind them. In the process, they dropped their magic number 7 and increased their division lead to 6.5 games. Last night Cespedes broke out of his slump going 3-4 with two doubles, Conforto hit a solo homer and the bullpen was great as they rolled 4-0.
Logan Verrett gets the start tonight as the Mets continue to stretch out their rotation. On the Mets this year he is 1-0 over 28.1 innings, 11 games and 2 starts with a 1.91 ERA while striking out 26. In his two starts as a Met he has allowed 2 ER over 13.0 innings with 11 strikeouts. He has faced the Braves once this year and that way back on June 20th where he allowed 2 hits and an earned run over 0.2 innings. Maybin is 0-1 against Logan while Simmons has a hit in one trip.
The Mets get another look at Matt Wisler who is 5-8 over 17 games and 16 starts, 86.1 innings with a 5.63 ERA. Since he allowed 2 ER over 6.0 innings against the Mets two Fridays ago, he allowed 4 ER over 6.0 innings against Toronto. His start against the Mets made his season numbers against the Amazin’s 14.0 innings with 3 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Wisler:
- Duda 1-5
- Granderson 1-6
- Tejada 2-7, 2B
- Cespedes 2-3, 2B
- Conforto 2-3
- Cuddyer 2-3
- Murphy 1-3
- Plawecki 2-2
Let’s Go Mets!
