Game Preview: Mets @ Pirates

For maybe the first time all season, the Mets had a game last night like they drew it up in Spring Training. The Mets offense was on overdrive behind Neil Walker who continued his May turn up month knocking in two homers and recording 4 RBI’s and Duda smacked two doubles. On the mound deGrom was dominant  over 8.1 innings allowing only 6 hit sand a walk while striking out 10. Hopefully the Mets can do it again tonight as they try to get their season rolling.

Wheeler is 3-2 over 8 starts and 43.1 innings posting a 3.74 ERA, 4.20 FIP and a 1.292 WHIP. In his last four official starts (remember there was a non-start in this time too that was good, but rained out), Wheeler is 2-0 over 21.2 innings with 19 K’s and a 2.08 ERA. He has never faced the Pirates before and the only Pirate who has seen him in a major league game is Jaso who is 2-4 with a double and a walk.

The Mets bats draw Gerrit Cole who is 2-5 over 10 starts and 61.2 innings with at 3.36 ERA, 3.91 FIP, and 1.119 WHIP. By ERA standards he is off to a normal season and his WHIP has returned to his career number after it was way above normal last year. His FIP though is nearly a full run higher than his career average. He is coming off of his worst start since Opening Day where he allowed 5 runs and 10 hits over 4.2 innings. The last time he faced the Mets was in 2015 where he recorded a win over 8.1 innings where he allowed 6 hits and 1 walk while striking out 10 (coincidentally – Cole’s pitching line for this game is nearly identical to deGrom’s line from last night). The Mets have the following numbers against Cole:

  • Bruce 5-17, 2 2B, 2 BB
  • Granderson 1-6, BB
  • Duda 1-6
  • R Rivera 0-4, BB
  • Flores 1-3
  • Lagares 1-3
  • Reyes 1-3

Let’s Go Mets!

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