Game Preview: Brewers vs Mets

The Mets and Brewers play game three of their four game set tonight as the Mets look to make it 3 straight against the Brew Crew. If you missed yesterday’s game, Tyler Pill had a great start. To quote the SNY booth, Pill looked like Dillon Gee did when Dillon Gee was good. At one point the Mets had a 4-1 lead, thanks to a two run homer from Duda. Things fell apart as Blevins allowed a bases loaded walk and then Cabrera dropped a fly ball in the infield allowing two runs to score. The baseball gods showed the Mets pity and a base running blunder by the Brewers allowed the score to be 4-4 instead of 5-4. We all know the one thing the Mets bullpen needs is more work and they got it as the game lasted through 12 until Bruce walked the Mets off.

Jacob deGrom will look to give the bullpen some time off. On the season he is 4-1 over 10 starts and 64.0 innings with a 3.23 ERA, 3.14 FIP and 1.250 WHIP. He has returned to form in his last two starts going 2-0, allowing 10 hits and 4 walks with only 1 run in 15.1 innings of work while striking out 19. Before this streak, he faced the Brewers where he allowed 8 hit sand a walk over 6.0 innings leading to 4 runs. The Brewers have the following numbers against Jacob:

Perez 2-6, 2 2B
Shaw 1-5, BB
Villar 2-5, 2B, BB
Arcia 1-3
Broxton 1-4, HR
Thames 1-3, 2 K
Franklin 0-2

The Mets bats will take a crack at Junior Guerra who is 0-0 in his first two two starts of the season pitching 8.2 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 walks leading to 3 runs (3.12 ERA, 5.33 FIP, 0.808 WHIP). His numbers seem a bit off because his first start on April 3rd lasted all of 3 innings before being removed from injury. Last week was his return to the majors where he allowed 1 run over 5.2 innings. Last season he went 9-3 over 20 starts and 121.2 innings for the Brewers with a 2.81 ERA, 3.70 FIP, 1.126 WHIP. In one start against the Mets last year he allowed 5 hits and 3 walks over 6.2 innings leading to 1 run. The Mets have the following numbers against Junior: