The Mets conclude their single admission double header with Seth Lugo vs Max Fried. Lugo is 6-5 over 17 games and 16 starts in 91.1 innings with a 5.03 ERA, 4.13 FIP and 1.434 WHIP. His FIP is finally below his FIP from last year, which was 4.33. This is in part due to his last start where he pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 1 run off 4 hits and a walk, which was a nice rebound from his previous start of 3.0 innings where he allowed 8 runs, 7 earned. He hasn’t faced the Braves since his first start of the season back in June where he allowed 1 run over 7.0 innings with 6 hits and 2 walks. The Braves have the following numbers against Lugo:
- Inciarte 2-6, BB
- Kemp 2-5, BB
- Markakis 3-6
- Swanson 0-4
- Adams 0-3
- Camargo 0-3
- Flowers 1-2, 2B
- Freeman 1-2, BB
- Garcia 1-3, 2B
- Peterson 0-1
The Mets bats draw Max Fried making just his 3 major league start. He has pitched in 7 game so far this season totaling 16.1 innings with a 4.41 ERA, 5.97 FIP and 1.653 WHIP. In the minors this season he was 2-11 between AA and AAA starting 21 games and 92.2 innings with a 5.54 ERA and 1.446 WHIP. His first major league start was good as he allowed 1 run over 5.0 innings from 4 hits and three walks. In his last start he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned over 3.2 innings from 6 hits and a walk. After that he pitched in relief against the Mets holding a clean inning with two strikeouts (Evans and Nimmo, Aoki recorded an out as well).
Let’s Go Mets!
