Game Preview: Mets @ Braves

The Mets finally snapped their 8 game losing streak on Sunday night against the Yankees thanks mainly to two members of the team: Lugo and Frazier. Lugo made an excellent spot start that probably lands him in the rotation at least one more time through. Frazier provided the offense on a homer and had an amazing double play to end the game. Afterwards the Mets started a long awaited shake up of the roster released Gonzalez and DFAing Lobaton for Dom Smith and Ty Kelly. Now the Mets will head into Atlanta where they hope that 1) they can find their bats and support their pitchers 2) hope for nice weather for the first time down in Atlanta this season.

Zack Wheeler is 2-4 over 11 games and 63.0 innings this year with a 4.57 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 1.381 WHIP and 83 ERA+. Wheeler is coming off his best start of the season where he pitched 7.0 scoreless innings against the Orioles allowing only 3 hits and a walk. In the month of June he has allowed 2 runs over 13.0 innings. Wheeler has missed the Braves the last two seasons which means, with the exception of a few players, he has missed the current iteration of Braves line up. Here is how the few he has faced has done against Wheeler:

Freeman 7-14, 2 2B, HR, 9 BB
Flowers 1-1, HR
Suzuki 1-2

The Mets bats will get a look at Mike Foltynewicz tonight who is 5-4 over 13 games and 74.0 innings with a 2.31 ERA, 2.98 FIP, 1.189 WHIP, and a 168 ERA+. He’s having a career year, especially compared to his career numbers of a 4.45 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 1.189 WHIP, 91 ERA+. He started June off with a complete game shutout of the Nationals and followed it up in his last start with 2 runs over 5.0 innings against the Padres. Since May 10th he has pitched 37.0 innings in 6 games with a 0.97 ERA. The last time he faced the Mets was his first start of the 2016 season where hte Mets scored 4 runs off 8 hits and 2 walks in 3.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Mike: