Game Preview: Mets @ Phillies

The Mets had a wild day yesterday ending with them winning one game and losing another. In the first game, on Facebook so maybe 7.5 people saw it, the Mets scored 24 runs while the Phillies plated 4. This was the most lopsided win and highest amount of runs scored in Mets history (oddly enough, or perfectly enough for the Mets, coming in the same season as their most lopsided loss in franchise history). Other fun facts: the Phillies allowed double digit unearned runs, Bautista set the franchise record for most RBIs off the bench in Mets history (he had 7, the record was 4). While the Mets lost the second game 9-6, in the last three games the Mets scored 46 runs leaving us some concern as to what happened to the 2018 Mets team we know, are they ok and has anyone heard from them?

Noah Syndergaard starts for the Mets tonight. He is 8-2 over 16 games and 95.0 innings with a 3.22 ERA, 2.66 FIP, 1.221 WHIP and 117 ERA+. In the month of August he has allowed 10 runs over 20.1 innings leading to a 4.43 ERA. Back in April he allowed 2 runs off 4 hits in 4.0 innings against the Phillies who have the following numbers against him:

Bour 5-17, 2B, 7 K
Herrera 1-17, 3 K
Hernandez 2-13
Franco 4-15
Ramos 5-15, 2B
Altherr 1-9
Knapp 2-5, 2B
Hoskins 1-1, 2B, 2 BB

The Mets bats will see Aaron Nola today, who leads the league in pitching percentage. Not a stat that tells you too much about Nola specifically but whatever. Anyway he is 13-3 over 24 starts and 154.0 innings with a 2.28 ERA (career best by a wide margin), 2.81 FIP (career best by a small margin), 1.000 WHIP (career best by a wide margin) and a 183 ERA+. He’s in the midst of a solid stretch posting a 1.35 ERA in the last three starts and 20.0 innings. In three starts against the Mets this year, he’s held them to 3 runs over 18.0 innings (1.50 ERA), 18 hits and 7 walks while striking out 18. The Mets have the following numbers against him: