The Mets took the opener last night 3-0 behind Jason Vargas’ best start as a Met and a DL returning homer from Jay Bruce! Normally this is said sarcastically, but this time we mean it: this is just how the Mets drew it up in Spring. It wasn’t always a good plan as it took until now to work, but hey! A win is a win.
Zack Wheeler gets the nod today. He is 8-6 over 24 games and 146.1 innings with a 3.63 ERA, 3.29 FIP, 1.210 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. In Wheeler’s last 5 games he has logged 32.0 innings with a 1.13 ERA while striking out 37. His last average start was against the Nationals where he allowed 4 runs over 7.2 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Rendon 8-23, 4 BB
- Harper 5-24, HR, 2 BB, 11 K
- Zimmerman 8-20, 2 HE, 2 BB
- Turner 4-11, 2B
- Eaton 3-8, 2B
- Taylor 3-5, 2B
- Difo 1-5
- Wieters 0-3
The Mets bats will take a crack at Tanner Roark who is 8-12 (league leading in losses) over 26 games and 25 starts logging 153.1 innings posting a 4.05 ERA, 4.07 FIP, 1.265 WHIP and a 105 ERA+. In his last 6 starts he has logged 38.2 innings posting a 1.63 ERA. He two starts against the Mets recently. On July 31st he held the Mets to only 1 run over 7.0 innings. On July 13th he allowed 4 runs over 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Roark:
- Conforto 4-20, 2 2B, HR, 4 BB
- Bruce 3-19, 2B, 4 BB
- Flores 4-16, 2 2B
- Frazier 2-9, HR, 6 BB
- Reyes 3-12, 2 BB
- Rosario 1-10, 3B
- Jackson 4-7
- Bautista 1-6
Let’s Go Mets!
