The Mets continue their first road trip in 2019 with a series in Miami. Yesterday the Mets dropped the last game of their series with the Nationals via a walk-off homer from Trea Turner. The Mets were trailing the entire game but scored 3 runs in the 8th inning off several hits to tie the game at 5. It stinks to lose a chance at early season sweep, the Mets did get a series win on the road which is nice.
The Marlins opened up 2019 with a 4 game set against the Rockies, splitting the series after dropping the first two games. The attendance at the ballpark has been an early season story in Miami. After having 25,000+ fans for Opening Day, the Marlins have had between 6,500 and 7,700 fans every game since, and those games happened on a weekend. Mets fans will also get to see two familiar faces as Neil Walker and Curtis Granderson are now fish.
Steven Matz will make his first start of 2019 tonight in the first night game the Mets have played this year. Last year he went 5-11 over 30 starts and 154.0 innings with a 3.97 ERA, 4.62 FIP, 1.247 WHIP and a 93 ERA+. He was 1-0 in three starts against the Marlins in 2018 pitching 17.2 innings with a 1.53 ERA (4 runs, 3 earned from 9 hits and 5 walks while striking out 18). The Marlins have the following numbers against him:
- Miguel Rojas 2-16, 2B, 2 K
- Starlin Castro 1-14, 2B, 6 K
- Martin Prado 5-11, 2 BB
- Brian Snderson 1-9, 2B, 3 K
- Lewis Brinson 0-6, BB, 3 K
- Jorge Alfaro 2-5, BB
The Mets bats will get a look at Caleb Smith as he makes his 2019 debut. Last year he pitched in 16 games going 5-6 over 77.1 innings with a 4.19 ERA, 3.96 FIP, 1.241 WHIP and 87 ERA+. He faced the Mets twice last year allowing 4 runs from 8 hits and 3 walks over 11.2 innings (3.09 ERA) while striking out 15. The Mets have the following numbers against Caleb Smith:
- Michael Conforto 2-6, 3 K
- Amed Rosario 1-4, 2B, K
- Brandon Nimmo 0-3, 2 K
- Robinson Cano 1-2
- Juan Lagares 0-2, K
Let’s Go Mets!
