Game Preview: Marlins vs Mets

The Mets really put themselves in a tough spot. They dropped the first game of the series against the Marlins last night, which lowered their elimination number to 2. The Mets loaded the bases in the first inning, but couldn’t bring anyone home. In the next few innings they allowed 2 runs before Matz allowed his first career grand slam in the 6th inning making it 6-0 Marlins. Amed Rosario responded with a grand slam of his own but a defensive miscue by the Mets in the next frame made it 8-4 and the Mets would never recover.

So Noah Syndergaard has to put the team on his back tonight. He is 10-8 over 30 starts and 185.2 innings with a 4.22 ERA, 3.63 FIP, 1.223 WHIP and a 96 ERA+. The last three starts have not gone well for Noah – he’s allowed exactly 4 earned runs in each start. In his last 5 games, which includes a 7.0 inning shutout performance, he has allowed 22 runs over 25.2 innings. In two starts against the Marlins this season he has allowed 4 runs over 14.0 innings from 10 hits and a walk while striking out 12. The Marlins have the following numbers against him:

Starlin Castro 4-18, 2B, BB, 3 K
Miguel Rojas 4-15, BB, 3 K
Neil Walker 4-11, 2B, 3 K
Martin Prado 2-8, BB, 3 K
Curtis Granderson 1-7, 2 K
Jorge Alfaro 2-5, 3B, 3 K
Lewis Brinson 1-3

The Mets bats draw a Marlins 2019 All Star tonight – Sandy Alcantara who is 5-14 over 30 starts and 184.1 innings with a 4.00 ERA, 4.61 FIP, 1.329 WHIP and 106 ERA+. September has been an interesting month for Sandy. His first and last start were rough, allowing a combined 9 runs over 14.0 innings. Between those two starts he threw a complete game shutout and had an outing where he allowed 1 run over 7.0 innings. He is 1-2 over 4 starts against the Mets this year posting a 3.51 ERA from allowing 10 runs from 22 hits and 8 walks in 25.2 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him: