The Mets and Nationals play again tonight as the Mets look to get back on the winning track. Matt Harvey gets the start for the Mets, who is 3-4 over 8 games and 47.1 innings of work while posting a 3.04 ERA. Over that stretch, he has struck out 53 batters. The last two starts have been some of the worst of his career, but haven’t been that bad as he has allowed 5 ER over 11.1 innings. The Nationals have never faced the Harvey in a major league game, so they have no stats against him.
John Lannan gets the nod for the Nationals. He is 2-0 in 2 starts and 13.0 innings this year with a 3.46 ERA. Last year he was 10-13 with a 3.70 ERA over 184.2 innings. The last time Lannan faced the Mets was in 2010 when he allowed 3 ER over 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against John:
Wright 8-29, 3 2B
Cedeno 6-19, 2B
Bay 4-9, 2B, HR
Murphy 2-7
Hairston 0-3
Let’s Go Mets!
