The Mets bats just couldn’t get it done last night and the Mets fell to the Brewers 3-1 to put themselves in a rubber game situation tonight. Yesterday deGrom allowed 3 ER over 5.2 innings and the bullpen was able to lock it down afterwards. Tonight, Niese will look to put up another strong pitching performance for the Mets and the bats will look to break out against Kyle Lohse.
Jon Niese is 3-3 over 12 games and 77.1 innings with a 2.68 ERA. In his last three starts he has pitched 20.2 innings allowing 6 ER, 2.61 ERA while walking 6 and striking out 11. Last year against the Brewers he allowed 2 ER and 6 hits totaling 6.0 innings while walking 2 and striking out 2. The Brewers have the following numbers against Niese:
- Ramirez 4-14, 2B, HR
- Weeks 4-10, 2B, HR
- Lucroy 5-11
- Braun 2-7
- Gomez 2-7
Kyle Lohse is 7-2 this season over 13 starts and 88.0 innings with a 3.27 ERA. His last start is the worst of the season so far as he allowed 8 ER and 9 hits over 5.0 innings. The start before that he allowed 3 hits in a complete game shutout. The Mets have the following numbers against Lohse:
- Wright 9-21, 2B, 2 HR
- Granderson 8-17, 2B, 3B, 2 HR
- C Young 3-17, 3B, HR
- Abreu 3-10
- Murphy 0-7
- Duda 2-4
Lets Go Mets!
