The Marlins come to town tonight. The Mets are coming off a series win against the Rangers and a series win against the Braves. They look to keep the winning ways going with the Marlins with Wheeler on the mound. Wheeler is 4-8 on the season over 18 games and 101.2 innings with a 4.07 ERA. In his last two starts he has pitched 12.2 innings allowing 2 ER, 7 BB and 8 K’s. This season he has made three starts against the Marlins allowing only one earned run over 21.0 innings while striking out 25. The Marlins have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Stanton 1-10
- Hechavarria 0-11
- Jones 1-9
- McGehee 3-6
- Yelich 0-7
- Ozuna 1-8
- Mathis 0-4
Henderson Alvarez makes the start for the Marlins. On the season he is 6-3 over 18 starts and 115.0 innings with a 2.27 ERA. He also leads the league in complete games and complete game shutouts at 3. He has been on a tear of late pitching 9 games over 60.1 innings with 35 strikeouts and only 7 ER, a 1.04 ERA. He is 2-0 against the Mets this year with a 0.84 ERA allowing only 2 ER over 21.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Alvarez:
- Granderson 4-22, 2B
- Murphy 6-19, 3 2B
- Wright 6-16, 2 2B
- Duda 2-15
- E Young 2-13, 3B
- d’Arnaud 4-9
Lets Go Mets!
