The Mets look to finish off the Marlins in a three game sweep today as they head into the All-Star break on a strong streak. Yesterday the Mets came back in the best way possible as optimism starts to swell again, even though the team is 6 games under .500. Jacob deGrom gets the start for the Mets today, on the season he is 2-5 over 11 games and 66.2 innings with an ERA of 3.38. In his last four starts he has pitched 25.2 innings with a 1.75 ERA including his last start, the best of his career, where he allowed 7.0 innings, 11 strikeouts, no runs and no walks. He has made one start against the Marlins his career where he pitched 7.0 innings, walking 3, allowing no runs and striking out 7. The Marlins have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Jones 0-3
- Lucas 2-3
- McGehee 1-2, 2B
- Ozuna 1-2
- Salty 0-3
Brad Hand is 0-1 over 18 games and 4 starts this year pitching 35.1 innings with a 5.09 ERA. He has made two starts in July logging 11.1 innings, 3 ER. He has logged a short amount of time against the Mets this year pitching in 3 games, 3.0 innings allowing 2 hits. Overall the Mets have the following numbers against Hand:
- Duda 3-9, 2B, HR
- Wright 1-8
- Tejada 0-5
- Murphy 1-6
- E Young 1-4, 2B
- Lagares 0-3
- d’Arnaud 0-2
- Granderson 0-2
Lets Go Mets!
