The Mets finally worked their way back into the win column last night in a back and forth affair with the Giants that ended with the Mets walking off in the 9th inning thanks to Cuddyer, thus avoiding the sweep. Tonight the Mets look to change patterns and win multiple games in a row against Alex Wood and the Braves.
Bartolo Colon gets the start for the Mets tonight. On the season he is 8-4 over 12 games and 75.2 innings with a 4.52 ERA. He is coming off of a strong start where he allowed only 2 ER over 7.0 innings with 7 strikeouts. In his last three starts he has a 3.60 ERA over 20.0 innings. He is 2-0 against the Braves now with a 4.15 ERA over 13.0 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against Colon:
- Pierzynski 14-53, 2 2B, 2 HR
- Markakis 9-35, 5 2B
- Gomes 8-24, 2B, 3B, 3 HR
- Freeman 7-16, 3 2B
- Simmons 8-15, 2 2B, 3B
- Johnson 2-13, 3B
Alex Wood is 4-3 over 11 starts and 67.0 innings with a 3.36 ERA. After a string of three starts of going at least 7.0 innings and 1 ER, in his last start he has allowed 3 ER over 5.0 innings. In one start against the Mets this year he has pitched 6.2 innings 3 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Wood:
- Lagares 3-15, 2B, HR
- Mayberry 4-13, 2B, HR
- Duda 2-10
- FLores 2-8, 2B
- Tejada 2-9
- Campbell 1-6
- Cuddyer 3-5, HR
- Granderson 1-4, HR
- d’Arnaud 3-5, 2 2B
Lets Go Mets!
