The Mets and Tigers continue their three game set tonight as Logan Verrett takes on Matt Boyd. Both Verrett and Boyd have limited time in the majors, and since its unusual for a team in the AL Central to play a team in the NL East (well, as unusual as any interleague series with the Mets outside of the Yankees), the two have very little experience against their opposing teams.
Verrett is coming off of his first start in the Subway Series where he allowed 3 ER over 5.0 innings. In his last four starts in total he has pitched 23.1 innings with a 3.86 ERA (compared to his season stats which include 28 games and 10 starts of 79.1 innings of work and a 4.20 ERA). Even though he started in the league as a member of the Rangers last year, he has never faced the Tigers and the only person on their roster who has seen him is Maybin who is 0-1 with an RBI.
The Mets bats will get a look at Matt Boyd who is 2-2 over 10 games and 9 starts this year totaling 49.2 innings of work with a 4.71 ERA. Boyd was part of the trade the Blue Jays made with the Tigers to get David Price last season. Boyd has never faced the Mets and hasn’t faced any of the players the Mets have acquired from other places over the last two years.
