The Mets won their 4th game in a row last night as they beat the Cubs 6-1. On the positive side, Cabrera hit two homers and Jacob deGrom returned to form pitching a complete game. It wouldn’t be the Mets though if everything was positive. Cespedes was pulled early from the game due to injury. Hopefully they play this injury correctly unlike every other time with every other player this season.
Wheeler starts for the Mets today. he is 3-3 over 11 starts and 62.2 innings with a 3.45 ERA, 3.90 FIP, and a 1.356 WHIP. In Wheeler’s last 7 starts, stretching to the end of April, he is 2-1 over 41.0 innings with a 2.41 ERA. The Cubs have the following numbers against Zack:
- Heyward 7-19, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB
- Montero 2-4, 2B, BB,
- Rizzo 0-5, BB
- Baez 1-3
The Mets will get a look at Jon Lester who is having a tougher season after last year’s 19-5, 2.44 ERA campaign. This year he is 3-4 over 13 games and 76.1 innings with a 4.13 ERA, 3.74 FIP (actually close to his 3.41 FIP last year) and 1.349 WHIP (far from his 1.016 WHIP last year). Lester was 1-1 against the Mets last year allowing 13 hits and 4 walks in 9.0 innings leading to 9 runs. The Mets have the following numbers against Lester:
- Granderson 16-53, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB (.892 OPS)
- Cabrera 7-30, 2 2B, BB
- Reyes 4-29, 2 BB
- Cespedes 3-21, 2 BB
- Bruce 3-20, 2B
- Flores 6-13, 3 HR, BB (1.654 OPS)
- Lagares 4-12, 2 2B, BB
- Walker 3-12, BB
- d’Arnaud 2-5, HR
- Duda 2-6, HR
- R Rivera 1-1, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
