There is a huge difference in being swept in a four game set and losing 3 of the 4. The Mets hope to make it the latter situation today as the close the series with the Nationals. Yesterday Lugo kept the Mets in the game but the bullpen couldn’t completely shut the door behind him making any come back difficult to achieve, despite a monster homer from Cespedes in the 8th.
Jacob deGrom is 5-3 this season over 13 games and 81.0 innings with a 4.33 ERA, 4.05 FIP and 1.395 WHIP. He is coming off his best start of the season where he held the Cubs to 1 run of 5 hits and 4 walks in a complete game effort. Earlier this season he had mixed results against the Nationals in back to back starts allowing 6 runs off 14 hits and 7 walks in 12.2 innings. He also recorded 22 strikeouts in those games. The Nationals have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Harper 8-21, 2 2B, HR, 4 BB
- Rendon 0-13, 4 BB, 5 K
- Zimmerman 5-14, 2 HR, 6 K
- Taylor 0-11, BB
- Turner 3-9, 2B
- Wieters 3-9, HR
- Lind 1-5, BB
- Murphy 3-6
The Mets bats draw Joe Ross who is 3-2 over 8 starts and 43.2 innings with a 6.39 ERA, 4.83 FIP and 1.534 WHIP. June was has been marked with one very good start and two bad starts for Ross. On the 8th he allowed only 1 runs over 7.1 innings. On the 3rd he allowed 7 runs, 6 earned in 3.0 innings and on the 13th he allowed 5 runs over 5.2 innings. In his one start against the Mets this year he allowed 5 runs over 7 hits and one walk in 4.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Ross:
- Granderson 3-12
- Flores 3-9
- Cespedes 1-6
- Duda 2-4, 2 HR, BB
- Bruce 3-5, HR
- d’Arnaud 2-5
- Conforto 1-3
- Nimmo 2-3
- Reyes 1-3, 3B
- R Rivera 1-2, HR
Let’s Go Mets!
