It’s been a strange last couple of days for the Mets. They got swept by the Dodgers. Rumors started to swirl that they made shed their veterans before the deadline. It then leaked that Cabrera asked to be traded due to switching positions. And a game happened. The Mets recorded 20 hits last night including 3 hit games from Cabrera, Flores, Conforto and Duda. The Mets will look to keep the good times going for a second straight day as they take on Johnny Cueto and the Giants.
Jacob takes the mound for New York today. He is 6-3 over 14 starts and 89.0 innings with a 3.94 ERA, 3.90 FIP and 1.326 WHIP. After back to back disastrous starts, he’s put together back to back amazing starts pitching 17.0 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 8 hits and 6 walks. He also hit a homer in his last start. Earlier this season against the Giants he allowed 4 hits and 3 walks leading to 3 runs over 6.0 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Belt 2-11
- Pence 5-14, 2B, HR
- Panik 2-11, 2B
- Posey 3-11, 2B, HR
- Span 4-11, 2B
- Crawford 3-11
Johnny Cueto is 5-7 over 15 starts and 93.2 innings with a 4.42 ERA, 4.44 FIP and 1.302 WHIP. He’s coming off his best start in June allowing only 2 runs in 7.0 innings of work. Overall in June, through 4 starts, he has pitched 23.2 innings with a 4.56 ERA and 0-3 record. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Granderson 4-18, 3 HR, 5 BB (1.114 OPS)
- Reyes 7-22, 2 2B, BB
- Duda 5-18, HR, 2 BB
- Cabrera 2-13
- Cespedes 0-9
- d’Arnaud 3-8, 2 2B, BB
- Flores 1-9, 2B
- Bruce 1-6, 3B
- R Rivera 2-6
- Conforto 0-3
Let’s Go Mets!
