The Mets fell short yesterday in sweeping the Athletics, but they look to get back on the winning train tonight in San Diego. Yesterday the Mets were able to tie the game at 2-2 but allowed one more run and just couldn’t find the magic they had the previous night as they let the sweep deciding game slip away on a Sunday (a common theme this year).
Jacob deGrom starts things off for the Mets on their west coast trip. he is 11-3 over 19 games and 125.2 innings with a 3.37 ERA, 3.70 FIP and 1.178 WHIP. In his last 7 starts he has tossed 53.2 innings and is 7-0 with a 1.51 ERA. Opponents are batting .180 against him in that stretch with a .220 OBP and .307 SLG. He had two different starts against Padres last year. Back in May he allowed 8 hits and a walk over 5.0 innings leading to 3 runs and then in August he allowed 3 hits and a walk leading to only 1 run over 7.0 innings. In the May game he struck out 2. In August he struck out 9. The Padres have the following numbers against him:
- Myers 1-6, HR
- Spangenberg 0-3
- Blash 0-2
- Hand 0-1
- Szczur 1-1
The Mets bats will take a shot at Clayton Richard who is 5-10 over 20 games and 119.1 innings with a 5.35 ERA, 4.52 FIP, and 1.601 WHIP. He’s allowing a whopping 11.8 hits per nine innings which is why he is leading the league in hits allowed at 156 (he also led in 2012 allowing 228 hits in 218.2 innings with a respectable 3.99 ERA). Against the Mets last year he allowed 2 runs off 3 hits and 3 walks in 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Bruce 5-18, 3 2B
- Reyes 3-14, HR, 3 BB
- Granderson 1-10, BB
- Cabrera 4-9, 3 2B
- Duda 2-6, 2B, HR
- Flores 1-1, HR, BB
- TJ Rivera 1-2
Let’s Go Mets!
