Last night was a night to forget for Mets pitching who gave up 17 runs against the Cubs. Harvey allowed 5 runs over 3.1 innings, then Bradford allowed 4 runs in 1.0 inning, then Rhame allowed 5 runs in 0.1 innings and finally Callahan allowed 2 runs in 0.2 innings. Just not a good night. The Mets will turn to Seth Lugo for stability tonight.
Seth Lugo is 6-4 over 15 games and 14 starts with 83.1 innings of work. He has posted a 4.64 ERA, 4.00 FIP and 1.392 WHIP. Last start was his first start all season where he shut an opponent out, going 6.0 scoreless innings against the Reds allowing 4 hits and a walk. The last time he faced the Cubs was in 2016 where he made his major league debut in relief against them and pitched against them again 2.5 weeks later. In those two outings he allowed 2 hits over 4.0 innings with no runs. The Cubs have the following numbers against him:
- Almora 0-2
- Baez 1-2
- Bryant 0-2
- Martin 1-2, HR
- Rizzo 0-2
- Contreras 0-1
- Heyward 1-1
The Mets bats will face the minor league pitcher of the year for the Cubs, Jen-Ho Tseng, in his major league debut. The almost 23 year old from Taipei made his professional debut in the Midwest league at age 19. This season he is 13-4 over 24 games with a 2.54 ERA and a 1.135 WHIP over 145.1 innings from AAA and AA. He dominated at AAA going 6-1 over 9 starts with a 2.45 ERA. This looks even better when compared to his 2016 season where he posted a 4.29 ERA / 5.32 RAvg in AA.
Let’s Go Mets!
