Game Preview: Mets @ Braves

Last night was a lack luster night for the Mets as they try to get back on the W column tonight in Atlanta. Montero looked good through 4 innings but couldn’t keep things together in the 5th and the Mets bats just went quiet throughout the night, not able to get hits together in strings. The result – the Mets lost by a run. The most exciting part of the night was hearing that a fan beat the freeze in the race game the Braves play between innings. But tonight the Mets have Jacob deGrom going up against R.A. Dickey, so at least the matchup is more interesting!

Jacob deGrom is 14-9 over 29 games and 188.1 innings with a 3.63 ERA, 3.54 FIP and 1.205 WHIP. He bounced back from a terrible start on September 5th last time out against the Reds allowing only 2 hits from 3 hits and 3 walks in 6.0 innings while striking out 10 batters. He is 1-0 in two starts against the Braves this year allowing 5 runs in 11.0 innings from 10 hits and 6 walks while striking out 11. The Braves have the following numbers against him:

Freeman 5-25, 2B, HR, 2 BB
Markakis 7-20, HR
Peterson 4-18, 2 2B, BB
Inciarte 4-15, 2B, 2 BB
Kemp 4-16, 2 2B
Garcia 3-10, BB
Flowers 3-7, 2 BB
Adams 2-6, 3B
Swanson 1-3, 3 BB

The Mets get to see an old friend in R.A. Dickey, although I’m not sure how many people if any are still on the roster from when Dickey was on the team. Dickey is 9-9 over 28 starts and 170.1 innings with a 4.28 ERA, 4.81 FIP and 1.415 WHIP. September has not been kind to him as he has allowed 12 runs, 11 earned over 9.1 innings in two starts. In his last 5 starts, he has allowed at least 4 runs in four of them. The one start he didn’t was a gem, 8.0 inning outing where he allowed 1 run against the Phillies. The last time he faced the Mets was in back to back starts between April and may where he allowed 6 runs, 5 earned over 11.0 innings from 9 hits and 6 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against R.A.: