The Mets look to take the series against the Pirates this afternoon and extend their winning streak to three games as they take on the Pirates for last time in the regular season. Yesterday the Pirate took the lead from the Mets late in the game but some heroics by Iglesias and Lindor snatched that lead right back in the ninth inning. Let’s keep riding that momentum!
Christian Scott has pitched 33 1/3 innings for the Mets over six games with a 4.32 ERA, 3.91 FIP, 1.140 WHIP and an 90 ERA+. His last start was his first back with the Mets since rejoining the major league roster. Scott cruised through the first four innings of the game and then then wheels fell off in the fifth and sixth inning. His final line was 5 2/3 innings with four runs allowed on six hits. Today will be Scott’s first start against the Pirates.
Mitch Keller has made 17 starts this season totaling 103 1/3 innings with a 3.48 ERA, 3.64 FIP, 1.248 WHIP and a 117 ERA+. He has been at his personal best for most of the season, with the exception of the last couple of weeks. In his last four starts he has allowed 14 runs, 12 earned, over 23 2/3 innings leading to a 4.56 ERA and 4.65 FIP. This stretch even includes a spectacular seven innings no runs performance, so it speaks to the struggles in the other three starts. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 0-5, K
- Francisco Alvarez 0-3, K
- Harrison Bader 0-7, BB, K
- José Iglesias 3-10, HR, 3 K
- Francisco Lindor 2-7, 5 BB, 2 K
- J.D. Martinez 0-3, 2 BB, K
- Jeff McNeil 1-9, HR, K
- Brandon Nimmo 1-8, 3 K
- Tyrone Taylor 0-4 K
- Mark Vientos 0-2, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Francisco Lindor. The Mets were lead to victory Sunday afternoon by their best player, Francisco Lindor, who is in the midst of another All-Star quality season who got snubbed again on the initial roster release on Sunday night. He was the hero on Sunday going 3-for-4 with a double and a walk. He now has 26 doubles the season, which is on pace to break his personal best and has an OPS+ of 120 (his third season in a row of a 120+ OPS+).
- Adrian Houser. Today feels like an Adrian Houser day. He last pitched for the Mets on Thursday when he tossed 15 pitches. Three pitchers in the Mets bullpen have been used on back-to-back days this weekend. Since May 26, Houser has pitched 23 2/3 innings out of pen over 10 games with a 1.52 ERA and 2.04 FIP. At the end of his last start he had a 7.88 ERA and 5.24 FIP, he has lowered those stats to 5.43 and 4.39 respectively.
- Doubles. If you feel like the Mets have been hitting a lot of doubles recently, you are right! The Mets had three doubles in Sunday’s game (Lindor, Alvarez and Nimmo) and have 164 as a team this season, which is good for fourth in Major League baseball behind the Twins (181), Dodgers (169) and Braves (167). They are ahead of the Orioles (161) and Diamondbacks (159).
Let’s Go Mets!