The Mets took the first game of the series! It was way more stressful than it needed to be with the Mets taking a 6-0 lead and with Jose Quintana tossing seven scoreless innings to start the game. Ottavino and Garrett struggled in relief, allowing five runs but the Mets were able to hold on. Now they look for a much more straight forward victory tonight.
Luis Severino eclipsed the 100 inning mark for the Mets in his last start and now has 103 1/3 over 17 starts this season. He has a 3.83 ERA, 4.35 FIP, 1.200 WHIP and a 101 ERA+. He is coming off of a rough start in Pittsburgh though where he battled through six innings allowing seven runs on nine hits including three homers. His one start against the Nationals this season was brilliant, holding the Nationals to one run on seven hits over eight innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- CJ Abrams 0-6, 2 K
- Luis García Jr. 1-3, K
- Keibert Ruiz 2-6
- Lane Thomas 0-6, K
- Ildermaro Vargas 1-4, BB
- Jesse Winker 2-3, K
- Jacob Young 1-3
Patrick Corbin missed the Mets during their four game set at the start of the month. Over 18 games this season he has pitched exactly 100 innings with a 5.48 ERA, 4.74 FIP, 1.530 WHIP and a 72 ERA+. He currently leads the league in hits allowed (third time in the last five years) and earned runs (third time in the last four years). The Mets roughed him up earlier in June, scoring six runs on seven hits and a walk including three homers over 5 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Corbin:
- Pete Alonso 15-46, 3 2B, 5 HR, 10 BB, 12 K
- Francisco Alvarez 1-4, HR, 2 BB
- Harrison Bader 3-13, 2B, HR, BB, 9 K
- Ben Gamel 3-9, 4 K
- José Iglesias 5-13, 2 2B
- Francisco Lindor 13-41, 2 2 B, 3 HR, 8 K
- J.D. Martinez 2-4, 2B, 2 BB
- Jeff McNeil 10-37, 2B, 2 BB, 5 K
- Brandon Nimmo 11-40, HR, 2 BB, 14 K
- Tyrone Taylor 1-6, 3B, 2 K
- Luis Torrens 2-2, 2 HR
- Mark Vientos 2-5, 2B, 3B, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- All-Star snubs continue to hit big. The Mets All-Star snubs have continued to have big games this week. Tuesday Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with his 16th home run of the season. Nimmo only had one hit, but it was a big one, his 15th home run of the year. Combined they had six of the seven Mets RBI’s. As the Mets go, they go!
- Phil Maton, please save us. The Mets bullpen is in a difficult place right now. Season ending injuries and severe injuries have forced several pitchers to into over exposure. The Mets traded for Phil Maton before Tuesday’s game (for cash or a PTBNL). Overall this season he has a 4.58 ERA, 5.63 FIP over 35 1/3 innings. Since June 19th, his last eight games, he has had a 0.96 ERA, 2.74 FIP. Opponents are hitting .103/.133/.241 against him in that stretch.
- Harrison Bader: Bader went 3-for-4 at the plate last night and has now gone 15-for-44 in his last 12 games as he starts to heat up again. Those 15 hits include four doubles, two homers and he has stolen four bases on top of all of that. The only thing he has done during this stretch is work walks (only one) but he’s still getting on base!
Let’s Go Mets!
