The Mets look to clinch a series this afternoon at Citi Field. Friday night was crazy as the Mets and Rockies combined for nine home runs. The Rockies got on the board first with a two-run homer in the top of the second. The Mets responded in the bottom of the second with three solo shots. Fast forward a bit and the Mets had a 7-2 lead before the bullpen hit some bumps and brought the game to 7-6. Edwin Díaz held on in the ninth and the Mets got the win.
A win today will put the Mets four games above .500, which will the tie the high mark they had for the season a couple of months ago.
Christian Scott has a 4.15 ERA, 4.07 FIP, 1.026 WHIP and a 94 ERA+ over seven starts and 39 innings this season. On July 3rd he returned to the Mets rotation and flew through the first several innings but then hit a bump towards the end of his outing ending up with four earned runs over 5 2/3 innings. His last start against the Pirates was much better – two runs over 5 2/3 innings from only one hit and a walk.
Ryan Feltner has made 18 starts this season totaling 98 2/3 innings with a 5.29 ERA, 4.02 FIP, 1.429 WHIP and an 86 ERA+. He’s been much better though in his last three starts though only allowing four earned runs, seven total, over 18 innings (2.00 ERA, 3.11 FIP). Even through this good stretch he has allowed a lot of base runners from 16 hits and six walks. The Mets got to Feltner last year tagging him for four runs from four hits and six walks over 3 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 2-3, HR, BB
- Francisco Alvarez 1-1, 2B, BB
- Ben Gamel 1-2, K
- Francisco Lindor 0-3, 3 BB
- J.D. Martinez 0-2, 2 K
- Jeff McNeil 2-4
- Brandon Nimmo 1-3, 2 BB
- Tyrone Taylor 0-2, K
Three Things To Watch For:
- Will the ball fly out of the ballpark again? Friday night was really insane for both teams. The Rockies had four different hitters each it a homerun. The Mets hit five total home runs including two home run days for both Bader and Iglesias. For Iglesias, it was his first multi-homer day of his career. Christian Scott for the Mets has allowed five homers this season, 1.2 HR/9. Ryan Feltner has allowed 12 homers this season, 1.1 HR/9.
- The Mets are second in the National League for home runs. I did not realize this until the SNY booth mentioned it during the broadcast Friday night. The Mets have hit 119 home runs, which is second to the Dodgers (127) and fourth overall in the major leagues. The Mets are doing it throughout the lineup. Pete Alonso leads the team in home runs with 18, which is tied for 17th overall in the majors. There are sneaky power threats up and down the Mets lineup.
- Mark Vientos. In his last five games Vientos has gone 7-for-18 with three doubles and a homerun. He also has 4 RBI’s over this stretch. If we expand this out to his last 13 games, he has gone 16-for-50 at the plate with five doubles and three homers. He’s finishing the first half of the season strong!
Let’s Go Mets!
