(I’m trying something new today, so bear with me. Generally on double header days I just put both game previews in the same article, but I’m going to give this a shot and hope it posts before the start of the second game but after the start of the first game)
It’s finally the day! Steven Matz returns to the mound for the Mets! The Stony Brook native makes his 2017 debut after a flexor tendon strain sidelined him during Spring Training and was an early members for the Mets 2017 All-DL Team. Last season he went 9-8 over 22 games and 132.1 innings with a 3.40 ERA, 3.39 FIP and 1.209 WHIP. While his ERA was much lower in 2015, Matz 2016 FIP was .22 points lower in 2016 and WHIP was .033 points lower. Matz was 2-0 over 4 games against the Braves last year pitching 24.1 innings with a 3.70 ERA. The Braves have the following numbers against Matz:
- Markakis 3-11, 2B
- Flowers 2-10, 2B
- Inciarte 2-5, BB
- Phillips 3-6, HR
The Mets bats draw Matt Wisler who has pitched in 6 games for the Braves this year totaling 9.0 innings and 7 ER off 9 hits, a homer and 3 walks. Today will be Wisler’s first start of the season. Wisler made his seas debut against the Mets on 4/26 where he held the Mets to a hit over 2.0 innings, then he saw the Mets again on 5/2 where the Mets got 4 hits and 4 runs off of him in 0.2 innings. The next day the Mets got 3 runs off 4 hits in 1.1 innings, so the Mets have recorded all 7 runs on his ledger this year. The Mets have the following numbers against Matt:
- Granderson 2-17, 2 BB
- Conforto 5-12, 2B, 2 BB
- Duda 1-11, 2 BB
- Cabrera 3-11, 2B
- Walker 2-7, BB
- Bruce 3-5, HR, BB
Let’s Go Mets!
