Game two of the Subway Series was all Mets. Zac Thornton was wonderful, holding the Yankees to only two runs over seven innings. The Mets lineup mashed six home runs, including two from Francisco Lindor. Lindor’s second was a grand slam! Just a fantastic day all around for the Mets. This afternoon we’ll find out who has more momentum: the Mets bats who are mashing the ball out of Yankee Stadium, or Cam Schlittler who has a 2.01 ERA and 220 K’s this season.
Christian Scott had made 21 starts this season totaling 99 1/3 innings with a 3.81 ERA, 3.60 FIP, 1.289 WHIP and a 108 ERA+. His last six games have been the greatest, but they also haven’t been terrible. Over 30 innings he has a 5.70 ERA and a 3.87 FIP while striking out 35 batters. A few players on the Yankees has faced Christian Scott before:
- Jose Caballero 0-3, K
- Luis García Jr. 1-5, HR, BB
- Ryan McMahon 1-2, 2B, BB
- Heliot Ramos 0-1, BB, K
Cam Schlittler has made 30 starts this season totaling 178 2/3 innings with a league leading 2.01 ERA, 209 ERA+ and 6.6 bWAR. He also has a 2.61 FIP and 0.918 WHIP. In his last six games he has allowed only five runs over 39 innings while striking out 49 batters (1.15 ERA, 2.44 FIP). Schlittler faced the Mets back in May, holding the Mets to one run over 6 2/3 innings from two hits, including a home run. The Mets have the following career stats against Schlittler:
- Brett Baty 1-2, BB, K
- Carson Benge 0-3, K
- Bo Bichette 1-7, 2B, K
- A.J. Ewing 0-2, K
- Marcus Semien 0-1, BB, K
- Juan Soto 1-3, HR, 2 K
- Luis Torrens 0-2
- Mark Vientos 0-3
Three Things To Watch For:
- Francisco Lindor. September has been incredible for Francisco Lindor. Lindor went 3-for-5 on Saturday with a home run to lead off the game and a grand slam later in the game. This month he is hitting .255/.314/.638 with six of his 12 hits leaving the park. He now is sitting at 299 career home runs!
- Home runs in general. The Mets hit six homers in Saturday’s game, putting them at 188 for the season. That performance has pushed them to 7th in the league, just one ahead of Atlanta. It’s amazing how the Mets, who got off to such a slow start hitting for power, losing Pete Alonso in the off-season, have reached this point despite how many power hitters on the team either missed time or underperformed.
- A well rested bullpen. Friday night Jack Weisenburger pitched all three innings of relief for the Mets. Saturday Tobias Myers pitched both relief innings. Everyone else in the Mets bullpen hasn’t pitched since last Tuesday or Wednesday. Since joining the bullpen Kodai Senga has pitched 13 1/3 innings over 14 games with a 2.03 ERA, 3.40 FIP while striking out 15 batters. He has dropped his season FIP from 6.51 down to 5.79.
Let’s Go Mets!
