213 Miles From Shea

Matz in the outfield before a start in St. Louis.

The Mets start their last series of 2017 in Philly tonight as they look to close out the season with a few more wins and try to at least get into the 70’s in the win column. On Wednesday the Mets had a solid night as Gsellman through a strong 6.0 innings and the Mets bats were able to string together hits to score runs including a homer by Dom Smith.

Matt Harvey looks to close out the season on a strong note. He is 5-6 on the season over 18 starts and 17 games in 88.2 innings of work with a 6.60 ERA, 6.34 FIP and 1.658 WHIP. His last time out wasn’t technically a start as Syndergaard pitched the first inning. In that outing Harvey tossed 4.0 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 runs with 2 walks. He looked good in his first two innings but things fell apart afterward. Those 3 runs were the difference maker as they tied the game and then the Mets lost it in the 10th. I was at his only other start against Philly this year which was his second start of the season where he allowed 2 runs from 5 hits and a walk in 5.2 innings. The Phillies have the following numbers against him:

• Herrera 3-15, HR
• Galvis 3-11, BB
• Hernandez 4-9, BB
• Franco 2-6
• Rupp 1-5
• Blanco 2-3

The Mets bats will get a look at rookie Ben Lively who is 3-7 over 14 games and 82.2 innings with a 4.35 ERA, 4.81 FIP and 1.306 WHIP. He is coming off his worst start of the season against Atlanta were he allowed 6 runs from 8 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings. Against the Mets this year he allowed 3 runs over 13.1 innings allowing 9 hits and 7 walks while striking out 6. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Reyes 1-6, 3B, BB
• Cabrera 2-6, 2B
• d’Arnaud 2-6, 2B
• Aoki 1-2, 2B
• Cecchini 0-3
• Lagares 1-2, 2B, BB
• Nimmo 0-2, BB

Let’s Go Mets!

Today’s picture of the day is a video of Nicholas Debora pitching for the Brooklyn Cyclones:

Nicholas Debora pitching pic.twitter.com/Y6iFME59Gx

— 213 Miles From Shea (@213MFS) July 11, 2017

Today’s picture of the day is minor leaguer Carlos Sanchez taking an AB in Ohio for the Brooklyn Cyclones.

The Mets play their final home game of the season tonight as they take on the Braves to close out the season in 2017. The Mets had a comeback win last night as they were down 3-0 going into the 7th. They got two runs against Dickey in the 7th, they tied the game in the 8th and they won it in the ninth. It was meaningless. It was full of meaning. Take your narrative but it was fun to see the team have fun for a night.

Robert Gsellman closes out Citi Field. He is 7-7 over 24 starts and 113.2 innings with a 5.38 ERA, 5.02 FIP and 1.522 WHIP. Two starts ago (against Atlanta!) he was fantastic allowing 1 run, not earned, over 7.0 innings from only 3 hits. Last time out he allowed 6 runs, 5 earned, in 5.0 innings off 4 hits. The Braves have the following numbers against him:

• Inciarte 4-15, HR, 3 BB
• Markakis 3-17
• Freeman 5-13, 2 2B, 2 BB
• Swanson 3-13, BB
• Flowers 3-12, 2B, BB
• Kemp 6-12, 3 2B, HR, BB
• Garcia 6-11, 2B
• Peterson 2-9, 2 2B
• Adams 0-2

The Mets draw rookie Sean Newcomb who is 4-8 over 18 starts and 95.0 innings of work this season with a 4.26 ERA, 4.26 FIP and 1.568 WHIP. He has been consistent in his last four starts totaling 20.2 innings allowing 10 runs, 9 earned including a 5.1 inning start against the Mets where he allowed 2 runs off a walk and 6 hits (while striking out 8). The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Cabrera 4-6, 2B
• Reyes 0-6
• Lagares 0-5
• Flores 2-3
• Nimmo 0-3
• Plawecki 1-3
• Smith 1-2, 2B, BB
• Cecchini 1-2, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

Today’s picture of the day is a video I took from an incredibly rainy rain out in DC back on July 5th.

Little rainy! DC. #NotAFuzzyCameraJustRain #ElliotTakesALongDrive #Roadtrip4 #ElliotAndTheMets

A post shared by Elliot Lester (@eteich1100) on Jul 5, 2017 at 4:12pm PDT

The Mets and Braves played two yesterday and they split the bill. The Braves beat the Mets 9-2 in a game that saw Flexen struggle and McGowan add to the struggles. In the other game, the Mets won 3-2 as Lugo tossed a strong 6.2 innings and d’Arnaud added a key homer. Tonight, Rafael Montero takes on R.A. Dickey.

Rafael Montero is 5-11 over 32 games and 17 starts in 110.01 innings with a 5.30 ERA, 4.26 FIP and 1.722 WHIP. After a strong streak of starts, Montero has had a tough September with only one good start (5.0 IP, 1 ER) and three poor starts (combined 13.2 IP, 12 ER). One of those starts was against the Braves where he allowed 3 runs from 7 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against Montero:

• Kemp 3-6, 2 2B, BB
• Freeman 0-2, 2 BB
• Inciarte 1-3, BB
• Markakis 2-4
• Swanson 1-4
• Albies 1-2, 2B

The Mets will get to see Dickey again who is 10-10 over 30 starts and 183.1 innings this season with a 4.32 ERA, 4.75 FIP and 1.391 WHIP. He is coming off a strong start against the Nationals where he allowed 2 runs over 8.0 innings with only 4 hits and no walks. Before that he faced the Mets who were able to notch 5 runs from 8 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Dickey:

• Reyes 5-29, HR, 3 BB
• Cabrera 8-26, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 4 BB
• d’Arnaud 1-9, 2 BB
• Aoki 3-8, 2B, BB
• Lagares 2-8, 2B, BB
• Flores 1-3
• Nimmo 1-3, 2B
• Cecchini 2-2, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

Today’s picture of the day comes from a game in Bristol, TN as the Kingsport Mets took on the Bristol Pirates. Anthony Dirocie is at the plate.

The Mets conclude their single admission double header with Seth Lugo vs Max Fried. Lugo is 6-5 over 17 games and 16 starts in 91.1 innings with a 5.03 ERA, 4.13 FIP and 1.434 WHIP. His FIP is finally below his FIP from last year, which was 4.33. This is in part due to his last start where he pitched 5.0 innings and allowed 1 run off 4 hits and a walk, which was a nice rebound from his previous start of 3.0 innings where he allowed 8 runs, 7 earned. He hasn’t faced the Braves since his first start of the season back in June where he allowed 1 run over 7.0 innings with 6 hits and 2 walks. The Braves have the following numbers against Lugo:

• Inciarte 2-6, BB
• Kemp 2-5, BB
• Markakis 3-6
• Swanson 0-4
• Adams 0-3
• Camargo 0-3
• Flowers 1-2, 2B
• Freeman 1-2, BB
• Garcia 1-3, 2B
• Peterson 0-1

The Mets bats draw Max Fried making just his 3 major league start. He has pitched in 7 game so far this season totaling 16.1 innings with a 4.41 ERA, 5.97 FIP and 1.653 WHIP. In the minors this season he was 2-11 between AA and AAA starting 21 games and 92.2 innings with a 5.54 ERA and 1.446 WHIP. His first major league start was good as he allowed 1 run over 5.0 innings from 4 hits and three walks. In his last start he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned over 3.2 innings from 6 hits and a walk. After that he pitched in relief against the Mets holding a clean inning with two strikeouts (Evans and Nimmo, Aoki recorded an out as well).

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets start their last series at Citi Field tonight as the Braves come in for a double header to start the series. The Mets are coming off of a loss yesterday where the Mets bats just couldn’t get through the Nationals pitching staff and lost 3-2 behind a double digit strikeout day for Jacob deGrom, becoming the first pitcher this season for the Mets to cross the 200 inning threshold.

Chris Flexen starts for the Mets for the first time since the start of the month. Chris is 3-4 over 12 games and 8 starts over 41.2 innings with a 7.13 ERA, 6.87 FIP and 1.992 WHIP. In his last start he allowed 7 runs over 4.0 innings from 9 its and 2 walks. Since then he has pitched 5.0 innings out of the pen allowing only 1 run and 3 hits. This will be Chris’ first start against the Braves.

The Mets bats draw Lucas Sims who is 2-5 over 12 games and 8 starts in 49.0 innings (similar numbers to Flexen) with a 5.14 ERA, 5.05 FIP and 1.408 WHIP. Sims’ last start was his return to the rotation since the start of September as well. At the start of September he allowed 7 runs over 3.0 innings from 6 hits and 4 walks. Last time out he allowed 1 run from 3 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings. He faced the Mets earlier this season and allowed 2 runs over 2.0 innings with 3 hits and a walk. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Aoki 1-1, 2B
• Cabrera 0-1
• Cecchini 1-1
• d’Arnaud 0-1
• Lagares 0-1
• Nimmo 0-0, BB
• Rosario 0-1
• Smith 1-1, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!