213 Miles From Shea

This might be the last picture from Father’s Day! Maybe. I guess you’ll find out tomorrow.

Jacob is used to racking up K’s in the left field corner but he got an apple in centerfield. Had to snap a photo. Isn’t the Apple great in the day time?

One weekend can make a huge difference. Going into Friday’s game it looked like the entire Mets world was falling apart. The Mets are now on a three game winning streak and go into Miami to keep it going! The last time the Mets swept a three game series was Philly near the start of the season. They then went to Miami, took game 1 and lost the next 3. The Mets look to avoid that pattern by winning early and often this series.

To further the pattern laid out above, Robert Gsellman was the first pitcher in the Mets vs Miami series in April after the Mets swept the Phillies. He’s the starter again tonight!. Gsellman is 5-5 over 16 games and 13 starts with a 6.04 ERA, 5.27 FIP and 1.616 WHIP over 73.0 innings. Gsellman is coming off back to back poor starts where he allowed 15 runs, 14 earned and 20 hits in his last 9.1 innings of work. Those two games ended a streak starting around May 20th of good outings for Robert. Miami hasn’t been the best for Gsellman this year as he has allowed 14 runs, 10 earned over 14.2 innings. The Marlins have the following numbers against Gsellman:

• Stanton 5-7, HR, BB
• Bour 0-7, BB
• Ozuna 4-8, 3 HR (2.125 OPS)
• Gordon 2-5
• Yelich 1-5, BB
• Ellis 1-4, BB
• Realmuto 3-5, 2B,  3B
• Dietrich 0-4

The Mets bats will take a crack at Dan Straily who is 5-4 over 15 games and 84.0 innings with a 3.43 ERA, 3.74 FIP and 1.095 WHIP. Each of those stats are better than his career numbers as Dan may be having the best season so far in his career. After allowing 7 runs over the first 11.0 innings and 2 games in June, he has now allowed 1 run over his last 12.1 innings and 2 games. His first good start of the season was against the Mets this year where he held the Mets scoreless and hitless over 5.1 innings despite allowing 5 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against Dan:

• Reyes 2-8, 2 BB
• Granderson 0-6
• d’Arnaud 1-5
• Duda –3, 2 BB
• Bruce 1-4, HR
• Flores 1-4
• Cabrera 2-3, 2B
• Cespedes 0-2, BB

Let’s Go Mets!

Still have a few pictures from Father’s Day! Today’s is a great sign from section 140 in The 7 Line!

The pictures from Father’s Day keep coming. I snapped this out in center/right field while Conforto was at bat.

On Father’s Day I was able to catch this picture of Warthen throwing to d’Arnaud before the first inning.

The Mets wrap up the west coast portion of their road trip today in San Francisco. Yesterday they beat the Giants 5-2 behind another phenomenal start by Jacob deGrom and timely offense. Before they head into an off day and a series in Miami, they will have a chance at a sweep behind Rafael Montero.

Montero is 0-4 over 15 games and 2 starts this year pitching 26.1 innings with a 6.49 ERA, 4.28 FIP and 2.089 WHIP. It’s the WHIP that really speaks to the problems with Montero over the last two years. He is just allowing a ton of base runners. He had a short outing against the Giants this year recording two outs with no hits, no walks and recording a strikeout. The Giants have the following numbers against Montero:

• Hill 0-2, BB
• Span 0-3
• Tomlinson 0-1

The Mets bats will try to keep the hits going against Matt Moore who is 3-7 over 85.0 innings and 15 starts while posting a 5.82 ERA, 4.50 FIP and 1.576 WHIP. In four starts in June this year, Moore has allowed 20 runs, 19 earned in 20.0 innings of work. He’s coming off his best start this month allowing 3 runs off 7 hits and a walk in 7.0 innings. Earlier this year he faced the Mets allowing 3 runs over 7 hits and a walk in 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Matt:

• Reyes 1-12, 2B, 3 BB
• Cabrera 3-10, BB
• Cespedes 4-9, 2B, 3B, HR
• Granderson 0-7, BB
• Flores 1-5, 2B
• Bruce 1-3
• Conforto 1-2, BB
• TJ Rivera 1-3, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

It’s been a strange last couple of days for the Mets. They got swept by the Dodgers. Rumors started to swirl that they made shed their veterans before the deadline. It then leaked that Cabrera asked to be traded due to switching positions. And a game happened. The Mets recorded 20 hits last night including 3 hit games from Cabrera, Flores, Conforto and Duda. The Mets will look to keep the good times going for a second straight day as they take on Johnny Cueto and the Giants.

Jacob takes the mound for New York today. He is 6-3 over 14 starts and 89.0 innings with a 3.94 ERA, 3.90 FIP and 1.326 WHIP. After back to back disastrous starts, he’s put together back to back amazing starts pitching 17.0 innings allowing 2 runs, 1 earned over 8 hits and 6 walks. He also hit a homer in his last start. Earlier this season against the Giants he allowed 4 hits and 3 walks leading to 3 runs over 6.0 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against deGrom:

• Belt 2-11
• Pence 5-14, 2B, HR
• Panik 2-11, 2B
• Posey 3-11, 2B, HR
• Span 4-11, 2B
• Crawford 3-11

Johnny Cueto is 5-7 over 15 starts and 93.2 innings with a 4.42 ERA, 4.44 FIP and 1.302 WHIP. He’s coming off his best start in June allowing only 2 runs in 7.0 innings of work. Overall in June, through 4 starts, he has pitched 23.2 innings with a 4.56 ERA and 0-3 record. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Granderson 4-18, 3 HR, 5 BB (1.114 OPS)
• Reyes 7-22, 2 2B, BB
• Duda 5-18, HR, 2 BB
• Cabrera 2-13
• Cespedes 0-9
• d’Arnaud 3-8, 2 2B, BB
• Flores 1-9, 2B
• Bruce 1-6, 3B
• R Rivera 2-6
• Conforto 0-3

Let’s Go Mets!

I sit with The 7 Line in section 140, so many pictures of the day are from the outfield perspective. Here’s Conforto in his Father Day blues.

The Mets are in a bad way right now. They just got swept by the Dodgers in a four game set and have lost 7 of their last 8 games. They go into San Francisco and they need to beat up on the Giants to get any traction back in their season. Seth Lugo will look to be that person tonight as he makes his third start of the season. He is 1-1 over 13.2 innings with a 2.63 ERA, 4.53 FIP and 1.244 WHIP. His last start was more average than his first start. Last time out against the Nationals he allowed 4 runs, 3 earned over 6.2 innings of work allowing 7 hits and 2 walks. In one start against the Giants last year, Lugo allowed 3 runs off 7 hits and a walk in 6.2 innings of work. The Giants have the following numbers against Lugo:

• Belt 1-3
• Crawford 0-3
• Nunez 1-3, 2B
• Panik 1-2, BB
• Pence 1-3, 2B
• Posey 0-3
• Span 2-3

The Mets bats will get a look at Ty Blach who is 4-4 over 18 games and 11 starts this year logging 76.2 innings of work posting a 4.23 ERA, 4.08 FIP and 1.226 WHIP. He started of June with a complete game shutout against the Giants. Since then he has allowed 15 ER over 18.1 innings in three games against the Brewers, Royals and Rockies. He has never faced the Mets before in his career and he has never faced any Mets as members of other teams.

Let’s Go Mets!

From Father’s Day: d’Arnaud warming up in the outfield before the game.