213 Miles From Shea

The start of May was a good one for the Amazin’s as Matt Harvey lead the team to a 4-0 win over the Nationals and ending the current Mets slide. The game also featured the 2015 debut of Dilson Herrera, an amazing catch by Juan Lagares and the Mets bats capitalizing on misplayed ball by the Nationals.

Jon Niese is on the bump tonight.  So far he is 2-1 over 4 starts with a 2.74 ERA over 23.0 innings. His first three starts of the year he allowed exactly 1 ER but he was also hit hard in each of those starts catching a lot of the plate. This came to a head in his last start on Sunday Night where he allowed 6 runs, 4 earned over 5.0 against the Yankees. Last year was not a good year for him against the Nationals going 0-3 over three games and 17.0 innings with a 5.82 ERA. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

• Uggla 10-33, 3 2B, 3B
• Werth 9-28, 2B
• Desmond 5-24, 2 2B
• Espinosa 7-18, 2B, HR
• Zimmerman 7-17, 2B
• Ramos 4-11, HR

The Mets bats will have to work through Gio Gonzalez who is off to a rough start to 2015 posting a 5.01 ERA over 4 starts and a 1-2 record. After allowing 7 ER through the first two games, 12.1 innings of the season, he threw a good start against the Cards allowing no runs over 6.0 innings (but still allowing 8 hits and 4 walks). In his last start against Miami he allowed 6 ER over 5.0 innings. He was fairly average against the Mets last year going 2-3 over 5 starts posting a 4.08 ERA over 28.2 innings. The Mets bats have the following numbers on Gio:

• Granderson 3-24, 2B, HR
• Mayberry 4-19, 2 HR
• Cuddyer 6-14, 2B, HR
• Murphy 6-17, 3B
• Tejada 4-15
• Suda 2-14
• Lagares 6-16, 2 2B, 3B, HR
• Flores 0-10

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets are on a bit of a slide right now as they drop the opener of the 4 game set against the Nationals last night. They just didn’t look good at all. Anyway, the Mets look to put everything back on track tonight behind Matt Harvey. In addition to Matt Harvey, Dilson Herrera was called up. Earlier in the season, Mets officials said that if Herrera comes up, he’s not going to sit on the bench, so the feeling right now is Murphy will start to play 3rd until David Wright returns. Maybe Herrera will provide the spark the Mes need to get back on track.

Matt Harvey is 4-0 on hte season over 4 starts and a 3.04 ERA over 26.2 innings of work. Last Saturday he picked up the only win the Bronx pitching 8.2 innings allowing 2 runs and for the most part was really efficient when it came to using his pitches. His first start of the season was against the Nationals where he pitched 6.0 scoreless innings while striking out 9 batters. The Nationals have the following numbers against Harvey:

• Desmond 4-11, 2B, HR
• Werth 3-10
• Zimmerman 3-11, HR
• Span 2-11, 3B
• Harper 0-10, 5 K
• Uggla 2-5

The Mets bats will try to get back in groove in one of the most difficult ways possible by going against Max Scherzer. Max is 1-2 over 4 starts this season and has posted a 1.26 ERA over 28.2 innings of work this season while striking out 29 batters. His first start of the season was against the Mets on Opening Day where he allowed 3 runs, all due to defensive miscues so none earned, over 7.2 innings while striking out 8. His last start against the Cardinals was the first he allowed more than one earned run (he allowed 2) and the first time this season he didn’t strike out at least 8 batters. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Cuddyer 5-21, 2B, HR
• Granderson 4-17, HR
• Murphy 2-11
• Flores 0-5
• Lagares 0-5
• Duda 2-4

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets head back to New York after dropping their second straight series last night with a loss to the Marlins. The Mets and Marlins exchanged shots in the first inning, were tied again after exchanging one run innings but eventually the Marlins pulled ahead thanks to a big inning towards the end of the game. With the Nationals coming to town, the Mets will look to put it back together.

Jacob deGrom will be looking for redemption for two games in today’s start. First and foremost, he will be looking to rebound after allowing 6 runs and 8 hits over 5.0 innings in the Bronx. Second, he picked up a loss in his first start of the season against the Nationals where he gave up a two run homer in the first inning and nothing else, but the Mets bats stayed asleep. Anyway, despite his last start, he still has a 2.96 ERA over 24.1 innings in 2015. The Nationals have the following numbers against deGrom:

• Desmond 2-6, HR
• Harper 2-6
• Uggla 1-4, 2B
• Escobar 1-2
• Ramos 1-3, 2B
• Span 2-3
• Werth 0-3
• Zimmerman 1-3, HR

The Mets bats will get another crack at Stephen Strasburg who is 1-2 over 4 games and 24.0 innings with a 4.88 ERA. His third start of the season was by far his best where he allowed 1 ER over 7.1 innings while striking out 7. But he followed that up with a 4 ER over 6.0 innings outing against the Marlins a few days ago. His first start of the season was against the Mets where he allowed 6 runs, 3 earned over 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Stephen:

• Murphy 4-13
• Tejada 2-13
• Cuddyer 4-12
• Duda 1-7, HR
• Granderson 1-7
• Lagares 1-9
• Mayberry 2-5, 2B, HR

Lets Go Mets!

Well the Marlins finally beat the Mets in 2015 last night and set up a rubber game for the conclusion of the series. Montero had a good start last night but the Mets roster let him down in two ways. First, there were several run scoring opportunities that they squandered throughout the game. Second, the defense in the 6th inning led to a series of events that led to 3 runs being scored. The Mets were able to tie it back up late, but Carlos Torres had a rough outing with control issues and the Mets couldn’t push in another run late.

Bartolo Colon will get the start for the Amazin’s tonight as he looks to build off his 4-0 start over his first 4 games with a 2.77 ERA over 26.0 innings. On the season he has walked 1 and struck out 23 batters. His third start of the season was against the Marlins where he allowed 1 run over 6 hits over 7.0 innings walking none and striking out 5. The Marlins have the following numbers against Colon:

• Suzuki 32-98, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR
• Brignac 5-15
• Morse 2-11
• Ozuna 1-
• Gordon 1-6
• Hechavarria 1-6, 2B
• Stanton 3-5, 2B, HR
• Realmuto 1-4, 2B

Mat Latos is 0-3 over 4 starts this season with a 7.31 ERA and 16.0 innings of work. His last start was the best on the season by far as he allowed 2 ER over 6 hits and 6.1 innings so he might finally putting it back together today. He also has faced the Mets this year where he allowed 2 ER over 6 hits and 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Latos:

• Duda 4-17, 3 2B
• Murphy 6-17, 2 2B
• Cuddyer 2-11, HR
• Tejada 2-8, 2 2B
• Lagares 3-8
• Granderson 1-5
• Kirk 3-6, 2B
• Recker 1-3, HR

Lets Go Mets!

I don’t understand the 2015 Daniel Murphy. He has moments as an offensive stud. He makes game crippling errors and mental miscues. Yesterday was an example of the former where Murphy bailed Gee and the Mets out from a fantastic start with Gee coupled with zero offense. In the top of the ninth, with two on and one out, Murphy slammed a shot to right center giving the Mets a 3-1 lead. Tonight the Mets look to continue that magic against the fish.

Montero gets the start tonight. Throughout the season Montero and others will get a start to push everyone back a day, specifically Harvey, to stretch them throughout the season. On the season Montero has posted a 4.15 ERA over 4.1 innings allowing 3 runs, 2 earned. last year he had a 4.06 ERA over 10 games, 8 starts, over 44.1 innings. Last year he logged only one inning against the Marlins where he allowed 1 hit and a walk and nothing else in 1 inning. The Marlins have the following numbers against Montero:

• Gordon 0-2
• Brignac 1-2
• Hechavarria 0-1
• Realmuto 0-1
• Suzuki 1-1, 3B

David Phelps is on the bump for the Marlins tonight. He is 1-0 over 4 games and 2 starts this season with a 3.55 ERA over 12.2 innings. His first start of the season was against the Mets were he allowed one run over 4.2 innings while walking 3 batters. He is coming off of a strong start where he shut out the Phillies for 7.0 innings holding them to 3 hits and 2 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against Phelps:

• Cuddyer 0-4
• Duda 0-3
• Murphy 1-3, 2B
• Campbell 0-1
• Flores 1-2
• Granderson 0-2
• Lagares 0-2
• Tejada 1-1

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets head to Miami tonight to jump back on the winning track. Yesterday they dropped a disappointing series finale to the Yankees 6-4 behind 4 defensive errors. Even throughout the winning streak, this has been a thorn in the Mets side in the infield. The Mets are making either errors, mental miscues that don’t show up as errors and a decreased range across the diamond.

Dillon Gee is coming off his best start of the season as the Mets roll into Miami. He is 0-1 over 3 starts with a 5.60 ERA and 17.2 innings of work. In his last start against Atlanta he tossed 7.0 innings allowing 2 runs while walking only 1 and striking out 3. He also already has one start against the Marlins this year where he allowed 4 ER over 5.2 innings while walking 2 and striking out 7. The Marlins have the following numbers against Gee:

• Prado 7-28, 2 2B, HR
• Stanton 2-11, 2 HR
• Morse 2-12, 2B
• Ozuna 5-12
• Solano 3-9
• Hechavarria 1-8
• Gordon 2-6

The Mets bats will try to break out against Jarred Cosart who is 1-1 on the season over three starts with a 3.63 ERA over 17.1 innings. His last start against the Phillies was identical to his first start against the Rays as his best starts of the season going 6.0 innings allowing only 1 run. His blemish start this year has been against the Mets where he allowed 5 ER over 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Cosart:

• Duda 2-5, 2 2B
• Granderson 0-6
• Murphy 2-6
• Flores 3-5, 2B, HR
• Lagares 2-4
• Cuddyer 1-3
• Campbell 1-2

Lets Go Mets!

For the first time since the start of the season, the Mets will play in a rubber game! Yesterday the Mets rebounded from their loss at Yankee Stadium on Friday night and launched 3 homers behind a dominant Matt Harvey as they rolled over the Yankees 8-2. Not only did Lagares have a great day in the field but he was also 4-4 at the plate with a triple. Personally, it was my first time at Yankee Stadium and I finally understood the comments about the short right field seeing it in person. It looks short on TV but live is a different story. Anyway, the Mets turn to Niese tonight to shut down the Yanks as the Yankees send out Nathan Eovaldi.

Niese is 2-0 over 3 starts this season with a 1.50 ERA over 18.0 innings of work. He’s allowed 20 hits in that stretch and 8 walks while striking out 11. That pretty much tells the story of Niese this season. He’s been catching a lot of the plate and putting the ball in play a lot (and really, its the latter that needs to be watched). However, his last start was far and away his best this season, despite allowing 4 walks. He held the Braves to 4 hit sand one run over 6.2 and struck out 5. He missed the Yankees last year but in 2014 he held them to 1 run over 7.0 innings while walking 1 and striking out 4. The Yankees have the following numbers against him:

• McCann 1-12
• C Young 2-11, HR
• ARod 3-8, HR
• Teixeira 3-8, 2B
• Drew 4-8, 2B
• Beltran 3-6, 2B
• Headley 0-6

The Mets bats will get a look at a former NL East foe in Nathan Eovaldi who was traded to the Bronx this past winter. He is 1-0 this year over 3 starts and 17.1 innings where he has allowed 24 hits and 5 walks while striking out 14 leading to a 3.12 ERA. This is an improvement so far from 2014 where he finished 6-14 with a 4.37 ERA and led the league in hits allowed at 223. In two games against the Amazin’s last year he allowed 9 ER and 11 hits in 11.1 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Murphy 6-17, 2 2B, HR
• Tejada 3-12, 2B
• Duda 3-13
• Cuddyer 2-9
• Granderson 3-5, HR
• Lagares 3-5, 3B
• Mayberry 1-5, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

Well it had to end eventually. The Yankees snapped the Mets win streak at 11 games yesterday as the Yankee bats were able to get to deGrom early and often and the Mets bats were flustered by the Yanks. Today however is a new day and the Mets look to start a new streak behind Matt Harvey as he takes on CC Sabathia.

The last Harvey start was not spectacular for a lot of reasons. Harvey was battling an illness which may have impacted his play on the field. Later in the game both Jerry Blevins and Travis d’Arnaud suffered fractures knocking them out for a while. It just wasn’t the best win in the world. On the season Harvey is 3-0 over 18.0 innings allowing 7 runs, 17 hits, 1 walk while striking out 24 (His run numbers are still inflated from his last start). In 2013 he held the Yankees to 1 run over 8.0 innings walking no one, allowing 6 hits and striking out 10. The Yankees have the following numbers against Harvey:

• Headley 1-5, HR
• Gardner 2-4
• Beltran 1-3
• Garrett Jones 0-2
• Stephen Drew 0-1

The Mets bats draw CC Sabathia today who is 0-3 on the season with a 4.35 ERA over 20.2 innings allowing 22 hits, 11 runs, 10 earned, while walking 4 and striking out 20. The numbers don’t tell a complete story. His first start was awful allowing 5 runs, 4 earned over 5.2 innings, then in his next start he improved to 4 runs over 7.0 in his last sarthe allowed 2 runs over 8, but the bats couldn’t bail him out.  The last time he faced the Mets was way back in 2012 where he allowed 5 runs, only 1 earned over 5.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Cuddyer 14-61, 4 2B, 2 HR
• Granderson 3-19
• Tejada 2-5, 2B
• Mayberry -4
• Duda 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

These Mets! They did it again yesterday afternoon as they beat the Braves, took their streak to 11 games, 10-0 on the homestand and 13-3 on the season. The winning streak is now tied for the longest winning streak in franchise history and the 10-0 record on the homestand is the best record the Mets have ever had in a 10 game homestand. Yesterday Bartolo was a better than his numbers suggest as he threw more pitches than needed thanks to a Murphy miscue. Murphy also had 4 RBI’s so Murphy giveth, Murphy taketh. The Mets commute to the Bronx tonight to open up 2015’s first Subway Series.

Jacob deGrom makes his 4th start of the season tonight. So far he is 2-1 with a 0.93 ERA over 3 games and 19.1 innings. Overall on the season he has had 3 walks, 19 hits and 2 ER while striking out 17 innings. Those two runs came from the first inning of his first game of the season. Jacob made one start against the Yankees last year where he allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 7.0 innings while walking 2 and striking out 6. The Yankees have the following numbers against deGrom:

• G Jones 1-9, 2B
• Ellsbury 1-3, 2B
• Gardner 0-2, BB
• McCann 1-3
• Teixeira 0-2

Michael Pineda gets the start for the Yankees as he looks to make his 4th start of the season. He’s 2-0 over three starts with a 5.00 ERA over 18.0 innings. In that stretch he allowed 22 hits and 10 runs while walking 2 and striking out 20. Looking more specifically at his starts, his first one was average (2 runs over 6), second one was bad (5 runs and 6.1) and third was ok (3 runs over 5.2). He didn’t face the Mets last season. In 13 starts last season he was 5-5 with a 1.89 ERA over 76.1 innings. The only Mets who have faced him are Cuddyer (1-5) and Granderson (0-1).

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets did it again last night as they beat the Braves 3-2 and won their 10th straight game. Now the Amazin’s look to go a perfect 10-0 on the homestand against the Braves on getaway day before the first leg of the subway series. Last night Gee had by far his best start of the season and was the also the recipient of strong defense in the outfield by Juan Lagares. The Mets were able to scratch out some late run magic and Familia shut the door in the 9th.

Bartolo Colon, the man who started this streak, heads to the bump today with a 3-0 record over 20.0 innings with a 2.25 ERA. He’s allowed 15 hits this season, walked 1 and struck out 18 batters. His second start of the season, the one that stopped the Mets two game slide, was against the Braves and started this magical run. In that outing he allowed 3 ER over 7.0 innings walking none and striking out 5. The Braves have the following numbers against Bartolo:

• Pierzynski 12-50, 2 2B, 2 HR
• Callaspo 9-32, 3 2B, HR
• Markakis 8-32, 4 2B
• Gomes 8-21, 2B, 3B, 3 HR
• K Johnson 2-13, 3B
• Freeman 6-13, 3 2B
• Simmons 6-13, 2B, 3B
• C Johnson 1-6

The Mets bats will get another crack at a pitcher who beat them earlier this year in Julio Teheran. He’s 2-0 on the year over 3 starts posting a 3.71 ERA over 17.0 innings. He’s allowed 9 runs, 7 earned in that stretch on 17 hits, 4 walks and 13 strikeouts. In that game against the Mets he allowed 3 runs, 1 earned over 6 innings of work, walking 4 and striking out 5. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:

• Duda 7-20, 2 2B, 2 HR
• Murphy 5-15, 2 2B
• Granderson 3-12, 2B, HR
• Tejada 1-14
• Lagares 3-11
• Cuddyer 2-8
• Flores 1-5, HR

Lets Go Mets!