213 Miles From Shea

Well the Mets got swept by the Nationals in Citi Field and now they look to pick up the pieces against the Cubs as they come into Queens, probably to see Boyz II Men tomorrow night but also play a few games. Zack Wheeler is on the bump tonight for the Amazin’s as he squares off against Travis Wood.

Wheeler is 7-8 on the season over 24 games and 140.1 innings with a 3.53 ERA. His last start was his first in his last 8 that he allowed 3 ER (or more). Including his last start, in his last 8 he has pitched 51.1 innings with a 4-0 record and a 1.93 ERA while striking out 44. Earlier this year he shut out Cubs in Chicago over 6.2 innings while striking out 7 in a game the Mets eventually lost 2-1. The Cubs have the following numbers against Wheeler:

• Castro 0-3
• Lake 0-3
• Rizzo 0-3
• Valbuena 0-2
• Baker 0-2
• Coghlan 0-2

Travis Wood is 7-9 on the season over 24 starts and 139.0 innings with an ERA of 4.86.For last month or so he’s been a y0-yo of average, excellent or terrible, there’s no reason to really go too far back in the numbers because they just average out to his season numbers. Anyway he is coming off of an excellent start against the Rays allowing 1 run, unearned over 6.0. Earlier this year he faced the Mets allowing 2 ER, 4 hits and 5 walks over 5.0. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Tejada 2-13
• Wright 4-15, 3B
• Duda 2-9, HR
• Granderson 0-5
• E Young 1-5
• Flores 2-3, 2B
• Lagares 2-3, 2B, HR

Lets Go Mets!

It was a disappointing game for the Mets last night. Twice late in the game (7th and 9th innings) they had a real opportunity to score runs and tie or take the lead in the game but it didn’t happen. Today they will try to right themselves as they take on Stephen Strasburg behind Dillon Gee.

Dillon Gee is 4-4 on the season over 14 games and 89.0 innings with a 3.54 ERA. After a stretch of horrid to average bad starts since coming off of the DL, he finally got it together in his last start allowing 1 ER over 7.0 innings. His first start of the season was against the Nationals where he allowed 4 ER over 6.2 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against Gee:

• Werth 11-37, 3 2B, HR
• Desmond 7-35, 3 HR
• LaRoche 5-25, 2B, 2 HR
• Span 5-22, 2 2B, HR
• Ramos 4-19, 2B, HR
• Espinosa 1-13

Strasburg is 8-10 on the season over 25 games and 156.1 innings with a 3.68 ERA. He is coming off his second worst start of the year where he allowed 7 ER over 7 hits and 5.0 innings while striking out 9 agaisnt the Braves. His first start of the season was against the Mets where he allowed 4 ER over 5 hits and 6.0 innings while striking out 10. The Mets have the following numbers against Stephen:

• Tejada 2-13
• Wright 3-12
• Murphy 2-7
• Duda 1-4, HR
• d’Arnaud 0-2
• Granderson 0-3
• Lagares 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

The Nationals trounced the Mets on a soggy Tuesday night for the opener of the season, and tonight the Mets look to get back on track. Montero struggled in a spot start on a night that saw a shortish rain delay early, and had the tarp on the field before the start of the game. Tonight Jordan Zimmermann gets the start for Nationals against Bartolo Colon.

Colon is 11-9 on the season over 23 games and 154.1 innings with a 3.97 ERA. After a clunker of a start against the Giants where Colon allowed 6 ER over 4.2 innings, he was excellent in his last start against the Phillies allowing only one earned run over 8.0 innings of work. In two starts against the Nationals this year, he has allowed 5 ER over 14.0 innings of work. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

• Span 0-10
• Cabrera 1-8, 2B
• Rendon 1-7
• Desmond 3-6, 2 HR
• LaRoche 1-5, 2B
• Werth 3-5, 2B

Jordan Zimmermann is 7-5 on the season with a 3.06 ERA and 23 starts over 138.1 innings. Like Fister in last night’s start, Zimmermann’s last start was also against the Mets where he allowed 3 ER over 6.1 innings while striking out 5 batters. It broke up his short streak of 7.0 inning outings. The Mets have the following numbers against Zimmermann:

• Murphy 16-44, 5 2B, 3 HR
• Wright 11-39, 2 2B, 2 HR
• Duda 5-24, 2 2B
• Tejada 5-18
• Lagares 4-15, 2B
• E Young 3-13, 2B
• Granderson 1-7
• d’Arnaud 2-5, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets took the series in Philly yesterday 3 games to 1 and head back to New York to face the Nationals again. On the whole, the Mets went 4-3 on the road, dropping 2 of 3 to the Nationals. Originally a deGrom day, Montero will be taking the start for deGrom as he heads to the DL for tendinitis. Montero will be squaring off against Doug Fister.

Montero was 0-2 in the majors over 4 games and 20.0 innings with an ERA of 5.40. The last time he was here he had one average start (3 ER over 6), one brilliant start (1 ER over 6, and 10 K’s) and two poor starts. Overall in the minors he is 6-3 this season over 17 games and 80.0 innings with a 3.15 ERA. He never faced the Nationals in a major league game last time he was here, and he hasn’t faced anyone on the Nationals roster, so no batting stats.

The Mets draw Fister again who is 11-3 over 16 starts and 104.2 innings with a 2.49 ERA. In his last three starts he has pitched 21.1 innings allowing 2 ER, 0.84 ERA and 17 K’s. His last start was against the Mets where he allowed 1 run, none earned, over 7.1 innings and 7 K’s. The Mets have the following numbers against Fister:

• Granderson 3-16, HR
• d’Arnaud 0-6
• Lagares 2-5
• Muprhy 1-6
• Duda 2-3
• Flores 2-3

Lets Go Mets!

Yesterday was a tough game to watch. The Mets had a 6-1 lead at one point before it started to slip away. Wheeler left after the 6th with a 6-3 lead, Black allowed 2 more runs, after retiring the first two batters, Edgin got things back under control, but then Mejia blew the save. There was a mixture of bad calls and lackluster play from the Mets. Today the Mets look to take the series 3-1 behind Jon Niese as he takes on David Buchanan.

Jon Niese is 5-8 over 21 starts and 128.1 innings with a 3.51 ERA. It has been a struggle with for Niese in his last four starts going 0-4 over 25.0 innings with a 5.76 ERA. His one start against the Phillies this year was a good one as he allowed 2 ER over 8.0 innings. The Phillies have the following numbers against Niese:

• Rollins 11-50, 3 2B
• Utley 3-28
• Ruiz 10-27, 2 2B, HR
• Howard 4-24, HR
• Byrd 6-15, 2B, hR

Buchanan is 6-5 this season over 11 starts, 65.2 innings and a 3.49 ERA. The rookie pitcher was recently recalled to the majors, and in his first start back he allowed 3 ER over 6.1 innings. His second start of his career was against the Mets back in the end of May where the Mets got 4 runs, three earned over 7 hits and 6.2 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

• Lagares 1-4, 2B
• Murphy 0-4
• Wright 1-4
• d’Arnaud 0-3
• Duda 1-3
• Flores 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets play game three of four today in Philly behind arm of Zack Wheeler. Wheeler is 7-8 this season with a 3.48 ERA over 23 games and 134.1 innings. In his last start, he didn’t quite have his off-speed stuff, but he worked through it and still had an excellent line of allowing one run over 6.2 innings, which is a sign of his maturation process. In his last seven games he has pitched 45.1 innings with a 1.59 ERA. In two games against the Phillies this year he has tossed 13.0 innings and allowed 3 ER with 13 strikeouts. The Phillies have the following numbers against Wheeler:

• Utley 1-10
• Rollins 3-10
• Revere 2-7, 2B
• Ruiz 1-7, 2B
• Asche 3-6, 3B
• Byrd 1-6, HR

The Mets bats will get a crack at Kyle Kendrick who is 5-11 over 23 starts and 144.1 innings this year with a 4.74 ERA. After a string of below average starts, he had a good one against Houston his last time out allowing only 1 ER over 7.0 innings of work. In three starts against the Met this year he has allowed 19 hits and 12 ER over 17.1 innings, an ERA of over 6. The Mets have the following numbers against Kyle:

• Wright 15-50, 3 2B, 3 HR
• Murphy 9-36, 2B, HR
• Duda 4-23, 3 2B, HR
• Tejada 9-24, HR
• Granderson 1-11
• Lagares 6-8, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets needed a win after dropping the series in Washington and they got that last night behind the arm of Bartolo Colon and an inning where the Mets were able to string some hits together and get 4 runs. Also important news heading into tonight, Chris Young was finally DFA’d making room for den Dekker. Tonight Dillon Gee takes the mound to keep the momentum going against Cole Hamels.

Dillon Gee is 4-4 this season with a 3.73 ERA over 13 starts and 82.0 innings. It still hasn’t been pretty for Gee coming back from the DL. In those four games he has pitched 22.1 innings with a 6.85 ERA however in his last start, things looked a little better as he allowed only 2 ER over 5.2 innings. In his two starts against Philly this season he has pitched 12.2 innings and allowed 8 ER. The Phillies have the following numbers against Gee:

• Rollins 12-25, 2 2B, 2 HR
• Utley 5-23, 2 2B
• Howard 9-20, 2B, 6 HR
• Brown 5-18, 2B
• Ruiz 2-16, 2B
• Revere 4-11
• Byrd 0-2

Cole Hamels is 6-6 this year with a 2.42 ERA over 20 games and 137.1 innings. In his last four games he his 3-1 allowing only 2 ER over 30.0 innings with is an ERA of 0.60. Making things worse for the Mets, this year he has three great starts against the Amazin’s totaling 22.0 innings allowing only two earned runs, three total. The Mets hav ethe following numbers against Cole:

• Wright 25-76, 5 2B, 3B, 5 HR
• Murphy 17-48, 4 2B, HR
• Tejada 9-31, 3 2B
• E Young 10-29, 2 2B
• Lagares 9-23, 3 2B
• Duda 1-13
• d’Arnaud1-12
• Granderson 4-8
• Campbell 4-9, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

After dropping a series 2 games to 3 in Washington, ending the rubber game with an extra inning loss, the Mets head to Philly to hopefully gain some momentum back. Tonight Bartolo Colon takes the mound against AJ Burnett.

Colon is 10-9 on the season in 22 games, 146.1 innings and a 4.12 ERA. After a stretch of good starts, Colon had a hiccup in his last start allowing 8 hits and 6 ER over 4.2 innings in a game the Mets eventually lost 9-0. One characteristic Colon has had this season is when he is off, he is really off. In two starts against the Phillies this year he is 2-0 with a 1.84 ERA over 14.2 innings of work. The Phillies have the following numbers against Colon:

• Rollins 5-18, 2B, HR
• Brignac 5-15
• Byrd 3-8
• Sizemore 1-8
• Howard 2-8, 2 HR
• Ruiz 4-9, 2B
• Revere 3-8

A.J. Burnett is 6-11 over 24 starts and 151.1 innings of work with an ERA of 4.16. His last start against the Mets was horrendous where he allowed 7 ER over 5.0 innings and 8 hits. He followed that up against the Nationals where he pitched 1.2 innings, 5 runs, 1 earned. The Mets have the following numbers against Burnett:

• Wright 3-27, 2B
• Granderson 3-28, 2 2B, HR
• Murphy 4-15, 2 2B
• Rejada 1-9
• Lagares 3-7, 2B
• d’Arnaud 3-6, 2B, hR
• Duda 2-4, 2B
• C Young 2-6

Lets Go Mets!

Last night’s game was the opposite of the previous with the Mets dropping the game 7-1 behind a poor start from Niese and a great start from Fister keeping the Mets bats quiet. Tonight, Jacob deGrom takes the mound to put the Mets back on the right track. On the season he is 6-5 over 15 starts and 94.1 innings with a 2.77 ERA. In his last five starts he is 5-0 over 34.2 innings with a 1.04 ERA and 37 strikeouts. Tonight will be deGrom’s first start against the Nationals in his career and he hasn’t faced anyone on the Nationals roster when they were with other teams.

Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound for the Nationals with his 7-5 record over 22 games and 132.0 innings and a 3.00 ERA. After two, poor back to back starts in July allowed 8 ER over 8.1 innings, he has had two, great back to back starts allowing 2 ER over 14.0 innings. In his one start against the Mets he allowed 3 ER over 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Zimmermann:

• Murphy 13-41, 4 2B, 3 HR
• Wright 11-36, 2 2B, 2 HR
• Duda 4-21, 2 2B
• Tejada 5-18
• E Young 3-12, 2B
• Lagares 4-12, 2B
• Granderson 1-4

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets took the first game of the series last night against the Nationals with a 6-1 score behind a strong outing from Wheeler and some timely hitting. Wheeler did not have his best stuff last night, especially early with walks and a high pitch count, but he calmed down and only allowed one earned run over 6.2 innings of work. Tonight Jon Niese gets the nod tonight as he squares off against Doug Fister.

Jon Niese is 5-7 over 20 games and 122.1 innings of work with an ERA of 3.24. His last start wasn’t spectacular, but he did pitch 8.0 innings allowing three earned runs, 5 total over 9 hits on his way to his third straight loss. It was better than his two previous starts where he allowed a combined 7 ER over 11.0 innings. In his one start against the Nationals this year he allowed 3 ER, 5 total over 4.0 innings with 8 hits. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

• Werth 7-23, 2B
• Desmond 3-18, 2 2B
• LaRoche 4-15, 2B, 2 HR
• Espinosa 5-12, 2B
• Hairston 4-10, 2B
• Ramos 3-8

Doug Fister’s first year in the National League has been a career year with a 10-3 record over 15 starts, a 2.68 ERA over 97.1 innings of work. In his last four starts he has pitched 26.2 innings with a 2.03 ERA. He missed the Mets earlier this season and has only one career game against the Mets where he allowed one earned run over 6.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Fister:

• Abreu 3-16, 2B
• Granderson 2-13, HR
• d’Arnaud 0-3
• Flores 2-3
• Lagares 1-2
• Murphy 0-3
• E Young 2-3

Lets Go Mets!