213 Miles From Shea

The Mets wrap up their current series today looking for the series split against the Nationals after dropping yesterday’s game. Today Carlos Torres will take the mound in what is becoming an interesting discussion about the future of the rotation once Niese returns. Do the Mets go to a 6-man rotation with Torres and Mejia? Does Mejia stay a starter and Torres go back to the bullpen? Such questions are more in the hypothetical realm right now with Niese’s return more of a mysterious “soon” rather than a firm date. Torres will be facing Taylor Jordan.

Carlos Torres is 1-1 this season pitching in 12 games making 2 starts while pitching 28.2 innings with a 0.94 ERA. He has pitched 11.0 innings in his last two starts allowing 2 ER, one in each, and striking out 11 batters. He has pitched 2.0 innings against the Nationals this season allowing only 1 hit, no runs, 1 walk and striking out 3. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

Hairston 1-3, 2B
Suzuki 1-1, 2B
Bernadina 0-1
LaRoche 0-1
Lombardozzi 0-1
Rendon 0-1

Taylor Jordan is 0-3 over 5 starts this season pitching 29.1 innings with a 3.68 ERA. In his last two starts he has pitched 13.0 innings allowing 7 runs, 6 earned while striking out 8. He made his major league debut against the Mets this season where he allowed 3 runs, 1 earned in 4.1 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Byrd 0-2
Murphy 2-3
Satin 1-2
Wright 0-2
Young 0-3
Buck 1-2

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets and Nationals play game three today after splitting the day/night double header yesterday. The constants in yesterday’s games were the starting pitching and Daniel Murphy. The starters Mejia and Harvey both had tremendous games and Murphy was on fire in both games. The difference was the rest of the lineup which roared to a 11-0 victory in the opener and could only score one game in the night cap because that’s baseball folks. Dillon Gee gets the nod for the Amazins this afternoon as he goes up against Dan Haren.

Dillon Gee is 7-7 over 20 games this season with a 4.07 ERA while pitching 117.1 innings. Gee is back on track after his burp on July 9th. In his last two starts he has allowed one run, no earned over 13.2 innings of work while striking out 5 batters. This will be his fourth game against the Nationals this season where he has allowed only 2 ER over 18.2 innings of work so far. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

Werth 7-25, 2B
Desmond 5-23, 2 HR
Zimmerman 4-19, 2B
LaRoche 3-14, 2B
Bernadina 4-14, 2 2B, HR

Dan Haren is 4-11 on the season where he has made 18 starts with a 5.79 ERA pitching 98.0 innings allowing a major league leading 21 homers. He started July off well pitching 11.0 innings allowing 2 ER  in 2 starts but in his last start he allowed 5 ER over 5 innings of work. In his only start against the Mets allowed 5 ER over 4 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Haren:

Byrd 10-18, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR
Wright 5-18, 2 2B, 2 HR
Buck 2-13
Murphy 3-7, 2B, HR
Davis 1-4
Young 1-1, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets start to work on their back log of missing games today as they play two with the Nationals.

But it would be rude if I continued and didn’t wish you a Happy Harvey Day. Therefore, Happy Harvey Day!

Game 1 Preview:

Before the Mets can get to the festivities around Harvey Day, which is in the second game, they have to beat Jordan Zimmermann as he goes up against Jenrry Mejia in a spot start. At this time last week it looked like Schwinden would be getting the nod for the spot start, and its good thing he didn’t. If we are talking about the future of the Mets or at least game with more of a reason to watch, it would be Mejia. Jenrry hasn’t pitched in the majors since last year where he totaled 16.0 innings and 10 earned runs. He has pitched a total of 24.2 innings in the minors this year with a 2.55 ERA. In four games against the Nationals in his career he has pitched 5.1 innings allowing 3 ER, 3 BB and a strikeout. The following Nationals have faced him:

Desmond 1-3
Werth 2-2
Zimmerman 0-1
Hairston 1-1

On the other side of the rubber will be Jordan Zimmermann who is 12-5 over 20 games this year with a 3.01 ERA and 134.1 innings. July hasn’t been so kind to him, mostly due to his last start where he allowed 7 ER over 2.0 innings. In the 19.2 innings he’s thrown this year he’s allowed 16 ER. In 13.0 innings he’s thrown against the Mets this year, he’s allowed 4 runs, 2 earned. The Mets have the following numbers against Jordan:

Wright 9-31, 2 2B, 2 HR
Murphy 7-28, 2 2B, HR
Davis 4-19, 2B, HR
Buck 4-16, 2 2B, HR
Byrd 2-9

Game 2:

The second game will feature Matt Harvey vs Ross Ohlendorf. Matt Harvey was excellent in his last start as he improved on the season to 8-2 with 2.23 ERA over 20 games and 137.0 innings while striking out 157 batters. In two starts against the Nationals this year he has allowed 2 ER over 14.0 innings while striking out 18 batters. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

Desmond 3-7, HR
LaRoche 1-8
Werth 0-7, 6 K
Span 2-7, 3B
Suzuki 0-7, 3 K
Zimmerman 1-5, HR

The Mets will finish off the day with Ross Ohlendorf who is 2-0 over 8 games, 1 start and 26.2 innings of work with a 2.03 ERA. He pitched 71.2 innings in the minors this year with a 4.27 ERA. This season he pitched 2.0 innings of relief against the Mets allowing 1 ER off 3 hits and one strikeout. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Byrd 3-11, 2B
Wright 3-4
Buck 0-5
Murphy 2-4
Young 1-4, 3B
Lagares 1-1, 2B
Satin 1-1, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets and Braves finish up their four game set with the Mets looking to split the series this afternoon on Wheeler Day! After beating the Braves two days ago, the Mets dropped yesterday’s game 8-2. The real story of the game was the horrific injury that Tim Hudson endured while covering first base. The only shred of good that came out of the situation was the humanity showed between the Mets (specifically Eric Young and David Wright), the Braves and the Mets fans. Anyway, Zack Wheeler takes the mound today against Alex Wood.

Zack Wheeler is 3-1 over 6 games this season while pitching 32.2 innings of work and a 3.58 ERA. Over his last three starts he’s 2-0 while pitching 16.2 innings and a 2.16 ERA. His major league debut was against the Braves where he pitched 6.0 shutout innings allowing 4 hits, 5 walks and striking out 7 batters. The Braves have the following numbers against Wheeler:

Freeman 0-1, 2 BB
Heyward 0-3
Johnson 1-3
McCann 0-2
Uggla 1-3, 2B

Alex Wood is 0-2 this season over 16 games and 1 start with a 2.45 ERA pitching 22.0 innings. His only start came against a doubleheader with the Mets where he allowed 1 ER over 3 innings of work while walking 3 and striking out 5. That was his only appearance against the Mets this year. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Byrd 1-1
Murphy 1-2
Wright 0-1
Buck 0-1
Lagares 0-1

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets have fight in them. After losing a heartbreaking game on Monday night 2-1 after leading the game until the 9th inning and facing an impossible catch made by Heyward to save the game, the Mets struck back last night winning 4-1 behind good starting pitching and Parnell bounced back to get the save. Tonight Tim Hudson gets the start for the Braves as he squares off against Jeremy Hefner.

Hefner looks to make like Parnell and bounce back. His first start of the second half was not something to be proud of as he allowed 8 ER over 2 innings, but that has been the story this year with Hefner and the Phillies. He has allowed 15 ER over 11.0 innings against the Phillies and 33 ER over 99 innings for everyone else. He has made one start against the Braves this year where he allowed 2 ER over 3 hits and 6 innings. the Braves have the following numbers against Jeremy:

Freeman 3-7, 2 HR
McCann 4-7, 2B
Heyward 1-5, 2B
Uggla 2-5
J Upton 0-2

The Mets get a look at a familiar foe in Tim Hudson tonight who is 7-7 over 20 games with 123.2 innings and a 4.08 ERA. In his last 4 starts he has been about average on the season pitching a 4.00 ERA over 27.0 innings. He has made two starts against the Mets this year first allowing 3 ER over 7.1 innings and then 1 ER over 7 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Tim:

Wright 18-74, 2 2B, 3 HR
Murphy 4-20, 2B
Buck 3-19
Davis 4-16, 2B
Turner 1-9
Byrd 1-8
Young 0-6

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets dropped a heart breaker last night. Dillon Gee took a no hitter into the 7-inning and then handed the delicate 1-0 lead to the bullpen. Bobby Parnell essentially burped in the pouring rain and allowed 2 runs. The Mets offense, not taking advantage of situations, put the stress on everybody to be perfect. Well, hopefully things will go differently tonight as Carlos Torres makes his second start as he pairs up with Kris Medlen.

Carlos Torres is 0-1 this year pitching 22.2 innings with a 0.79 ERA. He made a start for Matt Harvey right before the All-Star Break where he pitched 5.0 innings allowing 1 ER and striking out 5 batters. He pitched 2.1 innings of scoreless relief against the Braves earlier this year where he walked one batter and struck out 4. The Braves have the following numbers against Torres:

Heyward 1-3
J Upton 0-2
Freeman 0-2
Johnson 0-2
Uggla 0-2

The Mets get another look at Kris Medlen who is 6-9 over 113.2 innings of work with a 3.64 ERA. He has pitched 22.1 innings over his last four starts where he has allowed 17 runs, 16 earned which is a 6.47 ERA. He has faced the Mets twice this year first allowing 3 ER over 6 innings while striking out 9 and then allowed 3 runs, 1 earned over the same amount of innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Medlen:

Wright 5-22, 2B
Davis 4-18, HR
Murphy 4-19, 2 2B
Buck 1-8, HR
Byrd 2-7
Young 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

The Braves are coming to Queens! After taking a weekend series from the Phillies, the Mets look to continue on their current roll. In case you missed it, the Mets started out stumbling after the break quickly falling behind the Phillies 11-0. Then a certain OF who really should be traded for prospects (you could say he’s the word) smacked a 3 run homer and the Mets outscored the Phils 8-2 for the rest of the game. The Mets then took the next game 5-4 and then yesterday 5-0. On another note, there is rain in the forecast tonight, which is nothing new. Whether it is in Queens or or Atlanta, when these two teams play it always seems to be raining. Today Dillon Gee takes on Julio Teheran.

Dillon Gee is 7-7 with a 4.32 ERA this season while pitching 110.1 innings. He rebounded nicely from a 6.2 inning, 5 ER start with a 6.2 inning, 0 ER start. He has made one start against the Braves this year where he allowed 2 ER over 7.0 innings of work. The Braves have the following numbers against him:

Heyward 8-19, HR
Uggla 4-24, 2B, 3B
McCann 3-16, 2B
Freeman 5-16, 2B, HR
J Upton 4-15, 2B, HR
Johnson 3-7, 2B, HR
Gattis 0-6

The Mets will get another look at Julio Teheran who is 7-5 over 18 starts with a 3.35 ERA while pitching 113.0 innings of work. He is coming off of a rough start where he allowed 5 ER over 5.1 innings, and with the exception of the start of the season, he generally does well the game after he stumbles. Earlier this year against the Mets he allowed 1 ER over 6.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:

Wright 1-5, HR
Young 2-4
Buck 0-3
Byrd 0-2
Davis 1-2
Murphy 0-3

Lets Go Mets!

Happy Harvey Day!

The Mets and Phillies play the rubber game this afternoon with the Mets looking to build off yesterday’s win. After dropping the first game of the series by 13-8, the Mets were able to squeak by with 5-4 victory. Today Matt Harvey gets the nod for the Amazin’s as he squares off against Cliff Lee.

Matt Harvey is 7-2 this season with a 2.35 ERA over 130.0 innings so far while striking out a league leading 147 batters. He has made two starts against the Phillies this year where he has pitched 13.0 innings allowing one earned run and striking out 15 batters. When you break down the starts, he allowed on run over 7 and in his last start he pitched 6 masterful innings that were interrupted by a rain delay. The Phillies have the following numbers against Harvey:

Rollins 3-11, 2 2B, HR
Utley 3-11, 2B
Brown 0-7
Nix 1-5, 2B
Young 0-6
Mayberry 0-5

Cliff Lee is 10-3 this season with a 2.86 ERA over 19 starts and 138.2 innings while striking out 125 batters. In his two starts before the All-Star Break he allowed 8 earned runs over 13.1 innings while striking out 10. In one start against the Mets this year he allowed 3 runs, 2 earned over 8.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Lee:

Buck 16-52, 3 2B, 4 HR
Byrd 8-25, 3 2B
Wright 6-25, 2B
Murphy 8-23, 4 2B
Davis 1-11
Brown 0-3

Lets Go Mets!

Happy Wheeler Day!

The Mets and Phillies play game two today, and for the Mets, they hope to move past the first three innings of yesterday’s game. The Mets started the game off trailing 11-0 but then ended up losing the game 13-8. They showed a lot of fight, they were just in too big of a hole to start. Zack Wheeler looks to prevent that today while the Mets offense looks to repeat against Cole Hamels.

Wheeler is 3-1 over 5 games this season pitching 28.0 innings with a 3.54 ERA. His last two starts have been on the better side of his short career allowing only one earned run over 5.0 innings and then 1 over 7.0 innings (probably the best start in his career stuff wise). This will be the first time he faces the Phillies in his career and anyone in the Phillies organization.

Cole Hamels is 4-11 this season pitching 20 games with a 4.05 ERA and 129.0 innings. In July he’s pitched 3 games totaling 23.0 innings with a 1.57 ERA, so as of late he’s becoming the Cole of old. He has made two starts against the Mets this season. Back in April he allowed 1 run over 6.0 innings of work and more recently in June he allowed 4 ER and 7 hits over 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Wright 19-57, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR
Buck 2-25, 2 HR
Murphy 7-26, 2B, HR
Davis 6-21, HR
Byrd 3-16
Young 5-11, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets return from being the center of the baseball universe today and welcome the Phillies to town as they kick off the second half. Before the half, the Mets were doing pretty good. Since the Eric Young Jr. acquisition the team has been playing with a different level of energy. This has translated into wins on the road, so here’s hoping the Mets can start turning that into wins at home as well. Jeremy Hefner gets the nod for the start tonight as he takes on Kyle Kendrick.

Hefner is 4-6 with a 3.33 ERA over 19 games and 108.0 innings of work this year. Since June 4th he has made 8 starts pitching 51.0 innings and an amazing 1.76 ERA. In my mind he has gone from a pitcher that I would turn off sometimes on TV into one that I’m happy to see come around the rotation. The last time he faced the Phillies, he was not the same Hefner, and it showed as this year he has pitched 9.0 innings against them allowing 8 runs, 7 earned. The Phillies have the following numbers against him:

Rollins 5-11, 2 2B
Utley 2-8, HR
Brown 4-4, 2B, HR
Young 1-5, 2B
Mayberry 1-4

The Mets get another crack at Kyle Kendrick who is 8-6 with a 3.68 ERA over 19 starts and 124.2 innings this year. In his last 7 starts he has pitched 44.0 innings with a 4.70 ERA. He did well against the Mets the first time he played us this year allowing 2 ER over 6 IP and 8 hits but in his second starts he rolled through the Mets pitching a 3 hit complete game shut out walking only one batter. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Wright 12-38, 2 2B, 2 HR
Davis 4-21, 2 2B
Murphy 3-21, 2B
Buck 1-13, HR

Lets Go Mets!