213 Miles From Shea

The Mets start a road trip leading to the All-Star game tonight as the Amazins travel out west to play the Brewers. After a terrific first two games against the Diamondbacks, the Mets dropped the second two splitting the four game series.

How rude, I forgot to wish you a Happy Wheeler Day!

Wheeler is 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA over his first three starts to his MLB career. He had an awesome debut where he shutout his opponents over 6 innings but his last two starts have been rockier allowing 4 ER over 5.1 and then 5 ER over 4 IP. As Terry says, (and I’m paraphrasing here) lets get back to basics and let that fast ball rip (I’m also a blogger and not a professional baseball player so what do I know?). Anyway, this being Wheeler’s fourth start, he has yet to face the Brewers for previous stats.

The Mets bats will deal with Johnny Hellweg today, who besides having a fun name to write (Personal Side Note: I always struggle with all of the different variations of John, Jon, Johnn, Johny, Johnny, this is my life as a teacher) he is 0-1 over two games and one start to his major league career. In his first start he allowed 7 runs, 5 earned over 1.2 innings and then he came in out of the pen allowing 2 ER over 1.0. He was 7-4 with a 2.82 ERA in the minors and has never faced anyone on the Mets roster in a MLB Game.

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets and the Diamondbacks finish their four game set on the fourth (Happy Fourth Everyone!) as the Mets look for a series victory and the Dbacks look for a series split. On the Mets rubber, Dillon Gee gets the start. On the season he is 6-7 pitching 90.0 innings with a 4.60 ERA. In June he made 3 great starts in a row, had a hiccup where he allowed 5 over 5 but came back strong in his last game allowing 1 over 6. Last year in one start against Arizona he pitched 6.0 innings allowing 2 ER. The Diamondbacks have the following numbers against Gee:

Prado 4-20, 2B
Montero 2-7, HR
Parra 1-7
Goldschmidt 1-4

The Mets draw Ian Kennedy in the series finale. Kennedy is 3-4 on the season pitching in 15 games with a 5.36 ERA. He’s coming off of a June that saw him make two good starts, one mediocre start, one bad start (his last outing, 4 over 4.1) and one horrific start (10 over 4). Last year he allowed 3 ER over 6.1 innings against the Mets and the Mets have the following numbers on him:

Wright 4-11, 2B, 2 HR
Buck 2-8
Byrd 2-9, HR
Young 2-7
Brown 0-6
Murphy 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets go for the series victory tonight as they take on the Diamondbacks for game 3 of 4. Last night the Mets had an early one run lead against the surprise ace of the Arizona staff. In the seventh, Arizona was able to tie it but then the Mets happened. The Mets opened up the bottom half of the frame getting the go ahead run and loading the bases before an hour and forty minute rain delay. They then scored 6 more runs in the frame when the action resumed and ended up winning the game 9-1. It was the most the Mets scored in one inning in nearly two years and the most they scored at home since opening day. Tonight Randall Delgado goes for Arizona as he faces MATT HARVEY. HAPPY HARVEY DAY EVERYONE!

Matt Harvey is 7-1 this season with a 2.00 ERA over 17 starts, 117.0 innings and 132 strikeouts. He allowed 3 hits over 7 innings his last time out striking out 11 in the process, before the bullpen blew the game. In his last two starts he has allowed only 1 ER over 13.0 innings of work. He faced the Diamondbacks last year in his major debut pitching 5.1 innings allowing 3 hits, no runs and striking out 11 batters. The Diamondbacks have the following numbers against Matt:

Goldschmidt 0-3, 3 K
Hill 1-3
Kubel 1-2
Parra 0-3, 2 K
Prado 0-3

The Mets draw “old” Braves pitcher Randall Delgado who is 0-2 over 4 games and 3 starts this season pitching 20.0 innings with a 4.05 ERA. The amount of hits he has given up this year has hurt him, 26 so far, which has bumped his WHIP to a 1.5 even. In one start against the Mets last year he allowed 3 ER in 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Buck 1-4
Murphy 1-3
Kirk 2-3
Wright 1-3

Lets Go Mets!

Fresh off a win in the 13th last night,the Mets are back at it again tonight for game 2. Yesterday the Mets fell behind very early but were able to scratch back late in the game, push the game into extras and finish off the Diamondbacks thanks to a walk off hit by Brown. Tonight Jeremy Hefner will take the mound for the Amazin’s as he goes up against Patrick Corbin.

Jeremy Hefner is 2-6 over 87.0 innings this year while posting a nice 3.72 ERA. He was on fire in the month of June allowing only 1 ER in each start which led to a 1.80 ERA over 30.0 innings. He is quickly solidifying himself as my favorite good surprise of the 2013 season. In his young career he has never faced the Diamondbacks and the only batter that has an MLB record against him is Prado, who is 0-2.

The Mets bats draw Patrick Corbin who is 9-0 this season with a 2.22 ERA over 109.0 innings of work. He made 6 starts in June pitching 41.1 innings with a 1-0 record (hasn’t won since the first week, hasn’t lost either) while posting a 3.05 ERA. Last year he pitched 3.1 innings against the Mets while allowing 4 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Corbin:

Young 3-6, 3 2B
Brown 2-5, HR
Buck 1-3
Murphy 2-2
Wright 0-2

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets start a series with the Diamondbacks tonight fresh off dropping a series with the Nationals. Yesterday the wheels (really no pun intended, I say this a lot) fell off for the Mets as they just couldn’t get anything positive going. The game ended with Recker pitching, which is, well a white flag. Anyway, Shaun Marcum pitches for the Mets tonight as he faces Wade Miley.

Marcum is 1-9 on the season pitching 67.1 innings with a 5.08 ERA. He had two bad outings in a row before his last one where shut out his opponents for 8.0 innings. The last time he faced the Diamondbacks was back in 2011 where he allowed 7 hits and 4 ER over 6.0 innings of work. The Diamondbacks have the following numbers against him:

Kubel 4-14, 2B
Bloomquist 3-10
Prado 2-9, 2B
Montero 3-5, 2B, HR
Chavez 2-5, 2B
Parra 1-5

The Mets bats will try to figure out Wade Miley. Miley is 4-7 over 16 starts with a 4.55 ERA while pitching 95.0 innings and striking out 69 batters. In the month of June he made five starts 30.1 innings with a 3.56 ERA. Last year he was 0-1 over 2 games and 11.1 innings allowing 16 hits and 7 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Miley:

Brown 0-5
Murphy 2-6, 2B
Wright 1-4
Young 0-3
Buck 1-2, 2B

Lets Go Mets!

Happy Wheeler Day! Happy David Wright Bobblehead Day!

Yesterday the Mets were able to even up the series against the Nationals thanks to good starting pitching from Gee, strong relief outings (Torres specifically) and the Mets hitting taking advantage of Washington’s mistakes. Today Wheeler makes his third major league start and his home debut while the Mets bats get yet another look at Gio Gonzalez.

Wheeler struggled in his second start in his career where he allowed 4 ER over 5.1 innings. The word on the street was Wheeler was tipping his pitches, something he has never done in his career at any level and something he did not do in his first start. Speaking of his first start, he pitched 6.0 innings allowing 4 hits and 5 walks while striking out 7 batters. He has never faced the Nationals or anyone on the Nationals roster.

Gio Gonzalez is 4-3 on the year over 16 starts and 98.0 innings with a 3.31 ERA. In five starts in the month of June he pitched 33.1 innings and struck out 37 batters with a 2.16 ERA. In one start against the Mets this year he allowed 5 ER over 4.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Gio:

Wright 3-11, 3B, HR
Buck 2-12, 2B
Byrd 2-8
Murphy 1-6
Young 0-1

Lets Go Mets!

The Mets had a disappointing end to last night’s game as our stellar closer had a hiccup, which is bound to happen throughout the course of the season. The Mets as a steam look to bounce back today with Dillon Gee on the mound as he takes on Taylor Jordan who is making his major league debut today.

Dillon Gee is 5-7 on the season with a 4.82 ERA pitching 84.0 innings over 15 starts. For the first time in a while he struggled in his last outing allowing 5 ER over 5.0 innings. In two starts against the Nationals this year he has pitched 12.2 innings and has allowed only one earned run while striking out 13 batters. The Nationals have the following numbers against Dillon:

Werth 6-22, 2B
Desmond 5-20, 2 HR
Zimmerman 4-19, 2B
LaRoche 2-11
Bernadina 3-12, 2B, HR

Taylor Jordan is making his major league debut. The 6 3 right hander was drafted in the ninth round of the 2009 draft. He’s 9-1 this season with a 1.00 ERA in the minors while pitching 90.1 innings and striking out 72 batters. Overall, he’s pitched 339.0 innings in the minors with a 3.19 ERA.

Lets Go Mets!

I’m not sure when MLB.com posted this, but there are now images of David Wright’s and Cano’s All-Star BP Jerseys on their website and they are available for purchase. They are both Captains for the Home Run Derby, and their uniforms reflect that with a C in the front. The lettering is White and the numbering has a star pattern on the back, which is much simpler than last years design. Pics below:

Thoughts?

The Mets, fresh off of a successful road trip, come back home to the Nationals tonight. It feels like, at least recently, that the Mets fall flat in Colorado but Byrd helped reverse that by hitting a go ahead homer late in the game and making a key throw in the next half inning to keep the Mets in the lead.

How rude of me. I forgot to wish you a HAPPY HARVEY DAY. Matt will be starting for the Amazin’s tonight as he goes up against Ross Detwiler.

Matt Harvey is 7-1 with a league leading 2.05 ERA over 110.0 innings of work this year. He was dominant in his last outing going 6 shutout innings striking out 6 batters. He could have gone a lot farther, in fact it looked like during that game he could go the distance, if it wasn’t for the umpires calling a 30+ minute rain delay. His start against the Nationals earlier this year was a statement game as he allowed 1 run over 7 innings against Strasburg. The Nationals have the following numbers against Harvey:

Desmond 2-4
LaRoche 1-5
Werth 0-4
Lombardozzi 0-5
Suzuki 0-5
Span 1-4

Ross Detwiler is 2-6 on the season over 11 starts pitching 60.1 innings with a 4.18 ERA.  He has struggled in his last two starts allowing 4 ER over 6 and then 7 ER over 3.2 innings. Last year he was 3-0 over 18.0 innings of work against the Mets posting a 1.80 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Wright 6-15, 3 2B, HR
Buck 3-8
Murphy 1-7
Byrd 0-5
Young 1-2

Lets Go Mets!

Fresh off a two game split with the White Sox, the Mets are heading to Colorado for a make up game. If you recall, the Mets had a large amount of outdoor games in early April in the MLB snowbelt and they a good amount of games got cancelled and moved around in Minnesota and Colorado, so the Mets are going to finish off the Colorado game today. Yesterday Marcum had a bounce back performance going 8 shutout innings leading the Mets to victory, something Jeremy Hefner will try to replicate today against Tyler Chatwood.

Jeremy Hefner is 2-6 over 81.0 innings with a 3.89 ERA. In the month of June, Hefner has made four starts with a 1.88 ERA over 24.0 innings while striking out 20 batters. He pitched in relief in a game in Colorado earlier this year allowing 2 ER over one inning, but this was before Hefner was really starting to deal like he has of late. The Rockies have the following numbers against Hefner:

Fowler 1-1, HR
Gonzalez 0-1
Helton 0-1
Rosario 0-1

Tyler Chatwood is 4-1 on the season over 8 starts while pitching 44.2 innings with a 2.22 ERA. He’s 1-1 over his last 3 starts with a 2.40 ERA. Last year he pitched 3.0 innings against the Mets where he allowed 0 runs, 3 hits and 3 BB’s. The Mets have the following numbers against Chatwood:

Murphy 0-5
Valdespin 1-1
Wright 1-2

Lets Go Mets!