213 Miles From Shea

The Mets try to forget about this past homestand and their problems at home as they hit the road again, this time to face the Brewers. Jon Niese gets the start for the Mets and he is 10-9 this season over 27 games and 171.0 innings of work while posting an ERA of 3.47. In his last seven games he has pitched 47.1 innings while posting an ERA of 2.47. The last time he faced the Brewers he pitched 7 innings allowing only 1 ER. The Brewers have the following numbers against Jon:

Ramirez 3-11, HR
Morgan 4-9
Weeks 4-8, 2B, HR
Hart 2-8, 2B
Braun 2-5
Gomez 0-3

Mike Fiers has a 9-7 record this year over 109.1 innings with an ERA of 3.05. He’s 3-3 in his last 6 starts while pitching 29.1 innings with an ERA of 6.44. Fiers hasn’t faced the Mets this year or last year, which would be the length of his career, and he hasn’t faced anyone on the Mets roster in a major league game.

Let’s Go Mets!

The Mets and Nationals play again tonight as the Mets look to get back on the winning track. Matt Harvey gets the start for the Mets, who is 3-4 over 8 games and 47.1 innings of work while posting a 3.04 ERA. Over that stretch, he has struck out 53 batters. The last two starts have been some of the worst of his career, but haven’t been that bad as he has allowed 5 ER over 11.1 innings. The Nationals have never faced the Harvey in a major league game, so they have no stats against him.

John Lannan gets the nod for the Nationals. He is 2-0 in 2 starts and 13.0 innings this year with a 3.46 ERA. Last year he was 10-13 with a 3.70 ERA over 184.2 innings. The last time Lannan faced the Mets was in 2010 when he allowed 3 ER over 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against John:

Wright 8-29, 3 2B
Cedeno 6-19, 2B
Bay 4-9, 2B, HR
Murphy 2-7
Hairston 0-3

Let’s Go Mets!

R.A. Dickey remains one of the more exciting aspects of this ball club, and tonight he takes his next step forward to become a 20 game winner as he takes on the Washington Nationals. Right now, he is 18-6 with a 2.64 ERA over 198.0 innings of work. In his last four starts he is 3-0 over 29.2 innings with a 1.21 ERA. He is 2-1 in as many games against the Nationals pitching 20.2 innings with a 3.05 ERA. The Nationals have the following numbers Dickey:

Zimmerman 9-27, 2B, HR
Morse 7-24, 2 2B
Werth 11-25, 3 2B, 2 HR
Desmond 4-20, 3B
Espinosa 3-20, 2B
LaRoche 3-15, HR

Zimmermann is 10-8 on the season over 28 starts with a 2.99 ERA while pitching 171.2 innings. His last start was a good rebound as he went 7 innings pitching 2 ER. In his previous start he pitched 3.2 innings while allowing 8 ER. He has been good against the Mets this year allowing only 3 ER over 18 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Jordan:

Wright 8-24, 2 2B, 2 HR
Murphy 6-19, 2B, HR
Thole 5-15
Davis 3-12, 2B, HR
Bay 5-13
Duda 2-11, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!

After a disappointing series with the Braves, the Mets host the Nationals in Queens. Collin McHugh will get the start tonight for the Mets. He is 0-1 over two starts with a 3.27 ERA as he has allowed 4 ER in 11.0 innings of work. His MLB debut was seven innings of shutout ball, and sadly his last start was not that as he allowed 4 ER in 4 innings. The Nationals have no current numbers with McHugh since this will be their first time seeing him.

The Mets get a look at Gio Gonzalez again who is 18-7 over 28 games with an ERA 2.98 over a stretch of 175.1 innings. In his last two starts he has thrown a combined 16 innings of shutout ball with 17 strikeouts. In three starts against the Mets he has pitched 16.0 innings allowing 8 ER which is mostly due to a 3.1 inning, 6 ER outing. The Mets have the following numbers against Gio:

Torres 4-17, 2B
Bay 0-11
Hairston 3-11, 2B
Shoppach 1-8
Turner 1-9
Cedeno 2-8, 3B
Davis 4-8, 2B, HR
Wright 2-7, HR

Let’s Go Mets!