logan verrett

Saturday, May 14, 2016 • 8:10 p.m. (ET)
Coors Field • Denver, CO
RHP Logan Verrett (3-0, 1.27) vs. RHP Eddie Butler (1-1, 3.86)
PIX11 • MLBN • WWOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets dropped the opener in Colorado last night behind another underwhelming Matt Harvey start. While he has a few days to figure out what is happening, we turn to Logan Verrett on Saturday, making a spot start for Steven Matz.

The Mets have hit .195 (57-293) with 11 homers and scored 25 runs over the first nine games of this road trip. They are averaging 2.78 runs per game in that span, while the pitching staff has a 3.52 ERA.

New York has lost two in a row and is 5-5 in its last 10 contests. The Mets are 18-2 when scoring four or more runs and 3-12 when scoring three runs or less.

The Mets bullpen leads the NL and ranks second in the majors with a 2.52 ERA. The pen has 29 holds, the most in the majors and have issued 32 walks, tied for the third-fewest in the majors.

Mets Lineup

  1. Curtis Granderson, RF
  2. David Wright, 3B
  3. Michael Conforto, LF
  4. Yoenis Cespedes, CF
  5. Lucas Duda, 1B
  6. Neil Walker, 2B
  7. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
  8. Kevin Plawecki, C
  9. Logan Verrett, RHP

Rockies Lineup

  1. Charlie Blackmon, CF
  2. Trevor Story, SS
  3. Nolan Arenado, 3B
  4. Gerardo Parra, LF
  5. Carlos Gonzalez, RF
  6. Mark Reynolds, 1B
  7. DJ LeMahieu, 2B
  8. Tony Wolters, C
  9. Eddie Butler, RHP

Logan Verrett is 3-0 over 10 games and 2 starts this year pitching in 21.1 innings with a 1.27 ERA. His two starts he made on 4/13 and 4/16 were spectacular, tossing 12.0 scoreless innings and holding opponents to 9 hits and 3 walks while striking out 10. Last year he made a start against the Rockies pitching 8.0 innings and limiting them to just one run. The Rockies have the following numbers against him:

  • Blackmon 1-3
  • Arenado 1-3
  • Descalso 0-3
  • Garneau 0-2
  • Gonzalez 1-3, HR
  • LeMahieu 1-3

Eddie Butler is 1-1 over 3 games, 2 starts this season pitching 14.0 innings with a 3.86 ERA. Last year Butler made 16 starts logging 79.1 innings posting an ERA of 5.90 with a 3-10 record. He made one start against the Mets last year and it was brutal. He allowed 6 ER over 7 hits in 4.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against Eddie:

  • Cespedes 1-3, 2B
  • Granderson 1-2, HR
  • Conforto 1-2

Let’s Go Mets!