logan verrett

Saturday, July 16, 2016 • 7:05 p.m.
Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA
RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.34) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff  (6-10, 3.80)
PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets turn to Logan Verrett in game two of the their series with the Phillies. The Mets have tabbed Verrett as the replacement for Matt Harvey while they wait for Zack Wheeler to rejoin the rotation next month.

The Mets snapped their three-game losing streak with a 5-3 win last night. New York is 6-4 in its last 10 games. The Mets are 37-7 when they score four or more runs and 11-34 when they plate three or fewer runs.

Mets Lineup

  1. Jose Reyes – 3B
  2. Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
  3. Curtis Granderson – RF
  4. Neil Walker – 2B
  5. James Loney – 1B
  6. Travis d’Arnaud – C
  7. Brandon Nimmo – LF
  8. Juan Lagares – CF
  9. Logan Verrett – RHP

Phillies Lineup

  1. Odubel Herrera – CF
  2. Peter Bourjos – RF
  3. Cody Asche – LF
  4. Maikel Franco – 3B
  5. Ryan Howard – 1B
  6. Andres Blanco – 2B
  7. Carlos Ruiz – C
  8. Freddy Galvis – SS
  9. Jerad Eickhoff – RHP

Verrett is 3-6 over 24 games and 6 starts this season with a 4.34 ERA while logging 56.0 innings. His return to the rotation before the break wasn’t that good as he allowed 5 ER over 6.2 innings to the Nationals. He has one start against the Phillies this year (and it was in Philly) where he allowed no runs over 6.0 innings and 6 hits. The Phillies have the following numbers against Logan:

  • Galvis 2-6
  • Herrera 0-5
  • Blanco 3-5, 2B
  • Rupp 1-4
  • Franco 1-3
  • Howard 0-3
  • Asche 0-2

The Mets will get a look at Jerad Eickhoff who is tied with Matt Harvey for leading the league in losses at 10 (record 6-10). Eickhoff has pitched 18 games and 109.0 innings with a 3.80 ERA. He is coming off his worst start of the season where he allowed 8 ER over 5.1 innings in Colorado. Before that he had an ERA of 2.25 over 44.0 innings, 7 starts. Two of his first three starts this season were against the Mets and they were average to good allowing 3 runs, 2 earned in 5.0 innings to open the season, and 2 ER over 7.0 innings 10 days later. The Mets have the following numbers against Jerad:

  • Granderson 1-11, HR
  • Cespedes 2-12, 3B
  • K Johnson 4-9, 2B
  • Flores 1-6
  • Walker 1-6
  • Cabrera 3-5, 2B
  • d’Arnaud 0-4
  • Colon 1-4
  • Lagares 0-3

Let’s Go Mets!