The New York Mets look to strike back tonight against the Marlins after last night’s drubbing. Zack Wheeler wasn’t the best in his first game back on the mound in two years but that’s ok, it is his first game back in two years. I’m not ready to panic yet. The Mets offense on the other hand fell into some of the same pitfalls from last year of getting runners on and then not doing anything with them.
On the mound is Robert Gsellman who make his first start of the season, but not his first game of the season. On Opening Day he pitched the 9th inning allowing two hits and striking out one while allowing no runs to close out the win (non-save situation). Originally scheduled to pitch tomorrow night, Syndergaard’s blister moved him to Saturday. Last season Gsellman went 4-2 over eight games and seven starts pitching 44.2 innings while walking 15 and striking out 42 while posting a 2.42 ERA.
Marlins Lineup
- J.T. Realmuto – C
- Miguel Rojas – 2B
- Christian Yelich – CF
- Giancarlo Stanton – RF
- Justin Bour – 1B
- Marcell Ozuna – LF
- Derek Dietrich – 3B
- Adeiny Hechavarria – SS
- Adam Conley – LHP
Mets Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – CF
- Asdrúbal Cabrera – SS
- Yoenis Céspedes – LF
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Neil Walker – 2B
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Robert Gsellman – RHP
This will be Gsellman’s first game against the Marlins and the only Marlin who has seen him in a major league game is A.J. Ellis who is 0-2 with a strikeout.
The Mets bats will try to break out against Adam Conley who is will be making his 2017 debut. Last year he went 8-6 over 25 starts and 133.1 innings with a 3.85 ERA. He never picked up a decision in three starts but held the Mets to only two runs over 15.0 innings, a 1.20 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Conley:
- Cespedes 1-11, 2B, 6 K
- Cabrera 3-8, 2B
- Granderson 1-8
- d’Arnaud 1-8
- Flores 1-8, 2B
- Bruce 2-6, 2B
- Reyes 3-5, 2B
Notes –
In his last 19 games versus the Marlins, Céspedes is batting .328 (22-67) with four doubles, four home runs, 12 RBI and 10 runs scored.
Jay Bruce has drawn five walks in the first four games of the year, tied for the most in the National League and tied for the third-most in the majors.
Amed Rosario was voted the Mets 2017 John J. Murphy Award as the top Mets rookie in his first Spring Training camp.
Let’s Go Mets!
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