Saturday, June 10, 2017 • 1:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA Game 1:
RHP Robert Gsellman (4-3, 5.53) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (ML debut)
SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets and Braves are set to play a double header today. After dropping last night’s game to the Braves 3-2, the Mets slipped to 25-33 and things look bleak. Luckily, the Mets get reinforcements today as Yoenis Cespedes returns and Steven Matz will make the start in the evening game.
Mets Lineup
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- T.J. Rivera – 2B
- Jose Reyes – 3B
- Rene Rivera – C
- Robert Gsellman – RHP
Braves Lineup
- Ender Inciarte – CF
- Brandon Phillips – 2B
- Nick Markakis – RF
- Tyler Flowers – C
- Matt Adams – 1B
- Danny Santana – LF
- Rio Ruiz – 3B
- Dansby Swanson – SS
- Sean Newcomb – LHP
Robert Gsellman gets the start this afternoon for the first game. He is 4-3 over 13 games and 10 starts and 57.0 innings with a 5.53 ERA, 4.39 FIP and 1.544 WHIP. Since it looked like his time in the rotation was limited with the return of Matz and Lugo, Gsellman has returned to form. In his last two starts he has allowed 10 hits and 4 walks leading to 4 runs, 3 earned, over 12.1 innings. The Mets have won both games. Gsellman had a solid relief appearance against the Braves the first game of the season allowing no runs on 2 hits in an inning, but his two starts against the Braves have been torrid. In 9.0 innings he allowed 16 hits and 4 walks leading to 11 runs, 10 earned. The Braves have the following numbers against him:
- Kemp 6-12, 3 2B, HR
- Inciarte 3-9, HR
- Markakis 3-11
- Flowers 3-9, 2B
- Swanson 2-7
- Phillips 1-5
The Mets bats will see Sean Newcomb make his major league debut. Before the 2016 season, he was considered the #24 and #21 prospect by Baseball America and MLB respectively. Before this year he was #78 and #80 (and Baseball Prospectus had in at #32 in 2016 and #44, go with their rankings, they are generally the best). In the minors this year he is 3-3 over 11 games and 57.2 innings with a 2.97 ERA and a 1.353 WHIP. For additional context, he ended the 2015 season with a 2.38 ERA over two levels of A ball and AA, in 2016 he ended the season with a 3.86 ERA in an entire season of AA ball.
Notes –
Last night was New York’s fifth walk-off loss this year, tied for the second-most in the majors. They only had three walk-off losses in 2016.
Yoenis Cespedes will be recalled from his rehabilitation assignment and activated from the Disabled List to be the 26th man for the doubleheader.
Since August 1, 2015, the Mets are 118-89 (.570) when Céspedes plays in a game and 31-41 (.431) when he doesn’t.
Jose Reyes made his major league debut on this date (June 10) in 2003 at Texas and went 2-4 with a double.
Let’s Go Mets!
