Sunday, July 23, 2017 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Daniel Gossett (1-5, 5.79) vs. RHP Rafael Montero (1-6, 5.40)
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Last night was a game to stick with! Wheeler got off to a bumpy start, allowing four runs in the first inning and an additional run in the second. The Mets down five, looked doomed for a blowout. But New York put together a huge inning late in the game to bring the game to 5-4, then tied it an inning later. Down to their last out, Wilmer Flores played hero punching a solo homer to extend the Mets winning streak to four games.
METS LINEUP
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Curtis Granderson – CF
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- T.J. Rivera – 2B
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Rene Rivera – C
- Rafael Montero – P
ATHLETICS LINEUP
- Matt Joyce – RF
- Marcus Semien – SS
- Yonder Alonso – 1B
- Khris Davis – LF
- Jed Lowrie – 2B
- Bruce Maxwell – C
- Matt Chapman – 3B
- Jaycob Brugman – CF
- Daniel Gossett – P
The next challenge for the Mets will be a Rafael Montero start. He is 1-6 this year over 19 games and five starts with 45.0 innings of work. Over that time he has posted a 5.40 ERA, 3.39 FIP and an 1.822 WHIP. In his last start he allowed four runs (two earned) over six innings. The only player on the Athletics roster who has seen Montero in a game is Rajai Davis who is 0-for-1 against him.
The Mets bats will take a crack at 24-year-old rookie, Daniel Gossett. Gossett is 1-5 over seven starts and 37 1/3 innings with a 5.79 ERA, 5.88 FIP and 1.366 WHIP. In his last four starts, he has allowed 28 hits and four walks over 21 1/3 innings leading to an 0-3 record and 6.75 ERA. Opponents are batting .315 with a .344 OBP in that stretch. Before being called up this year, he was 3-3 in Nashville over 11 starts with a 3.41 ERA.
NOTES:
Wilmer Flores now has six career walk-off RBI. Prior to last night, his last walk-off RBI was August 13, 2016 vs. San Diego. Flores’ six walk-off RBI are tied for the sixth-most in team history. David Wright is first with nine.
Jose Reyes is hitting .370 (27-for-73) with seven doubles, three triples, three home runs and 11 RBI in his last 20 games. He has 10 multi-hit games in his last 19 contests. Over his last 30 games, dating to June 16, Reyes is batting .327 (35-for-107) with seven doubles, four triples, six home runs, 16 RBI and 15 runs scored.
Lucas Duda is hitting .323 (10-for-31) with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBI in the second half. Duda has three homers in his last seven games. His home run Thursday moved him into sole possession of seventh place on the club’s all-time home run list with 125, one ahead of Todd Hundley. Duda has 71 home runs at Citi Field, the most by any player in the ballpark’s history.
Addison Reed has saved 10 straight chances and is 16-for-18 in save opportunities. He is tied for 10th in the NL in saves. Reed has allowed two runs in his last 20.1 innings (0.89 ERA) and six runs over his last 33.0 innings (1.64 ERA).
Michael Conforto has three straight multi-hit games. Since the All-Star break, Conforto is batting .333 (12-for-36) with three doubles, four homers, 10 RBI and six runs scored. He has four home runs in his last nine games. His 18 home runs are a career high. He is fifth in the NL with a .406 on-base percentage and sixth with a .977 OPS.
Let’s Go Mets!
