Monday, July 24, 2017 • 10:10 p.m. (ET)
Petco Park • San Diego, CA
RHP Jacob deGrom (11-3, 3.37) vs. LHP Clayton Richard (5-10, 5.35)
SNY• WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets fell short yesterday in sweeping the Athletics, but they look to get back on the winning train tonight in San Diego. Yesterday the Mets were able to tie the game at 2-2 late but allowed one more run and just couldn’t find the magic they had the previous night as they let the sweep-deciding game slip away on a Sunday (a common theme this year).

Mets Lineup

  1. Michael Conforto – CF
  2. Asdrubal Cabrera – 3B
  3. Yoenis Cespedes – LF
  4. Jay Bruce – RF
  5. Wilmer Flores – 2B
  6. Lucas Duda – 1B
  7. Jose Reyes – SS
  8. Travis d’Arnaud – C
  9. Jacob deGrom – RHP

Padres Lineup

  1. Jose Pirela – LF
  2. Carlos Asuaje – 2B
  3. Wil Myers – 1B
  4. Hunter Renfroe – RF
  5. Cory Spangenberg – 3B
  6. Manuel Margot – CF
  7. Dusty Coleman – SS
  8. Luis Torrens – C
  9. Clayton Richard – LHP

Jacob deGrom starts things off for the Mets on their west coast trip. He is 11-3 over 19 games and 125.2 innings with a 3.37 ERA, 3.70 FIP and 1.178 WHIP. In his last seven starts he is 7-0, tossing 53.2 innings with a 1.51 ERA. Opponents are batting .180 against him in that stretch with a .220 OBP and .307 SLG. Back in May against the Padres he allowed eight hits and a walk over 5.0 innings leading to three runs. In August he allowed three hits and a walk leading to only one run over 7.0 innings against them. The Padres have the following numbers against him:

  • Myers 1-6, HR
  • Spangenberg 0-3
  • Blash 0-2
  • Hand 0-1
  • Szczur 1-1

The Mets bats will take a shot at Clayton Richard who is 5-10 over 20 games and 119.1 innings with a 5.35 ERA, 4.52 FIP, and 1.601 WHIP. He’s allowing a whopping 11.8 hits per nine innings which is why he is leading the league in hits allowed at 156 (he also led in 2012 allowing 228 hits in 218.2 innings with a respectable 3.99 ERA). Against the Mets last year he allowed two runs off three hits and three walks in 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Bruce 5-18, 3 2B
  • Reyes 3-14, HR, 3 BB
  • Granderson 1-10, BB
  • Cabrera 4-9, 3 2B
  • Duda 2-6, 2B, HR
  • Flores 1-1, HR, BB
  • TJ Rivera 1-2

Let’s Go Mets!