Sunday, August 6, 2017 • 8:08 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (3-6, 3.83) vs. LHP Steven Matz (2-4, 5.50)
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The Mets have lost six of their last seven games. New York is 25-30 at home and is 9-7 in its last 16 home games. The Mets are a season high-tying 10 games under .500 for the second time this year (they were 31-41 after the game on June 22).
New York has lost eight straight games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. It’s the longest losing streak to the Dodgers since 1964, when the Mets also dropped eight straight games.
METS LINEUP
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 3B
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Jose Reyes – 2B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Steven Matz – LHP
DODGERS LINEUP
- Chris Taylor – LF
- Corey Seager – SS
- Justin Turner – 3B
- Cody Bellinger – 1B
- Logan Forsythe – 2B
- Austin Barnes – C
- Enrique Hernandez – CF
- Yasiel Puig – RF
- Hyun-Jin Ryu – LHP
Steven Matz is 2-4 over 10 games and 52 1/3 innings with a 5.50 ERA, 5.05 FIP and 1.510 WHIP. His last start was a half step in the right direction as he allowed three runs on six hits and two walks over five innings in Colorado. Earlier this season against the Dodgers, he allowed three runs on three hits and five walks over six innings. The Dodgers have the following numbers against Matz:
- Hernandez 3-for-12, HR
- Turner 3-for-11, 2B, HR, BB
- Puig 0-for-10, BB
- Barnes 0-for-1, 2 BB
- Bellinger 1-for-2, 2B, BB
- Forsythe 0-for-2, BB
- Seager 0-for-2, BB
- Chris Taylor 0-for-3, 2 K
The Mets bats draw Hyun-Jin Ryu who is 3-6 over 16 games, 15 starts and 84 2/3 innings with a 3.83 ERA, 4.59 FIP and 1.370 WHIP. He is coming off his best start of the season where he held the Giants scoreless over seven innings and five hits. He faced the Mets back in June and allowed two runs on five hits and two walks in five innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Ryu:
- Walker 1-for-8
- Bruce 3-for-8, 2 HR
- R Rivera 0-for-7
- Flores 2-for-6
- Granderson 3-for-5, 2B, HR, BB
- Reyes 1-for-5
- Cabrera 2-for-4, 2 2B
- Cespedes 0-for-2
- d’Arnaud 1-for-2, HR
NOTES:
Michael Conforto has a career-high nine game hitting streak. He’s hitting .350 (14-for-40) during the streak with one double, three home runs, five RBI and eight runs scored. Conforto has also hit safely in each of his last nine home games dating to July 17. He’s batting .417 (15-for-36) with three doubles, five home runs and eight RBI in those nine home games.
Wilmer Flores is batting .301 (24-for-83) with five home runs vs. lefthanded pitching this season. Since the beginning of 2016, Flores is hitting .322 (59-for-183) with 16 home runs vs. lefthanded pitching.
Jay Bruce has four homers and eight RBI in his last eight games and nine home runs over his last 24 contests. Bruce is third in the NL and tied for sixth in the majors with 29 homers.
Curtis Granderson has two home runs and four RBI over his last four games. Since May 15, he owns a .412 on-base percentage. 40 of his 91 home runs with the Mets have given the club a lead.
Let’s Go Mets!
