Wednesday, May 23, 2018• 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Dan Straily (2-0, 3.60) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.75)
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The Mets are 0-1 in the José Bautista era as the Marlins snapped the Mets’ 4 game winning streak last night. Wheeler did a lot better than his line suggests as two of his three runs came after a critical José Reyes error on the field. Reyes’ fielding, coupled with an offense that struggled to string hits together led to a 5-1 loss.

Mets Lineup

  1. Brandon Nimmo  LF
  2. Asdrubal Cabrera  2B
  3. Michael Conforto  CF
  4. Jay Bruce  RF
  5. Devin Mesoraco  C
  6. Adrian Gonzalez  1B
  7. Luis Guillorme  3B
  8. Jacob deGrom  P
  9. Amed Rosario  SS

Marlins Lineup

  1. Derek Dietrich  LF
  2. J.T. Realmuto  C
  3. Justin Bour  1B
  4. Starlin Castro  2B
  5. Brian Anderson  3B
  6. Miguel Rojas  SS
  7. JB Shuck  RF
  8. Lewis Brinson  CF
  9. Dan Straily  P

Luckily Jacob deGrom is here to make us all feel better. Jacob is 4-0 over nine games and 51.1 innings with a 1.75 ERA, 1.82 FIP, 1.013 WHIP and 219 ERA+. In his last five starts, he has allowed one run over 26.1 innings from 17 hits and eight walks while striking out 39 batters leading to a 0.34 ERA. His worst start of the season came in Miami, in a game the Mets eventually won, where he allowed four runs from six innings, seven hits and one walk. The Marlins have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Dietrich 4-19, BB, 9 K
  • Castro 6-15, BB
  • Bour 7-15, 2B,2 HR, 2 BB
  • Rojas 4-16, BB
  • Prado 3-13, 2B, BB
  • Realmuto 2-12
  • Maybin 0-9
  • Anderson 1-1, BB

The Mets bats are still on a journey to find themselves. Will they do it against Dan Straily tonight? Dan is 2-0 over four starts and 20.0 innings with a 3.60 ERA, 6.57 FIP, 1.450 WHIP and 102 ERA+. He is coming off by far his best start of the season where he shutout Atlanta over seven innings allowing three hits and three walks. He was great in three games against the Mets last season where he held the Mets to three runs over 15.1 innings (1.76 ERA). Surprisingly, the discrepancy between his ERA and FIP/WHIP this year was also featured against the Mets last year as the Mets only scored three times despite getting eight hits and ten walks. The Mets have the following numbers against Dan:

  • Reyes 2-11, 4 BB
  • Cabera 3-8, 2 2B, BB
  • Gonzalez 0-5, 2 BB
  • Bruce 1-6, HR
  • Flores 1-6

Game Notes

Mets pitching has struck out nine or more batters in seven straight games, tied for the second-longest streak in
franchise history. The club record is eight straight games with nine or more strikeouts, set July 24-31, 2016. The Mets also had a seven-game streak from August 23-29, 2015.

Devin Mesoraco has caught 64.0 innings since being acquired and the pitching staff has a 2.25 ERA (16 earned runs/64.0 innings) with him behind the plate. The Mets are 5-2 when he starts.

Jacob deGrom has allowed one or no runs in 52 of his 116 career starts (45 percent). Those 52 games are the most such games in a pitcher’s first 116 games since 1908.

He is 2-0 with a 1.88 ERA (five earned runs/24.0 innings) this year. He has issued two walks and struck out 38 at Citi Field. Overall, deGrom has a 2.31 ERA (93 earned runs/363.0innings) at home, the second-lowest home ERA among active pitchers with 300 or more innings at home. Clayton Kershaw is first (2.07 ERA).

Mets pinch-hitters are batting .393 (11-28) over the team’s last 15 games, after hitting .149 (7-47) over the first 29 games.

Michael Conforto is one RBI shy of 150 for his career. He has played in 309 games. Only five other Mets began their major league career with 150 or more RBI in their first 310 games: David Wright (208 RBI), Darryl Strawberry (192),
Ike Davis (170), Butch Huskey (160) and Steve Henderson (153).

Mets relievers have allowed two runs in their last 16.0 innings (1.13 ERA) dating to May 18. Overall, New York has
12 wins from its bullpen, tied for the third-most in the majors. The pen ranks 11th in the majors with a 3.75 ERA.

Lets Go Mets!