Tuesday, June 12, 2018 • 7:35 p.m.
SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA
RHP Zack Wheeler (2-4, 4.57) vs. RHP Mike Foltynewicz (5-4, 2.31)
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The Mets finally snapped their eight game losing streak on Sunday night against the Yankees thanks mainly to two members of the team: Seth Lugo and Todd Frazier.
Lugo made an excellent spot start that probably lands him in the rotation at least one more time through. Frazier provided the offense on a homer and had an amazing double play to end the game. Afterwards, the Mets started a long awaited shake up of the roster, releasing Adrian Gonzalez and DFAing Jose Lobaton for Dominic Smith and Ty Kelly. Now the Mets will head into Atlanta where they hope that No. 1, they can find their bats and support their pitchers and No. 2, hope for nice weather for the first time down in Atlanta this season.
Mets Lineup
- Michael Conforto (L) CF
- Todd Frazier (R) 3B
- Brandon Nimmo (L) LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
- Jay Bruce (L) RF
- Devin Mesoraco (R) C
- Dominic Smith (L) 1B
- Amed Rosario (R) SS
- Zack Wheeler (L) P
Braves Lineup
- Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
- Dansby Swanson (R) SS
- Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
- Nick Markakis (L) RF
- Tyler Flowers (R) C
- Johan Camargo (S) 3B
- Ender Inciarte (L) CF
- Charlie Culberson (R) LF
- Mike Foltynewicz (R) P
Zack Wheeler is 2-4 over 11 games and 63.0 innings this year with a 4.57 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 1.381 WHIP and 83 ERA+. Wheeler is coming off his best start of the season where he pitched seven scoreless innings against the Orioles allowing only three hits and a walk. In the month of June he has allowed two runs over 13.0 innings. Wheeler has missed the Braves the last two seasons which means, with the exception of a few players, he has missed the current iteration of Braves lineup. Here is how the few he has faced has done against Wheeler:
- Freeman 7-for-14, 2 2B, HR, 9 BB
- Flowers 1-for-1, HR
- Suzuki 1-for-2
The Mets bats will get a look at Mike Foltynewicz tonight who is 5-4 over 13 games and 74.0 innings with a 2.31 ERA, 2.98 FIP, 1.189 WHIP, and a 168 ERA+. He’s having a career year, especially compared to his career numbers of a 4.45 ERA, 4.25 FIP, 1.189 WHIP, 91 ERA+. He started June off with a complete game shutout of the Nationals and followed it up in his last start with two runs over five innings against the Padres. Since May 10, he has pitched 37.0 innings in six games with a 0.97 ERA. The last time he faced the Mets was his first start of the 2016 season where hte Mets scored four runs off eight hits and two walks in 3.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Mike:
- Frazier 1-for-8, HR, BB, 4 K
- Bruce 1-for-5, BB
- Cabrera 3-for-5, 2B, HR
- Bautista 2-for-4, 2B
- Conforto 1-for-3
- Reyes 0-for-3
Notes
Zack Wheeler is 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA (12 earned runs/28.0 innings) in five road starts this year…Wheeler has posted a 2.52 ERA (seven earned runs/25.0 innings) over his last four starts.
Devin Mesoraco has five home runs, 10 RBI and a .463 slugging percentage in 22 games with the Mets since he was acquired from the Reds on May 8.
Brandon Nimmo has reached base safely in 27 of his 34 starts and is fifth in the majors with a .413 on-base percentage (min. 170 PA). He owns a .969 OPS, ranking seventh in the majors and is fifth in the NL with a .556 slugging percentage (min. 170 PA).
Let’s Go Mets!
