Tuesday, September 18, 2018 • 7:05 p.m.
Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA
LHP Steven Matz (5-11, 4.18) vs. RHP Aaron Nola (16-5, 2.42)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets offense came back last night as they tagged the Phillies for nine runs in a game that was quite back and forth until the end. Michael Conforto was the star of the night, recording six RBI including a homer to bring him to 26 on the season. The Mets failed to get Jacob deGrom a win on Sunday but they can help him by tagging Aaron Nola tonight.

Mets Lineup

  1. Amed Rosario (R) SS
  2. Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
  3. Michael Conforto (L) LF
  4. Jay Bruce (L) RF
  5. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
  6. Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
  7. Dominic Smith (L) 1B
  8. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
  9. Steven Matz (R) P

Phillies Lineup

  1. Cesar Hernandez (S) 2B
  2. Rhys Hoskins (R) LF
  3. Roman Quinn (S) CF
  4. Carlos Santana (S) 1B
  5. Aaron Altherr (R) RF
  6. J.P. Crawford (L) 3B
  7. Scott Kingery (R) SS
  8. Jorge Alfaro (R) C
  9. Aaron Nola (R) P

Steven Matz takes the mound for the Mets. He is 5-11 over 27 games and 140.0 innings with a 4.18 ERA, 4.68 FIP, 1.236 WHIP and 88 ERA+. In his last five starts he has pitched 30.1 innings with a 2.67 ERA including a start against the Phillies where he allowed two runs over five innings, which was way better than his start coming back to the rotation on Aug. 16 against the Phillies where he allowed six runs, four earned over two innings. The Phillies have the following numbers against him:

  • Hoskins 1-for-8, HR, BB
  • Ramos 3-for-11
  • Santana 1-for-11, HR
  • Hernandez 3-for-8
  • Bour 0-for-6
  • Herrera 1-for-5, HR
  • Altherr 1-for-4, 2B
  • Franco 2-for-5
  • Alfaro 1-for-3

Aaron Nola is 16-5 over 30 games and 193.2 innings for the Phillies posting a 2.42 ERA, 2.97 FIP, 0.971 WHIP and a 174 ERA+. In the month of September though he has allowed 11 runs and 14 hits over 17.2 innings which is a 5.60 ERA raising his year ERA from 2.10 to 2.42. One of those starts was against the Mets where he allowed three runs over seven innings (besides that he has been very good against the Mets allowing four runs over 25.0 innings in four starts). The Mets have the following numbers against Nola:

  • Conforto 3-for-18, HR, 2 BB, 6 K
  • Bruce 4-for-14, HR, BB, 4 K
  • Nimmo 1-for-10, 5 BB, 5 K
  • Rosario 3-for-12, 2B
  • Plawecki 0-for-7
  • Reyes 1-for-10, 3 K
  • Frazier 0-for-7, BB
  • Smith 1-for-9, HR
  • McNeil 2-for-6, 2B

Notes

Brandon Nimmo is hitting .344 (31-90) with a .478 OBP, 12 doubles, three homers, 15 RBI and 22 runs scored over his last 27 games since August 7. Has drawn 15 walks in September, the second-most in the majors…Nimmo is fourth in the NL with a .396 OBP, eighth with a .892 OPS, tied for third with eight triples and is first in the majors with 21 HBP (a single season franchise record). He has a career-high 17 homers.

Amed Rosario is hitting .367 (22-for-60) with five doubles, four triples and 11 RBI in 17 games vs. the Phillies this year. Is tied for 10th in the NL with a .323 (20-for-62) batting average and tied for 11th with eight extra-base hits in September…Is hitting .327 (48-for-147) with a .355 OBP, eight doubles, two triples, five homers, 20 RBI and 28 runs scored in his last 34 games. Rosario is third in the NL with 13 stolen bases since the All-Star break and tied for 11th overall with 19.

Jeff McNeil has seven games with three or more hits since August 4, tied with Anthony Rendon for the second-most in the majors. Ronald Acuña Jr. is first with eight.

Let’s Go Mets!