Friday, September 28, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP José Ureña (8-12, 4.07) vs. RHP Corey Oswalt (3-3, 6.08)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets wrapped up their series with the Braves last night with a win! Jason Vargas was able to notch a good win on the end of a bad season and Plawecki and Mesoraco hit two absolute bombs to provide the runs. Now the Mets head into David Wright eve as the Mets gear up for their last series and three games of 2018.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Jeff McNeil – 2B
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Jay Bruce – 1B
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Dominic Smith – LF
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Corey Oswalt – RHP
Marlins Lineup
- Miguel Rojas – SS
- Starlin Castro – 2B
- J.T. Realmuto – C
- Peter O’Brien – 1B
- Brian Anderson – 3B
- Lewis Brinson – CF
- Austin Dean – LF
- Magneuris Sierra – RF
- Jose Urena – RHP
Corey Oswalt makes the last start of his rookie season tonight. He is 3-3 over 16 games and 11 starts over 60.2 innings posting a 6.08 ERA, 5.84 FIP, 1.352 WHIP and 62 ERA+. As a starter he is 2-3 over 51.1 innings with a much better 4.91 ERA. He was good his last time out allowing 2 runs over 4 hits and 5.0 innings against the Nationals. He’s faced Miami a couple of times this year. At the end of June he allowed 6 runs over 2.2 innings (in a game I would argue he was off his normal routine) and then in August he allowed 3 runs over 6.0 innings. He has never faced the Marlins in Queens and the Marlins have the following numbers against him:
- Anderson 1-5
- Castro 2-5
- Dietrich 1-3, 2B
- Realmuto 2-5
- Rojas 0-4
- Alcantara 0-1
- Brinson 1-1, HR
Jose Urena is nursing a right thigh injury but he’s scheduled to start tonight anyway. He is 8-12 over 30 games and 168.0 innings with a 4.07 ERA, 4.16 FIP, 1.173 WHIP, and an 89 ERA+. He’s been on a tear in his last four starts allowing 3 runs over 24.0 innings (1/13 ERA) inching a 6.1 inning, 1 run start against the Mets. He is 1-2 over 16.2 innings against the Mets allowing 8 runs from 17 hits (4.32 ERA). The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Reyes 6-18, 2B, 3B
- Conforto 7-16, 2B, HR, BB
- Bruce 5-15, 2B, 2 HR, BB
- Plawecki 2-9
- Nimmo 1-8, HR
- Frazier 1-7
- Rosario 3-8, 2B
- McNeil 1-6
Game Notes
The gates will open at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday so fans can watch the Mets take BP. The game will be simulcast on SNY and PIX11. SNY coverage of the day will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the Top 5 games from David Wright’s career.
Mets starting pitchers are 10-4 with a 2.60 ERA (43 earned runs/148.2 innings), the lowest ERA in the majors this month.
Brandon Nimmo has walked nine times in his last four games. He has at least one walk in 13 of his last 14 games (19 total). Has 28 walks this month, the second-most in the majors and is fifth in September with a .461 on-base percentage. Overall, ranks fifth in the majors with a .402 OBP, which would be the highest by a Met since David Wright had a .416 OBP in 2007.
Let’s Go Mets!
