As of 5:30 AM, Mickey Callaway is still the manager of the Mets.
Yesterday, the Mets lost 3-0 against the Marlins. Swept by the fish, the Mets have looked absolutely lifeless the last couple of days from the plate wasting good outings by starters and relievers. They get a bit of a do-over tonight as the Nationals come to town but it feels like things are spiraling for the Mets.
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil 2B
- Amed Rosario SS
- J.D. Davis LF
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Wilson Ramos C
- Todd Frazier 3B
- Carlos Gomez RF
- Juan Lagares CF
- Wilmer Font RHP
Nationals Lineup
- Trea Turner SS
- Adam Eaton RF
- Anthony Rendon 3B
- Juan Soto LF
- Howie Kendrick 2B
- Gerardo Parra 1B
- Victor Robles CF
- Yan Gomes C
- Patrick Corbin LHP
Late this afternoon, the Mets made a change went from starting Gagnon to Wilmer Font. If today follows patterns from recent Font starts, Gagnon should still see some serious time on the mound tonight. Rather than previewing Font which we have done twice in the last two weeks, let’s take a look at Drew Gagnon:
He is 1-0 over 6 games and 11.0 innings this year with a 4.09 ERA, 3.20 FIP, 1.091 WHIP and 97 ERA+. Since his first outing in a rout against the Phillies, he has tossed 5.2 scoreless innings with opponents batting .190 against him. This includes his last long relief outing where he pitched 2.2 innings of three hit ball. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- Brian Dozier 0-2
- Anthony Rendon 1-2
- Victor Robles 0-2, 2 K
- Wilmer Difo 0-1
- Adam Eaton 1-1
- Howie Kendrick 0-1
- Juan Soto 1-1
The Mets bats will get another shot at beating Patrick Corbin. Corbin is 4-1 over nine starts and 58.2 innings with a 2.91 ERA, 3.11 FIP, 1.040 WHIP and a 152 ERA+. In his last two starts he has tossed 15.0 innings allowing one run over seven hits with five walks. One of those two starts was against the Mets who he beat in his last start by throwing eight innings of one run ball. The Mets have the following numbers against Corbin:
- Juan Lagares 4-20, 2B, HR, 3 K
- Todd Frazier 4-16, 2B, HR, 2 BB, 3 K
- Amed Rosario 2-17, 2B, HR, 2 K
- J.D. Davis 4-12, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 K
- Brandon Nimmo 3-12, BB, 6 K
- Robinson Cano 2-11, BB, 3 K
- Carlos Gomez 1-11, 5 K
- Pete Alonso 3-8, 2 2B, BB, 3 K
Game Notes
Mets starters own a 3.63 ERA (41 earned runs/101.2 innings) in 17 games at home with 35 walks and 107 strikeouts.
For the third time in team history the Mets have been held to two or fewer hits in consecutive games (one hit on Saturday and two hits yesterday at Miami).
J.D. Davis is batting .394 (13-33) with seven runs, a double, two home runs, three RBI, five walks, a .474 OBP and a 1.080 OPS in 14 games at Citi Field this year.
Carlos Gómez owns a .417 (20-48) career batting average with four doubles, a home run, six RBI, five walks, five steals, a .509 OBP and a 1.071 OPS in 16 career games at Citi Field.
Let’s Go Mets!
