Saturday, June 8, 2019 • 7:15 p.m. (ET)
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Jon Gray (5-4, 4.11) vs. LHP Steven Matz (4-4, 3.97)
FOX • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

Hopefully, the Mets offense got sleep last night because they looked exhausted yesterday. The only bright spot came on a mammoth solo shot by Michael Conforto while the Mets booth was eating dumplings in the upper deck. Jacob deGrom put together a gutsy type outing where he didn’t have his best stuff but kept the Rockies to only two runs. The bullpen struggled and there was even a bench-clearing incident with Ian Desmond getting hit. A surprising amount of excitement in a game that featured only one run by the Mets.

Mets Lineup

  1. Jeff McNeil  2B
  2. Pete Alonso  1B
  3. Dominic Smith  LF
  4. Michael Conforto  RF
  5. Wilson Ramos  C
  6. Todd Frazier  3B
  7. Amed Rosario  SS
  8. Carlos Gomez  CF
  9. Steven Matz  P

Rockies Lineup

  1. Charlie Blackmon  RF
  2. Trevor Story  SS
  3. David Dahl  LF
  4. Nolan Arenado  3B
  5. Daniel Murphy  1B
  6. Ian Desmond  CF
  7. Brendan Rodgers  2B
  8. Tony Wolters  C
  9. Jon Gray  P

Steven Matz looks to push the Mets back in the right direction. He is 4-4 over 11 games and 56.2 innings with a 3.97 ERA (same as last year), 4.93 FIP, 1.376 WHIP, and a 101 ERA+. After back to back strong starts giving up three over 12 innings, Matz struggled his last time out allowing 5 runs over 6.0 innings against the Diamondbacks. Against the Rockies last year he allowed six runs off 11 hits and two walks in 11.2 innings while striking out 11. The Rockies have the following stats against Matz:

The Mets will get a look at Jon Gray today who is 5-4 over 12 games and 72.1 innings with a 4.11 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 1.286 WHIP, and 124 ERA+. He is coming off of his best start of the season where he held the Blue Jays scoreless over 6.2 innings and in his last three starts he has posted a 2.37 ERA over 19.0 innings lowering his season ERA from 4.72 to 4.11. He’s been streaky this year as he had another stretch of three games in April where he posted a 0.92 ERA over 19.2 innings. His ERA in his other six games then is quite high. The last time he faced the Mets was in 2017 and it was a disaster of a start as he allowed eight runs from nine hits and three walks in two innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Game Notes

New York has won 11 of its last 14 games at home. Overall, the Mets are 17-11 at Citi Field this season. New York’s .607 home winning percentage is eighth in the majors and fourth-best in the NL.

Michael Conforto belted his 12th home run of the season last night. Conforto did not hit his 12th home run until July 21 last season, his 87th game of the season. He has homered in two of his last three games. Conforto has hit safely in four straight games, batting .333 (5-15) with three runs, two homers, three RBI, a walk, and a 1.086 OPS in that span. His .895 OPS is second on the team, behind only Pete Alonso‘s .933 mark.

The Mets fell to the Rockies, 5-1, last night. The Mets are 4-6 in their last 10 games. New York is 5-9 against National League West opponents this year. The team continues a six-game homestand against the Giants (2-1) and the Rockies (0-1).

Dominic Smith has safely hit in each of his last six starts, batting .545 (12-22) in that span with seven runs, two doubles, three homers, three RBI, four walks, and a 1.661 OPS.

The Mets have homered in 14-straight home games, which is the longest streak in Citi Field history. The streak is the fourth-longest overall in franchise history and the longest since a team record-tying 15-game streak at Shea Stadium from May 1-30, 2006.

Let’s Go Mets!