Sunday, August 11, 2019 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Aníbal Sánchez (7-6, 3.67) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (7-7, 2.77)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets go for a Sunday day win, a series sweep, and their ninth win in a row today as they finish their set with the Nationals. For the second time in two nights, the Mets beat the Nationals by coming back from being down, twice! The Nationals struck early on a two-run shot by Juan Soto that took the air out of the ballpark. A few innings later, J.D. Davis and Wilson Ramos went back-to-back, re-energizing the 43,000+ in attendance, the second most attended game of the year. Soto then homered, again, giving the Nats the lead until Luis Guillorme played unlikely hero, tying the game up with a solo shot before the Mets went ahead for good. The team did not quit. The ballpark was electric. We get to do it all again today!

Mets Lineup

  1. Jeff McNeil (L) RF
  2. Amed Rosario (R) SS
  3. Michael Conforto (L) CF
  4. Pete Alonso (R) 1B
  5. J.D. Davis (R) LF
  6. Wilson Ramos (R) C
  7. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
  8. Joe Panik (L) 2B
  9. Jacob deGrom (L) P

Nationals Lineup

  1. Trea Turner (R) SS
  2. Adam Eaton (L) RF
  3. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
  4. Juan Soto (L) LF
  5. Matt Adams (L) 1B
  6. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
  7. Gerardo Parra (L) CF
  8. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
  9. Anibal Sanchez (R) P

Jacob deGrom makes his 24th start of the season today. He has pitched 143.0 innings with a 2.77 ERA, 2.85 FIP, 1.070 WHIP and 149 ERA+. In his last 14 games and 91.0 innings, he has posted a 2.08 ERA, with opponents hitting with a .215 BA, .262 OBP and .591 OPS against him. In his last six games, he has pitched 40.0 innings with a 1.35 ERA while opponents are hitting a .186 BA, .253 OBP and .525 OPS. In two starts against the Nationals this season, he has allowed one run over 12.0 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Anthony Rendon 2-for-28, 2B, 7 BB, 7 K
  • Trea Turner 9-for-31, 2B, HR, BB, 12 K
  • Howie Kendrick 2-for-26, 6 K
  • Adam Eaton 6-for-15, 2 2B, HR, 3 BB, 4 K
  • Gerardo Parra 4-for-18, 2B, HR, 3 K
  • Kurt Suzuki 1-for-14, 5 K
  • Victor Robles 2-for-8, 2B, BB, 4 K
  • Juan Soto 1-for-8, BB, 3 K
  • Asdrubal Cabrera 1-for-6, 2B
  • Brian Dozier 0-for-4, 2 K

The Met bats close out the series against Anibal Sanchez who is 7-6 over 21 starts and 112.2 innings this year posting a 3.67 ERA, 4.41 FIP, 1.314 WHIP and 125 ERA+. Sanchez is coming off a good start in San Francisco where he allowed two runs, one earned over six innings. In his last five games he has pitched pretty much to his season line posting a 3.72 ERA over 29.0 innings with opponents batting with a .252 BA, .306 OBP and .715 OPS against him. Sanchez started against the Mets once this year, tossing 1.1 innings allowing a hit and a walk before tweaking his hamstring and landing on a short IL stint. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Todd Frazier 1-for-19, 2 BB, 7 K
  • Wilson Ramos 6-for-18, 2B, 3 BB, K
  • Michael Conforto 1-for-8, HR, BB, 3 K
  • Joe Panik 3-for-6, 3B
  • Amed Rosario 1-for-4, 2B, K
  • J.D. Davis 1-for-1
  • Jeff McNeil 0-for-1

Notes

The Mets have hit a total of 176 home runs in 117 games this season…In 162 games last year, the Mets hit a total of 170…New York has hit 89 home runs in 54 games at Citi Field this season…The Mets hit 44 home runs through 54 home games last season…Overall, New York socked 75 homers in 81 home games last year…The franchise record for home runs in a season at home is 112 set in 2016….The franchise record for home runs overall is 224 which was accomplished in 2017.

Michael Conforto is batting .320 (32-100) with 18 runs, three doubles, nine home runs, 21 RBI, 11 walks, a .404 OBP, a .620 SLG and a 1.024 OPS in 26 games since the All-Star break…He is now in sole possession of 14th place on the Mets all-time home runs list with 101…Carlos Delgado is 13th with 104.

Jacob deGrom owns the majors’ best career daytime ERA since at least 1913 with a mark of 1.86 (69 earned runs/333.0 innings) in 52 starts (min. 200.0 innings). This season, is 3-0 with a 1.13 ERA (three earned runs/24.0 innings) in day games with 34 strikeouts and five walks.

Let’s go Mets!