Saturday, April 27, 2019 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Brandon Woodruff (2-1, 5.81) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (1-2, 5.90)
SNY • FS1 • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
I wish I could give you a recap of last night’s game more personal than analyzing a box score, but the Mets made the bizarre decision to force last night’s game in rather than doing a split-admission doubleheader today, so the game started around 10 p.m.
My best guess is the Mets were worried about (financially motivated by) the stress on their infrastructure having a game in the ballpark that would let out tomorrow at the same time people would be queuing up for the Noah Syndergaard bobblehead.
Anyways, the Mets stunk it up last night with the bright spots being Jeff McNeil, Robinson Cano, and Brandon Nimmo all collecting two hits in the game. Jacob deGrom struggled and then Corey Oswalt struggled after and then seven innings went by the Mets allowing nine runs.
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil LF
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Robinson Cano 2B
- Michael Conforto RF
- J.D. Davis 3B
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- Amed Rosario SS
- Travis d’Arnaud C
- Noah Syndergaard P
Brewers Lineup
- Lorenzo Cain CF
- Christian Yelich RF
- Mike Moustakas 2B
- Yasmani Grandal C
- Travis Shaw 3B
- Eric Thames 1B
- Orlando Arcia SS
- Brandon Woodruff P
- Ben Gamel LF
Hopefully, today is much better as Syndergaard is pitching (I don’t remember the last time that a pitcher started on their bobblehead day, that’s nifty). He’s 1-2 over his five starts this season in 29 innings leading to a 5.90 ERA, 2.94 FIP, 1.276 WHIP, and 66 ERA+. It’s interesting how the peripheral stats are all telling a different story for Syndergaard, it suggests at minimum a return to his mean performance soon. In two starts against the Brewers last year, he allowed four runs, three earned, over 11.1 innings with a 2.38 ERA. The Brewers have the following numbers against him:
- Christian Yelich 3-for-17, 2B, 6 K
- Lorenzo Cain 3-for-13, BB, 4 K
- Yasmani Grandal 1-for-8, hR, BB, 3 K
- Ryan Braun 1-for-6, 2 K
- Mike Moustakas 1-for-6, K
- Travis Shaw 2-for-5, HR
- Jesus Aguilar 1-for-4, 2 K
The Mets bats will get a look at Brandon Woodruff tonight who is 2-1 over 5 starts and 26.1 innings with a 5.81 ERA, 3.91 FIP, 1.481 WHIP and a 76 ERA+. He’s coming off of his worst start of the season where he allowed five runs from seven hits and three walks over 5.2 innings which was on the heels of his best start of the season where he allowed two runs over 5.2 innings. He has never faced the Mets before and the only batter on the Mets who has seen him in an MLB game is Wilson Ramos who is 1-for-3.
Game Notes
The New York Mets announced that as a thank you to our fans, anyone holding a ticket for last night’s rain-delayed game can exchange their tickets marked “Friday, April 26 – Game 9” for a ticket – in an alternate location to any remaining 2019 Monday-Thursday regular season home game (excluding the Subway Series on July 2 & 3), subject to availability…Restrictions may apply…Exchanges for tickets will be available at the Citi Field Box Office only…For complete information, please visit mets.com/rain.
Noah Syndergaard ranks third in team history with five home runs, including one his last start at St. Louis. Only Dwight Gooden (seven) and Tom Seaver (six) have more.
Robinson Cano tied his career-high with hits in six straight at-bats from April 23-April 26. It was the seventh time in his career he’s accomplished that feat. He went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and a walk in last night’s loss to the Brewers. Over his last 11 games with a plate appearance, Cano is batting .400 (18-45) with four runs, six doubles, a home run, six RBI and a 1.049 OPS. This compares to a .180/.241/.320 slash line over his first 12 games.
The Mets have recorded 225 hits this season, which is fifth in the National League. The team is hitting .257 this year, which ranks fifth in the NL. In addition, the team’s .342 on-base percentage ranks fifth in the NL and seventh in the majors.
Jeff McNeil collected two extra-base hits in a game for the third time in his career last night. He has recorded 11 multi-hit games this year, which is tied for the sixth most in the majors. McNeil is batting .365 (31-85) with 12 runs, seven doubles, a triple, a home run, 11 RBI, six walks and a .943 OPS. He is fourth in the majors in batting average and seventh in on-base percentage (.438).
Pete Alonso has hit eight homers. The club record for homers prior to May 1 is nine, by Neil Walker (2016), John Buck (2013), Carlos Delgado (2006) and Dave Kingman (1976).
Let’s Go Mets!
