Wednesday. September 25, 2019 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Robert Dugger (0-3, 4.45) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (10-8, 2.51)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets are down to their last hope! Last night they squeaked out a win in extra innings after a less-than-stellar start by Noah Syndergaard. But the Nationals and Brewers both won (with the former clinching a playoff berth) so now the Mets have to hope for the Brewers to lose the rest of the week while the Mets go on a winning streak. Highly unlikely but still mathematically possible.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- Jeff McNeil LF
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Michael Conforto RF
- Wilson Ramos C
- Robinson Cano 2B
- Todd Frazier 3B
- Amed Rosario SS
- Jacob deGrom P
Marlins Lineup
- Jon Berti CF
- Miguel Rojas SS
- Neil Walker 1B
- Starlin Castro 3B
- Jorge Alfaro C
- Isan Diaz 2B
- Austin Dean LF
- Lewis Brinson RF
- Robert Dugger P
Jacob deGrom will take the mound for the Mets. He is 10-8 over 31 starts and 197 innings with a 2.51 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 0.990 WHIP (league-leading) and a 162 ERA+ (his second-highest in his career next to last year’s absurd 218). Jacob also leads the league in strikeouts at 248.
Since May 22, deGrom has pitched 22 games and 145 innings with a 1.99 ERA. In his last three starts, he has allowed one earned run over 21 innings from 10 hits and a walk while striking out 28. Opponents are hitting .139/.162/.181 against him in this stretch. In five starts already against the Marlins this season he has allowed 11 runs, 10 earned over 31 innings, a 2.90 ERA. The Marlins have the following numbers against him:
- Starlin Castro 12-37, 2 2B, 2 BB, 5 K
- Miguel Rojas 7-29, 3 BB, 4 K
- Neil Walker 4-20, 2 BB, 4 K
- Lewis Brinson 4-18, 2B, 6 K
- Martin Prado 3-13, 2B, BB, 5 K
- Jorge Alfaro 3-10, HR, BB, 5 K
- Curtis Granderson 0-4, 2 BB, 3 K
The Mets bats will try to keep their season alive against Robert Dugger who is in his rookie season. He is 0-3 over six starts and 32.1 innings with a 4.45 ERA, 5.72 FIP, 1.299 WHIP and a 96 ERA+. He’s coming off the second-worst start of his career, where he allowed four runs over five innings from 3 hits and 2 walks. His worst start was his major league debut against the Mets. The Mets tagged him for six runs over five innings from five hits and four walks including two homers. The Mets have the following batting lines from that game:
- Pete Alonso 1-3, 2 K
- Michael Conforto 0-1, BB
- J.D. Davis 0-1, BB
- Todd Frazier 0-2
- Jeff McNeil 1-3, HR
- Amed Rosario 2-3, R
- Jacob deGrom 1-2, 2 RBI
Game Notes
The Mets have 44 wins at home this year, surpassing last season’s total of 37 with five home games remaining on their schedule. The Mets have won 44 games at home for the first time since they won 44 at Citi Field in 2016. Overall,
the team is 44-31 at Citi Field this year. The Mets have gone 21-13 at home since the break.
Michael Conforto collected his sixth career multi-homer game last night and has three home runs in his last three games. He’s drawn a walk in seven-straight games and is hitting .273/.484/.727 in that span. He ranks ninth in the NL overall with 82 walks this season, three away from a new career-high.
Mets starters are 27-13 with a 3.22 ERA (143 earned runs/399.2 innings) in the second half. That is the third-best mark in the majors. The staff’s 27 wins are the fourth-most in the National League. The staff has struck out 402 in that span,
which is second in the NL and fourth in the majors. Only the Reds (415) have struck out more in the NL.
Pete Alonso has hit 24 home runs at Citi Field this year. That is tied for the most home runs at home in team history with Darryl Strawberry, who hit 24 home runs at Shea in 1990.
The Mets have hit 234 home runs this season, which is a franchise record. That ranks fifth in the NL. The Mets previously set the record of 224 home runs in 2017. The Mets have now recorded at least 200 homers in four years –
2006, 2016, 2017 and 2019.
Let’s Go Mets!
