Thursday, July 18, 2019 • 9:45 p.m. E.T.
Oracle Park • San Francisco, CA
RHP Noah Syndergaard (7-4, 4.55) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (5-7, 3.86)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets have won four games in a row! After taking the series in Miami, the Mets swept a two game set in Minnesota and now find themselves only five games out of the Wild Card. This is shocking because they have the third worst winning percentage in the National League (really they are tied for second as they are only .001 better than the Reds but that’s neither here nor there).
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil RF
- J.D. Davis LF
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Todd Frazier 3B
- Robinson Cano 2B
- Amed Rosario SS
- Tomas Nido C
- Juan Lagares CF
- Noah Syndergaard P
Giants Lineup
- Brandon Belt 1B
- Buster Posey C
- Pablo Sandoval 3B
- Alex Dickerson LF
- Brandon Crawford SS
- Mike Yastrzemski RF
- Kevin Pillar CF
- Joe Panik 2B
- Madison Bumgarner P
Odd math aside (quick armchair analysis blames a plethora of bad teams in the American League), the Mets can continue to muddle up their July plans today with a win, or at the very least get another showcasing of Noah Syndergaard out there. Syndergaard is 7-4 over 18 starts and 112.2 innings with a 4.55 ERA, 3.81 FIP, 1.243 WHIP and 89 ERA+. He’s coming off a strong start in Miami where he allowed two runs over 7.0 innings. He pitched against the Giants back in June and allowed three runs over 6.2 innings. The Giants have the following numbers against him:
- Brandon Belt 1-17, 4 BB, 5 K
- Joe Panik 5-20, 4 K
- Brandon Crawford 2-14, 3 BB, 4 K
- Evan Longoria 3-12, BB, 5 K
- Buster Posey 3-12, K
- Kevin Pillar 1-7, K
- Pablo Sandoval 1-4
The Mets bats will get a look at Madison Bumgarner who is 5-7 over 20 games and 116.2 innings with a 3.86 ERA, 3.81 FIP, 1.217 WHIP and 109 ERA+. In his last 4 starts he has tossed 20.0 innings allowing only 5 runs, 4 earned. He was average in his last start against the Mets on June 4th, allowing 3 runs over 6.0 innings from 6 hits and 2 walks. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Wilson Ramos 7-21, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 K
- Todd Frazier 7-17, 2B, 2 HR, BB, 3 K
- Michael Conforto 0-9, 6 K
- Juan Lagares 1-9, K
- Amed Rosario 0-7, K
- J.D. Davis 0-5, BB
- Jeff McNeil 2-6, 2 K
- Pete Alonso 2-2, HR
- Robinson Cano 1-3, 2B, K
Game Notes
The Mets have already hit 134 home runs in 95 road games this season. They have homered in 18 of their last 20 road games with 37 homers in that span, the third most in the majors.
Michael Conforto has reached base safely in all five games since the All-Star break, batting .333 with an .867 OPS in that span.
Jeff McNeil is batting .359 with a .414 OBP and .559 SLG on the road this year. His .359 average on the road is the best in the majors.
Todd Frazier has reached base in each of his last eight games, and is batting .281 with an .870 OPS over his last 53 games.
Let’s go Mets!
