Wednesday, September 18, 2019 • 3:10 p.m. ET
Coors Field • Denver, CO
RHP Noah Syndergaard (10-8, 4.15) vs. RHP Jeff Hoffman (2-6, 7.03)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets’ situation is tough right now but it didn’t get worse yesterday. Marcus Stroman was incredibly tossing seven scoreless innings and the Mets offense behind Alonso, Rosario, and Nimmo came through for the Mets win. The Cubs lost but the Brewers won (now nine wins in their last 10 games) putting both clubs in a tie for the second Wild Card spot. The Mets now are four games out with a Wild Card elimination number of eight. The Mets don’t have any wiggle room but they still have a path to the post-season.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo CF
- Jeff McNeil LF
- Pete Alonso 1B
- Robinson Cano 2B
- Todd Frazier 3B
- Michael Conforto RF
- Amed Rosario SS
- Rene Rivera C
- Noah Syndergaard P
Rockies Lineup
- Trevor Story SS
- Ryan McMahon 1B
- Nolan Arenado 3B
- Charlie Blackmon RF
- Ian Desmond LF
- Sam Hilliard CF
- Garrett Hampson 2B
- Dom Nunez C
- Jeff Hoffman P
And that path includes a good start by Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday. Syndergaard is 10-8 over 29 starts and 180 innings this year with a 4.15 ERA, 3.53 FIP, 1.194 WHIP, and 98 ERA+. He has not been effective in his last two starts allowing a combined eight runs from 11 hits and three walks in 10 innings.
In his last four starts, which includes a seven innings scoreless outing, he has allowed 18 runs, 17 earned over 20 innings, raising his ERA from 3.71 to 4.15. One of his best starts of the season was against the Rockies where he allowed one hit and two walks in seven innings. The Rockies have the following numbers against him:
- Daniel Murphy 6-24, 3 2B,3 BB, 3 K
- Charlie Blackmon 2-11, 2B, BB, 3 K
- Ian Desmond 3-10, HR, BB, 5 K
- Nolan Arenado 2-7, HR, 2 BB, K
- David Dahl 4-9, 2 2B, K
- Trevor Story 0-5, BB, K
- Yonder Alonso 3-5
The Mets bats will try to keep up last night’s energy this afternoon against Jeff Hoffman who is 2-6 over 12 starts and 56.1 innings with a 7.03 ERA, 6.45 FIP, 1.669 WHIP, and 75 ERA+. In his last two starts, he has allowed seven runs on nine hits and eight walks in 11 innings. He faced the Mets earlier this year and allowed six runs on seven hits and two walks in 4.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Michael Conforto 2-7, 2B, 3 BB, K
- Joe Panik 3-8, 2 2B, BB
- Todd Frazier 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 BB
- Amed Rosario 1-6, BB, K
- Pete Alonso 0-3, 2 K
- J.D. Davis 1-3, 3B
Game Notes
Brandon Nimmo is slashing .310/.375/.724 in seven career games at Coors Field. He has four homers, nine RBI and has scored eight runs in those seven games. The four homers are his most in any visiting ballpark.
Robinson Cano is batting .411 (23-56) with 14 runs, five doubles, four homers, eight RBI, seven walks, a .469 OBP, a .714 SLG and a 1.183 OPS over his last 16 games. He has safely reached based in each of his last 16 starts. Since returning from the 10-Day IL, Cano is batting .351 (13-37) with seven runs, three home runs, a double, five RBI, six walks and a 1.053 OPS.
New York’s .623 (38-23) second-half winning percentage is the fourth-best in the NL and the seventh in the majors. The pitching staff has a 3.57 ERA since the All-Star break, the fifth-lowest mark in the majors and the third-best in the NL. Only St. Louis (3.35) and Los Angeles (3.46) own lower ERAs in the NL. The staff has surrendered 64 homers in the second half, the second-fewest in the majors.
Seven Mets have recorded 50 or more RBI this season, tying a franchise record. The 2017, 2000 and 1997 Mets also had seven players record 50 RBI.
The Mets have matched their franchise record with four players with at least 20 home runs – Pete Alonso (47), Michael Conforto (30), Todd Frazier (22) and Jeff McNeil (20). J.D. Davis is close behind with 19. This matches the record of four set in 2016, 2000 and 1987.
Let’s Go Mets!
