Sunday, September 15, 2019 • 7:05 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Walker Buehler (13-3, 3.14) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (11-7, 4.21)
ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets have the Sunday night game again, this time as they try to take the series from the Dodgers. Yesterday played out exactly as advertised as Ryu and deGrom had a classic pitcher’s duel. The game was scoreless in the 8th inning as Rajai Davis, (RAJAI DAVIS!) hit a bases clearing double putting the Mets in the lead. The move was controversial because putting Davis in the game meant taking Seth Lugo out but Justin Wilson pitched a stress free 9th inning! The Mets just need to do it one more time.
Mets Lineup
- Jeff McNeil – 3B
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Wilson Ramos – C
- Robinson Cano – 2B
- J.D. Davis – LF
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Zack Wheeler – RHP
Dodgers Lineup
- Joc Pederson – RF
- Max Muncy – 1B
- Chris Taylor – 3B
- Cody Bellinger – CF
- Corey Seager – SS
- Will Smith – C
- Gavin Lux – 2B
- Enrique Hernandez – LF
- Walker Buehler – RHP
Zack Wheeler looks to keep the ball rolling. He is 11-7 over 28 games and 173.1 innings with a 4.21 ERA, 3.62 FIP, 1.310 WHIP and a 97 ERA+. In Wheeler’s last three starts he has allowed 3 runs off 21 hits and 7 walks in 18.0 innings, a 1.50 ERA. Opponents are hitting .300/.359/.343 against him so if the only three runs allowed doesn’t vibe with a feeling of a lot of runners on base – you know why now. The Dodgers have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Jedd Gyorko 1-9, 5 K
- Cody Bellinger 4-8, 4 HR, 3 K
- Joc Pederson 0-6, 2 BB, 4 K
- Justin Turner 4-8, HR, K
- Enrique Hernandez 1-6, BB
- Max Muncy 1-4, HR, 2 BB, K
- Corey Seager 1-2
- Chris Taylor 1-2, K
The Mets bats will try to score early against Walker Buehler who is 13-3 over 27 starts / 166.1 innings with a 3.14 ERA, 2.83 FIP, 1.016 WHIP and 131 ERA+. If you look at all of Buehler’s starts, he’s good for about one terrible start a month. He already has terrible start on September 2nd where he allowed 6 runs over 5.0 innings against the Rockies and bounced back against the Orioles last week, shutting them out over 7.0 innings. His bad start in May was against the Mets where he allowed 5 runs over 5.0 innings from 7 hits and a walk. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Joe Panik 2-7, 2B, K
- Pete Alonso 2-3, 2 HR
- Michael Conforto 0-2, BB, K
- Robinson Cano 0-2, BB, K
- Wilson Ramos 0-3, K
- Amed Rosario 0-3
- J.D. Davis 0-2, 2 K
- Todd Frazier 1-2
Game Notes
Robinson Cano has hit safely in his lat 13 games, he’s 21-for-46 during that span.
Seth Lugo has thrown 14 consecutive innings since August 17.
Rajai Davis as gone 29-for-91 with 73 RBIs during his career with the bases loaded.
Let’s Go Mets!
