Wednesday night’s series finale between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals has been postponed due to heavy rain.

No makeup date for the game has been announced. The Mets next play in Washington on Aug. 25 when the two teams start a three game series.

Right-hander Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55 ERA), who was due to pitch tonight, will now start on Friday when the Mets open a three game series against the Cardinals in St. Louis. He will be opposed by RHP Carlos Martinez (6-7, 3.15 ERA).

Wednesday, July 5, 2017 • 7:05 p.m.
Nationals Park • Washington, D.C.
RHP Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (6-6, 5.27)
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The Mets followed up their close, heartbreaking game on Monday night with an ugly, one-sided affair yesterday morning. They will look steal one against the Nationals and Tanner Roark with Jacob deGrom on the mound.

Mets Lineup

  1. Curtis Granderson (L) CF
  2. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
  3. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
  4. Jay Bruce (L) RF
  5. T.J. Rivera (R) 3B
  6. Lucas Duda (L) 1B
  7. Jose Reyes (S) SS
  8.  Travis d’Arnaud (R) C
  9. Jacob deGrom (L) P

Nationals Lineup

  1. Brian Goodwin – RF
  2. Michael Taylor – CF
  3. Daniel Murphy – 2B
  4. Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
  5. Adam Lind – LF
  6. Anthony Rendon – 3B
  7. Matt Wieters – C
  8. Stephen Drew – SS
  9. Tanner Roark – RHP

On the season, deGrom is 8-3 over 16 games and 104.0 innings with a 3.55 ERA, 3.62 FIP and 1.221 WHIP. Jacob is also in the midst of a great stretch where he is 4-0 in as many games over 32.0 innings allowing only four runs, three earned while striking out 31 and posting an 0.84 ERA and holding opponents to a .139 batting average. One of those starts was against the Nationals where he held them to one uneraned run over 8.0 innings allowing only three hits and two walks. The Nationals have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Harper 9-24, 2 2B, HR, 5 BB
  • Rendon 0-16, 4 BB, 5 K
  • Zimmerman 5-16, 2 HR, 6 K
  • Taylor 0-14, BB, 7 K
  • Wieters 3-12, HR
  • Murphy 3-9
  • Lind 1-5, BB

The Mets bats will get a crack at Tanner Roark who is 6-6 over 17 games and 95.2 innings this season with a 5.27 ERA, 4.40 FIP and 1.484 WHIP. In his last four starts he has allowed 22 ER in 16.2 innings on 28 hits and 11 walks. He has an 11.88 ERA over this stretch and batters are hitting .378 against him with a .453 OBP and 1.021 OPS. In his one start against the Mets this year he held the Mets to three runs over 6.2 innings allowing seven hits and three walks. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Granderson 9-27, 4 2B, HR, 3 BB
  • Duda 4-16, 2B
  • Bruce 2-14, 3 BB
  • R Rivera 4-16, 2B, BB
  • Cespedes 2-13, 2B, 2 BB
  • d’Arnaud 1-13, 2 BB
  • Flores 2-10, 2B
  • Reyes 1-8, 2 BB
  • Cabrera 2-8, 2B, BB

Let’s Go Mets!