Wednesday, May 4, 2016 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Jhoulys Chacin (1-1, 3.27) vs. LHP Steven Matz (3-1, 3.86)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves will play a rubber game this afternoon as the Amazins look to take the series. Last night was a night to forget for the Mets. Harvey still wasn’t his old self and the offense couldn’t click, leading to a 3-0 loss. That’s okay, it’s a long season.
Mets Lineup (16-9)
- Curtis Granderson, RF
- Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
- Michael Conforto, LF
- Yoenis Cespedes, CF
- Lucas Duda, 1B
- Neil Walker, 2B
- Wilmer Flores, 3B
- Rene Rivera, C
- Steven Matz, LHP
Braves Lineup (7-19)
- Mallex Smith, CF
- Adonis Garcia, 3B
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Jeff Francouer, LF
- Tyler Flowers, C
- Chase d’Arnaud, RF
- Daniel Castro, 2B
- Erick Aybar, SS
- Jhoulys Chacin, RHP
Steven Matz will get the nod for the Mets in the matinee game at Citi. He’s 3-1 over 4 starts and 21.0 innings with a 3.86 ERA while recording 7 walks and 22 strikeouts. In his last three starts thought, he is 3-0 over 19.1 innings with 21 K’s and an ERA of 0.93. One of those starts was against the Braves were he allowed 2 ER over 9 hits in 6.1 innings of work while striking out 8. The Braves have the following numbers against Matz:
- Markakis 2-6
- Castro 4-6, HR
- Freeman 3-5, 2B
- Garcia 2-6
- Aybar 0-3
- Flowers 0-3
- Francoeur 2-3
The Amazin’s will get another look at Jhoulys Chacin today, who is 1-1 over 4 starts and 22.0 innings with a 3.27 ERA so far in 2016. In his last three starts he has posted a 4.50 ERA over 16.0 innings of work. One of those starts was against the Mets where he allowed 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned while pitching 5.2 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Chacin:
- Walker 3-11, 2 2B
- Wright 3-12, 2 2B
- Cabrera 0-6
- Lagares 3-9, 2B
- Duda 0-2, 3 BB
- Granderson 2-4, 2 BB
- Conforto 2-3
Let’s Go Mets!
