Friday, August 3, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Anibal Sanchez (5-3, 3.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-6, 1.82)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
The Mets are coming off another loss, this time to the Braves as they play the second game behind their ace. The highlight for the Mets yesterday happened early as Nimmo hit a homer but after that it was a pretty quite night for the Mets. Bobby Wahl, from the Familia trade, looked good in his first outing with the big league squad.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – RF
- Jose Bautista – 1B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Austin Jackson – CF
- Jose Reyes – 2B
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Devin Mesoraco – C
- Jacob deGrom – RHP
Braves Lineup
- Ronald Acuna – LF
- Ozzie Albies – 2B
- Freddie Freeman – 1B
- Nick Markakis – RF
- Kurt Suzuki – C
- Ender Inciarte – CF
- Johan Camargo – 3B
- Charlie Culberson – SS
- Anibal Sanchez – RHP
Will the Mets score for Jacob deGrom tonight? Trends say no but lets hope. Jacob is 5-6 over 21 games and 138.1 innings with a 1.82 ERA (league leading), 2.26 FIP (league leading), 0.976 WHIP and 209 ERA+ (league leading). He’s looked more human in his last two starts allowing 6 runs, 5 earned over 15.0 innings while striking out 15. Those numbers of course would be great for pretty much every other pitcher. In his last start against the Braves in June he allowed 1 run over 7.0 innings while striking out 7. The Braves have the following numbers against him:
- Freeman 11-38, 2 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 10 K
- Markakis 9-33, HR, BB, 5 K
- Inciarte 6-29, 2 2B, 2 BB, 7 K
- Swanson 3-13, 2B, 3 BB
- Albies 2-13, 4 K
- Flowers 4-11, HR, 3 BB
- Duvall 0-2, 2 K
The Mets bats will get to see Anibal Sanchez who is 5-3 over 14 games and 13 starts over 78.0 innings with a 3.00 ERA, 3.98 FIP, 1.090 WHIP and 130 ERA+. In his last two starts he has allowed 8 runs, 7 earned over 12.1 innings from 13 hits and 5 walks against the Nationals and the Dodgers. In his last start against the Mets at the end of May, he allowed 4 runs over 4.0 innings but it was also his return from the DL. The Mets have the following numbers against Anibal:
- Reyes 9-39, 5 BB
- Bautista 6-20, 2 2 B HR, 4 BB
- Frazier 1-16, 2 BB
- Jackson 3-7, 2B
- Conforto 1-4, HR
- Nimmo 1-2
Game Notes
Jacob deGrom has hurled 13 straight quality starts, the longest active streak in the majors and the longest single season streak since Johan Santana had 14 consecutive quality starts from July 22-September 27, 2008.
Bobby Wahl made his Mets debut last night, retiring the only two batters he faced. He had 73 strikeouts in 45.0 minor league innings and 292 strikeouts in 221.2 career minor league innings.
The Mets have 32 leadoff homers since 2015, including one last night from Brandon Nimmo, the most in the majors during that span. Minnesota is second with 30.
Lets Go Mets!
