Monday, May 2, 2016 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-0, –) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (1-1, 3.42)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
A great new Bartolo Colon image from MMO reader and graphic artist David Dolinsky!
The New York Mets (15-8) look to get back on the winning track as they welcome the Atlanta Braves (6-16) to Queens! Yesterday the Mets snapped their 8 game winning streak after Madison Bumgarner and the Giants handed Noah Syndergaard his first loss of the season. Syndergaard was fine with the exception of one inning, and the Mets were getting hits, they just couldn’t string them together or finish the job. It happens. Now Bartolo Colon looks to bring them back to the win column.
Mets Lineup
- Curtis Granderson, RF
- David Wright, 3B
- Michael Conforto, LF
- Yoenis Cespedes, CF
- Lucas Duda, 1B
- Neil Walker, 2B
- Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
- Kevin Plawecki, C
- Bartolo Colon, RHP
Braves Lineup
- Nick Markakis, RF
- Daniel Castro, 3B
- Freddie Freeman, 1B
- Adonis Garcia, LF
- A.J. Pierzynski, C
- Reid Brignac, 2B
- Erick Aybar, SS
- Mike Foltynewicz, P
- Mallex Smith, CF
Colon is 1-1 over 5 games and 4 starts logging 23.2 innings with a 3.42 ERA. Colon was average in his last start against the Reds where he allowed 3 ER over 5.0 innings, striking out 4 while allowing 8 hits. This will be his first start against the Braves this year, last year he went 4-0 over 5 starts and 32.0 innings of work against Atlanta posting a 3.66 ERA. The Braves have the following numbers vs Colon:
- Pierzynski 17-62, 2 2B, 2 HR
- Markakis 10-44, 5 2B
- Aybar 7-27, 2B, 3B
- Freeman 9-20, 3 2B
- K Johnson 2-13, 2B
- Peterson 3-13, 2B, 3B
- Francoeur 1-8
The Mets get a look at Mike Foltynewicz today, who is making his 2016 debut. Last year he went 4-6 over 18 games, 15 starts putting in 86.2 innings of work with a 5.71 ERA. He had one start against the Mets allowing 6 runs, 5 earned over 4.1 innings. He has pretty good numbers in the minors this year going 1-2 over 4 games posting a 2.05 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers vs Mike:
- Duda 3-4, HR
- Flores 2-4, 2B
- Granderson 2-4
- Cabrera 1-3, HR
- Cespedes 0-3
- Lagares 1-3
Let’s Go Mets!
