Thursday, June 1, 2017 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Chase Anderson (3-1, 3.72) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-2, 3.83)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM

After winning the first two games of the series, the Mets hit a bump in the road last night as deGrom had a fairly terrible start and the Mets lost 7-1. They can still win the series today as the Mets and Brewers play a day, get away game in New York.

Brewers Lineup

  1. Eric Sogard – SS
  2. Eric Thames – 1B
  3. Hernan Perez – CF
  4. Travis Shaw – 3B
  5. Domingo Santana– RF
  6. Jett Bandy– C
  7. Jonathan Villar – 2B
  8. Nick Franklin – LF
  9. Chase Anderson – RHP

Mets Lineup

  1. Michael Conforto LF
  2. Jose Reyes SS
  3. Jay Bruce RF
  4. Neil Walker 2B
  5. Lucas Duda 1B
  6. Curtis Granderson CF
  7. Wilmer Flores 3B
  8. Travis d’Arnaud C
  9. Zack Wheeler RHP

Zack Wheeler will take the mound for the Mets today. He is 3-2 over 9 starts and 49.1 innings with a 3.83 ERA, 4.26 FIP and 1.318 WHIP this season. In his last 5 starts he is 2-0 allowing 25 hits and 16 walks in 27.2 innings with a 2.60 ERA. He missed the Brewers last time around this month and only one Brewer has seen him in a major league game, Eric Sogard, who is 1-1 with a walk.

The Mets bats draw Chase Anderson who is 3-1 over 10 starts and 55.2 innings of work this year with a 3.72 ERA, 3.63 FIP and 1.347 WHIP. By ERA and FIP he is, by far, having his best season so far (his WHIP is right about his career number). After two poor starts where he allowed 13 hits and 7 walks over 9.1 innings leading to 10 runs, Sogard had his best start of the season against the Diamondbacks where he allowed 1 hit and 3 walks over 7.0 innings with no runs and 11 K’s. He faced the Mets just over a year ago where he allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings of work leading to 3 runs. The Mets have the following numbers against Anderson:

  • Bruce 1-11, HR, BB
  • Granderson 2-7, 2 BB
  • R Rivera 1-5, 2 BB
  • Walker 1-6, BB
  • Cabrera 1-4, BB
  • Reyes 2-5, BB
  • Duda 1-5, HR
  • Lagares 3-5, HR

Notes – 

The Mets are second in the majors with 44 runs scored in the first inning. Milwaukee is first with 50 runs.

Michael Conforto was tied for first in the NL in extrab ase hits (17) in May, tied for second in runs scored (25), fourth in on-base percentage (.426), tied for eighth in home runs (seven), and tied for seventh in RBI (21).

Paul Sewald has allowed three runs in his last 20.0 innings (1.35 ERA) and has 23 strikeouts in his last 16.0 innings.

Let’s Go Mets!