MMO Game Thread: Brewers vs Mets, 1:10 PM

Sunday, May 22, 2016 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Chase Anderson (2-5, 5.32) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (4-2, 2.19)
PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

After winning the first two games of the series, the Mets will look for their first three-game sweep vs. the Brewers since September 1-3, 2008 at Milwaukee. The last time the Mets swept the Brewers in New York was April 26-28, 2002. The Mets are now 7-2-2 in their last 11 series, including 4-3 in home series.

Noah Syndergaard ranks fifth in the NL with a 2.19 ERA and is sixth with 65 strikeouts. He is 8-3 with a 2.53 ERA with 123 strikeouts in 16 career starts at Citi Field. Thor earned his second-straight win in the Mets’ 2-0 victory against the Washington Nationals on May 17 out-dueling Max Scherzer with 7.0 scoreless innings and striking out ten.

*** Note: Lucas Duda, Addison Reed and Hansel Robles are unavailable for this game.

Mets Lineup

Curtis Granderson, RF
David Wright, 3B
Michael Conforto, LF
Yoenis Cespedes – CF
Neil Walker, 2B
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
Eric Campbell, 1B
Rene Rivera, C
Noah Syndergaard, RHP

Brewers Lineup

Jonathan Villar, SS
Scooter Gennett, 2B
Ryan Braun, LF
Jonathan Lucroy, C
Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
Hernan Perez, 3B
Alex Presley, RF
Ramon Flores, 1B
Chase Anderson, RHP

Today the Mets look to beat the Brewers for the third day in a row behind Syndergaard who is 4-2 over 8 starts and 53.1 innings with a 2.19 ERA. In his last three starts he has tossed 21.0 innings with a 1.71 ERA with a 2-1 record and 21 K’s. He earned his first major league win vs. the Brewers on May 17, 2015, throwing 6.0 innings and allowing one run in a 5-1 win at Citi Field. The Brewers have the following numbers against Thor:

Braun 1-3
Anderson 1-2
Gennett 0-2

The Mets draw Chase Anderson one start after one of the best starts of his career. Right now he is 2-5 over 8 start and 44.0 innings with a 5.32 ERA. In his last start he pitched 8.2 innings allowing 2 ER over 3 hits (2 homers) after flirting with a no hitter. His first two starts of the season were quite good but then things went haywire for the next 4 starts. Last year he had a 4.50 ERA over 2 starts allowing 5 ER over 10.0 innings and 16 hits. The Mets have the following numbers against Chase Anderson: