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Tuesday, July 6, 2021 • 7:10 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, New York
LHP Brett Anderson (2-5, 4.69) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (7-2, 0.95)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

Last night a rookie Tylor Megill took on one of the best pitchers in the National League, Woodruff. On paper the game was an uphill battle for the Mets but they did it! The Mets increased their division lead to four games, with the Braves leapfrogging the Nationals by half a game as the Mets inch closer to the All-Star game.

Mets Lineup

  1. Jeff McNeil – 2B
  2. Francisco Lindor – SS
  3. Dominic Smith – LF
  4. Pete Alonso – 1B
  5. Michael Conforto – RF
  6. Kevin Pillar – CF
  7. Jose Peraza – 3B
  8. Tomas Nido – C
  9. Jacob deGrom – RHP

Brewers Lineup

  1. Luis Urias – 3B
  2. Christian Yelich – LF
  3. Willy Adames – SS
  4. Omar Narvaez – C
  5. Avisail Garcia – RF
  6. Jace Peterson – 2B
  7. Keston Hiura – 1B
  8. Jackie Bradley Jr.– CF
  9. Brett Anderson – LHP

And the Mets look to take the series from the Brewers behind Jacob deGrom. Jacob, now a 4-time All Star, has pitched 14 games and 85.0 innings with a 0.95 ERA, 0.99 FIP, 0.541 WHIP, and a 402 ERA+. He leads the league in ERA, FIP, WHIP, ERA+, H/9, HR/9, BB/9, K/9 and K/BB.

Go look at his Baseball Reference page with all the bold, italics stats, its super impressive. Jacob is coming off a rough game that would be a good game for anyone else where he allowed 3 runs off 5 hits and no walks in 7.0 innings while striking out 14 batters. All the runs came in the first inning.

The Brewers have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Christian Yelich 15-34, 2 2B, 3 BB, 6 K, 5 SB
  • Manny Pina 2-6, 2B, K
  • Willy Adames 1-6, HR, 4 K
  • Daniel Robertson 1-3, K
  • Jace Peterson 5-21, 2 2B, BB, 5 K
  • Jackie Bradley Jr. 1-8, 5 K
  • Luis Urias 0-3

The Mets bats draw Brett Anderson tonight who has made 12 starts and pitched 48.0 innings this year with a 4.69 ERA, 4.83 FIP, 1.458 WHIP and an 88 ERA+. He had his best start of the season on June 15th where he allowed 1 hit and a walk over with no runs over 7.0 innings against the Brewers.

He followed that up with a 1.1 inning performance in Arizona where he allowed 3 runs from 5 hits. In the month of June, including that excellent start, he has a 5.74 ERA over 4 starts and 15.2 innings.

The Mets have the following numbers against him:

Let’s Go Mets!