Saturday, May 21, 2016 • 4:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Zach Davies (1-3, 5.58) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.50)
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The Mets and Brewers will play the second game of their set this afternoon. The Mets were able to squeak by the Brew Crew yesterday thanks to a strong return to the rotation from Steven Matz and a critical, go-ahead 2-run homer from Michael Conforto.
Lucas Duda was scratched from the original lineup due to lower back soreness. He was treated with an anti-inflammatory injection on Monday. Terry Collins told reporters this afternoon, that he’s very concerned that Duda’s back is still an ongoing issue.
Mets Lineup
- Curtis Granderson, RF
- David Wright, 3B
- Michael Conforto, LF
- Yoenis Cespedes, CF
- Neil Walker, 2B
- Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
- Eric Campbell, 1B
- Kevin Plawecki, C
- Jacob deGrom, RHP
Brewers Lineup
- Jonathan Villar, SS
- Scooter Gennett, 2B
- Jonathan Lucroy, C
- Chris Carter, 1B
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
- Aaron Hill, 3B
- Alex Presley, LF
- Ramon Flores, RF
- Zach Davies, RHP
Jacob deGrom will look to keep it going today. He is 3-1 over 6 starts and 36.0 innings with a 2.50 ERA and 23 K’s. May in general has been more human for deGrom pitching 18.1 innings with a 3.93 ERA and 9 K’s with an 0-1 record. Last year he made two starts against the Brewers going 2-0 allowing only 1 ER over 14.0 innings while striking out 13. The Brewers have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Braun 0-10
- Lucroy 2-9, 2B
- Gennett 3-8, 2B
- Peralta 0-3
- Perez 1-3, 2B
Zach Davies is 1-3 over 6 starts this season over 30.2 innings with a 5.58 ERA. He’s almost at the point he was last year in terms of amount pitching. In 2015, his major league debut, he pitched to a 3-2 record over 6 starts with a 3.71 ERA over 34.0 innings, so 2015 was nice than 2016. Things have returned to normal though in May. He’s 1-0 over 17.1 innings with 10 K’s and a 3.12 ERA. He has never faced the Mets before but Neil Walker has seen him (0-3, BB).
Let’s Go Mets!
