Friday, June 1, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Tyler Chatwood (3-4, 4.10) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-4, 5.40)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
The Mets will strive for a normal start tonight as the Mets were forced again to dip into their bullpen early last night. For Lugo it was planned as he wasn’t stretched out yet to go deep into the game and he did well. Unfortunately, the offense missed some key opportunities early and never was able to get back into the game.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Devin Mesoraco – C
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Adrian Gonzalez – 1B
- Luis Guillorme – 3B
- Zack Wheeler – RHP
- Amed Rosario – SS
Cubs Lineup
- Ben Zobrist – LF
- Jason Heyward – RF
- Kris Bryant – 3B
- Anthony Rizzo – 1B
- Albert Almora – CF
- Javier Baez – 2B
- Addison Russell – SS
- Chris Gimenez – C
- Tyler Chatwood – RHP
Wheeler is 2-4 this season over 9 starts and 50.0 innings with a 5.40 ERA, 4.02 FIP, 1.480 WHIP and a 70 ERA+. His last start was tough against the Brewers (6.0 innings, 4 ER from 6 hits and 2 walks) but he lasted 6.0 innings which is the #1 thing the Mets need from a starter tonight. His worst start last year came against the Cubs where he allowed 8 runs from 6 hits and 3 walks in 1.2 innings in Queens. The Cubs have the following numbers against Zach:
- Heyward 8-21, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB
- Rizzo 1-6, HR
- Baez 1-3
- Bryant 1-2
- Russell 1-2, 2B
- Contreras 0-1
The Mets bats will get a look at Tyler Chatwood who was most recently a member of the Rockies for the last two seasons. This year he is 3-4 over 10 games and 48.1 innings with a 4.10 ERA, 4.76 FIP, 1.759 WHIP and 100 ERA+. His high WHIP is directly tied to his 45 walks on the season, the highest in the league. His last two starts have been quite short tossing 5.1 innings allowing 7 runs off 10 hits and 11 walks. He faced the Mets twice last year. In his first game he recorded only one out, allowing 4 runs off 1 hit and 3 walks (and grand slam). A couple of weeks later he allowed 8 runs off 8 hits against the Mets in 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Tyler:
- Gonzalez 7-24, HR, 4 BB
- Cabrera 4-13, HR, 3 BB
- Bruce 4-9, 2 HR, BB
- Conforto 2-7, 3 BB
- Reyes 2-8, 3B
- Rosario 1-2, 3B
- Mesoraco 0-1
- Nimmo 0-1
Game Notes
Four teams in the NL East were in first place at some point during the month of May (Mets, Phillies, Braves and Nationals). According to Elias, since realignment in 1994, the only other season in which four NL East teams were in first place in one month in May or later was 2002, when four teams held the top spot in May (Mets, Expos, Marlins, Braves).
Brandon Nimmo is third in the majors in wRC+ with 179, behind Mookie Betts (212) and Mike Trout (198). wRC+ stands for weighted runs created plus and quantifies a player’s total offensive value. The formula credits the hitter with the value, measured by the impact on run scoring, of each outcome (single, double, etc.) and accounts for ballpark effects. It is scaled so the league average is 100 and every point above 100 is one percentage point better than the league average.
Amed Rosario is batting .318 (14-44) with eight runs scored, three homers, one double, one triple and six RBI in his last 13 games.
The Mets have scored 39 runs in the eighth frame this year (the club’s highest total for any inning). The Mets 39 eighth-inning runs are tied for the second-most in the majors with the Dodgers. Atlanta leads the majors with 41 runs in the eighth-inning.
Let’s Go Mets!
