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The Mets try to avoid being swept tonight as they take on the Dodgers in the Sunday night game.

The Mets have lost both games this weekend in extras. On Friday, they came back and tied the game but couldn’t respond to the Dodgers in the 10th. Last night, they couldn’t extend their lead beyond 1-0 and eventually fell 2-1 in the 10th. The still have an incredibly tough schedule ahead for the next week and a half so a win tonight is critical.

Mets Lineup

Carlos Carrasco makes his fourth start with the Mets tonight. In his first 3 starts he’s allowed 7 runs over 9.1 innings from 12 hits and 2 walks. His season stat line is being overly influenced by his last start where he allowed 4 runs over 1.0+ innings to the Nationals. In that game, Carlos had a difficult first inning and he allowed a leadoff hit in the second before the game was suspended by rain. Rich Hill allowed that runner to score the next day, making Carrasco’s line even worse. Before that start he allowed only 3 runs over 8.1 innings. The Dodgers have the following numbers against Carrasco:

Dodgers Lineup

The Mets bats get to face old foe today in Max Scherzer.

Scherzer was almost traded to the Padres at the deadline, which would have prevented the Mets from facing him again in the regular season. As a Dodger he’s allowed 2 runs over 10.1 innings from 8 hits and a walk. On the season he has made 21 starts and pitched 121.1 innings with a 2.67 ERA, 3.45 FIP, 0.890 WHIP (league leading) and a 146 ERA+. Due to the COVID outbreak on the Nationals at the start of the year and weather, he actually hasn’t faced the Mets yet this year. In three starts against the Mets last year he allowed 5 runs over 13.0 innings, a 3.46 ERA. The Mets have the following career numbers against Max:

Let’s Go Mets!