Friday, June 22, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
LHP Alex Wood (2-5, 4.22) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (2-5, 4.82)
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The Mets return home tonight after a road trip with an odd last 6 games. They won three games in a row and looked like things were starting to turn around. Then they lost the last three games, despite the offense going on overdrive for two of the games. It’s been frustrating to say the least and if you think the Mets still have a shot, there were things to grab on to the last 6 days, if you think the Mets should start over there were things to talk about from the last 6 days. Now the Mets gets the Dodgers, probably with Utley and maybe with Kershaw at some point.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – LF
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Jose Bautista – RF
- Devin Mesoraco – C
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Zack Wheeler – RHP
Dodgers Lineup
- Joc Pederson – CF
- Max Muncy – 2B
- Justin Turner – 3B
- Matt Kemp – LF
- Cody Bellinger – 1B
- Yasiel Puig – RF
- Enrique Hernandez – SS
- Austin Barnes – C
- Alex Wood – LHP
Tonight Wheeler will start for the Mets. he is 2-5 over 13 games and 74.2 innings with a 4.82 ERA, 3.80 FIP, 1.393 WHIP and 78 ERA+. He rebounded in his last start against the Diamondbacks holding them to 2 runs off 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8. So far in June he has posted a 3.65 ERA in 4 starts, mostly hurt by one outing where he allowed 6 runs over 5.2 innings that wasn’t exactly all his fault. The Dodgers have the following numbers against Wheeler:
- Utley 4-15, 2B, HR, BB
- Grandal 2-6, HR
- Wood 0-4
- Bellinger 2-2, 2 HR
- Taylor 1-2
- Turner 2-2, HR
- Pederson 0-1
The Mets bats will look to bring the excitement home against Alex Wood who is 2-5 over 14 starts and 74.2 innings with a 4.22 ERA, 3.30 FIP, 1.179 WHIP, 91 ERA+. He is coming off a stronger start against the Giants where he held them to 1 run over 5.2 innings. In his previous two starts he allowed 10 runs, 8 earned over 6.2 innings from 14 hits and 3 walks. In 2016 he allowed 2 runs, 1 earned over 6.1 innings against the Mets while striking out 9. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Flores 5-14, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB
- Frazier 1-6, 2B
- Cabrera 2-6, 2B
- Mesoraco 1-6, HR
- Wheeler 0-4, 2 K
- Bautista 0-3
- Confortion 0-3
- Reyes 0-3
Game Notes
Mets selected the contracts of OF Kevin Kaczmarski and RHP Drew Smith. They optioned RHP Paul Sewald and RHP Chris Flexen. They also designated RHP Hansel Robles for assignment and moved RHP AJ Ramos to the 60-day DL.
Barring postponements, the Mets will play their next 58 games in the Eastern Time Zone, which would be the longest single-season streak in team history. Research courtesy of Elias.
The Mets have lost nine straight games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. The longest losing streak to Los Angeles in team history is 11 games (July 31, 1963-May 21, 1964).
Amed Rosario has hit in a career high seven straight games, going 9-26 (.346). Rosario has three doubles, one home run and three RBI during this stretch.
Let’s Go Mets!
