The New York Mets will finish off their series with the San Francisco Giants tonight at Citi Field as Jon Niese (3-6, 4.46 ERA) takes on Tim Lincecum (6-3, 3.29 ERA) at 7:10 PM.
After dropping the first two games of this series to the Giants, the Mets will look to avoid being swept in a three-game series. The last time the Mets were swept in a three-game series by the Giants was June 6-8, 2014. The last time it occurred in New York was May 7-9, 2002.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Dilson Herrera – 2B
- Eric Campbell – 3B
- Jonathon Niese – LHP
Stop me if you heard me before: the Mets try to avoid the sweep tonight. Harvey didn’t have his best last night and the Giants scored a bunch of runs. The Mets also scored a bunch of runs, 5, which is a lot in Mets terms, but it wasn’t enough. Tonight Jon Niese will try to get it done against Tim Lincecum.
Jon Niese is 3-6 over 11 starts and 63.0 innings with a 4.43 ERA. He is coming off his first average start in some time allowing 3 ER over 6.0 innings (while striking out 8, which was a season high). In the last last 5 games he is 0-4 with a 7.96 ERA. Last year he allowed 5 ER over 15.0 IP against the Giants, so a 3.00 ERA. The Giants have the following numbers against him:
- Pence 4-33, 3B
- Posey 7-19, 2 2B, HR
- McGehee 3-15, 2B
- Blanco 1-10
- Pagan 1-11, HR
- Crawford 4-9, 3B
- Arias 2-7
Lincecum is 6-3 over 11 starts and 63.0 innings with a 3.29 ERA. If this holds for the whole season, it will be the first time since 2011 he has an ERA over 2012. In his last three starts he allowed 12 ER over 15.1 innings with a 7.04 ERA. Last year he allowed 3 ER over 6.0 innings against the Mets. The Mets have the following numbers against Lincecum:
- Cuddyer 7-18, 4 2B, HR
- Tejada 3-12, 2B
- Granderson 2-9, 2 HR
- Duda 0-6
- Recker 0-2
Lets Go Mets!
