MMO Game Thread: Marlins vs Mets, 7:10 PM (SNY)

The first-place Mets will try to extend their streak to six wins tonight as they take on the Miami Marlins for game two of their four game set.

Bartolo Colon gets the start for the Mets and will be opposed by David Phelps for Miami in a 7:10 PM matchup.

New York Mets

RF C. Granderson (L)
CF Juan Lagares (R)
1B Lucas Duda (L)
LF Michael Cuddyer (R)
2B Daniel Murphy (L)
3B Eric Campbell (R)
SS Wilmer Flores (R)
C Anthony Recker (R)
P Bartolo Colon (R)

Last night the Mets found themselves in a hole early thanks to a two run homer by Stanton. Eventually the Mets were done 3-0 until Wilmer Flores stepped up and smacked a three run shot to tie the game. At that point the Mets and Marlins took turns taking the lead and tying the game until the Mets ended up on top 7-5.

Bartolo is making his third start of the season tonight. In his first two games he is 2-0 over 13.0 innings with a 2.77 ERA allowing 9 hits, 4 ER, walking 1 and striking out 13. He made two starts against the Marlins last year logging 14.2 innings with a 2.45 ERA. In that stretch he allowed a lot of hits, 19 but he walked only one batter and stuck out 12. The Marlins have the following numbers against Bartolo:

Ichiro 31-95, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR
Salty 5-21, 2B, HR
Morse 2-8
Yelich 2-8
Kelly 0-7
Ozuna 1-7
Solano 3-4
Gordon 1-3
Hechavarria 0-3

The Mets bats will get a crack at David Phelps tonight. Phelps was traded from the Yankees to the Marlins in the off-season and has made two relief outings this year where he has allowed 4 ER over only one inning of work. He is just getting back to the team as his wife gave birth to a baby boy a few days ago.

Last year with the Yankees he pitched in 32 games, 17 starts, with a 5-5 record and a 4.38 ERA over 113.0 innings. He didn’t face the Mets in 2014, but in 2013 he started against the Mets allowing 5 runs, 4 earned over 0.1 innings (a very short outing). The Mets have the following numbers against Phelps: