MMO Game Thread: Mets @ Nationals, 4:05 PM

Wednesday, September 13, 2016 • 4:05 p.m.
Nationals Park • Washington, D.C.
RHP Robert Gsellman (2-1, 3.92) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (14-8, 2.85)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets and Nationals play for the final time this afternoon as the Mets look to stay in the win column after yesterday’s extra inning win. The Mets lost the lead in the ninth but were able to fight back thanks to T.J. Rivera and maintained their possession of the 2nd Wild Card.

Mets Lineup

Jose Reyes – 3B
Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
Yoenis Cespedes – LF
Curtis Granderson – CF
Jay Bruce – RF
T.J. Rivera – 2B
James Loney – 1B
Rene Rivera – C
Robert Gsellman – RHP

Nationals Lineup

Trea Turner – CF
Jayson Werth – LF
Daniel Murphy – 2B
Bryce Harper – RF
Anthony Rendon – 3B
Wilson Ramos – C
Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
Danny Espinosa – SS
Tanner Roark – RHP

This afternoon Robert Gsellman gets the start. He’s 2-1 over 4 games and 3 starts and 20.2 innings of work with a 3.92 ERA. He’s coming off of a game where he allowed 4 ER to Atlanta over 5 innings, a game where he was cruising but then unraveled towards the end of his start. His best start this season came against the Nationals where he held them to 1 ER over 6.0 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

Espinosa 0-3
Harper 1-1, 2 BB
Murphy 1-3
Ramos 0-2
Rendon 1-2, 2B
Turner 0-3
Werth 1-3
Zimmerman 2-3

The Mets draw Tanner Roark who is 14-8 this year over 186.1 innings with a 2.85 ERA. In his last three starts he has allowed 3 ER over 18.0 innings, the only so-s0 start in that stretch being against the Mets where he allowed 2 ER and 4 hits over 5.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Tanner: