Sunday, August 25, 2019 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP Dallas Keuchel (4-5, 4.14) vs. LHP Steven Matz (8-7, 4.18)
PIX11 • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets imploded late yesterday and now they try to salvage a game this series before a critical series with the Cubs.
Yesterday the Braves jumped all over the Mets early, taking a 4-0 lead but the Mets clawed back getting the score to 4-2 before Pete Alonso hit his 41st homer of the year, giving the Mets the lead and giving him a share of the single season team home run record. But the bullpen fell apart late with some defensive miscues tossed in, and the offense made some weird decisions (Rosario bunting?). It was a mess at the end of it, the Mets just need a fresh start today.
Mets Lineup
- Amed Rosario (R) SS
- Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
- Pete Alonso (R) 1B
- Michael Conforto (L) RF
- J.D. Davis (R) LF
- Todd Frazier (R) 3B
- Juan Lagares (R) CF
- Rene Rivera (R) C
- Steven Matz (R) P
Braves Lineup
- Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) CF
- Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
- Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
- Josh Donaldson (R) 3B
- Adam Duvall (R) LF
- Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
- Charlie Culberson (R) RF
- Tyler Flowers (R) C
- Dallas Keuchel (L) P
So Steven Matz will look to give the Mets that fresh start. He is 8-7 over 25 games and 23 starts totaling 122.2 innings with a 4.18 ERA, 4.55 FIP, 1.337 WHIP and 98 ERA+. In his last three starts, he has allowed five runs, four earned, over 19.0 innings, a 1.89 ERA while opponents are slashing a .203/.257/.333 against him. This includes a start against the Braves where he held them to one run over six innings from two hits and a walk. The Braves have the following batting lines against Matz:
- Freddie Freeman 7-for-25, 2 2B, HR, BB, 4 K
- Ozzie Albies 3-for-12, 2B, K
- Ender Inciarte 3-for-9, 2B, BB, K
- Ronald Acuna Jr. 3-for-9, 3B, BB, K
- Josh Donaldson 2-for-7, HR, BB, 3 K
- Adeiny Hechavarria 2-for-9, K
- Billy Hamilton 0-for-3
The Mets bats will try to find consistency within themselves against Dallas Keuchel who is 4-5 over 12 starts and 71.2 innings. He has a 4.14 ERA, 4.89 FIP, 1.340 WHIP and 111 ERA+. His last two starts together are the best he’s been all season allowing one run on 11 hits and four walks in 12.0 innings while striking out 14. This includes six shutout innings against the Mets last week. The Mets have the following batting lines against Dallas:
- Rajai Davis 0-for-20, 2 BB, 5 K
- Todd Frazier 0-for-7, 3 K
- Wilson Ramos 1-for-4, 2 BB
- Pete Alonso 0-for-2
- Michael Conforto 0-for-2, BB, 2 K
- J.D. Davis 1-for-3, K
- Amed Rosario 2-for-3, K
- Juan Lagares 0-for-2
Notes
Wilson Ramos is on an 18-game hitting streak(the longest active in the majors), batting .408 (29-71) with six runs, three doubles, three homers, 14 RBI, three walks, a .432 OBP, a .577 SLG and a 1.010 OPS in that span. The last Met with a longer streak was a 20-game streak by David Wright from September 14, 2007-April 2, 2008. The last time a Met had a longer single-season streak was Moises Alou, whose 30-game streak in 2007 is the longest in Mets history. Ramos is second in MLB among catchers with 59 RBI and ranks fifth with a .350 OBP.
Joe Panik is hitting .298 (14-47) with 11 runs, a double, a triple, four RBI and two walks in 14 games since joining the Mets. Has safely reached base in all 11 of his starts for New York.
Pete Alonso leads all rookies in homers (41), RBI (100), extra-base hits (69), total bases (277), runs (77), walks (60), multi-hit games (34), slugging (.593), hits (124) and OPS (.962) and is second in doubles (26) and in OBP (.369)…In addition, he is tied for third in the majors in home runs (41), tied for fifth in RBI (100), sixth in SLG (.593), seventh in extra-base hits (69 and eighth in OPS (.962). Alonso’s last home run gave him 21 at home, tying him for the second-most in team history. Darryl Strawberry holds the record with 24 home runs at Shea in 1990.
Last night, Jed Lowrie played the field for the first time on his rehab assignment (4.0 innings at second base). He went 1-2 in St. Lucie’s (A) game vs. Jupiter. Is now 3-10 (.300) in three rehab games with a double and an RBI. Brandon Nimmo had a scheduled off day yesterday.
Let’s go Mets!
