The New York Mets will try to avoid getting swept against the Atlanta Braves this evening at Turner Field where the two teams will wrap up their series finale.
The Mets will turn to their ace Matt Harvey (7-4, 3.32) and he will be opposed by right-hander Julio Teheran (4-3, 5.07) for the Braves on this Father’s Day matchup. First pitch is at 5:05 PM
Harvey tossed seven scoreless innings against the Toronto Blue Jays in his most recent start.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Dilson Herrera – 2B
- Eric Campbell – 3B
- Matt Harvey – RHP
The Mets need a win in the worst way today, and they are looking at Matt Harvey to help make that happen. Last night the Mets dropped the game 6-4 against Atlanta, and the Nationals pulled ahead to take first place by half a game.
Matt Harvey is 7-4 over 13 games and 86.2 innings with a 3.32 ERA. He a tremendous start his last time out going 7.0 scoreless innings striking out 6. This start came on a string of average to poor performance. Believe it or not, Harvey hasn’t faced the Braves yet at all this season. In 2013 he was 1-0 against the Braves in one start where he allowed 3 ER over 7.0 innings while striking out 13 batters. Atlanta has the following numbers against Harvey:
- Freeman 0-6
- Maybin 1-4, 2B
- C Johnson 0-3
- Simmons 1-3
- Uribe 2-3
The Mets draw a familiar pitcher in Julio Teheran tonight who is 4-3 over 14 games and 81.2 innings with a 5.07 ERA. The Mets faced him twice in April. In the first game they scored 3 runs, only 1 earned over 6.0 innings on their way to a victory and in their second game they tagged him for 4 earned runs over 4.1 innings, the Mets eventually lost that game. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:
- Duda 7-20, 2 2B, 2HR
- Granderson 4-14, 2B, HR
- d’Arnaud 1-12
- Lagares 3-14
- Tejada 1-14
- Cuddyer 2-9
- Flores 2-7, HR
Let’s Go Mets and Happy Harvey Father’s Day!
