Saturday, April 21, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA
RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 3.24) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (1-1, 5.40)
PIX11 • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050

The resilient Mets bounced back and won again! The Mets found themselves in a quick 1-0 hole last night, a day after a beating by the Braves, but bounced back with a 5-3 win in the 12th inning.

Once again the hero of the night was Yoenis Cespedes who (again) was slumping and had a go-ahead hit. Tonight, Jacob deGrom takes on long time Brave Julio Teheran with The 7 Line Army in town. It’s going to be a noisy one down south!

METS LINEUP

1. Michael Conforto (L) CF
2. Yoenis Cespedes (R) LF
3. Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
4. Jay Bruce (L) RF
5. Todd Frazier (R) 3B
6. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B
7. Jose Lobaton (S) C
8. Jacob deGrom (L) P
9. Jose Reyes (S) SS

BRAVES LINEUP

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF
2. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Nick Markakis (L) RF
5. Preston Tucker (L) LF
6. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
7. Johan Camargo (S) 3B
8. Carlos Perez (R) C
9. Julio Teheran (R) P

Jacob deGrom is 2-0 over four starts and 25.0 innings with a 3.24 ERA, 2.62 ERA, 1.080 WHIP and 119 ERA+. He became the first Mets starting pitcher to pitch into the eighth inning in his last start, but quickly allowed two Nationals base runners on, and then the bullpen had an epic meltdown which led to the first horrible Mets loss of the season. Last year he was 2-0 over three starts against the Braves allowing six runs from 15 hits and eight walks in 18.0 innings (3.00 ERA, 1.278 WHIP). The Braves have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Freeman 7-for-28, 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 7 K
  • Markakis 7-for-23, HR
  • Inciarte 4-for-18, 2B, 5 K
  • Teheran 3-for-6 (Really)
  • Swanson 1-for-3
  • Suzuki 0-for-5
  • Bourjos 0-for-3

The Mets bats draw former All-Star and long time foe, Julio Teheran who is 1-1 over four games this season pitching 20.0 innings with a 5.40 ERA, 1.650 WHIP, 6.39 FIP and 72 ERA+. His numbers right now are deceiving as in his last two starts he has allowed only 3 runs over  6.0 innings with 16 K’s (his first two starts were horrible though).

Last season he was 11-13 over 32 games and 188.1 innings with a 4.49 ERA (all full season career high), 1.3750 WHIP, 4.95 FIP and 96 ERA+. It just wasn’t his year last year compared to previous seasons. Last year he was 1-2 over five starts and 30.1 innings against the Mets posting a 3.26 ERA and 1.253 WHIP. The Mets have the following numbers against him:

  • Bruce 7-for-28, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB
  • Reyes 4-for-24, 2 3B, 2 BB, 6 K
  • Cabrera 7-for-23, 2 2B, 2 BB
  • Flores 3-for-21, HR, 3 BB
  • Lobaton 7-for-21, 2B, 2 HR, 3 BB
  • Gonzalez 5-for-18, 2B, HR, 3 BB
  • Lagares 4-for-21
  • Cespedes 4-for-18
  • Frazier 3-for-14, HR
  • Conforto 3-for-12, HR

NOTES

New York is 19-7 in its last 26 games in Atlanta.

Jacob deGrom won both of his starts at SunTrust Park last year, posting a 4.50 ERA (six earned runs/12.0 innings). In his last start on April 16 vs. Washington he struck out 12 batters, tied for the third-most in his career, one shy of his career-best. It was the 22nd time deGrom fanned at least 10 batters in a game. The Mets are 4-1 in his starts this season. The only other time deGrom has started a season 3-0 was in 2016.

Yoenis Céspedes is tied for third in the National League with 18 RBI. Bryce Harper is second with 19 and Javier Baez is first with 20.

The Mets have a .335 on-base percentage as a team, the sixth-best mark in the majors. The Mets have a .388 on-base percentage with runners in scoring position, the fourth-best mark in the majors.

Let’s Go Mets!