Tuesday, September 25, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Touki Toussaint (2-1, 4.30) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (12-4, 3.36)
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The Mets return home for their final homestand of the season against the Braves tonight. While the Mets locked up another losing season on the road, there are some major storylines to wrap up this week. Will Saturday be David Wright’s final game? Will he pitch hit beforehand? Will deGrom make two starts this week instead of one? Will it be enough to sway the “wins are the most important stat” camp? Will Conforto reach 30 homers?
Mets Lineup
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Jeff McNeil – 2B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Jay Bruce – 1B
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Brandon Nimmo – RF
- Austin Jackson – CF
- Tomás Nido – C
- Noah Syndergaard – RHP
Braves Lineup
- Ronald Acuna Jr. — OF
- Ender Inciarte — OF
- Freddie Freeman — 1B
- Nick Markakis — OF
- Johan Camargo — 3B
- Kurt Suzuki — C
- Ozzie Albies — 2B
- Dansby Swanson — SS
- Touki Toussaint — SP
Noah Syndergaard is on the mound for the Mets tonight. He is 12-4 over 23 games and 139.1 innings with a 3.36 ERA, 2.87 FIP, 1.270 WHIP, and a 110 ERA+. He’s coming off a not so great start against the Phillies where he allowed three runs over four innings and that’s how things have gone for Noah the last six weeks or so. He’s been alternating between great (starts one and three this month 16 innings, one earned run) and not great (starts two and four this month 10.2 innings, seven earned runs). In two games against the Braves this season, he has allowed six runs on 17 hits in 12 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against him:
- Markakis 6-for-15, 2B, BB
- Freeman 7-for-15, 2 2B, 3B, HR
- Inciarte 3-for-11
- Swanson 5-for-10
- Duvall 0-for-9, 6 K
- Albies 2-for-7, HR
- Tucker 2-for-5
- Acuna 2-for-4, 2B
The Mets bats draw rookie Touki Toussiant who is 2-1 over five games and four starts with 23 innings pitching posting a 4.30 ERA, 4.07 FIP, 1.348 WHIP, and 95 ERA+. Since his first start, he has allowed 10 runs over 17 innings, a 5.29 ERA. Across two levels of minor league ball, he was 9-6 over 24 starts and 136.1 innings posting a 2.38 ERA. Tonight will be his first game against the Mets.
Notes
Michael Conforto has 16 homers (the eighth most in the majors) and 50 RBI (third in the majors) since the All-Star break. He is tied with Christian Yelich for the major league lead with 41 RBI since August 1 and tied for fifth in homers (13) during that span. Conforto has 80 RBI, extending career high. He also has a career high-tying 27 homers (matching last year’s total).
Noah Syndergaard is 10-3 in his last 15 starts. He is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA (eight earned runs/26.2 innings) and 27 strikeouts in September.
Jeff McNeil has a .340 (68-200) batting average since his debut on July 24, which is the fifth-highest in the majors (min. 190 PA). He is tied for eighth in the majors in hits since his debut. Is tied for second in the majors with 30 hits this month. Has the third-highest batting average (.370) in the majors this month (min. 60 PA). McNeil has 68 hits through his first 57 career games with the Mets. Only José Reyes (72) had more.McNeil’s .340 average in his first 57 career major league games with the Mets, is the highest average in franchise history (min. 180 PA).
Let’s Go Mets!
