Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports
Thursday, August 18, 2022 • 7:20 P.M.
Truist Park• Atlanta, GA
RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.62) vs. LHP Max Fried (10-4, 2.60)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050
The Mets held on and won last night’s game, putting the Braves back to a comfortable 4.5 games back. Now the Mets have a chance to split the series and put the Braves right back where they were when the week started!
The headline in last night’s game was Brett Baty. The Mets #2 prospect made his major league debut hitting a home run on the second pitch he saw in the game. Those two runs ended up being incredibly important with the Mets winning by 9-7. Brett Baty also hit a ball with an exit velocity of 113 mph off a lefty – just something the Mets have not done in recent years.
Mets Lineup
Jake is back on the bump for the final game in Atlanta tonight, as the Mets go for a series split. #LGM pic.twitter.com/u8pYOiPpW1
— Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) August 18, 2022
Braves Lineup
Tonight's #Braves lineup for the series finale vs. the Mets.#ForTheA pic.twitter.com/a4f8Nq0rZN
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 18, 2022
Now the Mets turn to Jacob deGrom! Happy deGrom day! Jacob has made three starts this year totaling 16 2/3 innings with a 1.62 ERA, 0.72 FIP, .420 WHIP, and a 248 ERA+. His second start of the season was against the Braves and he held them to two runs from one hit and one walk over 5 2/3 innings while striking out 12. The only hit he gave up in that game was a home run and he was pulled from the game after that (following the plan of allowing him to throw around 75 pitches). The Braves have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Dansby Swanson 5-28, 2 2B, HR, 3 BB, 14 K
- Marcell Ozuna 10-43, 2 2B, HR, BB, 16 K
- Ronald Acuña Jr. 8-27, 2B, 2 BB, 9 K
- Austin Riley 3-14, 2 HR, 7 K
- Orlando Arcia 2-6, BB, 2 K
- Adam Duvall 1-3, 2B, 2 K
- Eddie Rosario 1-4, HR, K
- Travis d’Arnaud 2-3, HR, K
- Robbie Grossman 0-2, K
- Michael Harris 0-2, 2 K
- Matt Olson 0-2, K
- William Contreras 0-2, 2 K
Max Fried will be activated to start tonight’s game against the Mets. Fried has been on the injured list for the last week due to a concussion. Over 22 starts and 138 1/3 innings, Fried has a 2.60 ERA, 2.45 FIP, 1.077 WHIP and a 162 ERA+. His major strength this season has been keeping the ball in the ballpark. He’s leading the league in HR/9 at 0.4. His last start was against the Mets where he allowed four runs, two earned over six innings from six hits and a walk. His concussion is from a fall he took while fielding during the third inning. He stayed in the game but was placed in the concussion protocol afterwards. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Pete Alonso 8-27, 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB, 10 K
- Brandon Nimmo 3-18, 2 2B, 4 BB, 6 K
- Jeff McNeil 8-22, 3 2B, 5 K
- Francisco Lindor 3-18, HR, 4 K
- Starling Marte 4-13, 2 2B, BB, 3 K
- Darin Ruf 2-11, BB, 3 K
- James McCann 0-7, 2 BB
- Mark Canha 2-7, HR, 2 BB, 2 K
- Daniel Vogelbach 0-3, K
- Tyler Naquin 0-3, 2 K
Game Notes
Jeff McNeil leads left-handed hitters with a .324 (34-105) batting average against left-handed pitchers this year. He has hit .364 (8-22) with three doubles against
tonight’s starting pitcher Max Fried. McNeil is second in the majors with a .352 (63-179) road batting average.
Brandon Nimmo has reached base safely in 25 straight road games, the longest stretch of his career. He is batting .362 (38-105) with 24 runs, six doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI, 10 walks with a .429 OBP, a .562 SLG and a .990 OPS in that span.
The Mets announced they’ve claimed infielder Yolmer Sánchez off waivers from the Red Sox and designated Patrick Mazeika for assignment.
Let’s Go Mets!
