Friday, April 20, 2018 • 7:35 p.m.
SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA
RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-0, 2.95) vs. LHP Sean Newcomb (1-1, 4.02)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
Yesterday was not the Mets day. Harvey allowed 3 runs in the first inning and a total of 6 runs over the first three and the Mets were never able to climb out of that hole as they lost 12-4. Before we start to look towards today it is important to note that Harvey settled down after allowing 6 runs to not allow any more runs over the next 3 innings of work but Harvey’s lock on a rotation spot after his next time through is starting to evaporate.
Mets Lineup
- Michael Conforto – CF
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Tomas Nido – C
- Noah Syndergaard – RHP
- Amed Rosario – SS
Braves Lineup
- Ender Inciarte – CF
- Ozzie Albies – 2B
- Freddie Freeman – 1B
- Nick Markakis – RF
- Kurt Suzuki – C
- Preston Tucker – LF
- Dansby Swanson – SS
- Ryan Flaherty – 3B
- Sean Newcomb – LHP
Thor is a good remedy for a bad day! Noah Syndergaard makes his 5th start of the season tonight. He is 2-0 over 21.1 innings with a 2.95 ERA, 1.031 WHIP, 2.10 FIP and 87 ERA+. He is coming off a strong, albeit short, start where he allowed 1 run, not earned, over 5.1 innings against the Marlins where he allowed 2 hits and a walk while striking out 11. In his last three starts he has a 1.76 ERA and opponents are hitting .193 against him, but he has allowed 5 walks in 15.1 innings, eating into his pitch total and how far he can go in a game. The last time he faced the Braves was his first start last season where he allowed 5 hits and no walks with no runs over 6.0 innings. The Braves have the following numbers against Thor:
- Markakis 3-9, BB
- Freeman 5-9, 2B, 3B, HR
- Inciarte 1-5
- Swanson 3-5
- Bourjos 0-4
The Mets bats draw Swan Newcomb who will make his 4th start of the season. So far he is 1-1 over 15.2 innings allowing 9 runs, 7 earned from 16 hits, 8 walks and 22 K’s leading to a 4.02 ERA, 3.52 FIP, 1.532 WHIP and 98 ERA+. In his rookie year, last season, he pitched in 19 games with 100.0 innings of work posting a 4.32 ERA, 4.19 FIP, 1.570 WHIP and 99 ERA+. Three of his 19 starts were against the Mets where he pitched 16.2 innings allowing 6 runs, 5 earned off 14 hits and 7 walks while striking out 22. The Mets have the following numbers against Sean:
- Cabrera 5-9, 2B
- Reyes 1-9, 3 K
- Lagares 0-7
- Nimmo 0-6, 3 K
- Cespedes 0-3
- Conforto 0-2, BB
- Flores 2-3
Game Notes
The Mets are 12-3 in their last 15 games when Noah Syndergaard starts following a team loss. In those 15 starts, Syndergaard is 7-3 with a 2.30 ERA (24 earned runs/94.0 innings) with 116 strikeouts.
Tonight is Syndergaard’s 13th-career April start. He has a 2.34 ERA (18 earned runs/69.1 innings) with 93 strikeouts in his 12 April outings. Since 2015, his 2.34 ERA in April is the tied with Carlos Martínez for the lowest among all qualifying NL pitchers.
Jason Vargas is scheduled to make a rehab start for the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday.
Per Elias, Jose Reyes is hitless in his first 20 at-bats this season, the longest hitless streak to begin the season by a Mets position player since Phil Linz opened the season 0-25 in 1968.
Let’s Go Mets!
