Friday, June 9, 2017 • 7:35 p.m.
SunTrust Park • Atlanta, GA
RHP Matt Harvey (4-3, 5.43) vs. RHP Julio Teheran (5-4, 5.40)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets split the first two game set against the Rangers this year on Wednesday, and after their second off-day this week they travel to Atlanta to take on the Braves. This will be the second series the Mets play at the new home of the Braves as they look to get something positive going with Matt Harvey.
Mets Lineup
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- T.J. Rivera – 2B
- Curtis Granderson – CF
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Matt Harvey – RHP
Braves Lineup
- Ender Inciarte – CF
- Brandon Phillips – 2B
- Nick Markakis – RF
- Matt Kemp – LF
- Matt Adams – 1B
- Kurt Suzuki – C
- Danny Santana – 3B
- Dansby Swanson – SS
- Julio Teheran – RHP
Harvey is 4-3 over 11 games and 61.1 innings with a 5.43 ERA, 6.04 FIP, 1.484 WHIP. After a good start in Pittsburgh where Harvey allowed 1 ER over 6.0 innings, last time out against Pittsburgh at home, he allowed 6 ER over 5 hits and 4 walks in 5.0 innings of work. He has faced the Braves twice this year and they were very different starts. His first start was against the Braves in New York where he allowed 3 hits and 2 runs over 6.2 innings. Then he allowed 8 hits and 3 walks leading 6 runs over 5.1 innings at the start May against the Braves in Atlanta. The Braves have the following numbers against him:
- Markakis 5-19, 2B, 4 BB
- Inciarte 5-18, 2 2B
- Phillips 4-17, 2 2B, BB
- Kemp 3-14, 3 HR, BB
- Suzuki 2-10, HR, 2 BB
- Swanson 1-6, 2 BB
The Mets draw the ace of the Braves staff who has had an off year, Julio Teheran. Teheran is 5-4 over 12 games and 66.2 innings with a 5.40 ERA, 5.71 FIP and 1.515 WHIP. He was starting to bounce back with two good starts in a row but had a horrible last start where he allowed 11 hits and 2 walks in 5.0 innings leading to 7 runs. Against the Mets this year he has been good twice and then terrible. In April he pitched 12.1 innings allowing 8 hits and 7 walks and only 2 runs. Then the next week in May he allowed 6 ER from 6 hits and 3 walks over 6.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Julio:
- Granderson 7-34, 2B, 2 HR, 8 BB (.364 OBP)
- Duda 7-25, 2 2B, 2 HR, 5 BB (1.000 OPS)
- Bruce 5-25, 2B, 2 HR, 4 BB
- Walker 3-24, 2 BB
- d’Arnaud 2-24, 2 BB
- Reyes 3-21, 3B, 2 BB
- Cabrera 7-20, 2 2B, 2 BB
- Flores 3-19, HR, 2 BB
- Conforto 3-9, HR
Notes –
The Mets have hit at least one home run in 11 straight road games. It’s the third-longest such streak in franchise history. The club record is 14 road games in a row with at least one road homer from August 12-September 8, 1998 and the Mets also had a 13-game streak from August 3-23 last year.
Michael Conforto is hitting .417 (15-36) with six homers and 11 RBI in the first inning.
This season, the Mets have averaged 6.18 runs a game in Matt Harvey’s first 11 starts (68 runs in 11 starts), which is second-best in the National League among qualified starters.
Neil Walker is out of the lineup for the second straight game with knee stiffness.
Let’s Go Mets!
