Tuesday, June 13, 2017 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP Jon Lester (3-4, 4.13) vs. RHP Zack Wheeler (3-3, 3.45)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM
The Mets won their fourth game in a row on Monday night as they beat the Cubs 6-1. On the positive side, Cabrera hit two homers and Jacob deGrom returned to form, pitching a complete game.
New York has won four in a row and five of its last six games. The Mets are 6-4 in their last 10 games.
METS LINEUP
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Neil Walker – 2B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Zack Wheeler – P
CUBS LINEUP
- Anthony Rizzo – 1B
- Ian Happ – 2B
- Kris Bryant – 3B
- Jason Heyward – RF
- Addison Russell – SS
- Kyle Schwarber – LF
- Willson Contreras – C
- Jon Lester -P
- Albert Almora Jr. – CF
Wheeler starts for the Mets today. The right-hander is 3-3 over 11 starts and 62 2/3 innings with a 3.45 ERA, 3.90 FIP, and a 1.356 WHIP. In Wheeler’s last seven starts, stretching to the end of April, he is 2-1 over 41 innings with a 2.41 ERA. The Cubs have the following numbers against Zack:
- Heyward 7-for-19, 2 2B, 2 HR, BB
- Montero 2-for-4, 2B, BB,
- Rizzo 0-for-5, BB
- Baez 1-for-3
The Mets will get a look at Jon Lester who is having a tougher season after last year’s 19-5, 2.44 ERA campaign. This year he is 3-4 over 13 games and 76 1/3 innings with a 4.13 ERA, 3.74 FIP (actually close to his 3.41 FIP last year) and 1.349 WHIP (far from his 1.016 WHIP last year). Lester was 1-1 against the Mets last year allowing 13 hits and four walks in nine innings leading to nine runs. The Mets have the following numbers against Lester:
- Granderson 16-for-53, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 3 BB (.892 OPS)
- Cabrera 7-for-30, 2 2B, BB
- Reyes 4-for-29, 2 BB
- Cespedes 3-for-21, 2 BB
- Bruce 3-for-20, 2B
- Flores 6-for-13, 3 HR, BB (1.654 OPS)
- Lagares 4-for-12, 2 2B, BB
- Walker 3-for-12, BB
- d’Arnaud 2-for-5, HR
- Duda 2-for-6, HR
- R. Rivera 1-1, HR
Notes:
Mets pitching has allowed one run or fewer in each of its last four games. The last time Mets pitching allowed one run or fewer in four consecutive games was October 2, 2009-April 5, 2010 (the last three games of the 2009 season and the first game of the 2010 season).
Zack Wheeler is 2-1 with a 2.41 ERA (11 earned runs/41 innings) in his last seven starts dating to April 29. His 2.41 ERA in that time is sixth-best in the major leagues (min 40 innings). Wheeler has allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his last nine starts dating to April 18.
New York hit three home runs in last night’s win vs. the Cubs and has 35 home runs in its last 21 games. The Mets have 90 home runs, third-most in the National League behind the Nationals (94) and Reds (92).
Jay Bruce has five home runs and 10 RBI in his last eight games. Bruce is tied for third in the NL and tied for fifth in the majors with 17 home runs. Bruce’s 45 RBI are 10th-most in the NL. He’s hit in nine straight games, going 15-for-39 (.385) with three doubles, five homers and 10 RBI. Bruce also has at least one extra-base hit in each of his last five games.
Wilmer Flores is hitting .379 (39-for-103) since May 1, the highest average in the majors (min. 85 plate appearances). Flores is batting .412 (14-for-34) with two home runs this season versus left-handed pitching. Since 2015, Flores owns a .654 slugging percentage vs. left-handers, the highest slugging percentage vs. LHP in the majors (min. 225 plate appearances vs. LHP). Overall, Flores is hitting .326 (45-for-138) with five home runs and 18 RBI.
Let’s Go Mets!
