Thursday, September 14, 2017 • 8:05 p.m. (ET)
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
RHP Seth Lugo (6-4, 4.64) vs. RHP Jen-Ho Tseng (ML Debut)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
Last night was a night to forget for Mets pitching who gave up 17 runs against the Cubs. Harvey allowed 5 runs over 3.1 innings, then Bradford allowed 4 runs in 1.0 inning, then Rhame allowed 5 runs in 0.1 innings and finally Callahan allowed 2 runs in 0.2 innings. Just not a good night. The Mets will turn to Seth Lugo for stability tonight.
Mets Lineup
- Jose Reyes 2B
- Brandon Nimmo LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera 3B
- Dominic Smith 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud C
- Nori Aoki – RF
- Amed Rosario SS
- Juan Lagares CF
- Seth Lugo RHP
Cubs Lineup
- Jon Jay CF
- Kris Bryant 3B
- Anthony Rizzo 1B
- Ian Happ 2B
- Kyle Schwarber LF
- Javier Baez SS
- Jason Heyward RF
- Taylor Davis C
- Jen-Ho Tseng RHP
Seth Lugo is 6-4 over 15 games and 14 starts with 83.1 innings of work. He has posted a 4.64 ERA, 4.00 FIP and 1.392 WHIP. Last start was his first start all season where he shut an opponent out, going 6.0 scoreless innings against the Reds allowing 4 hits and a walk. The last time he faced the Cubs was in 2016 where he made his major league debut in relief against them and pitched against them again 2.5 weeks later. In those two outings he allowed 2 hits over 4.0 innings with no runs. The Cubs have the following numbers against him:
- Almora 0-2
- Baez 1-2
- Bryant 0-2
- Martin 1-2, HR
- Rizzo 0-2
- Contreras 0-1
- Heyward 1-1
The Mets bats will face the minor league pitcher of the year for the Cubs, Jen-Ho Tseng, in his major league debut. The almost 23 year old from Taipei made his professional debut in the Midwest league at age 19. This season he is 13-4 over 24 games with a 2.54 ERA and a 1.135 WHIP over 145.1 innings from AAA and AA. He dominated at AAA going 6-1 over 9 starts with a 2.45 ERA. This looks even better when compared to his 2016 season where he posted a 4.29 ERA / 5.32 RAvg in AA.
Notes –
The Mets have hit a franchise record 114 home runs on the road, the most in the majors. New York’s previous record was 106 home runs on the road in 2016.
José Reyes swatted his 21st leadoff home run with the Mets last night moving back into a tie for the most in team history with Curtis Granderson. Reyes has two leadoff homers this year. Reyes has 26 career leadoff blasts, tied for the sixth-most among active players.
T.J. Rivera underwent Tommy John surgery earlier today.
Let’s Go Mets!
