Jacob deGrom (6-4, 2.41 ERA) looks to salvage the final game of the series and give the Mets a series split against the Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Arizona. DeGrom will be opposed by Josh Collmenter (3-5, 5.03 ERA) for the D’Backs and first pitch is at 4:10 PM.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Ruben Tejada – 2B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Eric Campbell – 3B
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Jacob deGrom – RHP
The Mets will try to split the series today as they look to avoid consecutive series losses on their road trip out west. Yesterday Bartolo Colon only made one mistake that led to two runs, and that was enough to lose the game as the Mets bats stranded a sizable contingent of runners on the bases.
Jacob gets the start for the Amazin’s today. On the season he is 6-4 over 11 starts and 71.0 innings with 71 K’s and a 2.41 ERA. In his four starts he has pitched 29.1 innings with a 3-0 record and a 0.92 ERA while striking out 34. He missed the Diamondbacks last year so this will be his first major league start against them. The only player on the Dbacks roster who has seen deGrom in an MLB game is Saltalamacchia who is 1-8 with a double and 3 strikeouts.
The Mets bats will continue to do some soul searching against Josh Collmenter who is 3-5 over 11 starts and 62.2 innings with a 5.03 ERA. In his last three starts, he has started to return to normal pitching 15.2 innings with a 4.02 ERA. In two starts against the Mets last year he allowed 5 earned runs over 10.0 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Josh:
- Cuddyer 3-9
- Lagares 2-7, 2B
- Tejada 2-7
- Recker 1-6
- Duda 2-5
- Granderson 1-4, 2B
- Flores o-4
Lets Go Mets!
