MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Diamondbacks, 9:40 PM ET

Monday May 15, 2017 • 9:40 PM (ET)
Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ
RHP Zack Wheeler (2-2, 4.18 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Godley (1-0, 2.25 ERA)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

After winning four series in a row, the Mets laid a goose egg this weekend as they got swept by the Brewers and now are on a four-game losing streak. Yesterday the Mets had a 7-1 lead after the 5th inning but squandered it as the bullpen went into full meltdown mode. Rather than focusing on that, let’s file that under “things that happen to the Mets when the play in Milwaukee” and move on to Arizona.

Mets Lineup:

Michael Conforto – LF
T.J. Rivera – 3B
Jay Bruce – RF
Neil Walker – 2B
Lucas Duda – 1B
José Reyes – SS
Curtis Granderson – CF
René Rivera – C
Zack Wheeler – RHP

Diamondbacks Lineup:

Reymond Fuentes – CF
Chris Owings – RF
Paul Goldschmidt – 1B
Jake Lamb – 3B
Yasmany Tomas – LF
Brandon Drury – 2B
Nick Ahmed – SS
Jeff Mathis – C
Zack Godley – SP

Zack Wheeler is 2-2 over six games and 32.1 innings with a 4.18 ERA, 4.22 FIP and 1.206 WHIP. In his last two official starts he has allowed three runs (two earned) over 6.2 innings however he has allowed 8 walks which have been blowing up his pitch count. Arizona has the following numbers against him:

Goldschmidt 2-9, BB
Blanco 1-7, 2B
Owings 2-6, 2B
Pollock 0-5, BB
Mathis 0-4, BB
De La Rosa 0-1

The Mets bats will try to move Heaven and Earth against Godley today who is 1-0 in two starts and 12.0 innings with a 2.25 ERA, 3.09 FIP and 1.000 WHIP. Last year he was 4-5 in 27 games and nine starts for the Diamondbacks with a 6.39 ERA, 4.97 FIP and 1.487 WHIP. He picked up a win in two games (one start) against the Mets last year, holding them to five hits and two walks with two runs over 8.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Zack: