Saturday, June 23, 2018 • 7:15 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
LHP Clayton Kershaw (1-4, 2.76) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-2, 1.51)
FOX • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
The Mets lost again last night, this time leaving a small army on the bases as they fell to the Dodgers 5-2. Overall on the night the Mets were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left seven batters on bases which together creates an inexcusable loss by three runs. As a positive for the night, Bautista hit a homer.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo — LF
- Todd Frazier — 3B
- Asdrúbal Cabrera — 2B
- Wilmer Flores — 1B
- Michael Conforto — CF
- José Bautista — RF
- Devin Mesoraco — C
- Amed Rosario — SS
- Jacob deGrom — RHP
Dodgers Lineup
- Joc Pederson — LF
- Max Muncy — 1B
- Justin Turner — 3B
- Cody Bellinger — CF
- Yasiel Puig — RF
- Yasmani Grandal — C
- Enrique Hernandez — SS
- Chase Utley — 2B
- Clayton Kershaw — LHP
The Mets will rally behind Jacob deGrom who is 5-2 over 15 games and 95.1 innings with a 1.51 ERA (league leading), 1.98 FIP (league leading), 0.986 WHIP and 250 ERA+ (league leading). In his last start he allowed two runs, one earned over eight innings from five hits and a walk while striking out seven. In his last 11 starts and 70.1 innings he has posted a 0.90 ERA. At home against the Dodgers last year he allowed three runs off five hits and three walks in five innings while striking out eight (the damage done on two homers). The Dodgers have the following numbers against him:
- Utley 4-for-17, 2B, 4 BB
- Turner 5-for-19, 3 2B
- Pederson 1-for-12, 2B, 5 BB
- Kemp 4-for-16, 2 2B
- Grandal 2-for-13, 2B
- Puig 3-for-13, 2 HR
- Hernandez 0-for-4
- Bellinger 0-for-3
- Taylor 2-for-3, HR
The Mets draw Clayton Kershaw, making his return from the DL tonight from a back strain. On the season he is 1-4 over eight starts and 49.0 innings with a 2.76 ERA, 3.47 FIP, 1.122 WHIP and 139 ERA+. Kershaw pitched from March 29 to May 1. Then missed a month of starts making an outing against the Phillies allowing one run over five innings on May 31. He went out again and now he’s back. He faced the Mets last year in LA and it was one of his worst starts of the season allowing six runs over 6.1 innings from six hits and a walk while allowing four homers. The Mets have the following numbers against Clayton:
- Reyes 5-for-19, 2 HR
- Flores 3-for-15
- Frazier 3-for-13, 2 2B
- Cabrera 3-for-10, HR
- Plawecki 1-for-9
- Conforto 0-for-4
- Mesoraco 1-for-3
- Bautista 1-for-3, 2B
- Bruce 6-for-23, 3 HR (DL)
- Cespedes 1-for-18 (DL)
Game Notes
The Mets have lost 10 straight games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. It is the second-longest losing streak to Los Angeles in team history. The Mets lost 11 straight games from July 31, 1963-May 21, 1964. New York has lost six straight home games to the Dodgers dating to May 28, 2016. The franchise record is eight straight home losses to the Dodgers, done twice, last, Sept. 5, 1964-Aug. 23, 1965.
Jose Bautista has a .438 OBP since joining the Mets on May 22. He has drawn nine base-on-balls in his last eight games (18 plate appearances). Bautista has reached base safely in his last eight games (.591 OBP during that span).
Amed Rosario has hit in a career high eight straight games, going 10-for-30 (.333). Rosario has three doubles, one home run and three RBI during this stretch.
DeGrom leads the majors with a 1.51 ERA. He’s third in the NL and ninth in the majors with 120 strikeouts, third in the NL in WHIP (0.99) and leads the NL and is second in the majors with a .535 OPS.
Let’s Go Mets!
