Sunday, September 2, 2018 • 4:05 p.m. (ET)
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
RHP Noah Syndergaard (9-3, 3.51) vs. RHP Chris Stratton (9-7, 4.99)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM
With a diving catch to end the game in extra innings, Nimmo and the Mets beat the Giants 2-1 as they head into today’s match. For a second straight game in a row, a Mets starting pitcher pitched seven innings allowing only one run (this time it was Matz) but the Mets offense was ice cold. They were able to squeak out a run on a Todd Frazier sacrifice fly.
Mets Lineup
- Amed Rosario SS
- Jeff McNeil 2B
- Jay Bruce 1B
- Todd Frazier 3B
- Michael Conforto LF
- Brandon Nimmo RF
- Austin Jackson CF
- Tomas Nido C
- Noah Syndergaard P
Giants Lineup
- Gregor Blanco CF
- Joe Panik 2B
- Evan Longoria 3B
- Brandon Belt 1B
- Austin Slater RF
- Nick Hundley C
- Chris Shaw LF
- Alen Hanson SS
- Chris Stratton P
Today Noah Syndergaard looks to keep the good pitching trend this week going. He is 9-3 over 19 games and 112.2 innings with a 3.51 ERA, 2.62 FIP, 1.278 WHIP and 105 ERA+. August wasn’t Noah’s month so hopefully, September brings out a better side of him. He finished six games and 38 innings in August with a 4.74 ERA with 34 K’s. His best start of the month was against the Giants where he allowed two runs over six innings from five hits and a walk. The Giants have the following numbers against him:
- Belt 0-for-11, 4 BB
- Crawford 2-for-12, 2 BB
- Panik 4-for-12
- Pence 1-for-8
- Longoria 2-for-6
- Blanco 0-for-3
- Hundley 0-for-3
The Mets bats will continue their soul search this weekend against Chris Stratton who is 9-7 over 22 games, 21 starts and 115.1 innings with a 4.99 ERA, 4.31 FIP, 1.457 WHIP, and a 79 ERA+. He is coming off his best start all season against the Diamondbacks where he tossed eight shutout innings allowing five hits and striking out six. Before that start, he allowed only two runs over 6.1 innings against the Mets from six hits. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Conforto 0-for-2, K
- Flores 2-for-3, 2B
- Jackson 1-for-3
- McNeil 3-for-3
- Rosario 0-for-3
- Plawecki 0-for-2
- Reyes 0-for-2
Game Notes
New York has 25 home runs in its last 21 games dating to August 12. The 25 homers since August 12 are tied for the fifth-most in the NL. However, the Mets have one homer over their last four games.
The Mets have 12 triples since the All-Star break, the most in the majors. Overall, the Mets have 29 triples, tied for the fifth-most in the majors. José Reyes leads all active major leaguers with 131 triples.
Austin Jackson is hitting .315 (39-124) with a .361 OBP in 34 games since he joined the Mets on July 27 after playing 49 games with the Giants.
Amed Rosario is 8-for-20 (.400) with two RBI on this road trip. Rosario is tied for second in the NL with 10 stolen bases since the All-Star break. Rosario is hitting .322 (29-90) with four doubles, three homers, 14 RBI and 16 runs scored in his last 20 games. Overall, he is tied for sixth in the NL with seven triples. Rosario is 10 for his last 22 (.455) with two homers in the first inning.
Noah Syndergaard is the only pitcher in modern MLB history (since 1900) to have a SO/BB ratio of five or greater
in each of his first three seasons. He is 7-2 with a 3.82 ERA (28 earned runs/66 innings) since May 15.
Let’s Go Mets!
