MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Marlins, 7:10 PM

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Friday, May 21, 2021 • 7:10 P.M.
loanDepot park • Miami, FL
RHP Marcus Stroman (3-4, 2.72) vs. RHP John Curtiss (2-1, 3.15)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

Two of three in Atlanta? We’ll take it. Losing in the ninth always burns, and the sweep was that close, but the Mets really threw a roster out there that had no business winning. In addition to the injury story line, the Mets schedule is about to swing in the other direction. Thanks to scheduled off days, rain, snow and COVID-19, the Mets have had a lot of off days since the start of the season. Today they start a stretch of 17 straight games without an off day.

Mets Lineup

Jonathan Villar (S) 3B
Francisco Lindor (S) SS
Cameron Maybin (R) RF
Dominic Smith (L) LF
Tomas Nido (R) C
Jose Peraza (R) 2B
Brandon Drury (R) 1B
Johneshwy Fargas (R) CF
Marcus Stroman (R) P

Marlins Lineup

Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B
Miguel Rojas (R) SS
Corey Dickerson (L) LF
Adam Duvall (R) RF
Brian Anderson (R) 3B
Garrett Cooper (R) 1B
Sandy Leon (S) C
Magneuris Sierra (L) CF
John Curtiss (R) P

The Mets are still in first place and the Marlins are coming in to tonight’s game on a two game winning streak after beating the Phillies for consecutive nights. For the Mets, the bullpen has picked each other up, despite being asked to do a lot in the last week (and for the foreseeable future). The offense hasn’t been scary, but has gotten hits in big moments keeping them in the game.

At least tonight the starting pitching is not a question mark for the Mets – Marcus Stroman takes the mound! Stroman has pitched 46.2 innings over eight games this year with a 2.72 ERA, 4.08 FIP, 1.058 WHIP and a 141 ERA+. Stroman is coming off of a rough start against the Rays where he allowed five runs on six hits over six innings while walking one batter. That one game took his ERA from a 2.01 to a 2.72. This will be Stro’s first time facing the Marlins this year. They have the following numbers against him: