Monday, July 3, 2017 • 6:05 p.m.
Nationals Park • Wahington, D.C.
LHP Steven Matz (2-1, 2.67) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (9-2, 3.51)
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New York had its four-game winning streak snapped yesterday. The Mets have won seven of their last nine. New York is 13-10 in its last 23 games. New York has won three straight series. The Mets are 19-19 on the road and have won five of their last six away from Citi Field.
The Mets are 3-7 in its last 10 series vs. Washington. New York is 11-10 at Nationals Park since 2015, including winning two of three earlier this year.
METS LINEUP
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Jay Bruce – RF
- T.J. Rivera – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Steven Matz – LHP
NATIONALS LINEUP
- Brian Goodwin – LF
- Michael Taylor – CF
- Bryce Harper – RF
- Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
- Anthony Rendon – 3B
- Matt Wieters – C
- Wilmer Difo – 2B
- Adrian Sanchez – SS
- Stephen Strasburg – RHP
Steven Matz is 2-1 over four starts and 27.0 innings this year with a 2.67 ERA, 5.00 FIP and 1.074 WHIP.
His FIP continues to be quite high compared to previous years (3.61, 3.39) but his WHIP is low (1.234, 1.209). Matz will face the Nationals today after his best start of the season where he held Miami to six hits, a walk and no runs, over seven innings. When he faced the Nationals earlier this season, he allowed eight hits and zero walks over seven innings leading to four runs. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- Murphy 3-for-9, 2B, HR
- Rendon 2-for-9, HR
- Taylor 3-for-8, HR, BB
- Harper 1-for-6, BB
- Zimmerman, 0-for-6
- Raburn 1-for-3
- Wieters 1-for-3, HR
The Mets bats will get a look at Strasburg tonight who is 9-2 over 16 starts and 102 2/3 innings with a 3.51 ERA, 3.10 FIP and 1.101 WHIP.
His WHIP has been incredibly consistent over the last three season (1.107, 1.104, 1.101). June was a mixed bag for Strasburg. He allowed two earned runs or less in four of six starts (although one start was over 5 1/3 innings) and the two starts where he allowed more than five earned runs. Against the Mets this year he has allowed five earned runs over 12 1/3 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Granderson 3-for-22, 7 BB (.136 BA, .345 OBP)
- Reyes 6-for-26, 2 2B, BB
- Duda 2-for-16, HR, 5 BB (.125 BA, .375 OBP)
- Bruce 8-for-19, BB, HR
- d’Arnaud 4-for-13, HR, 2 BB
- Cespedes 7-for-12, 2B, BB (1.282 OPS)
- Cabrera 3-for-12, 2 HR
- R Rivera 0-for-5
- TJ Rivera 2-for-5, 2B
NOTES:
The Mets have hit 23 home runs in their last 15 games at Nationals Park.
The Mets have hit at least one home run in 33 of their 38 road games this year. The Mets have 72 home runs on the road, the most in the majors.
New York has hit 35 homers in their last 20 games. Overall, the Mets have 122 home runs, the third-most in the NL and the seventh-most in the majors.
T.J. Rivera is hitting .429 (6-for-14) with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over his last four games. He has hit home runs in consecutive games. Over his last 17 contests, Rivera is hitting .345 (20-for-58) with three doubles, three homers, seven runs scored and eight RBI.
Yoenis Céspedes has three homers, nine RBI and nine runs scored in 12 career games at Nationals Park. He was on the DL during New York’s first trip to Washington this year.
Steven Matz has worked six or more innings in nine straight starts dating to July 24, 2016, the longest streak of his career. In his only career start at National Park, Matz tossed eight shutout innings with seven strikeouts on May 25, 2016. He faced the Nats in his second start this year and allowed four runs over seven innings at Citi Field on June 16.
Stephen Strasburg is 8-4 with a 2.69 ERA (26 ER/87.0 IP) in 14 career starts vs. the Mets. He is 1-1 with a 3.65 ERA (5 ER/12.1 IP) in two starts vs. New York this season.
Asdrubal Cabrera has a .415 on-base percentage and a .351 (13-for-37) batting average with three doubles, two homers, four RBI and seven runs scored since returning from the Disabled List on June 23.
Let’s Go Mets!
