Tonight the Mets open up their second to last series of 2014 against a team that has wiped the floors with them this year. The Nationals come in having won 13 of 16 games against the Mets. The pitching match-up pits Bartolo Colon (14-12, 4.02), in what could be his final start for the Mets, against Tanner Roark (14-10, 2.85).
In his last start, Colon received the win in the Mets’ 9-1 victory against the Marlins on September 16th at Citi Field. He tossed 7.2 innings, allowed one earned run on a season-high 12 hits, stricking out seven and walking no one in the 109-pitch effort.
Wilmer Flores has scored 10 runs this month, collecting four doubles, one triple, four home runs and driving in 12 runs in 18 games in September. Flores is tied for fourth in the NL with four home runs this month.
Starting Lineup
- Matt den Deker, LF
- Daniel Murphy, 3B
- Travis d’Arnaud, C
- Lucas Duda, 1B
- Wilmer Flores, 2B
- Curtis Granderson, RF
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis, CF
- Ruben Tejada, SS
- Bartolo Colon, RHP
The Mets start their last road series of the 2014 season tonight against the Nationals. A team that has given the Mets some difficulties, the Nationals now stand between the Mets and an improbable last week of the season where the Mets mathematically can still finish at .500 and in second place. The Mets find themselves in this position thanks to a sweep in Atlanta, which is still shocking to me. Tonight Bartolo Colon gets the start as he goes against Tanner Roark.
Bartolo Colon is 14-12 this season with a 4.02 ERA over 29 starts and 190.1 innings. His last start against the Nationals was awful, but he rebounded nicely against Miami allowing 1 ER over 7.2 innings while striking out 7. Overall in the season he is 1-3 against the Nationals this year with a 4.13 ERA over 24.0 innings, which is great considering last time he allowed 5 ER over 3.0 innings against them. The Nationals have put up the following numbers against Colon:
- Span 1-13
- Cabrera 1-11, 2B
- Rendon 4-13, HR
- Desmond 4-10, 2 HR
- LaRoche 4-9, 2 2B, HR
- Werth 4-7, 2 2B
- Harper 1-7
Tanner Roark is 14-10 in his second major league season with a 2.85 ERA over 30 starts and 192.1 innings of work. In his last two starts he has pitched 13.1 innings and only allowed 2 ER while striking out 5. Against the Mets this year he is 3-0 over three starts and 17.1 innings with a 3.12 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Murphy 3-12, 2B
- E Young 4-13, 2B
- Duda 4-12, 2B
- Lagares 1-8, 2B
- Granderson 2-7, 2 2B
- Tejada 1-7
Lets Go Mets!
