Friday, June 18, 2021 • 7:05 P.M.
Nationals Park • Washington, D.C.
LHP Joey Lucchesi (1-4, 5.18) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (4-4, 3.86)
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The Mets just finished a tough homestand against the Padres and Cubs going 5-2! It would have been nice to get to the sweep last night, but 5-2 against two good ball clubs is nothing to scoff at!
The Mets got strong pitching yesterday and the difference maker ended up being a 2-run homer in the first inning by Javier Baez. No more runs, for either team, were scored from that point on and the Mets took the loss. While the current winning streak was snapped, the Mets look to start a new one tonight against the Nationals.
Mets Lineup
- Jonathan Villar – 3B
- Francisco Lindor – SS
- Dominic Smith – LF
- Pete Alonso – 1B
- Billy McKinney – RF
- Luis Guillorme – 2B
- Tomas Nido – C
- Mason Williams – CF
- Joey Lucchesi – LHP
Nationals Lineup
- Kyle Schwarber – LF
- Trea Turner – SS
- Juan Soto – RF
- Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
- Yan Gomes – C
- Josh Harrison – 2B
- Jordy Mercer – 3B
- Victor Robles – CF
- Erick Fedde – RHP
Joey Lucchesi gets the start for the Mets tonight. He’s pitched in 10 games, made 7 starts, over 33.0 innings with a 5.18 ERA, 3.56 FIP, 1.182 WHIP and a 75 ERA+. He’s coming off of his longest outing of the season where he tossed 5.0 innings against the Padres, holding them to 1 run from 4 hits and a walk. In his last four starts he has pitched 17.1 innings allowing only 3 earned runs, a 1.56 ERA. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- Victor Robles 3-6, 2B, HR, 2 K
- Juan Soto 1-5, HR, BB
- Ryan Zimmerman 1-2
- Josh Bell 2-7, 2B, BB, 2 K
- Trea Turner 0-4, 2 BB, K
- Josh Harrison 0-2
- Jordy Mercer 0-2
- Kyle Schwarber 0-3, 2 K
- Yan Gomes 0-2, K
The Mets bats will get a look at Joe Ross tonight. Joe has started 12 games and pitched 62.1 innings with a 4.19 ERA, 4.93 FIP, 1.251 WHIP and a 90 ERA+. He’s coming off of a fantastic game where he pitched 8.0 innings allowing no runs from 5 hits and no walks. This was right after a start where he allowed no earned runs (but 4 unearned runs) over 6.0 innings. Those two starts dropped his ERA from 5.40. He made one start against the Mets this year where he allowed 1 run over 6.0 innings from 5 hits and a walk. The Mets have the following career stats on Ross:
- Francisco Lindor 3-6, 2B, HR, K
- Pete Alonso 2-5, BB, 2 K
- Kevin Pillar 1-2
- Dominic Smith 2-7, HR, 2 K
- Jose Peraza 1-5, BB, K
- James McCann 1-5
- Jonathan Villar 0-1
- Brandon Drury 0-2, K
Game Notes
Jacob deGrom tossed a bullpen session on Friday like he would any other time in-between starts.
The Mets have struck out at least nine batters in a franchise-record 11 straight games, dating back to June 5.
The Mets are 30-7 when scoring first this season. The team’s .811 winning percentage is the best record in the major leagues when scoring first this season.
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Let’s Go Mets!
