Funeral services for the Washington Nationals will be held… Wait, maybe I’m getting a little ahead of myself. But according to most Washington Nationals beat writers the Nats look done.
Jacob deGrom (12-7, 2.40 ERA) takes the mound tonight with the Mets looking to close out a three-game sweep and kill Washington’s playoff hopes. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg (8-6, 4.35) will try to stop the unstoppable Mets at 7:05 PM at Nationals Park.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Yoenis Cespedes – CF
- Daniel Murphy – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Jacob deGrom – RHP
Last night was a wild ride for the Mets. The Nationals jumped out to an early lead and the Mets were able to scratch a run back and thus the game was 3-1 Nationals heading into the 6th. Then defensive miscues and Harvey not being able to stop the bleeding led to the Nationals taking a 7-1 lead. But the Mets stunned everyone with a dramatic 8-7 comeback victory. Now the Mets have the opportunity to create a worst case scenario for the Nationals if they complete a sweep tonight.
Jacob deGrom is 12-7 over 26 games and 169.0 innings with a 2.40 ERA this season. His last two starts have been average to good as he allowed 2 ER over 6.0 innings and then 3 ER over 6.0 innings.
This will be his fifth start against the Nationals. In his season debut he allowed 2 ER over 6.0 innings. Then he imploded allowing 5 ER over 5.0 innings at the end of April. In July he allowed 2 ER over 6.0 innings and did the same thing again in August. The Nationals have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Harper 5-13, 2B
- Desmond 4-13, HR
- Escobar 5-10, 2B
- Ramos 3-11, 2B
- Werth 1-8
- Zimmerman 3-8, HR
- Taylor 0-8, 4 K
- Rendon 0-6
- Espinosa 0-5
Stephen Strasburg will try to help the Nationals avoid the sweep tonight. He’s 8-6 over 18 starts and 91.0 innings this year with a 4.35 ERA. He’s coming off of his roughest start since returning from the DL where he allowed 4 ER over 4.0 innings. In his 5 starts since returning he’s 3-1 over 30.0 innings with a 2.70 ERA and 35 strikeouts, so he has been a different pitcher this past month.
Before hitting the DL, he faced the Mets twice. He allowed 3 ER over 5.1 innings to start the season and then later allowed 2 ER over 5.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Stephen:
- Wright 6-19
- Murphy 4-16
- Cuddyer 5-15
- Duda 2-9, HR
- Granderson 2-10
- Tejada 2-13
- Uribe 2-10
- Flores 2-7, 2B
Let’s Go Mets!
