MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Nationals, Game 2 - 3:15 PM

Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports

Thursday, August 12, 2021 • 3:15 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
GAME TWO: RHP Erick Fedde (4-8, 5.15) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (4-2, 5.06)
SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM

Nothing is ever easy for the New York Mets in 2021 – especially the weather. The Mets play a double header today because they couldn’t fit both games in yesterday. At least this time the Mets had a plan on what to do as early as Tuesday – when the Mets saw that they would most likely play at least one double header this week, they made plans to call up Trevor Williams to get some extended work. This is an improvement over having “TBA” on the probable pitchers page for days at a time.

Mets Lineup

Brandon Nimmo – CF
Jeff McNeil – 2B
Pete Alonso – 1B
Dominic Smith – LF
J.D. Davis – 3B
Michael Conforto – RF
Jonathan Villar – SS
James McCann – C
Trevor Williams – RHP

Nationals Lineup

Victor Robles – CF
Andrew Stevenson – LF
Juan Soto – RF
Ryan Zimmerman – 1B
Carter Kieboom – 3B
Luis Garcia – SS
Adrian Sanchez – 2B
Tres Barrera – C
Erick Fedde – RHP

Trevor Williams was acquired by the Mets in the Javier Báez trade at the deadline. Williams won’t be a free agent until 2023. His best year in the majors was back in 2018 where he started 31 games and pitched 170.2 innings with a 3.11 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 1.178 WHIP and a 126 ERA+. For the Cubs this year he pitched in 13 games, 12 starts, tossing 58.2 innings with a 5.06 ERA, 4.54 FIP, 1.534 WHIP and a 81 ERA+. Against the Nationals this year he allowed two runs from five hits over 4 2/3 innings. Before being traded, he shutout the Diamondbacks over 6 1/3 innings and he has now continued that success in Syracuse.

In two starts and 12.0 innings, he’s allowed only three runs from nine hits while striking out 10. The Nationals have the following numbers against him:

Josh Bell 1-2, HR
Ryan Zimmerman 1-5, HR, BB
Gerardo Parra 1-4, BB, K
Juan Soto 1-8, 2 BB, 2 K
Andrew Stevenson 0-2, K
Victor Robles 0-3, K

Erick Fedde gets the start for the Nationals in game 2. Fedde has made 18 starts and pitched 87.1 innings this year with a 5.15 ERA, 4.61 FIP, 1.408 WHIP and a 75 ERA+. Fedde has had a rough go of it his last three starts, pitching 15 1/3 innings allowing 12 runs, 11 earned from 20 hits and three walks (6.46 ERA, 4 HR).

Fedde has faced the Mets twice this year, his first start was similar to many of his starts, allowing three runs over five innings from four hits and two walks. His second time against the Mets he was lights out. He held the Mets to two hits and four walks while allowing no runs in seven innings. In that start (June 18th) he lowered his season ERA to its lowest value at 3.33 (his ERA has been 7.75 since that start). The Mets have the following numbers against him: