MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Orioles, 7:05 PM

The New York Mets (63-55) begin their road trip with a short two-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Tuesday night.

All-Star Jacob deGrom (11-6, 2.03) will try to stop the Mets’ three-game skid and will oppose Orioles right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-4, 4.48) at 7:05 PM.

The Mets have won eight straight games vs. Baltimore, dating to June 11, 2010, including going 2-0 this year at Citi Field (May 5-6)…New York’s eight consecutive wins against Baltimore marks its longest winning streak against any American League opponent.

Yoenis Cespedes was 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs in his last game at Camden Yards for the Tigers before being traded to the Mets on July 31 .

Lucas Duda (back) is back at first base after being out of the starting lineup for six straight games.

Mets Starting Lineup

Curtis Granderson RF
Daniel Murphy 3B
Yoenis Cespedes CF
Lucas Duda 1B
Travis d’Arnaud C
Kelly Johnson 2B
Michael Cuddyer DH
Michael Conforto LF
Wilmer Flores SS

This was an odd weekend for the Mets. In all three games, they had a legitimate chance to win except they fell apart late in one way or another. Luckily, the Nationals were also swept so we are still where we started. Meanwhile, the Mets draw an Orioles team that has gotten hot as of late and on their own turf, where they are a different team. For the Orioles, they have strong bullpen and incredibly strong lineup. Plus, they play in a fairly hitters friendly park (or at least their lineup makes it look hitter friendly). Also as a fun side note, the last time Cespedes was in Baltimore, he was traded to the Mets.

Jacob deGrom looks to put things back on track for the Mets. On the season he is 11-6 over 22 starts and 146.2 innings with a 2.03 ERA and 152 K’s. He is coming off of his strongest start in August where he held the Rockies scoreless over 7.0 innings while striking out 10. In his last 15 starts he is 8-2 over 105.0 innings with a 1.46 ERA. Earlier this year he faced the Orioles at Citi Field and held them to 1 run while striking out 9 over 7.0 innings. The Orioles have the following numbers against Jacob:

Parra 0-6
Paredes 1-4
Davis 0-3
Jones 0-2
Machado 2-3

The Mets bats draw Gausman who is 2-4 over 16 games, 8 starts and 60.1 innings with a 4.48 ERA. When Gausman is on, he’s great. Since becoming a full time starter on June 20th, he has two outings where he has completely shut down his opponents. He also has two starts where he has self-destructed on the mound. In August he is 1-2 over 19.2 innings in three starts with a 5.03 ERA. He made a relief outing against the Mets in Early May where he held the Mets scoreless over 1.0 innings and struck out 2. The Mets have the following limited numbers against Gausman: