Tuesday, September 1, 2020 • 7:35 p.m.
Oriole Park at Camden Yards • Baltimore, MD
RHP Ariel Jurado (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Asher Wojciechowski (1-3, 5.13)
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The last several days for the Mets have been interesting:
– Saturday: lose a close game against the Yankees that the Mets tied late
– Sunday: lose a game in extra innings that they had a 7-2 lead going into the last inning
– Sunday: lose a game in extra innings when the home team, playing as the road team, hit a grand slam to start off the 8th
– Monday: lose a game they had an early lead in against the Marlins
– Monday: inexplicably acquire Todd Frazier, a veteran catcher and Miguel Castro at the trade deadline costing Kevin Smith, a starting pitcher, when the rotation is a giant question mark for next season.
So things have been odd at best.
And now they play the Orioles.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Michael Conforto – RF
- Dominic Smith – 1B
- Robinson Cano – 2B
- Jeff McNeil – LF
- Pete Alonso – DH
- Luis Guillorme – 3B
- Andres Gimenez – SS
- Ali Sanchez – C
Orioles Lineup
- Cedric Mullins – CF
- Anthony Santander – RF
- Jose Iglesias – DH
- Renato Nunez – 1B
- Chance Sisco – C
- Ryan Mountcastle – LF
- Rio Ruiz – 3B
- Pat Valaika – 2B
- Andrew Velazquez – SS
The Mets will be sending Ariel Jurado tonight to pitch in his first game as a Met. Last year as a Ranger he had pitched in 32 games making 18 starts posting a 5.81 ERA, 5.10 FIP, 1.504 WHIP and 89 ERA+ over 122.1 innings. He was less effective as a starter with a 6.68 ERA over 93.0 innings and a WHIP that jumped from 1.159 to 1.613. He faced the Orioles last year and allowed 3 runs over 6.0 innings from 8 hits while striking out 6. All this being said, he had a four good starts in AAA last year with a 3.57 ERA over 22.2 innings and the year before in AA he had a 3.72 ERA over 101.2 innings.
The Orioles send out Asher Wojciechowski tonight who is seeing regular time as a starter for a second consecutive season. This year in 6 starts and 26.1 innings he has a 5.13 ERA, 6.02 FIP, 1.405 WHIP and 90 ERA+. In his last three games he has allowed 9 runs off 16 hits and 4 homers in 12.2 innings, a 6.39 ERA. Last year he made 16 starts and pitched in 17 games, totaling 82.1 innings with a 4.92 ERA, 5.30 FIP, 1.312 WHIP and 96 ERA+. A few Mets have seen him in action before:
- Dominic Smith 1-1, HR
- Robinson Cano 2-2, 2 2B
- Amed Rosario 1-1
Game Notes
Before the game, the Mets recalled Jurado, designated Hunter Strickland for assignment, and transferred Eduardo Nunez to the 45-day injured list.
Right-handed pitcher Walker Lockett was claimed off waivers by the Mariners.
Ariel Jurado will be the 10th player to start a game for the Mets this year. This will surpass the total number of starters that the Mets used in 2019. The franchise record for starters used in a season is 20 set by the 1967 Mets. Entering the day, the Braves, Marlins, Rays and Red Sox have had 11 players start a game, the most in the majors.
Let’s Go Mets
