Monday, July 23, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, Queens, N.Y.
RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.68) vs. LHP Eric Lauer (5-6, 4.87)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
Hopefully the Mets stayed dry last night as last night’s rubber game against the Yankees was washed out. Being cold and damp is a great way to spread colds to each other. Speaking of viruses, in another edition of “How More Mets Can This Mets Team Get?” Noah Syndergaard landed on the DL yesterday with hand, foot and mouth disease, and incredibly painful ailment. We wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.
Mets Lineup
- Amed Rosario (R) SS
- Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
- Wilmer Flores (R) 1B
- Jose Bautista (R) RF
- Michael Conforto (L) LF
- Devin Mesoraco (R) C
- Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
- Jose Reyes (S) 3B
- Jacob deGrom (L) P
Padres Lineup
- Travis Jankowski (L) RF
- Carlos Asuaje (L) 2B
- Wil Myers (R) LF
- Eric Hosmer (L) 1B
- Christian Villanueva (R) 3B
- Freddy Galvis (S) SS
- Manuel Margot (R) CF
- Austin Hedges (R) C
- Joey Lucchesi (L) P
Jacob deGrom will take the mound tonight to help us all forget about Syndergaard’s syndrome, Reyes’ increase in playing time, the Familia Trade, Cespedes’ heels and general roster woes. Jacob is 5-4 over 19 games and 123.1 innings with a 1.68 ERA (league leading), 2.33 FIP (league leading), 230 ERA+ (league leading) and 0.973 WHIP. In the month of July he has allowed one run over 16.0 innings from nine hits, two walks and 15 K’s. In San Diego in April, he allowed no runs off five hits and three walks in 7.1 innings of work. The Padres have the following numbers against him:
- Galvis 10-for-28, 7 K
- Myers 2-for-13, HR, BB, 6 K
- Ellis 1-for-6, 2 BB, 3 K
- Pirela 2-for-6, 2B, BB
- Hosmer 2-for-5, BB
- Renfroe 1-for-3, HR
The Mets bats will get a look at rookie Eric Lauer who is 5-6 over 16 games and 77.2 innings with a 4.87 ERA, 4.59 FIP, 1.674 WHIP and 82 ERA+. He is coming off a rough start against the Cubs where he allowed five runs over two innings. Before that he had an impressive streak where he went 2-1 over 30.2 innings in five games with a 1.76 ERA with only one terrible start (before that streak his ERA was 6.20). This will be his first game against the Mets.
Let’s Go Mets!
Notes
Jose Bautista is one home run shy of 339 for his career, which would tie him for 99th place on major league baseball’s all-time home run list with Dave Parker, Boog Powell and Tino Martinez.
IN THE MINORS: 2018 second-round pick RHP Simeon Woods- Richardson made his professional debut yesterday for the rookie-level Gulf Coast Mets and pitched 1.0 perfect inning with one strikeout to pick up the save vs. the Cardinals.
