Saturday, July 28, 2018 • 7:05 p.m.
PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA
RHP Jacob deGrom (5-5, 1.71) vs. RHP Trevor Williams (8-7, 4.11)
PIX11 • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050

The Mets winning streak snapped last night as the Pirates walked-off against the Mets. Some points last night felt like neither team deserved to win as they left runners on base like children leave vegetables on plates. Vargas wasn’t great last night for the Mets but the defense behind him made him serviceable while Conforto continued to heat up at the plate.

Mets Lineup

  1. Amed Rosario – SS
  2. Brandon Nimmo – CF
  3. Wilmer Flores – 1B
  4. Michael Conforto – LF
  5. Jose Bautista – RF
  6. Jeff McNeil – 2B
  7. Devin Mesoraco – C
  8. Phillip Evans – 3B
  9. Jacob deGrom – P

Pirates Lineup

  1. Adam Frazier – 2B
  2. Starling Marte – CF
  3. Gregory Polanco – RF
  4. Colin Moran – 3B
  5. Jose Osuna – 1B
  6. Jordan Luplow – LF
  7. Francisco Cervelli – C
  8. Jordy Mercer – SS
  9. Trevor Williams – P

A story just as big as Cabrera being traded to the Phillies could be the Mets scoring for deGrom tonight. Jacob is 5-5 over 20 games and 131.1 innings with a league-leading 1.71 ERA, league-leading 2.28 FIP, 0.967 WHIP, and a league-leading 223 ERA+. In the month of July he has pitched 24.0 innings over three games with a 1.13 ERA. Last year he pitched 8.1 innings against the Pirates allowing one run on six hits and one walk and struck out 10. The Pirates have the following numbers against deGrom:

  • Mercer 4-14
  • Polanco 3-12, HR
  • Harrison 3-12, 5 K
  • Marte 1-5, BB
  • Bell 0-3, BB
  • Frazier 0-4
  • Freese 0-4, 4 K
  • Cervelli 0-3, K

The Mets bats draw Trevor Williams who is 8-7 over 20 games and 105.0 innings where he has posted a 4.11 ERA, 4.42 FIP, 1.238 WHIP and a 98 ERA+. Hes’s coming off two scoreless back to back starts where he has allowed eight hits and five walks over 11.0 innings. (He preceded this with two of his worst back to back starts allowing nine runs over 7.0 innings). Last year against the Mets he allowed one run over 7.0 innings from seven hits and two walks. The Mets have the following numbers against Williams:

  • Bautista 0-1, 2 BB
  • Mesoraco 1-4, HR
  • Conforto 2-3, 2B
  • Flores 2-3, 2B
  • Reyes 0-1

Let’s Go Mets!