Saturday, July 7, 2018 • 4:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
LHP Blake Snell (11-4, 2.24) vs. LHP Steven Matz (4-5, 3.46)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050
The Mets have now won three of their last four games and look to win three straight games today for the first time in forever.
Last night the Mets got another gem of a performance from Jacob deGrom who pitched eight innings allowing one run, and getting no run support. After a solid inning of work from Familia, the Mets ended the game on a walk-off grand slam by Jose Bautista (surprisingly, his first walk-off homer). All of the major contributors last night (deGrom, Bautista, Familia and Cabrera) have had their names in varying degrees of trade rumors.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo (L) CF
- Jose Bautista (R) RF
- Asdrubal Cabrera (S) 2B
- Michael Conforto (L) LF
- Wilmer Flores (R) 1B
- Todd Frazier (R) 3B
- Kevin Plawecki (R) C
- Amed Rosario (R) SS
- Steven Matz (R) P
Rays Lineup
- Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF
- Matt Duffy (R) 3B
- Daniel Robertson (R) LF
- Wilson Ramos (R) C
- C.J. Cron (R) 1B
- Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS
- Carlos Gomez (R) RF
- Willy Adames (R) 2B
- Blake Snell (L) P
Matz is 4-5 over 16 games and 83.1 innings with a 3.46 ERA, 4.71 FIP, 1.224 WHIP and 111 ERA+. He ended June with a bad start and an average start, but rebounded in his first start in July where he allowed one run, not earned, over 5.1 innings. There are several members of the Rays who have seen Matz as members of other teams:
- Hechavarria 2-for-6
- Ramos 2-for-6
- Duffy 1-for-3
- Smith 0-for-3
The Mets bats will face off against Blake Snell who is 11-4 over 108.2 innings and 18 games with a 2.24 ERA, 3.44 FIP, 1.012 WHIP, and a 176 ERA+. He is leading the league in hits per nine innings, only allowing 5.7. In his last three starts he is 3-0 pitching 21.1 innings allowing only two runs from eight hits and 12 walks while striking out 26 leading to an ERA of 0.84. Only two Mets have seen Snell in a game. Bautista is 2-for-11 with a double and four walks. Frazier is 1-for-5 with a walk.
Notes
The Mets have won three of their last four games following a three-game losing streak. Improved to 15-14 in series openers this season. New York is 4-6 in Interleague play in 2018 and 189-183 (.508) all-time vs. the AL, the best winning percentage among NL clubs vs. the AL New York improved to 15-26 at Citi Field this season.
Asdrubal Cabrera has gone 23-for-66 (.348) with two doubles, four homers, 13 RBI and eight runs scored in his last 16 games.
Jeurys Familia stranded the bases loaded to finish a scoreless ninth inning and pick up his career-high fourth win of the season.
Let’s Go Mets!
