Saturday, September 14, 2018 • 4:05 p.m.
Fenway Park • Boston, MA
RHP Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.62) vs. RHP Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.27)
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The Mets and Noah Syndergaard had a resounding victory against the Red Sox last night and Corey Oswalt will look to keep it going today. Syndergaard shut the Red Sox out for seven innings last night and the Mets hit four homers leading to eight runs in a rout at Fenway.
Mets Lineup
- Amed Rosario (R) SS
- Jeff McNeil (L) 2B
- Michael Conforto (L) LF
- Jay Bruce (L) DH
- Todd Frazier (R) 3B
- Brandon Nimmo (L) RF
- Dominic Smith (L) 1B
- Kevin Plawecki (R) C
- Austin Jackson (R) CF
Red Sox Lineup
- Mookie Betts (R) RF
- Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
- J.D. Martinez (R) DH
- Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
- Steve Pearce (R) 1B
- Ian Kinsler (R) 2B
- Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
- Rafael Devers (L) 3B
- Sandy Leon (S) C
Oswalt is starting today thanks to mother nature. Ever since Monday’s rainout, today became a question mark as who could go with a double header scheduled for Tuesday, which then really happened on Wednesday. At least Oswalt got more of a heads up for this start. On Sunday he found out pretty close to game time as the Mets didn’t want to send out deGrom after the rain delay with a threat of more rain. On the season Oswalt is 3-2 over 14 games and nine starts with 53.0 innings with a 6.62 ERA, 6.02 FIP, 1.358 WHIP and a 56 ERA+. As a starter (43.2 innings), he has posted a 5.36 ERA and a 1.282 WHIP.
The Mets bats will get a look at long time Tiger and now long time Red Sock, Rick Porcello today. He is 16-7 over 30 games and 179.1 innings with a 4.27 ERA, 4.00 FIP, 1.177 WHIP and a 102 ERA+. In his last five starts he has pitched 27.2 innings with a 5.53 ERA. The Mets have the following numbers against Rick:
- Reyes 6-for-12, 3B
- Lobaton 3-for-8, BB
- Frazier 0-for-3, BB
- Bruce 0-for-2, BB
- Jackson 0-for-3
Notes
Amed Rosario is hitting .331 (46-for-139) with a .361 OBP and seven doubles, five homers, 19 RBI and 26 runs scored in his last 32 games. He’s batting .340 (17-for-50) with seven extra-base hits this month. Rosario is tied for third in the NL with 12 stolen bases since the All-Star break and tied for 12th overall with 18. Overall, he is tied for third in the NL with eight triples.
Michael Conforto has 68 RBI, tying his career-high set last year. Ranks second in the majors with six homers and 15 RBI this month. Conforto has 14 homers (sixth in the NL), 38 RBI (tied for third in the NL) with a .533 slugging percentage (10th in the NL) since the All-Star break. Overall, he is tied for eighth in the NL with 73 walks. He has a seven-game hitting streak (379, 11-for-29)
Jeff McNeil has hit safely in 23 of his last 25 starts. His .337 (56-for-166) batting average since his debut on July 24 is fifth in the majors (min. 160 PA). Has 56 hits through his first 49 career games with the Mets. Only José Reyes (57) had more. McNeil has five triples since August 18, the most in the majors.
Let’s Go Mets!
