Tonight, the Mets return home to take on the Colorado Rockies with Jon Niese (8-10, 3.68) opposing Jordan Lyles (6-2, 4.35) to kick off a 3-game series. First pitch is at 7:10pm.
In his last start, Niese got the win despite not having his best stuff. He gave up 6 runs on 10 hits while the offense bailed him out, scoring 8 runs against the Marlins.
Mets outfielders have been getting it done lately. Curtis Granderson went 5-12 (.417) with two home runs and six RBI during the recently completed series at Cincinnati. The Mets are 15-2 this year in games that Kirk Nieuwenhuis starts. Since he rejoined the team on August 5, Nieuwenhuis is batting .321 (9-28).
Juan Lagares had a career-high three stolen bases yesterday and has eight stolen bases in his last nine games after having four stolen bases in his first 94 games this year.
Travis d’Arnaud has 13 home runs, the most by a rookie catcher in team history, the most among NL rookies this season and tied for the fourth-most in the majors among rookies.
Starting Lineup
- Juan Lagares – cf
- Kirk Nieuwenhuis – lf
- David Wright – 3b
- Lucas Duda – 1b
- Travis d’Arnaud – c
- Curtis Granderson – rf
- Wilmer Flores – ss
- Dilson Herrera – 2b
- Jon Niese – P
The Mets look to build off of a series win against the Reds with a series against the Rockies tonight as a strong month could allow the Mets to flirt with a .500 record for the year. Yesterday the Mets had strong pitching from Wheeler, which led him to his 10th win of the season, and received timely hitting from Recker and Granderson, the latter who is two homers away now from a 20 homer season. Tonight Jon Niese takes the mound against Jordan Lyles.
Jon Niese is 8-10 over 26 starts with 161.1 innings of work and a 3.68 ERA. Niese had a stretch of four strong starts where he allowed 3 ER or less but allowed 6 ER over 6.0 innings in his last start against Miami. He missed the Rockies earlier this season and last year he allowed 3 ER over 6.0 innings and 9 hits in a loss. The Rockies have the following numbers against Niese:
- Stubbs 2-13
- Barnes 1-2, 2B
- Morneau 2-3, 2B
- Rutledge 1-2, HR
Lyles is 6-2 on the season over 18 starts and 103.1 innings with a 4.35 ERA. He is also coming off of a poor start where he allowed 6 ER over 8 hits and 6.1 innings. Before that he allowed 11 ER over 16.2 innings. It has been a while since he has faced the Mets as he missed them this year and last year. Back in 2012 he allowed 1 ER over 3 hits and 6.0 innings on his way to a win. The Mets have the following numbers against Jordan:
- Tejada 0-3
- Wright 2-3, HR
- E Young 1-2
- Niese 1-2
Lets Go Mets!
