bartolo colon

Thursday, August 4, 2016 • 7:05 p.m.
Yankee Stadium • Bronx, N.Y.
RHP Bartolo Colon (9-6, 3.58) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-7, 4.78)
SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

The Mets will try to split the season series with the Yankees tonight as they play game 4 in the Bronx. Last night the Mets hit into multiple double plays early on in the game ending rallies early while the Yankees piled on the runs. In the end it was just too much for the Mets to overcome and they ended up losing 9-5. Bartolo Colon will try to put them back on the right track.

The Mets are 8-11 since the All Star break and 40-45 since May 1. The Mets are 8-12 all-time at the new Yankee Stadium and 21-32 all-time in the Bronx.

Mets Lineup

  1. Curtis Granderson – LF
  2. Alejandro De Aza – CF
  3. Neil Walker – 2B
  4. Jay Bruce – RF
  5. James Loney – 1B
  6. Michael Conforto – DH
  7. Travis d’Arnaud – C
  8. Kelly Johnson – 3B
  9. Matt Reynolds – SS

Yankees Lineup

  1. Brett Gardner – LF
  2. Jacoby Ellsbury – CF
  3. Chase Headley – 3B
  4. Brian McCann – C
  5. Starlin Castro – 2B
  6. Didi Gregorius – SS
  7. Gary Sanchez – DH
  8. Rob Refsnyder – 1B
  9. Aaron Hicks – RF

Colon is 9-6 over 22 games and 21 starts pitching 120.2 innings with a 3.58 ERA. He’s coming off of a rough start against the Rockies where he allowed 5 ER over 5.0 innings and in his last five starts he’s alternated between being terrible and fantastic, the pendulum is supposed to swing to fantastic tonight. The last time he faced the Yankees was in 2014 where he allowed 7 runs, 6 earned over 5.2 innings. The Yankees have the following numbers against Colon:

  • A Rod 23-56, 7 2B, 3B, 8 HR
  • Teixeira 12-42, 2 2B, 3 HR
  • Ellsbury 4-15, 2B
  • Gardner 3-10, HR
  • Castro 3=7, 2B
  • Headley 1-7
  • McCann 1-3

The Mets draw Nathan Eovaldi who is in his second season with the Yankees. He’s 9-7 this year over 22 games and 19 starts with a 4.78 ERA over 116.2 innings. In his last three starts, returning to the rotation, he has pitched 18.0 innings allowing 6 ER, so a 3.00 ERA. He had one start against the Mets last year where he allowed 4 ER over 7 hits and 4.1 innings. The Mets have the following numbers against Nathan:

  • Granderson 4-8, 2 HR
  • Bruce 1-7
  • d’Arnaud 1-4, 2B
  • Loney 0-6
  • De Aza 1-5
  • Niese 0-5
  • Flores 1-4, 2B

Let’s Go Mets!