Friday, September 2, 2016 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP AJ Cole (0-1, 4.97) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (12-7, 2.55)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM
Even though the Mets dropped the final game of the series, the Mets had a successful four game set with the Marlins, taking 3 of 4, and now they welcome the Nationals to town as the Mets look to continue to chase down a wild card spot to slip into the playoffs.
Mets Lineup
- Jose Reyes – 3B
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Yoenis Cespedes – LF
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Curtis Granderson – CF
- Kelly Johnson – 2B
- Rene Rivera – C
- Noah Syndergaard – RHP
Nationals Lineup
- Trea Turner – CF
- Jayson Werth – LF
- Daniel Murphy – 2B
- Bryce Harper – RF
- Anthony Rendon – 3B
- Wilson Ramos – C
- Clint Robinson – 1B
- Danny Espinosa – SS
- A.J. Cole – RHP
Noah Syndergaard will start off the set against the Nationals. He’s 12-7 over 26 games and 25 starts and 155.0 innings with a 2.55 ERA. In his last two starts he has tossed 15.0 innings allowing only 4 hits and 1 ER while striking out 17. In three starts against the Nationals this season he is 1-2 over 3 starts and 14.2 innings with a 4.91 ERA, the Nationals have the following numbers against him:
- Harper 4-14
- Rendon 5-13
- Werth 2-11
- Revere 4-11
- Espinosa 2-10
- Ramos 3-9
- Robinson 2-6, 2 HR
- Zimmerman 1-8, 2B
- Murphy 2-7, 2B
The Mets bats will get a look at A.J. Cole tonight, who is making his 3rd major league start of the season and pitching in his 6th major league game overall in his career. So far this year he has allowed 4 ER over 5 hits in 7.0 innings against Baltimore and the followed that with 3 ER over 4 hits in 5.2 innings against the Rockies. In his first game he walked 2 and struck out 8, in his second game he walked 3 and struck 4. This will be his first time facing the Mets in his career but one Met has seen him before, Kelly Johnson, and he is 1-2 with a double and 2 RBI’s against Cole.
Let’s Go Mets!
