The Mets will try to avoid their third consecutive series loss on Sunday as they complete the finale of their four-game set with the Nationals at Citi Field.
RHP Dillon Gee (0-1, 4.26 ERA) will start for the Mets and he will be opposed by RHP Doug Fister (1-1, 3.28) for the Nationals at 1:10 PM.
Wilmer Flores is getting another day off because Terry Collins said he wants him to “clear his head.”
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Juan Lagares – CF
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Michael Cuddyer – LF
- Daniel Murphy – 3B
- Kevin Plawecki – C
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Dilson Herrera – 2B
- Dillon Gee – RHP
Jon Niese somehow held the Nationals to one run last night, but that’s all the Nationals needed as the Mets bats just couldn’t push anyone across the plate. Today, the Mets will look to reverse that and split the four game set with the Nationals before the first of two off-days this week.
Dillon Gee gets the start for the Mets. In his first four starts he is 0-1 over 25.1 innings with a 4.26 ERA. That being said, in his last two starts he has allowed only 3 ER over 14.2 innings (compared to 9 ER in his first 10.2 innings). He deserved to get the win in both starts but the bats didn’t really help him out (the Mets have won all three of his last three starts). This is his first start of the year against the Nationals. Last year, the Nationals were not a team that treated him well as he went 1-1 over 4 starts with a 5.87 ERA over 23.0 innings. The Nationals have the following numbers against Dillon:
- Desmond 11-41, 3 HR
- Werth 11-37, 3 2B, HR
- Zimmerman 8-35, 2B
- Uggla 5-29, 2B, 3B
- Span -28, 2 2B, HR
- Ramos 5-22, 2B, HR
- Harper 7-19, 2 HR
The Mets draw Doug Fister in the series finale who is 1-1 over 4 starts with a 3.28 ERA over 24.2 innings this year. So far he is having a reverse Gee year. In his first two starts he allowed 1 ER over 13.0 innings. In his last two starts he has allowed 8 ER over 11.2 innings. Doug was very good against the Mets last year going 3-0 in as many starts posting a 0.89 ERA over 20.1 innings holding the Mets to only 2 ER. The Mets have the following numbers against Fister:
- Granderson 5-22, 2B, HR
- Lagares 5-11
- Murphy 2-12
- Cuddyer 3-11, HR
- Duda 3-8
- Flores 5-9, HR
- Mayberry 1-6, HR
Lets Go Mets!
