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Tuesday, October 4 • 4:10 P.M. ET
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Cory Abbott (0-4, 5.11 ERA) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-7, 3.95)
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The Mets are still long shots to win the National League East. Going into Monday’s games the Mets needed the Braves to lose every game for the rest of the season and the Mets needed to win every game for the rest of the season.
The Marlins – who messed with the Mets chances last week – returned the favor on Monday night and beat the Braves. Mother nature gave the Mets night off. Now the Mets have two must-win games today.
Mets Lineup
Let’s play two. #LGM
🆚: Washington
💪: @Cookie_Carrasco
📍: @CitiField
🕕: 4:10 p.m.
📺: @SNYtv
📻: @wcbs880
🔗: https://t.co/6gh1hsmoSl pic.twitter.com/NEqV3jZ5bE— New York Mets (@Mets) October 4, 2022
The Mets bats look to reignite their passion for offense in the first game against Cory Abbott. Abbott has pitched in 15 games and made eight starts for the Nationals this season totaling 44 innings. He has a 5.11 ERA, 6.30 FIP, 1.364 WHIP and a 77 ERA+. As a starter only he has pitched 35 innings with a 5.91 ERA and 1.543 WHIP.
Abbott has been roughed up in his last two starts, both against the Braves. The Braves scored nine runs (eight earned) over nine innings from nine hits and five walks. While Abbott has struggled against a lot of teams this year, but not the Mets. Over three games and a start Abbott has allowed no runs in seven innings while holding the Mets to three hits. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
- Jeff McNeil 0-3, BB
- Tomás Nido 0-4
- Pete Alonso 0-3, K
- Luis Guillorme 0-3
- Francisco Lindor 0-2, BB, K
- Tyler Naquin 1-2, BB
- Brandon Nimmo 0-2, K
- Daniel Vogelbach 0-2, BB, K
- Mark Canha 1-2, 2B
- Eduardo Escobar 0-1
Nationals Lineup
Today: 1 of 2 #NATITUDE pic.twitter.com/3cSpRgt0iY
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) October 4, 2022
Carrasco had made four starts against the Nationals this year, totaling 20 innings of work, allowing eight runs (four earned) from 19 hits and seven walks while striking out 17. His last start against the Nationals though, on September 4, was not pretty. He allowed five runs (one earned) over 2 2/3 innings of work from six hits and two walks.
The Nationals have the following career numbers against him:
- Nelson Cruz 13-35, 3 2B, 5 HR, 4 BB, 11 K
- Cesar Hernandez 0-9, 2 BB, 4 K
- Luke Voit 0-5, 2 BB, 3 K
- Victor Robles 1-5, 2 K
- Yadiel Hernández 0-8, BB, 2 K
- Riley Adams 3-5, HR
- Keibert Ruiz 1-4, 2 K
- Lucius Fox 0-2, K
- Lane Thomas 2-2, 2B
Game Notes
Jeff McNeil enters play Tuesday leading the National League in batting average (.3257) after Freddie Freeman (.3245) posted an 0-for-4 night on Monday.
The weather in New York will likely mess with the Mets’ chances of getting both games in on time. We’ll see how this goes.
Let’s go Mets!
