After an off day on Monday, the Mets begin a short two game set against the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Citi Field.
Bartolo Colon (4-1, 3.31) starts for the Mets and will be opposed by Bud Norris (1-2, 12.18) for the Orioles in a 7:10 PM contest.
Bartolo Colon has issued one walk (in his first start) and struck out 25 this year. He hasn’t issued a walk in his last 26.2 innings, the longest single-season streak in team history since Braden Looper went 27.0 innings without a walk from June 3-August 4, 2004.
Mets Starting Lineup
- RF Curtis Granderson (L)
- CF Juan Lagares (R)
- 1B Lucas Duda (L)
- LF Michael Cuddyer (R)
- 3B Daniel Murphy (L)
- SS Wilmer Flores (R)
- C Kevin Plawecki (R)
- 2B Dilson Herrera (R)
- P Bartolo Colon (R)
The Mets pitching staff was fantastic in the last three games. Unfortunately, the Mets bats were not. The Mets bats were shutout in both of the last games 1-0.
The Baltimore Orioles come to town in one of the oddest weeks of the Mets season. The Mets not only had an off day yesterday, but they have another one on Thursday. Anyway, Bartolo Colon looks to continue the pitching streak and maybe his bat is what this offense needs.
Colon is 4-1 on the season with a 3.31 ERA over 5 starts and 32.2 innings. He is coming off of his worst start of the season where he allowed 9 hits and 4 ER over 6.2 innings. The last time he faced the Orioles was in 2013 where he allowed 5 ER over 9 hits and 6.0 innings. The Orioles have the following numbers against Colon:
- Jones 8-26, 2B
- C Davis 4-10, 2B, HR
- De Aza 2-9, 2B
- Snider 3-9
- D Young 4-8
Bud Norris is off to a rough start this season with a 1-2 record and a 12.18 ERA over 17.0 innings. There are trends in his starts though. His first start, terrible (8 ER over 3.0). Second start was below average (3 ER over 5.0). His third start, awful (9 ER over 2.1). His last start, slightly above average (3 ER over 6.2). The last time he faced the Mets was in 2012 where he posted 3 ER over 6.2 innings with a 4.05 ERA. Here are the Mets numbers against Norris:
- Murphy 2-9, HR
- Cuddyer 3-7, 2B
- Kirk 2-4
- Tejada 0-2
- Mayberry 0-2
Lets Go Mets!
