Sunday, September 6, 2020 • 1:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
RHP Aaron Nola (4-2, 2.45) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-1, 1.76)
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It’s deGrom day! If the Mets are going to make a run, it may come down to today.
The Mets won behind Seth Lugo, doubles, and a solid bullpen performance last night, and have now won three of their last four games. In order to get back in the playoff picture, the Mets are going to need to sustain a run through the weekend which comes down to winning this afternoon. Will the Mets fall back to five games below .500? Will they climb to only three?
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Michael Conforto – RF
- J.D. Davis – 3B
- Dominic Smith – 1B
- Robinson Canó – 2B
- Pete Alonso – DH
- Jeff McNeil – LF
- Wilson Ramos – C
- Andrés Giménez – SS
Jacob deGrom is the person you want on the mound any day.
In seven starts this season he has a 1.76 ERA, 1.93 FIP (league leading), 0.902 WHIP, and 242 ERA+. He’s also leading the league in strikeouts per nine innings at 12.7. His last start was an odd one and deGrom was hard on himself after the game, but he allowed four runs, only one earned, in six innings in a game the Mets eventually lost 5-3. He has not faced the Phillies this season and last year he only faced the Phillies once – allowing two runs from three hits in seven innings.
The Phillies have the following numbers against Jacob:
- Andrew Knapp 2-6, 2B, 3B, BB, 3 K
- Bryce Harper 10-34, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 BB, 12 K
- Rhys Hoskins 3-13, 2B, 4 BB, 4 K
- Andrew McCutchen 4-17, BB, 6 K
- Neil Walker 4-22, 3 BB, 5 K
- Jean Segura 3-15, 3 K
- Didi Gregorius 3-15, 3 K
- J.T. Realmuto 4-25, 2B, 9 K
- Jay Bruce 0-6, 2 K
Phillies Lineup
- Andrew McCutchen – LF
- Rhys Hoskins – 1B
- Bryce Harper – RF
- Didi Gregorius – SS
- Jean Segura – 2B
- Alec Bohm – 3B
- Andrew Knapp – C
- Neil Walker – DH
- Adam Haseley – CF
The Mets bats draw Aaron Nola who is having a resurgent season this year.
In his seven starts, Nola pitched 44.0 innings with a 2.45 ERA, 3.15 FIP, 0.865 WHIP (league leading), and a 192 ERA+. He’s coming off his strongest start of the season where he shutout the Nationals over eight innings with nine strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 2.45. His start against the Mets this year is the only other time he shut out his opponent.
The Mets have the following numbers against Nola:
- J.D. Davis 2-6, 2 BB, 3 K
- Wilson Ramos 5-16, 2B, 2 BB, 5 K
- Robinson Canó 3-11, 2B, BB
- Pete Alonso 3-14, HR, BB, 5 K
- Dominic Smith 4-21, 2 2B, HR, 9 K
- Jeff McNeil 5-19, 6 K
- Brandon Nimmo 2-16, 8 BB, 7 K
- Michael Conforto 5-32, 2B, HR, 4 BB, 12 K
- Amed Rosario 5-29, 9 K
- Todd Frazier 0-17, 2 BB, 4 K
Game Notes
RHP Franklyn Kilome was placed on the IL on September 2 due to a split fingernail. This was in lieu of being optioned.
Andrés Giménez is batting 6-12 with five runs, a home run, a walk, four RBI and a steal over his last five games with a plate appearance. Overall, the 22-year-old is batting .288/.338/.397 with 14 runs, a double, two triples, a home run, six RBI, five walks and seven steals in 32 games this season. He owns a .293/.323/.431 slash line against right-handed pitching this year.
Among all major league pitchers with at least 50 career starts in day games, Jacob deGrom’s 1.83 ERA in day starts is by far the lowest all-time. The next-best daytime ERA belongs to Eddie Cicotte (2.22). Clayton Kershaw is the next-closest active player (2.36 lifetime ERA in day games). In 29 career day games at Citi Field, he’s 11-8 with a 1.75 ERA (35 earned runs/179.2 innings),
54 walks and 220 strikeouts.
Let’s Go Mets!
