The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies will play the rubber game of his three-game series tonight at Citi Field.
Matt Harvey (11-7, 2.48) will start for the Mets and will be opposed by promising 22-year-old righthander Aaron Nola (5-1, 3.26) for the Phillies, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 PM
In his last eight home starts dating to June 16, Matt Harvey is 4-0 with a 0.99 ERA. He is 7-2 with a 2.26 ERA at home this year and ranks ninth in the NL in home ERA.
The Mets are tied for the major league lead in runs scored (210) and home runs (58) with Toronto since July 25. The Mets lead the majors with 87 doubles, 201 RBI and a .481 slugging percentage since that date and is 24-11 during that span.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Yoenis Cespedes – CF
- Daniel Murphy – 1B
- David Wright – 3B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Kelly Johnson – 2B
- Ruben Tejada – SS
- Matt Harvey – RHP
Last night was a game to forget for the Mets, but luckily the Nationals also had a game to forget to so the Mets maintain their 6.5 game lead in the division. The Mets fell behind 5-0 after the third, were able to fight back to 6-4 before the bullpen just exploded and Phillies were able to put up 14 runs.
Matt Harvey looks to put things back on the right track tonight. He is 11-7 over 24 starts and 160.0 innings with a 2.48 ERA. In his last five starts he has posted a 2-0 record over 34.2 innings with a 0.52 ERA while striking out 33 batters. The Phillies have the following numbers against Harvey:
- Howard 3-13, HR
- Brown 0-10
- Ruiz 1-7
- Asche 1-6, HR
- Galvis 2-4
- Herrera 0-6
- Ruf 0-3
The Mets will get a look at another rookie in the Phillies rotation, Aaron Nola, who is 5-1 over his first 8 starts in his major league career totaling 49.2 innings with a 3.26 ERA. Currently he is on a bit of a hot streak, in his last two starts he’s pitched 15.0 innings and allowing only one earned run. Aaron has made 18 starts in the minors this year with a 10-4 record and a 2.39 ERA (1.88 over 12 games in AA, 3.58 over 6 games in AAA). This will be his first start against the Mets and he has never faced any Mets hitter in a major league game.
Let’s Go Mets!
