The Mets are coming off a split of a four game set where in the first two games they were cruising and in the last two the offense has completely disappeared. Yesterday was a low scoring affair with the Mets losing 2-1, the lone run coming from a Wilmer Flores homer late in the game.
PIRATES LINEUP
- Adam Frazier – LF
- Josh Harrison – 2B
- Gregory Polanco – RF
- David Freese – 3B
- Josh Bell – 1B
- Andrew McCutchen – CF
- Francisco Cervelli – C
- Jordy Mercer – SS
- Gerrit Cole – RHP
METS LINEUP
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – SS
- Jay Bruce – RF
- Neil Walker – 2B
- Lucas Duda – 1B
- Wilmer Flores – 3B
- Curtis Granderson – CF
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Matt Harvey – RHP
Matt Harvey gets the nod tonight. He’s 4-3 over 10 games and 56.1 innings with a 4.95 ERA, 5.95 FIP and 1.456 WHIP this year. His last start was against Pittsburgh and it was positive going 6.0 innings allowing 6 hits, 2 walks and only 1 ER. This means in his last two starts and 11.0 innings he’s allowed only 3 ER. The Pirates have the following numbers against him:
- McCutchen 3-7, HR, BB
- Polanco 2-7, 3B, HR, BB
- Freese 2-6
- Harrison 4-6, 2B
- Mercer 0-6
- Cervelli 0-2, 3 BB
- Bell 1-3
- Frazier 0-3
The Mets bats will deal with Gerrit Cole who is 2-5 over 11 starts and 66.2 innings this year with a 3.65 ERA, 4.40 FIP and 1.200 WHIP. His last start was against the Mets where he allowed 10 hits and one walk leading to 4 runs in 5.0 innings. In his last two outings, he has allowed 9 runs over 9.2 innings with 2 walks and 20 hits leading to an OBP of .450. The Mets have the following numbers against him:
- Bruce 6-20, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB
- Granderson 2-8, 3B, 2 BB
- Duda 3-9, 2B, HR
- Reyes 2-6, 2B
- R Rivera 0-4
- Cabrera 0-3
- Conforto 1-3
- d’Arnaud 3-3, 2B, HR
- Flores 1-3
Notes –
Matt Harvey has held opponents hitless in their last 22 at-bats with runners in scoring position, the longest current streak of its kind in the majors.
Seth Lugo will start Game 1 of a doubleheader for Binghamton (AA) vs. Portland tomorrow. Steven Matz will start Saturday for Las Vegas (AAA) at Reno.
Lucas Duda is hitting .350 (14-40) with four doubles, four homers, 11 RBI and seven runs scored in his last 10 games.
Let’s Go Mets!
