Friday, July 6, 2018 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.84)
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The good news: the Mets come back to Queens tonight with a 2-1 record in July. The bad news: it should be 3-0 as one of the games in Toronto had an epic loss and heading into the long homestand, the Mets will be surrounded with trade rumors for the rest of the month. One of the main lightning rods for rumors, Jacob deGrom, will be on the hill tonight as the Mets match up with the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. The Mets will also get to see an old friend in Adeiny Hechavarria tonight. That’s where we are at this point of the season folks. Pumping ourselves up because we get to see Hechavarria vs deGrom tonight.
Mets Lineup
- Brandon Nimmo – CF
- Jose Bautista – RF
- Asdrubal Cabrera – 2B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Wilmer Flores – 1B
- Todd Frazier – 3B
- Devin Mesoraco – C
- Amed Rosario – SS
- Jacob deGrom – RHP
Rays Lineup
- Kevin Kiermaier – CF
- Matt Duffy – 3B
- Jake Bauers – 1B
- Wilson Ramos – C
- Joey Wendle – LF
- Daniel Robertson – 2B
- Mallex Smith – RF
- Willy Adames – SS
- Ryne Stanek – RHP
Jacob deGrom is 5-4 over 17 games and 107.1 innings and he has an ERA of 1.84 (league leading), 2.23 FIP, 1.016 WHIP and 207 ERA+ (league leading). In his last two starts Jacob has returned to Earth at bit as he has allowed 6 runs over 12.0 innings from 11 hits and 4 walks. He faced the Rays back in 2015 where he allowed 2 runs over 6.1 innings off 6 hits while striking out 6. The Rays have the following numbers against deGrom:
- Hechavarria 4-17, 2 2B, BB
- Ramos 3-14, 2B, HR
- Gomez 4-10
- Duffy 0-6
- Smith 0-5
- Cron 1-2
The Mets bats will get a look at Ryne Stanek who is 1-2 over 23 game sand 9 starts this season pitching 27.1 innings with a 1.98 ERA, 3.18 FIP, 0.988 WHIP and 202 ERA+. His numbers are incredibly head scratching. Basically it looks like 9 times this year he’s been asked to start a game where he has pitched no more than 2.0 innings. In the middle of June he had a three start streak of not allowing any runs, but only pitching 5.0 innings. Only two Mets have seen Stanek:
- Bautista 0-1, K
- Frazier 1-1, HR
Game Notes
The Mets recalled RHP Paul Sewald from Las Vegas (AAA) of the Pacific Coast League and placed LHP Jerry Blevins on the Bereavement List (grandmother). Sewald will wear #51 and will be available for tonight’s game.
Hailey Dawson, 8, will throw out tonight’s ceremonial first pitch. Hailey was born with Poland Syndrome, a birth defect that caused her to be born with three missing fingers. She will be wearing a Mets-themed 3D robotic hand. Her goal is to throw out a first pitch for each MLB team. The Mets are her 19th team. Hailey has played one season of baseball so far and is looking forward to playing softball.
New York will begin an 11-game homestand tonight to close out the first half. The Mets have lost 15 of their last 17 home games. New York is 14-26 at home this year. The Mets are hitting .215 at home this year with 34 homers. New York has posted a 3.99 ERA at Citi Field this season.
Let’s Go Mets!
