The New York Mets (71-57) look to bounce back on Saturday afternoon after having their seven game winning streak snapped by the Boston Red Sox (59-69) in last night’s series opener.
Getting the start for the Mets is right-hander Jacob deGrom (12-6, 2.26) who will oppose right-hander Joe Kelly (7-6, 5.18) for the Red Sox in a 4:05 PM matchup at Citi Field.
New York is tied for fourth in the NL with 132 home runs this season. The Mets have hit 70 home runs in 64 home games this year establishing a club record at Citi Field. New
York has hit 22 home runs in its last 14 home games.
Daniel Murphy is making a huge push as he gets set to enter free agency. He has five multi-hit games in his last eight starts, going 14-37 (.378) during that span. Murphy is batting .337 (32-95) with 17 runs scored, 11 doubles, four home runs and 20 RBI in 22 games this month. He leads the majors in doubles and extra-base hits, is tied for seventh in the NL in RBI and eighth in batting average in August.
Mets Starting Lineup
- Curtis Granderson – RF
- Yoenis Cespdes – CF
- Daniel Murphy – 1B
- Travis d’Arnaud – C
- Kelly Johnson – 2B
- Juan Uribe – 3B
- Michael Conforto – LF
- Wilmer Flores – SS
- Jacob deGrom – RHP
Jacob deGrom is 12-6 over 24 starts and 157.0 innings with a 2.29 ERA. He is coming off of his worst start of the season as he allowed 7 runs, 6 earned over 2.2 innings, comparable slightly to a start he made against the Yankees back in April. Luckily the Mets had his back, hit 8 homers, and the Mets still won the game in his last start. Jacob has never faced the Red Sox before but has seen a few of their hitters:
- De Aza 1-3
- Ramirez 1-2, HR
- Rutledge 1-3
- Sandoval 1-3, 2B
The Mets bats will get a look at Joe Kelly who was acquired by the Sox around the 2014 trade deadline. For Boston this year he has posted a 5.18 ERA over 21 games and 113.0 innings with a 7-6 record. That being said, he’s been better recently. In his last four starts he has tossed 24.2 innings with a 1.82 ERA while striking out 20. The last time he faced the Mets was in 2013 where logged 2.0 innings over 2 relief outings allowing 2 hits, 1 walk and striking out 3. The Mets have the following number against Kelly:
- Uribe 5-13
- Cuddyer 2-4
- Murphy 2-3
- Wright 1-4
- Cespedes 0-3
- Tejada 0-3
- K Johnson 0-2
Let’s Go Mets!
