MMO Game Thread: Yankees vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 • 7:10 p.m.
Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y.
RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-3, 3.16 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (6-5, 2.56 ERA)
SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM

Last night was a good example of “You can never get enough runs”. After going up early 1-0, the Mets found themselves down 3-1 and then 3-2. Reynolds hit a 3 run homer in an inning where the Mets sent 9 batters to the plate to make it 5-3, but the Mets left the bases loaded in that inning. The bullpen later faltered and the Mets, who were playing several men down eventually lost in extra innings.

Mets Lineup

Alejandro De Aza – CF
Neil Walker – 2B
Jay Bruce – RF
James Loney – 1B
Wilmer Flores – 3B
Michael Conforto – LF
Travis d’Arnaud – C
Matt Reynolds – SS
Jacob deGrom – RHP

Yankees Lineup

Brett Gardner – LF
Jacoby Ellsbury – CF
Mark Teixeira – 1B
Brian McCann – C
Didi Gregorius – SS
Starlin Castro – 2B
Chase Headley – 3B
Aaron Hicks – RF
Masahiro Tanaka – RHP

Jacob deGrom looks to turn things around for the Mets tonight. He is 6-5 over 18 starts and 112.1 innings with a 2.56 ERA. His last start was great as he held the Rockies scoreless over 7.0 innings in a game the Mets eventually loss, it was a good bounce back start for Jacob as in his previous starte he allowed 5 ER over 3.2 innings. Jacob’s first, and on of his few, rough starts last year was against the Yankees in the Bronx as he allowed 6 ER over 5.0 innings. The Yankees have the following numbers against him:

Castro 3-11
Ellsbury 2-6, 2B, HR
Gardner 2-5
McCann 3-6
Tex 2-5, 2 HR
Beltran 0-2

The Mets bats will get a look at Masahiro Tanaka tonight who is 7-3 over 21 starts and 134.0 innings this season while posting a 3.16 ERA. He is coming off of his first rough start since July 10th where he allowed 4 ER over 5.0 innings (in the two starts previously: 1 ER over 12.0 innings). Last year he held the Mets to 2 ER and 5 hits over 6.0 innings of work. The Mets have the following numbers against him: