Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 7:37 P.M.
Citi Field • Flushing, NY
LHP Blake Snell (2022 – 8-10, 3.38) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2022 – 5-4, 3.08)
ESPN • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050
The Mets and Padres face off in an elimination game for the Mets tonight. The Padres got off to a fast start in Game 1, with Josh Bell hitting a homer in the first inning. From that point on it was a fairly consistent drum beat of Padres hitting homers, adding to their score. Meanwhile, the Mets bats would constantly get runners to third base and then just leave them there.
That was yesterday. The Mets need to dig deep tonight if they want to keep playing this postseason.
Jacob deGrom will get the start for the Mets and try to save the team from elimination. Over 11 starts and 64 1/3 innings, deGrom has a 3.08 ERA, 2.13 FIP, 0.746 WHIP, and a 126 ERA+. Jacob also had an absurd 102 strikeouts, getting them at 14.3 K/9 clip. That tied his career-high rate he set in 2021.
Padres Lineup
Here’s the Padres lineup for Game 2, with Blake Snell on the mound:
Profar LF
Soto RF
Machado 3B
Bell DH
Cronenworth 2B
Drury 1B
Kim SS
Grisham CF
Nola C— Dennis Lin (@dennistlin) October 8, 2022
Jacob’s last four starts have been rough – he’s allowed 14 runs from 20 hits in 21 innings (6.00 ERA, 3.68 FIP). He has also been dealing with a blister issue. The Padres have the following career numbers against him:
- Wil Myers 5-24, 2 2B, HR, 2 BB, 11 K
- Manny Machado 6-20, BB, 6 K
- Jorge Alfaro 4-18, 2B< HR< BB, 10 K
- Juan Soto 3-15, 2B, HR, 3 BB, 4 K
- Josh Bell 0-6, BB, 3 K
- Jake Cronenworth 1-5, 2 K
- Jurickson Profar 0-5, K
Blake Snell gets the start for the Padres. Over 24 games and 128 innings, Snell has a 3.38 ERA, 2.80 FIP, 1.203 WHIP, and a 111 ERA+. Snell has been on a roll in his four starts, tossing 25 innings and allowing only two runs from 10 hits and six walks (0.72 ERA, 2.31 FIP).
Mets Lineup
Round two! ⬇️⬇️ #LGM pic.twitter.com/BjdZFKmfFk
— Metsmerized Online (@Metsmerized) October 8, 2022
Snell has faced the Mets twice this year with two very different outcomes. In San Diego back in June, the Mets scored five runs, four earned, off seven hits in four innings. Then in July, the Mets scored nothing off four hits over five innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against Snell:
- Francisco Lindor 3-25, 2B, 5 K
- Starling Marte 5-15, 2B, HR, 5 K
- James McCann 3-13, HR, 2 BB, 7 K
- Mark Canha 4-11, 2B, 3 BB, 2 K
- Pete Alonso 3-9, 2B, HR, 3 BB, K
- Eduardo Escobar 2-12, 2B, 3 K
- Brandon Nimmo 3-9, 2B, BB, K
- Darin Ruf 3-7, 3 BB, 3 K
- Jeff McNeil 2-5, K
- Terrance Gore 2-3
Game Notes
Before the game, Newsday‘s Tim Healey announced that the New York Mets have removed LHP Joely Rodríguez from the playoff roster with a shoulder injury and replaced him with RHP Taijuan Walker.
In 2022, the Mets went 43-18 (.705) in the game following a loss. This year, their 43-18 (.705) record was the best in the majors and the best in franchise history.
The Mets are 9-8 in the second game of a Postseason Series.
The Mets are 7-7 in the Postseason when facing elimination, including 5-4 at home in such games.
The Mets own a 30-18 record at home in Postseason Play. This includes a 4-4 mark at Citi Field. The team’s .625 winning percentage at home is tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for the highest in the majors.
Let’s Go Mets!
