The Mets are really stuck in mediocre mode right now as they've
lost six of the past eight games to fall to third place in the NL East, behind
the Phillies and Nationals. I'm sure no body thought that now in the year the
Mets could be behind the Phillies in the division. Still a lengthy approach to
take and I do not expect the Phils to stay in contention a lot longer, however
it is a nice early season story.
The Mets have a powerful pitching staff, but they are still a very
young staff and the pressure of experiencing to be towards the top of their game
because the offense sucks may be getting to them.
The Mets just can't score consistently right now and it has
been a big part of their recent slide as they've hit just .206 and have scored
just 2.2 rpg in their last 10 games prior to Saturday, while their pitching
staff includes a 4.41 ERA over the exact same stretch. These young hurlers are
good, nevertheless they can't get it done alone. Leading the offense has been
Yoenis Cespedes, who is hitting .291 with 13 homers, 33 RBIs and 24 runs scored.
He leads the team in all four of these categories.
New York enters this game ranked 24th in the league in scoring,
putting up 3.88 rpg, while also ranking 25th in hitting at .235 and 3rd in
homers with 57. The Mets have hit .216 overall at home, including .218 vs
righties. New York has averaged 3.58 rpg and have allowed 3.32 rpg at home this
year so far.
On the mound New York has been solid as they come in ranked 3rd in
the league in ERA at 3.15, while also ranking 9th in WHIP at 1.21. At home Met
starters have an ERA of 3.17, while their pen has an ERA of 2.54. Taking the
hill for the Mets will be Noah Syndergaard, who has gone 4-2 with a 2.19 ERA in
eight starts this year, including 1-1 with a 2.73 ERA in four home starts and
2-1 with a 1.71 ERA in his last three starts overall. Syndergaard is 4-2 with a
3.02 ERA in nine career day starts, while vs the Brewers he has gone 1-0 with a
1.50 ERA in one start, which was here at Citi Field.
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