MMO Game Chat: Mets vs. Rockies, 3:10 PM

Thursday, August 8, 2024 • 3:10 PM
Coors Field • Denver, CO
LHP David Peterson (5-1, 3.47) vs. LHP Austin Gomber (3-7, 4.66)
SNY

Francisco Lindor broke through for the Mets in the top of the ninth Wednesday night, and the Mets took the second game of the series. The Padres and Diamondbacks continued their hot streaks, both winning their fourth game in a row, holding onto the top two wild card spots. The Braves fall continued through last night, and now the Mets are only a half-game out of the playoffs. Every game is critical right now!

Mets Lineup

1. Francisco Lindor – SS
2. Jose Iglesias – 2B
3. J.D. Martinez – DH
4. Pete Alonso – 1B
5. Mark Vientos – 3B
6. Luis Torrens – C
7. Jeff McNeil – RF
8. Harrison Bader – CF
9. Tyrone Taylor – LF

David Peterson has pitched 59 2/3 innings over 11 starts with a 3.47 ERA, 4.56 FIP, 1.425 WHIP and a 113 ERA+. Peterson is coming off of a good start against the Angels where he held them to only two runs over six innings. He walked only one batter, which is the big story. In his previous three starts he walked 10 batters, minimum three per game. The Rockies have the following career numbers against Peterson:

• Charlie Blackmon 1-3
• Kris Bryant 1-4, K
• Elias Díaz 1-3 HR, BB
• Ryan McMahon 2-4, HR, BB
• Brendan Rodgers 0-3, 2 K
• Jacob Stallings 1-2, BB, K

Opposing Lineup

1. Ezequiel Tovar – SS
2. Brendan Rodgers – 2B
3. Brenton Doyle – CF
4. Kris Bryant – DH
5. Jacob Stallings – C
6. Michael Toglia – 1B
7. Hunter Goodman – RF
8. Sam Hilliard – LF
9. Aaron Schunk – 3B

Austin Gomber is looking to give the Rockies a long outing after their bullpen had to go eight innings Wednesday night. Over 116 innings (21 starts), Gomber has a 4.66 ERA, 4.91 FIP, 1.293 WHIP and a 97 ERA+. Gomber is coming off of a long start against the Padres where he allowed only two runs over seven innings. Before that start Gomber had a 7.15 ERA (5.13 FIP) over 50 1/3 innings (10 starts). The Mets have the following career numbers against Gomber:

• Pete Alonso 2-8, 2B
• Francisco Alvarez 2-4, HR, BB, K
• Harrison Bader 1-5, HR
• Ben Gamel 0-4, BB
• Jose Iglesias 0-2
• Francisco Lindor 4-14, 2B, 2 K
• Jeff McNeil 1-3, 2B
• Brandon Nimmo 5-9, K
• Tyrone Taylor 1-1, HR
• Luis Torrens 1-1, BB
• Mark Vientos 0-2, K

Game Notes

Luisangel Acuña homered and doubled for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday night.

Paul Blackburn is one of 13 pitchers in Mets history to have a start of at least six innings and no more than one earned run allowed at Citi Field.

Mets top prospect Brandon Sproat will make his Triple-A debut tonight at 6:35 p.m. ET. Once the big league club is done for the day, we will have a game chat. Double-A manager Reid Brignac recently compared his stuff to Justin Verlander.

Starling Marte is hitting second and playing right field tonight for the St. Lucie Mets.

Three Things To Watch For

1. Rockies Bullpen. The Rockies have a weak bullpen – except when it comes to the Mets. The Mets finally broke through the bullpen Wednesday night in the ninth inning. Noah Davis went four innings, and then five other pitchers had to get into the game. Four players pitched on back-to-back days. Peter Lambert and Anthony Molina are the only pitchers who haven’t pitched in the last three calendar days.
2. Brandon Nimmo. Is he coming out of his slump or slipping back into it? Before Wednesday’s game, we argued that he was starting to come out of his slump. On Tuesday, he went 2-for-4 with a double. It was the second time in four games he had an extra-base hit. It was the second time in five games he had multiple hits. The last time he had an extra-base hit before that was July 11th. July 6th and 8th was the last time he had multiple-hit games in a close span. Wednesday night, Nimmo went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. It was his third hit-less game in his four, and he has five strikeouts in that same stretch.
3. Keep it on the ground. David Peterson has a 55% ground ball percentage this season. Every season he has pitched, his ground ball percentage has increased (44.2, 47.3, 49.1, 53.9, 55). That’s in the 93rd percentile for the majors!

Let’s go Mets!

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