This Saturday the (61-37) New York Mets and the (47-52) Miami Marlins will play their second game of this three-game series. The first pitch will be thrown out at 6:10 PM EST inside loadDepot park. This is also the fourth series between these two teams this season, as they are becoming familiar with one another. The last time they played, they split their four-game series.
The New York Mets are coming into this one after sweeping the New York Yankees in a short two-game series. The Mets looked great on the mound in both games and they scored just enough runs to out hit the Yankees. They will need their outstanding pitching and fielding to continue in this one if they want to take down the Marlins.
The Miami Marlins are coming into this one after splitting their previous four-game series with the Cincinnati Reds, as the Marlins struggled at the plate at times. They will need their bats to heat up if they want to score enough runs to give themselves a chance in this series.
The game was written/published before last night's results.
The New York Mets looked extremely strong in their last series with the Yankees, as they made the Yankees batting lineup look silly multiple times throughout the series. They are also (7-3) in their last 10, as they are beginning to play some of their best ball of the year. They are also in first place in the NL East, as the Mets have a 3.0 game lead over the Braves. At the plate, the New York has been up and down this season. They are currently scoring 4.69 runs per game and hitting .253 as a team. This is the eighth most runs scored per game and the sixth highest overall team batting average, as they have shown that they can string together hits and consistently reach base against anybody. The Mets haven't shown as much home run power as we originally thought they had, but they are still averaging .99 home runs per game, which is the 19th most in the league. I also expect them to allow their bats to move their base runners into scorin g position, as they have only recorded 33 stolen bases this season, which is the 26th least in the league. They don't have a ton of speed and they don't need to risk losing any base runners when they are making contact with the ball this consistently.
In the field, the Mets have also been one of the best teams in the league this season. They have done a great job of backing up their starting pitchers, as they just have to eliminate fielding errors to slow down the opposing offense at the plate. They are currently allowing 3.81 runs per game and they have the fifth highest overall team fielding percentage. This is the fourth least amount of runs surrendered per game and they have only committed 43 fielding errors, as they do a great job of keeping the ball in front of themselves and knowing where to go to get the nearest out. This is also the fifth least amount of errors committed this season, as their fielding has continued to be lights out. The Met 9;s starting pitchers are the main reason they are so tough to score against.
According to MLB.com, the Mets will be starting Carlos Carrasco on the mound. He has been solid this season, as he is (10-4) with a 4.07 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He looked like a beast in his last start, as well. He pitched for 5.0 innings, but only allowed six hits and zero earned runs. He kept the Padres off the scoreboard for the majority of the game and he gave his team a great chance of winning. Carrasco has also won four of his last five starts.