Mets Series in Review: vs. Marlins

Can the Mets make it a Turkey against the Braves this week?

Last Series

Dates: April 16-19

Results: BACK-TO-BACK SWEEPS!

 W 7-5, W 4-1, W 5-4, W 7-6

Current Record: 10-3

NL East: 1^st, 1.5 Game lead over Atlanta

MVMet: There were several big offensive performances this past weekend against the Marlins, but arguably the biggest performance of all came from the Mets new closer, Jeurys Familia, who went 3-3 on save opportunities in the 4-game set.

LVMet: Curtis Granderson made a lot of outs at the top of the Mets lineup this past weekend. He’s been getting on base at a decent clip (.340) thanks to all of the walks he’s been drawing – and he has been wearing pitchers down with long at bats (4.4 pitches/plate appearance) – but he’s yet to pick up an extra base hit.

Statistics

Mets Player	Performance
Curtis Granderson	1-14, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 SO
Travis d’Arnaud	3-11, 2 R, HR (2), 2 RBI (10), HBP, SO
Lucas Duda	5-15, 3 R, RBI (8), 3 2B (7), BB, 5 SO
Michael Cuddyer	6-12, 3 R, 3 RBI (7), 2 2B (3), 4 SO
Daniel Murphy	3-16, R, 2 RBI (5), 2B (2), GIDP
Eric Campbell	3-11, 4 R, 3 RBI (3), 3 BB, 2 SF, SB (1), SO, 2 GIDP
Juan Lagares	6-15, 3 R, 2 RBI (5), 2B (1), BB, SO
Wilmer Flores	4-11, 2 R, 5 RBI (5), 2 HR (2), 2 SO
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	0-3, R, RBI (1), BB, SO
John Mayberry	R, BB, SB (1)
Ruben Tejada	1-4, R, 3 RBI (3), 2B (2)
Anthony Recker	0-1, 2 BB, SO
Daniel Muno	1-1, SB (1)
Totals	33-117, 23 R, 22 RBI, 8 2B, 3 HR, 11 BB, 2 SF, 2 SB, HBP, 20 SO, 3 GIDP
Dillon Gee (7.59 ERA)	5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, 2 HR, 98 Pitches (70 Strikes), 7 GO: 1 FO (0-1, SO, SAC)
Bartolo Colon (W, 3-0, 2.25 ERA)	7 IP, 6 H, R, 5 SO, HR, 91 Pitches (66 Strikes), 8 GO: 4 FO (0-1, RBI (2), SF)
Jacob deGrom (W, 2-1, 0.93 ERA)	7 IP, 6 H, 8 SO, 101 Pitches (69 Strikes), 7 GO: 4 FO (0-3, GIDP)
Matt Harvey (W, 3-0, 3.50 ERA)	6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 7 SO, 84 Pitches (63 Strikes), 6 GO: 4 FO (1-3)
Rafael Montero (4.15 ERA)	0.2 IP, H, R (0 ER), BB, SO, 1 FO, 3 IR – 1 S
Jerry Blevins (BS, 1) (2 H, 5) (W, 1-0, 0.00 ERA)	2.1 IP, 2 GO, 3 IR – 1 S
Carlos Torres (H, 4, 5.06 ERA)	1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R, HR, 4 SO, 1 FO
Jeurys Familia (3 S, 6, 2.35 ERA)	3 IP, H, BB, 3 SO, 5 GO: 1 FO
Sean Gilmartin (6.00 ERA)	0.1 IP, H, R, BB, SO
Buddy Carlyle (H, 2, 4.50 ERA)	1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 SO, 1 GO: 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S
Alex Torres (H, 1) (S, 1, 4.50 ERA)	0.2 IP, 2 SO, 3 IR – 1 S

Bullpen

            5.23 ERA, 10.1 IP, 11 H, 7 R (6 ER), 3 BB, 13 SO, HR, 8 GO: 5 FO, 10 IR – 3 S

            The bullpen had some rocky moments this past weekend, and then the Mets lost Jerry Blevins for the next 6 weeks. Hansel Robles has been called up to be the Blevins replacement, and he has been beasting with Las Vegas, hitting 98 MPH with 8 SO over his last 3.2 IP (two appearances). Bullpens go through ups and downs during the season, and it’s unlikely 7-8 arms are going to stay healthy for 162 games, but the Mets have quality and numbers between the Las Vegas and Binghamton bullpen if needed, and plenty of depth to trade with if it comes to that.

Looking Ahead

            After a much needed off-day Monday, the Mets ‘finish’ their home stand with 3 against the 2^nd place Atlanta Braves, before heading across town to play the Yankees for 3 this weekend.

Tuesday at 7:10 PM: Trevor Cahill (0-1, 15.43 ERA) @ Jon Niese (1-0, 1.59 ERA)

Wednesday at 7:10 PM: Eric Stults (0-1, 6.30 ERA) @ Dillon Gee (0-1, 7.59 ERA)

Thursday at 1:10 PM: Julio Teheran (2-0, 3.71 ERA) @ Bartolo Colon (3-0, 2.25 ERA)

Stats by Series

Check out how much each starter has contributed to each series this season by OPS, and how the starting pitchers and bullpen have done in a few key statistics in each series. I plan to add fun graphs at the bottom of these Series in Review posts throughout the season, hope you enjoy!

Player OPS by Series

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