Jacob deGrom (3-1, 2.50 ERA) is on the hill for the New York Mets (23-18) as they square off against Zach Davies (1-3, 5.58 ERA) and the Milwaukee Brewers (18-24) in the second of a three-game series at Citi Field. The Mets won the last game 3-2, and New York leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 4:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, May. 21 and can be seen on FSWI and WPIX.
deGrom pitched 6.1 innings in his most recent start, surrendering three runs, striking out three and walking three in a 4-3 defeat to the Rockies. Michael Conforto (.281, 19 Rs, 7 HRs, 23 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 4 with one run, one home run, and two RBIs. Davies went 6.1 innings, surrendering two runs and striking out six in a 3-2 win over the Padres in his last outing. Chris Carter (.247, 25 Rs, 13 HRs, 31 RBIs) went 1 for 3 yesterday with one run, one home run, and two RBIs.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, New York is 5-4, while Milwaukee is 6-9.
The Brewers are coming off of a hot pitching game where they recorded 11 strikeouts. The Mets have a record of 6-7 when they are struck out that many times or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Mets are 15-4. The Brewers have a 16-4 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 24th, New York is near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 159 this season. Milwaukee ranks in the top half at 14th with 179.
Ranking 17th, Milwaukee is in the bottom half of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.725). New York ranks in the top half with an OPS of .730.
When the Brewers allow at least one home run, they are 14-20, well-matched with the Mets who are 9-11 when allowing at least one homer.
