Braden Shipley (2-1, 2.96 ERA) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (49-69) square off against Noah Syndergaard (9-7, 2.75 ERA) and the New York Mets (59-59) in a game that has the potential to be low scoring. This is the second of a three-game series at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks won the last game 10-6, and Arizona leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 9:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 16 and can be seen on FSAZ and SNY.
Shipley pitched 7.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering zero runs, striking out seven and walking one in a 9-0 win over the Mets. Paul Goldschmidt (.299, 72 Rs, 18 HRs, 74 RBIs, 17 SBs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 3 for 4 with three runs. Syndergaard went 5.0 innings, surrendering three runs, striking out six and walking one in a 9-0 defeat to the Diamondbacks in his most recent start. Yoenis Cespedes (.289, 49 Rs, 22 HRs, 59 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, New York is 20-22, while Arizona is 23-35.
The Mets are coming into this game after allowing two walks during their last outing. The Diamondbacks have a 20-37 record when opponents give up two walks or less.
When they outhit their opponents, the Diamondbacks are 36-13. The Mets have a 38-11 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 29th in runs, New York has earned 438 this season. Arizona ranks 15th with 528 runs.
Ranking 26th, New York is near the bottom of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.708). Arizona ranks in the top half at 13th with an OPS of .753.
The Mets are 25-42 when they allow at least one home run. The Diamondbacks perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 24-58 record.
