John Gant (1-3, 4.70 ERA) and Bartolo Colon (13-7, 3.22 ERA) take the hill in the second of a three-game series between the Atlanta Braves (54-87) and the New York Mets (75-66) at Turner Field. The Mets won the last game 6-4, continuing a six-game winning streak. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sep. 10 and can be seen on WPIX and FSSO.
Gant pitched 5.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering four runs (one unearned), striking out six and walking one in a 6-4 win over the Phillies. Freddie Freeman (.292, 87 Rs, 29 HRs, 73 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 5 yesterday with one run. Colon went 6.0 innings, surrendering zero runs, striking out two and walking one in a 5-0 win over the Reds in his most recent start. Yoenis Cespedes (.294, 60 Rs, 28 HRs, 72 RBIs, 2 SBs) has been successful at the plate for the Mets, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one run and one RBI.
Notes
Atlanta has won 33% (16-33) of its games when leading after seven innings. However, New York has won 50% (27-27) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Mets managed to give up five walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Braves who are heading in with a 14-13 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Braves are 7-60. The Mets have a 20-51 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 30th in home runs, Atlanta has hit 101 this season. New York ranks fifth with 193 home runs.
Ranking 16th, New York is in the bottom half of the league in walks, notching 431 this season. Atlanta ranks in the top half at 14th with 442.
The Braves are 31-36 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Mets are 65-36 when they hit at least one homer.
