Pitching Matchups
Game 1: Noah Syndergaard, RHP vs Tom Koehler, RHP
All eyes once again will be on the 6’6” power throwing Syndergaard.
Syndergaard’s last appearance came from the bullpen in the seventh inning of Tuesday’s matinee vs. the White Sox. He was nothing short of brilliant reaching at least 100 mph numerous times and striking out two.
With the Mets going through a little slump, Thor is the right guy to come in and quench it and after getting ejected in his last start on Saturday for throwing behind Dodgers infielder Chase Utley, Syndergaard will be motivated.
He will go up against Tom Koehler who is 3-5 with a 4.50 ERA.
Game 2: Bartolo Colon, RHP vs Justin Nicolino, LHP
Bartolo Colon fared pretty well in his last start, going against Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on Sunday night. Colon went six innings and gave up two runs and avoided a loss when the Mets tied things up in the eighth inning. This is after throwing a gem in his previous start vs. the Washington Nationals, one day shy of his 43rd birthday. So Colon has been on a roll recently and he will look to continue that.
On the other side for Miami will be 24 year old southpaw Justin Nicolino. He is 2-3 with a 4.50 ERA. He hasn’t gone past the sixth inning in his last three starts.
Game 3: Matt Harvey, RHP vs Jose Fernandez, RHP
The matchup of this series, especially with Harvey finally pitching a gem in his last start, is this one. The Marlins have given him some trouble in the past but Matt will look to keep it going after his best start of 2016.
It won’t be easy because he will be going against the Marlins ace in Jose Fernandez, who is 8-2 with a 2.53 ERA, including 7-0 with a 1.60 ERA in his last seven starts. Just like Harvey, Fernandez also had Tommy John surgery and missed most of the 2014 and 2015 season. But Fernandez is back in his groove now and he’s still only 23 years old.
