Mets @ Pirates, June 11: Carlos Carrasco takes mound at 1:35 p.m. on SNY
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The Mets wrap up their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon at 1:35 p.m. on SNY.
Mets Notes
New York snapped their season-long losing streak at seven games on Saturday. It was their longest losing streak since they dropped seven straight from June 23-29, 2019
The Mets stole two bases yesterday, and as a team, they have stole 20 consecutive bases without being caught. NY is first in the major leagues with an 88.5 percent stolen base success rate this season
Tommy Pham is on a four-game hitting streak, batting .333 (5-for-15) with four runs, three doubles, one home run, one walk, six RBI with a .353 OBP, a .733 SLG and a 1.086 OPS in that span
The Mets have homered in six straight games, and have homered in 21 of their last 23 games, socking 37 bombs in that span
Francisco Alvarez has hit 12 home runs this season -- good for the third-most by a rookie in the majors and the second-most in the National League
METS | PIRATES |
|---|---|
Brandon Nimmo, CF | Andrew McCutchen, DH |
Francisco Alvarez, DH | Bryan Reynolds, LF |
Jeff McNeil, 2B | Connor Joe, RF |
Francisco Lindor, SS | Carlos Santana, 1B |
Tommy Pham, LF | Jack Suwinski, CF |
Brett Baty, 3B | Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B |
Mark Canha, RF | Ji Hwan Bae, 2B |
Omar Narvaez, C | Tucupita Marcano, SS |
Mark Vientos, 1B |
Who is starting for the Mets?
Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 5.94 ERA), who's looking to bounce back after allowing four runs on six hits over five innings against the Atlanta Braves on June 6. The veteran right-hander earned a no-decision in the outing, and has gone 2-0 over his last three starts.
Carrasco earned two straight victories after allowing one run in back-to-back outings on May 25 and May 31 against the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, respectively. The 36-year-old pitched at least six innings in both wins, but last only five innings in the no-decision against the Braves.
He is 2-0 with a 2.78 ERA with 28 strikeouts in four starts against the Pirates over his career.
Who is starting for the Pirates?
Right-hander Mitch Keller (7-2, 3.60 ERA) suffered a loss last time out on June 6, letting up five earned runs on eight hits over 5.1 IP against the Oakland A's. Overall, he has been very impressive this season with 94 strikeouts over 80 innings of work across 13 starts.
Keller is 4-2 over his last seven starts with a 3.65 ERA and 1.13 WHIP, totaling 54 strikeouts over 44.1 innings and allowing 18 runs on 41 hits. Prior to his loss against the A's, Keller won back-to-back starts against the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants and had pitched at least six innings over five straight May starts.
Upcoming schedule
The Mets get Monday off before taking on the Yankees in the first Subway Series matchup of the season on Tuesday night at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field.
Max Scherzer is set to take the mound for the Mets, while the Yankees have yet to decide on a starting pitcher.
