Having lost four of their last five games, and five of their last seven, the Philadelphia Phillies (19-28) will seek to turn the momentum around this evening against right hander Jacob deGrom and the New York Mets (25-21).
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (19-28) | New York Mets (25-21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Jerome Williams | RHP | Jacob deGrom | ||
| (3-4, 5.44 ERA) | (5-4, 2.75 ERA) | ||||
Jerome Williams last faced the Mets on April 15. He received a losing decision, allowing five runs (four earned) on ten hits and a walk. He surrendered home runs to catcher Travis d'Arnaud, who is currently out with a fractured finger on his right hand, and first baseman Lucas Duda.
In the month of May, five starts, the 33 year-old right hander has allowed 34 hits, seven walks, and 19 earned runs over 24.1 innings. Opposing batters are also hitting .324/.371/.524 against him this month.
Over three career starts against the Phillies, deGrom is (2-0) with a 1.37 ERA. He has 19 strikeouts against 76 faced batters in total 19.2 innings of work.
During his last start on May 21 against the St. Louis Cardinals, deGrom threw eight shutout innings and allowed only one hit while striking out 11. He is (3-1) this month with a 2.08 ERA.
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (19-28) | New York Mets (25-21) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | LF | Ben Revere | L | 1 | RF | Curtis Granderson | L |
| 2 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S | 2 | 3B | Eric Campbell | R |
| 3 | 2B | Chase Utley | L | 3 | 1B | Lucas Duda | L |
| 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L | 4 | 2B | Daniel Murphy | L |
| 5 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 5 | LF | Michael Cuddyer | R |
| 6 | RF | Grady Sizemore | L | 6 | SS | Wilmer Flores | R |
| 7 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L | 7 | CF | Juan Lagares | R |
| 8 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R | 8 | C | Kevin Plawecki | R |
| 9 | P | Jerome Williams | R | 9 | P | Jacob deGrom | L |
Game Notes:
- The Phillies are currently 1-6 against the Mets this season, 0-4 on the road at Citi Field. The Mets have the second-best home record this season (18-6) in Major League baseball, only two wins shy of the Dodgers (20-6).
- Outfielder Ben Revere and catcher Carlos Ruiz are a combined 0-15 in their careers against deGrom with three strikeouts. On the other hand, shortstop Freddy Galvis is 3-3 and first baseman Ryan Howard is 2-9 with one home run lifetime against the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year recipient.
- In two career starts at Citi Field, Jerome Williams is (1-1) with a 4.76 ERA.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, SBP 1480 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Wednesday, May 27, 2015: at New York Mets, 1:10 pm
- RHP Sean O'Sullivan (1-3, 3.54 ERA) vs. RHP Noah Syndergaard (1-2, 3.63 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, SBP 1480 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappa) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
