In their seventh meeting of the season, the Philadelphia Phillies (19-27) and the New York Mets (24-21) will open a three-game set Monday afternoon on Memorial Day, a day in which commemorates our nation's fallen soldiers.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| Philadelphia Phillies (19-27) | New York Mets (24-21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Severino Gonzalez | RHP | Bartolo Colon | ||
| (2-1, 7.11 ERA) | (6-3, 4.85 ERA) | ||||
Severino Gonzalez will take the mound for his fourth career start, all of which have been away from Citizens Bank Park.
Gonzalez, 22, has progressively improved since his disappointing major league debut on April 28, when he allowed seven earned runs, 10 hits and two walks in just 2.2 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals.
In his two starts since against the Marlins and Rockies, he has allowed a combined ten hits, three earned runs and one walk over ten innings.
Gonzalez's last start occurred on May 20 against the Colorado Rockies, as they Phillies were amid a five-game winning streak. He was perfect through the first three frames, but center fielder Charlie Blackmon hit a lead-off single in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Native to Santiago, Veraguas, Panama, Gonzalez signed as an amateur free agent on April 27, 2011. He shares a special camaraderie with Carlos Ruiz, who is highly idolized in the country.
Colon, who turned 42 yesterday, last faced the Phillies on May 10. He earned his league-leading sixth victory of the season, allowing just four runs and eight hits over six innings.
The 18-year veteran is the current leader in two categories: walks per nine innings (0.485), and strikeouts-to-walks (15.333).
Starting Lineups:
| Philadelphia Phillies (19-27) | New York Mets (24-21) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Announced | Bats | Position | Projected | 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 | LF | Michael Cuddyer | R |
| 5 | 3B | Maikel Franco | R | 5 | 2B | Daniel Murphy | L |
| 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 | Severino Gonzalez | R | 9 | P | Bartolo Colon | R |
Game Notes:
- The Phillies are 1-5 against the Mets this season, 0-3 on the road.
- In ten career starts against the Phillies, Bartolo Colon is (5-3) with a 4.15 ERA.
- First baseman Ryan Howard, who has three home runs in his past four games, has two career home runs against Colon in 17 at-bats.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 1:10 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, SBP 1480 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Tuesday, May 26, 2015: at New York Mets, 7:10 pm
- RHP Jerome Williams (3-4, 5.44 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (5-4, 2.75 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, SBP 1480 (Sp.)
- 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.
