Philadelphia, PA – Having lost 16 of their last 20 games played against the New York Mets (68-56) at Citizens Bank Park, and eight of their last 10, the Philadelphia Phillies (50-75) will seek to reverse their recent fortunes against their division rivals tonight in the second of a four-game set.
Starting Pitching Matchup:
| New York Mets (68-56) | Philadelphia Phillies (50-75) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP | Noah Syndergaard | RHP | Jerome Williams | ||
| (7-6, 3.17 ERA) | (4-9, 6.10 ERA) | ||||
Syndergaard, 22, has one career start against the Phillies which took place on May 27 at Citi Field.
In 7 1/3 shutout innings, the right handed rookie allowed just six hits on 101 pitches (66 strikes) as the Mets went on to crush the Phillies, 7-0. Former Phillies outfielders Grady Sizemore and Ben Revere accounted for four of those six hits.
Syndergaard helped his own cause at the plate that game as well, through hitting his first career home run while facing Sean O'Sullivan.
Williams, 33, is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA and a 1.516 WHIP ratio over six career starts in opposition of the Mets.
The nine-year veteran's most recent outing on the mound was one to forget, as Williams surrendered eight runs on eight hits and four walks over just 1 2/3 innings of work last Thursday against the Miami Marlins.
Starting Lineups:
| New York Mets (68-56) | Philadelphia Phillies (50-75) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Bats | Position | Player | Bats | ||
| 1 | RF | Curtis Granderson | L | 1 | 2B | Cesar Hernandez | S |
| 2 | CF | Yoenis Cespedes | R | 2 | SS | Freddy Galvis | S |
| 3 | 1B | Daniel Murphy | L | 3 | CF | Odubel Herrera | L |
| 4 | 3B | David Wright | R | 4 | 1B | Ryan Howard | L |
| 5 | 2B | Kelly Johnson | L | 5 | 3B | Andres Blanco | S |
| 6 | SS | Wilmer Flores | R | 6 | LF | Cody Asche | L |
| 7 | LF | Michael Conforto | L | 7 | RF | Domonic Brown | L |
| 8 | C | Travis d'Arnaud | R | 8 | C | Carlos Ruiz | R |
| 9 | P | Noah Syndergaard | L | 9 | P | Jerome Williams | R |
Game Notes:
- The Mets hit a franchise-record eight home runs in Monday evening's 16-7 victory over the Phillies. The following four Mets have hit one home run in their respective careers against Williams: Yoenis Cespedes, Travis d'Arnaud, Lucas Duda and Curtis Granderson.
- Phillies rookie center fielder Odubel Herrera has hit safely in 23 of his last 25 games and 39 of his last 44. Herrera is batting .349/.400/.470 in the month of August with four doubles, two home runs, six walks and eight runs-batted-in.
- The Phillies are 10-3 over their last 13 games against National League East opponents.
Broadcast Information:
- First-pitch: 7:05 pm EST
- TV: CSN
- Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
What's Next:
- Wednesday, August 26, 2015: vs. New York Mets, 7:05 pm
- RHP Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.90 ERA) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
- Thursday, August 27, 2015: vs. New York Mets, 7:05 pm
- LHP Jon Niese (8-9, 3.80 ERA) vs. RHP Aaron Harang (5-14, 4.67 ERA)
- TV: CSN; Radio: 94 WIP, 1210 WPHT, WTTM 1680 (Sp.)
Matt Rappa (@mattrappasports) is managing editor of Philliedelphia.com.
