9:45 pm
August 17

Mets @ Giants

Who will WIN this matchup?

New York Mets (59-59)

@ San Francisco Giants (77-42)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Stroman (NYM): 8-11; 2.79 ERA

Webb (SF) 6-3; 2.96 ERA

 

Current odds:

New York Mets: (+147)

San Francisco Giants: (-157)

 

• Kris Bryant hit two home runs Monday to lift the Giants to a 7-5 victory in the series opener. National League West-leading San Francisco has won 13 of its past 16 games, while New York has lost four in a row. Kevin Gausman recorded his career-best 12th win on Monday, but fellow right-hander Logan Webb (6-3, 2.96 ERA) has been the ace of the San Francisco staff during a personal 10-game unbeaten streak.

• Webb, 24, scattered three hits and struck out eight in six innings of a 7-0 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. He improved his home record to 4-0 while lowering his ERA at Oracle Park this season to 1.58. Webb has yet to face the Mets in his three-year major-league career.

• He will oppose New York’s Marcus Stroman (8-11, 2.79), who likewise pitched well on Thursday. Stroman snapped a three-start skid by limiting the Washington Nationals to one run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 4-1 win. He lowered his impressive road ERA to 2.64 in the process. Stroman did not get a decision in that game and takes a 3.00 lifetime ERA against the Giants into Tuesday’s rematch.

• Jonathan Villar launched a two-run homer, Pete Alonso had a two-run triple, J.D. Davis collected three hits and James McCann two for the Mets on Monday. New York overcame a 2-0 deficit and later twice got the potential tying run to the plate after having fallen behind by as many as four runs. The Mets (59-59) own a .500 record for the first time since they were 13-13 in early May. Manager Luis Rojas stressed one game at a time despite the prospects of a tough week ahead with two more games against the Giants before a four-game trip to Los Angeles to face the Dodgers.

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