Marlins at Mets
Aside from one abbreviated start due to a hyperextended elbow, New York Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom is on an incredible roll. The surging deGrom will try to keep his hot streak alive when he leads the Mets into the rubber match of a three-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Wednesday.
DeGrom has allowed one run in 26 1/3 innings over his last five outings and he struck out a season-high 13 in a dominant win against Arizona his last time out. That was the beginning of a four-game winning streak for New York that came to a halt with Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Marlins, who snapped a three-game slide with the victory. Derek Dietrich slugged a two-run homer and scored twice while J.T. Realmuto had three hits and two RBIs to pace Miami's attack. The Mets signed veteran slugger Jose Bautista earlier in the day and saw him go 1-for-3 with a double in his debut with the team.
TV: 7:10 p.m. ET, FS Florida (Miami), WPIX (New York)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins RH Dan Straily (2-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. Mets RH Jacob deGrom (4-0, 1.75)
Straily had a 5.54 ERA through his first three starts of the season before spinning seven scoreless innings in a win at Atlanta on Friday. He yielded three hits in the outing and opponents are batting .208 overall against the 29-year-old. Straily posted a 1.76 ERA in three starts against the Mets a year ago.
DeGrom has 39 strikeouts in his dominant five-start stretch, during which opponents have managed three extra-base hits - all doubles. One of his rare non-quality starts came at Miami on April 10, when he gave up four runs over six innings of a no-decision. The Florida native is 4-4 with a 3.94 ERA in 13 career meetings with the Marlins and has had major issues with Justin Bour, who is 7-for-15 with two homers, one double and two walks against him.
WALK-OFFS
1. The first four hitters in New York's starting lineup combined to go 0-for-13 in Tuesday's loss.
2. Realmuto has three three-hit efforts in his last 10 games.
3. Marlins CF Lewis Brinson is 2-for-27 with seven strikeouts over an seven-game stretch.