Thursday, August 22, 2024 • 9:40 PM
Petco Park • San Diego, CA
RHP Luis Severino (8-6, 3.91) vs. RHP Dylan Cease (12-9, 3.46)
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The Mets have finally made it to decision week! Over the next seven games, the Mets will face the National League Wild Card leaders, the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. With a strong week, the Mets can make their path to October much easier. These two teams last met during the height of the Grimace-era Mets, and the Mets swept the Padres. If the Mets win just one game this series, they will clinch the tiebreaker against the Padres.
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Luis Severino did something his last time out that no Mets pitcher had done since Jacob deGrom circa 2021 – Severino tossed a complete game shutout. Over 24 starts this season (142 2/3 innings), Severino has a 3.91 ERA, 4.29 FIP, 1.220 WHIP and a 100 ERA+. He needed that complete game shutout as the three starts before it, he allowed 15 runs, 14 earned over 13 innings. The Padres have the following career numbers against Severino:
The Mets bats draw Dylan Cease for the season opener. Over 26 starts and 148 1/3 innings, Cease has a 3.46 ERA, 3.20 FIP, 1.025 WHIP, and 118 ERA+. In his last two starts, he has allowed eight runs, five earned, and over 10 2/3 innings (4.22 ERA, 5.69 FIP). One of his worst starts of the season this year was against the Mets in June, where the Mets racked up seven runs over 3 2/3 innings. The Mets have the following career numbers against him:
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Let’s go Mets!
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