New York @ Miami preview
Marlins Park
Last Meeting ( Aug 11, 2018 ) NY Mets 3, Miami 4
Noah Syndergaard will try to maintain his dominance of the Miami Marlins when he leads the visiting New York Mets into the finale of a three-game series Sunday afternoon. The 25-year-old flamethrower is 4-0 with a 1.62 ERA in six career starts against the Marlins and has won three of his four starts in Miami.
He will be trying to pitch the Mets to their first series win on the road since April 27-29 at San Diego. After taking the series opener, New York was held scoreless over the final seven innings in a 4-3 loss to the Marlins in 11 innings Saturday night. Pinch hitter Bryan Holaday's RBI double pushed across the winning run as Miami improved to 107-107 all-time at home against the Mets. Veteran Wei-Yin Chen gets the nod in the series finale for the Marlins.
TV: 1:10 p.m. ET, WPIX (New York), FS Florida (Miami)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Mets RH Noah Syndergaard (7-2, 3.17 ERA) vs. Marlins LH Wei-Yin Chen (4-8, 5.48)
Syndergaard gave up four runs over 6 1/3 innings of a win against Cincinnati on Monday, ending a string of 13 straight starts in which he allowed three runs or fewer. He is 2-1 with a 2.89 ERA on the road in 2018, including a win at Miami on April 9 in which he yielded one earned run in six frames. Derek Dietrich is 6-for-15 and Miguel Rojas 4-for-7 against the Texas native.
Chen surrendered just one hit across 5 2/3 scoreless innings in a win over St. Louis his last time out. He is 2-2 with a 1.52 ERA over his last five home starts. The 33-year-old is 2-0 with a 4.50 ERA in three career starts versus New York.
WALK-OFFS
1. Mets 3B Todd Frazier drove in all of his team's runs Saturday after recording one RBI in his previous 10 games combined.
2. Marlins C J.T. Realmuto recorded an RBI single Saturday but is 3-for-31 this month.
3. New York 3B David Wright (shoulder/back), who has not played this season, will begin a rehab assignment with Single-A St. Lucie on Sunday.
PREDICTION: Mets 4, Marlins 3